worship the occupation of the heart

8/12/2019 Worship the Occupation of the Heart

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Excellencies of Worship!


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We are to live adifferent lifestyle


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Worship:The occupationof the heart

By: Alan Elman


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But the hour cometh, andnow is, when the trueworshippers shall worshipthe Father in spirit and intruth: for the Fatherseeketh such to worshiphim. KJV

John 4:23


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Matthew 6:33But seek ye first thekingdom of God, andhis righteousness; andall these things shall beadded unto you. KJV


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Matt. 6:33 Ampl i fied B ib leBut seek (aim at and striveafter) f i rst o f al l His K ingdom

and His r ighteousness (Hisway o f do ing and being r igh t),

and then all these things taken

together w i ll be given you

besides.


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It is the will and the

pleasure of our

Father God for us to

keep on receiving

from Him!


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A. Realize you have a

need!

B. When does seekingtake place?


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Let us do at least two

things:1. It is important that before youlaunch a search, you know what youare searching for. So that you canprepare for the search2. You get a hint of where to do thesearch


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3. Understand kingdom

procedures and protocols!


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2. and being right1. His way of doing


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HOW?

1. God the Object of your worship

- God is the ONLY acceptable!

Worship! The occupation ofyour heart!

- Who we will worship?

- JESUS is the object of worship!


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And so, dear brothers, now wemay walk right into the very Holyof Holies where God is, becauseof the blood of Jesus. This is thefresh, new, life-giving way whichChrist has opened up by tearingthe curtainHis human bodytolet us into the holy presence ofGod.

Heb. 10:19-22, TLB


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And since this great High Priestof ours rules over Godshousehold, let us go right in toGod Himself, with true heartsfully sprinkled with Christs bloodto make us clean, and becausewe have been washed with thepure water.

Heb. 10:19-22, TLB


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HOW?

2. Understand the Timing of Worship- NOW is the time! (John 4:23)


- Worship is a response!

- Worship is love responding to love!


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Who shall separate us fromthe love of Christ? shalltribulation, or distress, orpersecution, or famine, ornakedness, or peril, orsword? . . . I am persuaded,that neither death, nor life,nor angels,

Rom. 8:35-39 KJV


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nor principalities, norpowers, nor things present,nor things to come, norheight, nor depth, nor anyother creature, shall be ableto separate us from the loveof God, which is in ChristJesus our Lord.

Rom. 8:35-39 KJV


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THAT RESPONSE ISWORSHIP

One-on-one Worship is norestriction of place, meansand timeIf we do not worship Godtoday, neither shall weworship Him tomorrow


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HOW?

3. The Expression of your Worship!

A. Inexplicability of Worship!


B. Inexpressibility of Worship!

C. Intangibility of Worship!


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love that releases all ofthe hearts adoration,

Worship is

and utilizes all of thestrength of theworshippers body

that explains all of theminds determination,

that expresses all of thesouls attitudes,


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- of course is a responseto a relationship, therefore,it is not the performancethat makes worship, butworship motivates theperformance

Worship is


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again, is love respondingto love, so it is not thebowing, the dancing, theclapping and the singing thatproduce the worship, for atbest they can only expressthat worship, but it is theworship that produces thejubilant response. True

Worship is


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worship may have its timesof silence and sighing aswell as its times of singingand shouting, but themethod of expression doesnot itself determine theintensity of the worship

Worship is


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HOW?

4. Restoration of the Elements ofWorship

- Prayer!


- Praise, confession of sin,and confession of faith

- Reading of Scriptures


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HOW?

4. Restoration of the Elements ofWorship

- Preaching of the Word!


-Remembering:-Lords Supper

- Our hope! Our future!


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HOW?

5. Being led by the Holy SpiritTwo essentials in the New Testament

worship:

1. Christological or Christ Centered


2. Ministry of the Holy Spirit


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- Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Ministry of the Holy Spirit:

- Operation of the Holy Spirit

-Wisdom;

-Word of Knowledge;

-Discerning of spirits

First Group:


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-Faith;

-Gifts of healings;

-Working of miracles

Second Group:


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-Prophesy;

-Divers kinds of tongues;-Interpretation of tongues

Third Group:


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HOW?

6. Uphold the Attitudes of WorshipFour Attitudes of Worship:

1. Broken Spirit/Contrite Heart



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Psalm 51:17The sacrifices of God are abroken spirit: a broken and acontrite heart, O God, thouwilt not despise.


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HOW?

6. Uphold the Attitudes of WorshipFour Attitudes of Worship:

1. Broken Spirit/Contrite Heart


4. Giving

2. Humility3. Love


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HOW?

7. Live the Truth of WorshipWorship! The occupation ofyour heart!


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John 4:23But the hour cometh, andnow is, when the trueworshippers shall worship theFather in spirit and in truth: forthe Father seeketh such toworship him. KJV


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HOW?

7. Live the Truth of WorshipTruth of Worship:

1. There can be true worshipper


3. There must be truth in

worship

2. There is such a thing as trueworship


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HOW?

8. Pay the Price of Worship1. The tabernacle worship in thewilderness was extremely costly!


4. Loving is extravagant!

2. Worship has a price tag!

3. Worship is expensive


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HOW?

Giving is painful yetfulfilling



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and then all these thingstaken together will be givenyou besides.

Matt. 6:33b Amp. Bible


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A. It says, and then

YOUR NEXT STEP IS SURE!

and thenall these things taken together will be givenyou besides. Matt. 6:33b Amp. Bible


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B. Then, all these things

Thats anything! Anything thatis in the Kingdom of God!

and then all these thingstaken together will be givenyou besides. Matt. 6:33b Amp. Bible


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C. What else?,

taken together

Not just one, or two but all

together, name it!

and then all these things taken togetherwill be givenyou besides. Matt. 6:33b Amp. Bible


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D. What Now!

will be given you

Your assurance that it is yours!

and then all these things taken together will be givenyoubesides. Matt. 6:33b Amp. Bible


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E. Well, what else! besides

In the Kingdom of God!everything else is yours! Is

given you besides!

and then all these things taken together will be givenyou besides. Matt. 6:33b Amp. Bible


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This does not negate the

fact that the bible very

specifically mentioned,that, it is MORE blessed

to give than to receive!


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You are MORE Blessed

WHEN YOU GIVE! BUT

BLESSED ARE YOUBECAUSE YOU CAN KEEP

ON RECEIVING.


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While, when you are foundbusy giving more of

yourself finding thekingdom of God, giving of

yourself to spend with

your King in His kingdom,


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THERE WILL BE NO LIMITON RECEIVING FROM

GOD AND THEFREFOREWILL OPEN US UP IN

LIVING A DIFFERENT

LIFSTYLE!


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Glorify Thy Name!

Glorify Thy Name!Glorify Thy Name!

Glorify Thy Name!In all the earth!


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Father/Jesus we love you,

We worshipAnd adore You

Glorify Thy NameIn all the earth!

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