A FAITH IN ACTION: TODAY I PRAY YOU ACCEPT THIS INVITATION TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN, A SERVANT, A BELIEVER WHO IS WILLING TO START WALKING OUT YOUR FAITH AND SHARING YOUR TESTIMONY OF GOD’S SAVING GRACE! PLEASE ANSWER THE CALL TO A NEW LIFE SO YOU CAN GET TO WORK!
INTRODUCTION: THE POWER OF TRUE WORSHIP!
John 4:21-24- 21 Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. 23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. 24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
Worshipers who worship in spirit and in truth will illustrate this new type of worship. Listen to this y'all, Jesus said, not me, but Jesus said, that God is seeking a worshiper, one who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. This is what’s important to God, God doesn’t care about how big your church is, where it’s located, what style of music is played, or (oh yeah) what color of the carpet is, or what the choir is wearing! God doesn’t care about that stuff.
Greek word for worship is sebó (seh-bow) which means Revere/ruh-veer or Adore, Spirit is pneuma means wind or breath, and the truth is translated as alétheia (a-lay-thee-ah). English words (truth, true, surely)
Ain’t you glad that the God of this universe is seeking us to worship Him? He is not satisfied with the millions/zillions or even the duo-tri-gin-trillion (10 to the 99th power) of angels who worship Him, He wants us to worship Him, believers. There is something in our worship that angels just don’t have. We can give worship because of the salvation we have in Christ Jesus, Amen y'all. Angels can’t do that. We, who have been saved by His grace, bought by His blood.
Spiritual worship is more than emotional worship. Worship is not about how it makes YOU feel. The measure of spiritual worship is NOT how it touches your emotions. I’m not suggesting that we should never manifest emotions in worship, no, we just need to be cautious that we don’t mistake an emotional experience for a spiritual experience, that’s all I’m saying. A person can respond emotionally to what they see God do in someone else’s life, but it never touches them spiritually. A spiritual response brings about a change.
SCRIPTURES TO LIVE BY:
Psalm 95:6-Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Hebrews13:15-16- 15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
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REMEMBER MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS, IT TAKES GRACE TO MAKE IT!
Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE IT!