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Believer 101: Worship All Encompassing


My husband is teaching a series on foundational beliefs.  He is a gifted teacher, so my response to the sermon today will fall short.

He shared the context of the writings and the culture the Bible was written in.  So different from our segmented and fragmented living. 

David related worship as complete integration.   Not separating out our spiritual life from the "rest" of life.

"Everything I do must be out of a relationship with Him.  Based on my viewpoint of my Savior."

He continued, "True worship begins in a deep sense of submission to God that demonstrates itself in our lives.  Public worship (church), prayer, tithing and giving, public and private praise (singing), service in the church, ministry in the community, relationships in and outside the church, our relationship with God...are all aspects of worship.  
Our activity and attitude are indicators of a true heart of worship." 
(David Gill 6/29/2014)
1.)  Bowing down and worshiping God.

Complete submission to God.  A moving from self-rule to Christ rule.

  "Then the people bowed down and worshiped. The Israelites did just what the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron."  Exodus 12: 24-28

" Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:21-24
2.) Honesty in Worship

Moving from duty to love.

Alethinos: "That which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name.  Opposite of pretend or counterfeit, imaginary, simulated or pretended."

3.  Spirit in Worship

Moving from ceremony to empowerment! 


"...laying our souls under His influences and operations, we must devote our own spirits to, and empty them in, the service of God, must worship him with fixedness of thought and a flame of affection, with all that is in us." Mathew Henry
 
Worship is not just about Sunday.
Worship is a submission of all areas of life.
Worship is not just songs, instruments or types and styles of music.
We must worship in spirit and truth and we must have an integrated understanding of our spiritual life. Col. 3:17

Worship must be all encompassing.

In closing, he shared his own struggle with integrating his attitudes and making them match up to his viewpoints and belief.

God, help us to love, worship and submit to you with all of our hearts!

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