Title Worship! must give
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Text: Romans 12:1~2
What is the most important thing in the religious life of the saints who are more noble than the world and more precious than angels?
Good deeds, evangelism, donations, and service are all important and valuable. But the most precious and important among them is worship. In the Old Testament era, God set the Sabbath for sacrifice, and in the New Testament era, God set the Sunday for worship.
Psalm 118:22 “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone of the house (Jesus). 23 This is the work of the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This day is ordained by the LORD, on this day ) we will rejoice and rejoice.”
Hallelujah! In other words, “Sunday is the day of Jesus”. “It is the day of victory.” “It is the day of the Resurrection.” It is the day on which He broke the power of death and rose again. Therefore, believers who believe in the gospel, which is more precious than the law, must keep the Sunday, not the Sabbath. I pray that you will start worshiping God on the first day of the week and enjoy the blessings of salvation, material blessings, and health.
Because God is glorified through worship, God is looking for worshipers. And you are counting those who worship you as your children.
John 4:23 “God the Father seeks those who worship him in spirit and in truth.”
Worship means ‘to serve’ or ‘to serve’. Therefore, no matter how long you attend church and receive your office, if you neglect worship, you will be out of God's interest and vision. It is distance from God.
Therefore, in the new year
(1) Let's do our best to participate in all worship services.
In Hebrews 10:25, “Do not forsake the gathering of people, as is the habit of some, but encourage them and do it all the more as the day draws near.” I hope there is.
(2) In worship, put all your heart, all your mind, and all your strength.
John 4:23 also said to worship “in spirit and in truth.” This is what it means with all your heart, all your mind, and all your strength. If there is one thing God likes the most, it is worship. If there is one thing the devil hates the most, it is also worship.
There are five important elements of worship:
1. Prayer.
Let's prepare for worship through prayer. To this end, rather than being late for the service, if you attend and prepare with prayer, you can have a better worship service, a better sermon, and a more graceful time. There is no dead worship in which prayer is alive, and there is no living worship in which prayer is dead. If you want the worship service to be successful in the future, you need to tell each other who did good or bad and pray for each other. Prayer is the yardstick for the success of worship.
2. This is a hymn.
Hell) ‘Julokia’, which is translated as ‘hymn’ in James 3:10 and ‘blessing’ in Ephesians 1:3. James 3:10 “Blessings and curses come out of one mouth” Seen in this way, singing is a blessing. Psalm 96:15 "The trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD... ” Even trees sing, so it is very natural that the saints who were created in the image of God and blessed with the lordship of all things, and moreover, the saints who were redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ praise it. If you praise, you will be blessed.
3. The Word. Worship must be filled with the Word.
Deuteronomy 6:6 “Take the word of God into your heart and teach it to your children… Let it be written.” In other words, do not let the Word depart from your eyes, your mouth, and your ears, and fill it with the Word of God.
Why do you need to be full of words? This is because there is God's will, power, blessings, and victory in the Word. Jesus also became flesh (John 1:14). In Matthew 7, the difference between a wise person and a fool is that if we obey God’s word, it is wisdom, and if we disobey God, it is foolishness. I pray that you will be a worship that receives grace from the Word, and that you worship obedience.
4. Thank you. Worship must have thanksgiving.
Complaints lead to other complaints. However, the more grateful we are, the more we solve problems, overcome difficulties, and minimize damage. Gratitude comes with conditions to be grateful for. Therefore, in order to have something to be grateful for even when there is nothing to be thankful for, I hope that you ignore the difficult and difficult things and give thanks. Thank you. When you come to worship, think only about what you are grateful for. Lay down the hard, difficult and upsetting things to the Lord. If you live like that, you have only things to be grateful for.
5. The last element is blessing.
It ends with a blessing at the end of the worship service. A benediction means a blessing prayer, and even if you attend the worship service, you lose money if you go out before the benediction. God's will for mankind flowing from Genesis to Revelation is that we be well. There are 32,500 kinds of blessings recorded in the Bible, and among them there is a corridor that gives unconditionally (Genesis 1:28b) and a corridor that is given to those who serve God well (Deuteronomy 28:1b).
Dear members of Shepherd Church,
I wish you all a wealthy new year. We want you to be rich in faith, spiritually rich, spiritually rich, life rich, material rich, happy rich, and of course rich, including health. So this year's motto is "Healthy and Happy Church". I pray that you will become healthy and happy members by doing your best in worship this year as well as being successful.