WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WORSHIP GOD?
- Worship is a lifestyle of honoring God with our motives, thoughts, words, and actions.
- Worship is expressing our love, gratitude, and awe for who God is and what He has done for us.
- Worship is acknowledging God's
sovereignty, holiness, and goodness in every situation.
- Worship is aligning our will with God's will and submitting to His authority and guidance.
- Worship is trusting God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
- Worship is serving God and others with joy
and humility.
- Worship is using our gifts and talents to glorify God and bless others.
- Worship is being a faithful steward of everything God has entrusted to us.
- Worship is growing in our relationship with
God and becoming more like Him.
- Worship is studying God's word, praying,
meditating, and listening to His voice.
WHY DO WE (REALLY) WORSHIP GOD?
- We worship God because He is the Alpha and
the Omega, the beginning and the end, the One
who created all things and holds all things
together. God sovereignly rules over all creation
with righteous justice and mercy. When we
worship Him, we acknowledge His sovereignty
and lordship over our lives.
- We worship God because He is our Creator,
Savior, and King. He made us in His image and
gave us life. He loved us so much that He sent
His Son Jesus Christ to die as the only perfect
and complete sacrifice for our sins and to rise
again to give us eternal life. God is worthy of
our worship because of His power, majesty,
and glory.
- We worship God because He is holy, righteous,
and good. God is perfect in all His ways and
does not change. God is faithful, compassionate, and gracious to us. God reveals Himself to us through His Word and His Spirit. When we worship God, we honor His name and character and seek to become more like Him.
- We worship God because he cares for us and
knows us intimately. God listens to our prayers
and answers them according to His will. He
guides, protects, comforts, heals, restores,
and provides for us. When we worship God, we express our gratitude, love, and devotion to Him, and enjoy His presence and fellowship.
HOW CAN WE WORSHIP GOD?
- The Word of God: We worship God by reading, studying, meditating on, and obeying His Word. The Bible reveals God's character, works, promises, and invitations to us.
- We worship God by communicating with Him
through prayer. Prayer is a dialogue between
us and God, where we praise Him, thank Him, confess our sins to Him, ask for His help and guidance, intercede for others, and listen to His voice. Prayer is an expression of our trust in God and desire for His will to be done in our lives.
- Music: We worship God by singing songs of
praise and worship to Him. Music is a powerful
tool that can stir our emotions, lift our spirits,
and express our thoughts and feelings to God. Music can also help us to declare His greatness and sovereignty over all things.
- Giving: We worship God by giving back to Him
a portion of what He has given us. Giving is an
act of gratitude, generosity, and obedience. Giving reflects our trust in God's provision, and can include giving our money, time, talents, gifts, or anything else that He has entrusted to us.
- Serving: We worship God by serving Him and
others with love and humility. Serving is an act
of sacrifice, compassion, ministry, and mission.
Serving demonstrates our desire to follow
Christ's example.
What are some of the promised REWARDS and BENEFITS of worshipping GOD?
- Worship helps us focus on God, and brings us
closer, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, to
God.
- Worship increases our understanding of God.
- Worship helps us deepen our trust and build
confidence in God.
- Worship satisfies our souls and grows our faith.
- Worship gives us a strong moral foundation
and a sense of purpose in life.
- Worship brings to us a sense of the enduring
qualities of life, and hope for a certain future.
- Worship brings a sense of well-being and
health in illness and danger.
- Worship affirms our participation in something
larger than ourselves.
- Worship is a lifestyle of honoring, adoring,
and glorifying God with our whole being.
- Worship is the highest and best thing from
ourselves that we can offer to God.
- Worship affirms that God is WORTHY of it ALL!