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Part 5 of 5, over the last 5 weeks we have been talking about Worship.

"If the Cross proves how much we are Worth to God, then our Worship proves how much God is Worth to us."

~  Zach Neese, How To Worship A King

Whether or not you have an instrument in your hands, you are a worship leader. You are leading people into worship. Our lives are pointing to what we believe is most worthy. What you give your time to, your money to, what you sacrifice for... that's the thing that you really find wort it and that's what you worship. In all of our lives, we are all worship leaders worshiping something.

We are each created to Glorify God and enjoy Him forever. 

Glory - syn (weightiness, beauty, magnificence, worthiness)

Somebody or something, isn't really glorified until it is recognized. Until their glory is really recognized, they are not really being glorified. When we see God's glory in comparison to ours, it will change us.

In Isaiah 6, Isaiah sees God's glory and is forever changed. Have you had an Isaiah 6:5 moment?  

We look to the world and having it direct our lives and the result is we are worthless. Only the Master, when we are submitted humbly and joyfully, can make our lives of worth.

Part 4 of 5, over the next 5 weeks we will be talking about Worship.

In the future when the world ends, God is worshipped in Glory, Honor and Power. 

What does it mean then, for the Faithful of God, to cast their crowns before the Throne of God and sing, "You are worthy O'Lord to receive Glory, Honor, and Power."

When we do not abide in Jesus with extravagant time spent with Him, everything in our life is seen unclearly and identified way out of proportion. When God is our acquaintance instead of our friend, we find love and recognition in lesser things which always has a habit of making us less.

Worship is the surrender of recognition, seeing God clearly and identifying Him correctly as God. Worship is a surrender of concern, treating Gods heart carefully. Worship is the surrendering of rights, giving our power to God, the only one qualified to rule.

Are you holding onto the throne of "mine?"

Part 3 of 5, over the next 5 weeks we will be talking about Worship.

Worship, means to bow down - inwardly and outwardly, it is an Attitude and an Action. 

Music is powerful, so it's not hard to see why it plays so much of a role in modern worship/what church we choose to attend. However, we can not allow the emotions and feelings stirred by music to dictate our worship. Music is not needed for us to Worship the Lord.

Worship is our response to Who God is and What He has done. In order to respond in Praise we have to have a thought about Who He is and What He has done.

Praise, is the process of making known/conveying/putting into words ones thoughts/feelings/emotions/opinion. 

Part 2 of 5, over the next 5 weeks we will be talking about Worship.

Is Prayer different than Worship? What kind of Prayer does God answer? Whose Prayers does God answer?

If Worship is taking attention off of ourselves and putting it onto God. Point of the matter is, you can not Pray to God unless you have your attention on God. 

Part 1 of 5, over the next 5 weeks we will be talking about Worship.

Worship --> Worth-Ship - however much something is worth, you will give up more for it. Worship is not exclusive to Christianity, quite the opposite, the bible says we were created for worship and therefore we all worship something. We are intrinsically needy beings.

What do you worship? What do you bow to? What do you give your time to?

Luke 14:26 - "If any of you come to me and don't hate your father and your mother, your wife and your children, your brothers and your sisters - yes, and even you own life! - you can't be my disciple"

What is Jesus talking about here in this passage?

God has a plan and knows what is coming. He places things on our hearts and gives us dreams, and our response has to that of obedience. Sometimes though, obedience looks a lot like waiting. You have to remember: We are all part of missions. Not only here at home are we a part of a family and an army, but there is a global family and army of believers.

Put  the offering plate on the floor and step into the plate. That's what God wants from you and what He gave to you. There's opportunity for every single one of us to be a missionary. We will all have an opportunity, if we want to take it, to in the name of the Lord with His provision if our hearts are full to serve and to love. 

Imagine what God could do for this campus, for the lost of the world if we were to fight for them...  if we each took a step of obedience syaing, "Yes Lord, whatever you will have I will do."

What if you were told the Great Commandment, in Matthew 28, was just that? What if you were told it was a command to go? Then that could mean only one thing, you would have to be called to stay.

SUMMIT 2019 - Break Out Sessions

We are going to analyze why it is biblical to trust and submit to others above you. We must welcome authority, love authority, and honor authority. We will discuss this through the interaction of the centurion that Jesus was AMAZED by!

SUMMIT 2019 - Break Out Sessions

We are going to analyze why it is biblical to trust and submit to others above you. We must welcome authority, love authority, and honor authority. We will discuss this through the interaction of the centurion that Jesus was AMAZED by!