Created to Worship!

Ecc 3:11 (ESV)

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

We are aware that there is an eternity and God has put a hunger in our heart to discover it, to discover HIM!

Psa 16:11 (ESV)

11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

We were created to live in the presence of, and fellowship with, God.

We were created to worship God

Worship is really the expression of our priorities - what is most important

We were created to KNOW God! Constantly and continually pursue a better understanding of him and who he is, his character.

The more we understand who He is, the more we desire to honor and glorify Him, which is the end purpose of all creation.

The more we know Him the more we want to honor and glorify him, the more we will put Him and His honor and glory as our top priority. The more we will WORSHIP him.

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Act 7:37 (ESV) This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers.’

This was an overt, straightforward prophecy of Jesus coming

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Act 7:38 (ESV) This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. He received living oracles to give to us.

Act 7:39 (ESV) Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt,

Act 7:40 (ESV) saying to Aaron, ‘Make for us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who led us out from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’

We were created to worship

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Act 7:41 (ESV) And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

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What does it mean to worship something?

Worship is really the expression of our priorities - what is most important…

What motivates you? What is most important to you?

Are you motivated by God?

Psa 29:1-2 (ESV)

1 A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.

Or are you motivated by some THING?

What god’s are you serving?

It really boils down to one of two things: self or God!

Gal 5:19-24 (ESV)

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,

21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Slave to that which you obey/WORSHIP

Rom 6:16 (ESV)

16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

1Co 10:31 (ESV)

31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.