WORSHIPRespect or reverence paid;

ascribing worth to someone or something;

a time to remember,reflect on and respond to

the object of your reverence and allegiance

FALSE NARRATIVEWorship is a personal mattermeant to inspire the individual

FALSE NARRATIVEWorship is a personal mattermeant to inspire the individual

TRUE NARRATIVEWorship is a communal activitymeant to instruct a people

FALSE NARRATIVEWorship should be motivated by a sense of obligation that we owe it to God

FALSE NARRATIVE

TRUE NARRATIVEWorship is an invitation given by Godout of His grace and kindness to us

Worship should be motivated by a sense of obligation that we owe it to God

THE TRUTH IS…You ultimately become like

- or become obsessed with - that which you worship

& the only thing safe enough to give your full worship

& allegiance tois self-giving love

THE WHO of WORSHIPI am the Lord your God,

who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

out of the house of slavery.You shall have no other

gods before Me.- Exodus 20:2-3

THE WHO of WORSHIPAnd being found in human form, He humbled

Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted

Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee

should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that

Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.- Philippians 2:8-11

THE WHO of WORSHIPThese things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit,

whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things & bring to your

remembrance all that I have said to you.- John 14:25-26

THE WHO of WORSHIPThere is no shortage of false idols

vying for our worship and allegiance:- Money

- Sex- Power

- Hobbies- Relationships

THE WHO of WORSHIPThere is no shortage of false idols

vying for our worship and allegiance:- Money

- Sex- Power

- Hobbies- Relationships

THE TRUTH IS…You ultimately become like- or become obsessed with - that which you worship…

THE WHY of WORSHIPExalt the Lord our God,    and worship at His holy mountain;    for the Lord our God is holy!- Psalm 99:9

THE WHY of WORSHIPHA*GI*OSSeparate, set apart, totally other,unlike anyone or anything

THE WHY of WORSHIPIt was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit.” When He had said this, He breathed His last.- Luke 23:43-46

THE WHY of WORSHIP“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified & on the third day be raised again.’ “- Luke 24:4b-7

THE HOW of WORSHIPAnd they devoted themselves

to the apostles' teaching & the fellowship,

to the breaking of bread & the prayers.

- Acts 2:42

THE HOW of WORSHIPAnd do not get drunk with wine…

but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms & hymns & spiritual songs, singing &

making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always & for everything to

God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

- Ephesians 5:18-21

THE HOW of WORSHIPPraise Him with trumpet sound;

    praise Him with lute and harp!Praise Him with tambourine and dance;

    praise Him with strings and pipe!Praise Him with sounding cymbals;

    praise Him with loud clashing cymbals!- Psalm 150:3-5

THE HOW of WORSHIPClap your hands, all peoples!

    Shout to God with loud songs of joy!- Psalm 47:1

THE HOW of WORSHIPLet my prayer be counted

as incense before you,    and the lifting up of my hands

as the evening sacrifice!- Psalm 141:2

A NON-DENOMINATIONAL

GUIDE TO OFFICIAL

WORSHIP SIGNALS

EXHIBIT A

FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY WORSHIP

EXHIBIT B

FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY WORSHIP

EXHIBIT C

FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY WORSHIP

SOUL TRAININGFive ways to prepare for worship next week:1. Go to bed earlier than usual on Sat night2. Arrive earlier than usual Sunday morning3. Come with a sense of “holy expectancy”4. Focus on one aspect/element of worship5. Apply one thing throughout the week