“ i will celebrate before the lord. i will become even more undignified than this. ”

“I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this.”

2 Samuel 6:21-22 

“I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this.”

2 Samuel 6:21-22 

“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

John 4:24

“There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other in need.”

Deuteronomy 15:11

“Proper self concern is not excluded from the worship experience, but it is always subordinated to the glory of God and the wonder

of his love.”

Donald Bloesch

Worship is “a royal waste of time.” Marva Dawn “Royal” in the sense that it is one of

the ways we participate in the kingdom of God

A “waste” in the sense that we must "die to ourselves and our egos, our purposes and accomplishments"

Genuine worship is:

• humble

• genuine

• dangerous

• extravagant

Be slow to worship. Sometimes, by God's grace, our worship transcends worship transcends our own

small desires and accomplishes what God wants.

• thoughtful

• grateful • sacrificial