run the race #3 - ptr. joven soro - 10am morning service

PHILIPPIANS 3:10“I want to know Christ – yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.”

WE GLORIFYCHRIST

THREE PARTS OF CHRISTIAN LIFE ACCORDING TO

PHILIPPIANS 3:10

BELIEVE

BELONG

BECOME

One driving passion in our worship:

We desire the glory of God in Christ.

WORSHIP IS

THE HIGHEST CHRISTIAN OCCUPATION

Ps 96:9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.

THE REASON WHY HE CALLED US

1 Pe 2:9-10 “… that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

THE LORD SEEKS WORSHIPPERS

John 4:23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks

“THE CHIEF END OF GOD IS TO GLORIFY GOD”

( John Piper, Let the Nations be Glad)

IN WORSHIP

We ought to serve God to the highest degree.

We are supposed to Glorify His name through our acts of

service.

We should Praise His name before the people. Acting as

Light that shines.

Therefore worship is serving the lord in all areas of our

lives, whether in our family, in the community and in the

ministry.

SPELL WORSHIP?

SACRIFICE = PAG-ALAY NG BUHAYENDEAVOR = PAGPUPUNYAGIRESPONSIBILITY = TUNGKULINVALOR = KABAYANIHANENDURE = PAGSISIKAN NA MAKAMIT

FIVE BIBLICAL NON-

NEGOTIABLES IN OUR WORSHIP

1. HUMANITYGod is the absolute center of

our worship.

God desire our worship.• He orchestrates history to

display His glory.• He ordains the church to

enjoy His glory.

God deserves our worship.

God draw us to Himself in worship.

2. HONESTYGod requires that we worship

Him in spirit and in truth.

We misdefine worship according to external

circumstances.

God is more pleased with our purity than our

professionalism.

God is more pleased with our attitude than our appearance.

God is more pleased with our substance than our style.

Jesus redefines worship according to internal

circumstances.

The reality of His presence

The response of our hearts• Jesus desires to cover our

sin.• Jesus desires to comfort us

in sorrow.

3. CLARITYWorship is a rhythm of

revelation and response.

God reveals Himself clearly in the world and in His Word.

When the Word is absent in our worship

• Our response is manufactured.

• The result is pleasing to self.

When the word is apparent in our worship

• Our response is authentic.• The result is pleasing God.

4. COMMUNITYWe are not just individual

worshipers; we are a community faith.

Two problems in contemporary worship

• The individualistic attitude• The spectator approach

The point of community worship…

• We encourage each other.• We express our unity.

The point of community worship…

• We establish continuity with the church throughout history.

• We engage together in spiritual battle.

5. DIVERSITYWorship reflects the unity and

diversity of heaven.

We need to get in on a global perspective of worship.

We need to get over the different styles of worship that

divide the body of Christ.

We need to get involved in the joy of continual, worldwide

worship.

We need to get lost the love of God has for every nation, tribe

and people.

We need to get on with the global mission to which God

has called us.• Worship is the fuel of our

mission.

We need to get on with the global mission to which God

has called us.• Worship is the goal of our

mission.

We should offer our service unto the Lord with the Best of our very BEST. Not the second

best.

Philippians 4:8“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.”