JESUS IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP 1 – FEBRUARY 20, 2022

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Worship is meeting with God!

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Psalm 145:3 – Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom

Psalm 95:6 – Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,

Revelation 4:11 – “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

Revelation 5:12 – Saying with a loud voice,“ Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”

I. WHAT IS WORSHIP?

  • The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.
  • Worship means to acknowledge and ascribe worth to someone or something.
  • Is the act of attributing reverent honor and homage to God.
  • It is an extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem.
  • Greek Word – PROSKUNEO
    • KNEELING
    • PROSTRATION
    • DO HOMAGE (TO ONE) OR MAKE OBEISANCE ( A GESTURE EXPRESSING DEFERENTIAL RESPECT, SUCH AS A BOW OR CURTSY, RESPECT.)
  • Worship is not about us.
  • It is not about what WE want or what makes US happy.
  •  Worship is about our coming into this church, so we can respond to God’s character and presence in our lives.
  • In other words, WE come here and thank God for who He is. 

II. JESUS IS THE FOCUS OF WORSHIP (He is Worthy)

  • Luke 4:8 – Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
    • When we are worshipping we realize it is all about GOD, and not about us!
  • 1 Samuel 7:3 – Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtaroths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
  • Revelation 4:8-11 – 8 the four living creatures never stop saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.” 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
  • Psalm 95:6 – Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,
  • Worship is declaring of Who He is, acknowledging Him and Him alone.
    • You are “MY KING”
    • You are “MY LORD”
    • You are “MY MASTER”
    • You are “MY SAVIOR”….
  • We are directly talking to Him not about Him!
  • The Only Audience in Worship is God! He is the center, not us.
  • * Majesty – as King – Royal Power
    • Sovereignty
    • Authority
    • He is Supreme
    • He is The King
    • He is Ultimate
    • He is subject to No other power.
    • God is the solitary source by Whom everything was made.
    • Psalm 8:1, 9 – O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens.
    • Psalm 29:4 – The voice of the Lord is powerful and Majestic.
    • Psalm 93:1 – The LORD reigns, he is clothed in Majesty.
    • Psalm 104:1; I Chronicles 16:27 – Clothed with Splendor and Majesty
    • Psalm 111:3 – Splendid and Majestic.
    • Exodus 15:11 – Majestic in Holiness V.6&7 – Majestic in Power
    • I Chronicles 29:11 – Yours is the Dominion
    • Luke 9:43 – “They were all amazed at the greatness of God”
  • God has no rival, has no equal.
    • Isaiah 40:12-31 – 18 With whom, then, will you compare God?  To what image will you liken him? 25 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One
  • Holy-as Lord
    • Revelation 1:8, 22:13 – He is The Alpha and Omega.
    • Isaiah 41:4 – The First and The Last
    • Matthew 28:18-20 – He has all authority in heaven and on earth
    • Psalm 90:2 – He is God from everlasting to everlasting.
    • Hebrews 1:8 – His Throne is forever.
    • I Corinthians 8:6 – The Father from Whom are all things and for Whom we exist
  • Just-as Master
    • The great I Am!
    • All powerful and
    • All sufficient.
    • Exodus 5
      • God sent Moses to Pharaoh to let His people go.
      • Pharaoh stood in opposition to the Lord.
      • not willing to concede
      • not willing to yield
    • To The One Who is All powerful, The Great I Am!
  • Love-as Father
    • “He is the Father to us all”.
    • He alone is Worthy to rescue us out of a helpless and hopeless condition.
    • 1 John 4:16 – God is love
    • John 15:9 – He enables us to love others.
    • lay down one’s life for a friend.
    • let us continue to love one another.
    • Romans 5:8 – He died for us.
    • Ephesians 2:4-5 – Made us alive with Him
  • JESUS IS THE CENTER, THE FOCUS!
  • MAJESTY – AS KING
  • He is Ultimate, King of Kings
  • HOLY – AS LORD
  • He is Supreme, Lord of lords
  • JUST – AS MASTER
  • He is One, The Great I am
  • LOVE AND COMPASSION – AS FATHER
  • As Father, He is the True Father to us all

III. TRUE WORSHIP

  • What is the true worship?
    • to worship God in spirit and truth.
  • So real worship is more than singing songs, real worship involves what Romans says; “your body as a living sacrifice.”
  • Romans 12:1-2 – 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
    • Worship is what we were created for.
  • John 4:23 (ESV) – 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
    • God is seeking worshipers.
    • God needs to be worshiped in Spirit and in truth.
    • God needs to be known truly
  • John 3:5-8 (ESV) – 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
    • God wants us to worshiped by the power of the Holy Spirit authentically in our spirit.
    • Is your worship coming from your spirit and enabled by the Holy Spirit?
    • How are you honoring God with your life?
    • Is your spirit responding and treasuring true views of God?
    • Do you have any false views of God?
    • How can you strive to know Him more?
    • True worship shows God is the highest value, worthy of praise, and most admiration.
    • The essence of worship is not the movement of lips, hands, knees—but the movement of our hearts towards him every day of our lives
  • Matthew 15:7-8 (ESV) – 7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: 8 “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;
  • John 1:12-13 (ESV) – 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
    • Worship is what we were created for.
    • Worship is not just on Sunday, but happens every day and all the time in all of life.

IV. WORSHIP IS A LIFESTYLE!!!

  • 1 Corinthians 10:31 – 31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
  • Colossians 3:17 – And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
  • 1 Peter 4:11 – If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
  • Isaiah 43:7 – Bring all who claim me as their God, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them.’”
  • HOW CAN WE GLORIFY GOD?
    • PRAISE HIM WITH YOUR LIPS.
    • OBEY HIS WORDS.
    • PRAY IN JESUS’ NAME
    • PRODUCE SIRITUAL FRUIT (John 15:8; Romans 1:13; FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT; Colossians 1:10)
    • GIVE GENEROUSLY, be faithful with our tithe and offerings (2 Corinthians 9:13; Malachi 3:10)
    • LIVE HONORABLY AMONG UNBELIEVERS (1 Peter 2:12, Matthew 5:16)
    • BE FAITHFUL EVEN WHEN PERSECUTED (1 Peter 4:16)
  • Psalm 63:3-4 – Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
  • Isaiah 25:1 – Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.
  • Psalm 9:1 – I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
  • God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. (John Piper)
  • Psalm 34:3– 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
  • WORSHIP is not a discussion about GOD, but meeting with GOD!!
  • Romans 12:1 – And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him.

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