God’s Heartbeat

Worship

“You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created.” Revelation 4:11 (NLT)

Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. Matthew 22:37-38 (NLT)

• Worship is my RESPONSE to God’s love towards me.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 (NIV)

• Worship is giving EVERYTHING back to God.

Love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ Mark 12:30 (NLT)

Take your everyday, ordinary life -- your sleeping, your eating, your going to work, your walking around life -- and place it before God as an offering. Romans 12:1a (MSG)

1. God’s heart beats for my ATTENTION.

Focusing on yourself is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, and ends up thinking more about self than God. Romans 8:7-8 (Msg)

2. God’s heart beats for my AFFECTION.

You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you. Exodus 34:14 (NLT)

What do I do?

Write down one or two things that you can begin.

Come together.

Quiet time with God.

Read and reflect.

Prayer Alarm

Rewind and Rejoice.

Prayer Bites