Part 2

The Experienceof Worship

What impact would the visible presence of Jesus have at one our worship services?

•Singing•Praying•Relating•Holiness•Listening•Witnessi

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The Drama of Worship

Worship as aDramatic Production

Soren Kiekegaard

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ActorsActors

AudienceAudience

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WorshipLeader

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PeoplePeople

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The Dimensions of Worship

And sing in your hearts to God

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you

richly

As you teach and admonish

one another

Colossians 3:16

God ministers to us

Three-Way Communication

We minister to God

We ministerto others

admonition

adoration

affirmation

The Vertical Aspect of Worship

• To minister to the Lord• To realise God’s manifest

presence• To provide an opportunity for

God's power to be released in His church

• To provide an atmosphere where spiritual gifts can use used

• To open up communication channels between us and God

The Horizontal Aspect of Worship

• To enhance the feeling of unity• To confess and express faith

before others• To declare God’s glory before

unbelievers• To create a platform for the

sermon and the rest of the service

The Inward Aspect of Worship

• To release uninhibited worship• To reinforce spiritual truth• To release heart-felt attitudes• To birth a heart for holiness• To inspire a life of worship• To open ourselves up to God

Isaiah 6A Pattern for the Worship

Experience

1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.

3 And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

5 "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." 6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.

7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

Awareness of God (vs 1-4)

Response to God (vs 5-8)

Isaiah 6Isaiah 6

A Vision of God (v 1-4)Journey Upward

A Vision of Self (v 5-7)Journey Inward

A Vision of Others (v 8-9)Journey Outward

A Vision of God (v 1-4)Journey Upward

A Vision of Self (v 5-7)Journey Inward

A Vision of Others (v 8-9)Journey Outward

Isaiah 6Isaiah 6

Revelation (1)

Adoration (2-4)

Confession (5)

Forgiveness (6,7)

Proclamation (8a)

Dedication (8b)

Commission (9a)

A Pattern for the Encounter

Expectancy in Worship

What do you expect God to do in response to your

worship?

What do you expect God to do in response to your

worship?Is it biblical to expect anything from God in

worship?

Is it biblical to expect anything from God in

worship?Is there a difference between faith and

presumption?

Is there a difference between faith and

presumption?

Expectancy in WorshipBiblical Examples

• God listens actively• God changes lives• God changes situations• God makes himself known• God makes his plans known• God breaks spiritual bondage• God breaks physical bondage• God makes his presence clear

Expectancy in the TabernacleExpectancy in the Tabernacle

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At the Bronze Altar

Dedicate Yourself to God

At the Bronze Basin

Confess and Ask for Cleansing

At the Golden Lampstand

Meditate on the Word of God

At the Table of Shewbread

Reflect on the Unity of the Body

At the Golden Incense Altar

Offer Prayers of Intercession

At the Ark of the Covenant

Express Devotion to God

The Presence of God

What is the role of the worship leader?What is the role of the worship leader?