Part 1: “The Romance of Worship”

Part 2: “The Content of Worship”

Part 3: “The Style of worship”

Part 4: “The Life of Worship”

1.1. GOD IS INTRINSICALLY SOCIAL. GOD IS INTRINSICALLY SOCIAL.

Genesis 1:26; 1 John 4:16Genesis 1:26; 1 John 4:16

2. THEREFORE, WE WERE DESIGNED FOR 2. THEREFORE, WE WERE DESIGNED FOR RELATIONSHIP.RELATIONSHIP.

Genesis 2:18Genesis 2:18

3. WORSHIP IS THE ROMANCE OF OUR 3. WORSHIP IS THE ROMANCE OF OUR MARRIAGE TO GOD.MARRIAGE TO GOD.

Jeremiah 3; Ezekiel 16; Jeremiah 3; Ezekiel 16; 1 Corinthians 6:15-17; Revelation 19:6-9 1 Corinthians 6:15-17; Revelation 19:6-9

4. PRAISE IS AN OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF 4. PRAISE IS AN OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF

OUR INWARD ATTITUDE.OUR INWARD ATTITUDE.

““Through Jesus, therefore, let us Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice continually offer to God a sacrifice

of praise – the fruit of lips that of praise – the fruit of lips that confess his name.”confess his name.”

~ Hebrews 13:15, NIV~ Hebrews 13:15, NIV

““Praise the LORD, O my soul;Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his all my inmost being, praise his

holy name.”holy name.”

~ Psalm 103:1, NIV~ Psalm 103:1, NIV

““With Jesus’ help, let us continually With Jesus’ help, let us continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God offer our sacrifice of praise to God

by proclaiming the glory of his by proclaiming the glory of his name. Don’t forget to do good and name. Don’t forget to do good and

to share what you have with those in to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very need, for such sacrifices are very

pleasing to God.”pleasing to God.”

~ Hebrews 13:15-16, NLT~ Hebrews 13:15-16, NLT

““O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you;O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you,my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

22 I have seen you in the sanctuary I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.and beheld your power and your glory. 33 Because your love is better than life, Because your love is better than life,

my lips will glorify you.my lips will glorify you. 44 I will praise you as long as I live, I will praise you as long as I live,

and in your name I will lift up my hands.and in your name I will lift up my hands. 55 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of

foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.you.

~ Psalm 63:1-5, NIV~ Psalm 63:1-5, NIV

““Yet You are holy,Yet You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the O You who are enthroned upon the

praises of Israel.”praises of Israel.”

~ Psalm 22:3, NASB~ Psalm 22:3, NASB

(Footnote: “inhabit the praises”)(Footnote: “inhabit the praises”)

““Let them praise his name with Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with dancing and make music to him with

tambourine and harp. … Let the tambourine and harp. … Let the saints rejoice in this honorsaints rejoice in this honor

and sing for joy on their beds.”and sing for joy on their beds.”

~ Psalm 149:3, 5; 150:4, NIV~ Psalm 149:3, 5; 150:4, NIV

““Meanwhile, the older son was in the Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, field. When he came near the house,

he heard music and dancing.”he heard music and dancing.”

~ Luke 15:25, NIV~ Luke 15:25, NIV

““Restore to me the joy of your Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing salvation and grant me a willing

spirit, to sustain me. spirit, to sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors your Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to ways, and sinners will turn back to

you.” you.”

~ Psalm 51:12-13, NIV~ Psalm 51:12-13, NIV

““At the moment I have all I need – At the moment I have all I need – more than I need ! I am generously more than I need ! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me supplied with the gifts you sent me

with Epaphroditus. They are a with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is sweet-smelling sacrifice that is

acceptable to God and pleases him.”acceptable to God and pleases him.”

~ Philippians 4:18, NLT~ Philippians 4:18, NLT

““What ever you do, What ever you do, you must do all you must do all

for the glory of God.”for the glory of God.”

~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT~ 1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT

““You are the light of the world – like You are the light of the world – like a city on a mountain, glowing in the a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see. Don’t hide your night for all to see. Don’t hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all. In on a stand and let it shine for all. In the same way, let your good deeds the same way, let your good deeds

shine out for all to see, so that shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly everyone will praise your heavenly

Father.”Father.”

~ Matthew 5:14-16, NLT~ Matthew 5:14-16, NLT

5 STYLES OF WORSHIP...5 STYLES OF WORSHIP...

LiturgicalLiturgical

TraditionalTraditional

ContemporaryContemporary

CharismaticCharismatic

Free FormFree Form

"Nowhere does the New Testament "Nowhere does the New Testament pre-scribe a particular form for pre-scribe a particular form for

worship.” worship.”

~ Richard J. Foster, ~ Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Celebration of DisciplineDiscipline

CALL TO WORSHIP - CALL TO WORSHIP - Hebrews 13:15Hebrews 13:15

LEADER:LEADER: Through Jesus, therefore, let us Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of continually offer to God a sacrifice of

praisepraise

PEOPLEPEOPLE:: - the fruit of lips that confess his - the fruit of lips that confess his name.name.

LEADER:LEADER: And do not forget to do good and to And do not forget to do good and to share with others,share with others,

PEOPLEPEOPLE:: for with such sacrifices God is for with such sacrifices God is pleased.pleased.

““Most middle-class North Americans tend Most middle-class North Americans tend to worship their work, to work at their play, to worship their work, to work at their play, and to play at their worship. As a result, and to play at their worship. As a result, their meanings and values are distorted. their meanings and values are distorted. Their relationships disintegrate faster than Their relationships disintegrate faster than they can keep them in repair, and their life-they can keep them in repair, and their life-

styles resemble a cast of characters in styles resemble a cast of characters in search of a plot.”search of a plot.”

~ Gordon Dahl~ Gordon DahlWork, Play and Worship in a Leisure-Work, Play and Worship in a Leisure-

Oriented SocietyOriented Society

Theological Theological Practical Practical Believing Believing Behaving Behaving Revealed Revealed Response Response The Indicative The Indicative The ImperativeThe Imperative

""bodiesbodies" = " = somasoma = body, self = body, self

""spiritualspiritual" = " = logikenlogiken = logical; = logical; reasonable (KJV); derived from reasonable (KJV); derived from logoslogos (“word”) and here means (“word”) and here means 'figurative', 'metaphorical', 'non-'figurative', 'metaphorical', 'non-

material' as opposed to OT material' as opposed to OT sacrificial worship.sacrificial worship.

""act of worshipact of worship" = " = latreialatreia = to = to serve voluntarilyserve voluntarily

““You have despised my name by You have despised my name by offering defiled sacrifices on my offering defiled sacrifices on my

altar…. You defile them by saying the altar…. You defile them by saying the altar of the LORD deserved no respect. altar of the LORD deserved no respect.

When you give blind animals as When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t

it wrong to offer animals that are it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and gifts like that to your governor, and

see how pleased he is!”see how pleased he is!”~ Malachi 1:6-10 (NLT)~ Malachi 1:6-10 (NLT)

““Restore to me the joy of your Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing salvation and grant me a willing

spirit, to sustain me. spirit, to sustain me.

~ Psalm 51:12-13 (NIV)~ Psalm 51:12-13 (NIV)

Part 1: “The Romance of Worship”

Part 2: “The Content of Worship”

Part 3: “The Style of worship”Part 4: “The Life of Worship”