The Video
- God loves variety
- God loves variety
The
Audio
what does God really want from us? A love affair. God loves you; he wants you to love Him.
Worship is expressing your love to God. Here are 6 ways to express your love to God:
1 by singing to him there are more songs written about God than anything else.
(Pastor Rick then asked a number of people to define what worship meant to them)
2 by talking to Him. What do you talk to him about? Everything. Prayer is a privilege takes the time to pray.
3 by listening to him. Be quiet and take the time to LISTEN. Do it thru the bible, thru your experiences, thru other people.
4 by publically identifying with Him. You are not ashamed of him, share him with others. Have the ATTITUDE of GRATITUDE. Nothing can change your life the way that Jesus can. Baptism is a way to do this, when you go under you signifies the death of your old life, when you come up you signify the birth of a new life in Jesus.
5 being committed to Him. Take your ordinary day to day life and commit it to God.
6 by giving to him. You cannot love without giving. God tests the sincerity of your love by your giving. (He means by giving money to the church).
what does God really want from us? A love affair. God loves you; he wants you to love Him.
Worship is expressing your love to God. Here are 6 ways to express your love to God:
1 by singing to him there are more songs written about God than anything else.
(Pastor Rick then asked a number of people to define what worship meant to them)
2 by talking to Him. What do you talk to him about? Everything. Prayer is a privilege takes the time to pray.
3 by listening to him. Be quiet and take the time to LISTEN. Do it thru the bible, thru your experiences, thru other people.
4 by publically identifying with Him. You are not ashamed of him, share him with others. Have the ATTITUDE of GRATITUDE. Nothing can change your life the way that Jesus can. Baptism is a way to do this, when you go under you signifies the death of your old life, when you come up you signify the birth of a new life in Jesus.
5 being committed to Him. Take your ordinary day to day life and commit it to God.
6 by giving to him. You cannot love without giving. God tests the sincerity of your love by your giving. (He means by giving money to the church).
He
puts a lot of emphasis in going to church; the singing, communion, baptism,
giving.
The
Book
GOD WANTS ALL OF YOU. Read Mark 12:30.
The four kind of worship that please God is:
1 God is pleased when our worship is ACCURATE. We cannot just create our own image of God and worship it. That is idolatry. "To Worship in truth" means to worship God the way he is truly revealed in the bible.
2 God is pleased when our worship is AUTHENTIC. Worship must be genuine and heartfelt. Worship engages our emotions - but those emotions must be genuine, not faked. We cannot worship him insincerely; both spirit and truth are required. The best style of worship is the one that most authentically represents you love for God, based on the background and personality God gave you. There is no "one size fits all" approach to worship and friendship with God.
3 God is pleased when our worship is THOUGHTFUL. If worship is mindless, it is meaningless. You must engage your mind.
4 God is pleased when your worship is PRACTICAL. We are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. He wants you to live for Him. Real worship is rooted in The Word. God is pleased with different sacrifices in worship; thanksgiving, praise, humility, repentance, offerings of money, prayer, serving others, and sharing with those in need. Real worship costs. Worship takes effort and energy. When you praise God even when you don’t feel like it, when you’re tired, when you help others, when you are worn out. That pleases God.
GOD WANTS ALL OF YOU. Read Mark 12:30.
The four kind of worship that please God is:
1 God is pleased when our worship is ACCURATE. We cannot just create our own image of God and worship it. That is idolatry. "To Worship in truth" means to worship God the way he is truly revealed in the bible.
2 God is pleased when our worship is AUTHENTIC. Worship must be genuine and heartfelt. Worship engages our emotions - but those emotions must be genuine, not faked. We cannot worship him insincerely; both spirit and truth are required. The best style of worship is the one that most authentically represents you love for God, based on the background and personality God gave you. There is no "one size fits all" approach to worship and friendship with God.
3 God is pleased when our worship is THOUGHTFUL. If worship is mindless, it is meaningless. You must engage your mind.
4 God is pleased when your worship is PRACTICAL. We are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. He wants you to live for Him. Real worship is rooted in The Word. God is pleased with different sacrifices in worship; thanksgiving, praise, humility, repentance, offerings of money, prayer, serving others, and sharing with those in need. Real worship costs. Worship takes effort and energy. When you praise God even when you don’t feel like it, when you’re tired, when you help others, when you are worn out. That pleases God.
Debi.
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