2. WORSHIP
Respect or reverence paid;
ascribing worth to
someone or something;
a time to remember,
reflect on and respond to
the object of your
reverence and allegiance

3. FALSE NARRATIVE
Worship is a personal matter
meant to inspire the individual

4. FALSE NARRATIVE
Worship is a personal matter
meant to inspire the individual
TRUE NARRATIVE
Worship is a communal activity
meant to instruct a people

5. FALSE NARRATIVE
Worship should be motivated by a sense
of obligation that we owe it to God

6. FALSE NARRATIVE
Worship should be motivated by a sense
of obligation that we owe it to God
TRUE NARRATIVE
Worship is an invitation given by God
out of His grace and kindness to us

7. THE TRUTH IS…
You ultimately become like
- or become obsessed with that which you worship
& the only thing safe enough
to give your full worship
& allegiance to
is self-giving love

9. THE WHO of WORSHIP
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out
of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of slavery.
You shall have no other
gods before Me.
- Exodus 20:2-3

10. THE WHO of WORSHIP
And being found in human form, He humbled
Himself by becoming obedient to the point of
death,
even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly
exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is
above
every name, so that at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and
under the earth, and every tongue confess that

11. THE WHO of WORSHIP
These things I have spoken to you while I am
still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in My name,
He will teach you all things & bring to your
remembrance all that I have said to you.
- John 14:25-26

12. THE WHO of WORSHIP
There is no shortage of false idols
vying for our worship and allegiance:
- Money
- Sex
- Power
- Hobbies
- Relationships

13. THE WHO of WORSHIP
There is no shortage of false idols
vying for our worship and
allegiance:
THE TRUTH IS…
- Money
You ultimately become
- Sex
like
- Power
- or become obsessed
- Hobbies
with - that which you

14. THE WHY of WORSHIP
Exalt the Lord our God,
and worship at His holy mountain;
for the Lord our God is holy!
- Psalm 99:9

15. THE WHY of WORSHIP
HA*GI*OS
Separate, set apart, totally other,
unlike anyone or anything

16. THE WHY of WORSHIP
It was now about noon, and darkness came
over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of
the temple
was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud
voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit my
spirit.”
When He had said this, He breathed His last.

17. THE WHY of WORSHIP
“Why do you look for the living among the
dead? He is not here; He has risen! Remember
how
He told you, while he was still with you in
Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered
over
to the hands of sinners, be crucified &
on the third day be raised again.’ “

19. THE HOW of WORSHIP
And they devoted themselves
to the apostles' teaching
& the fellowship,
to the breaking of bread
& the prayers.
- Acts 2:42

20. THE HOW of WORSHIP
And do not get drunk with wine…
but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another
in psalms & hymns & spiritual songs, singing &
making melody to the Lord with your heart,
giving thanks always & for everything to
God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence
for Christ.

21. THE HOW of WORSHIP
Praise Him with trumpet sound;
praise Him with lute and harp!
Praise Him with tambourine and dance;
praise Him with strings and pipe!
Praise Him with sounding cymbals;
praise Him with loud clashing cymbals!
- Psalm 150:3-5

22. THE HOW of WORSHIP
Clap your hands, all peoples!
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
- Psalm 47:1

23. THE HOW of WORSHIP
Let my prayer be counted
as incense before you,
and the lifting up of my hands
as the evening sacrifice!
- Psalm 141:2

24. A NONDENOMINATIONAL
GUIDE TO
OFFICIAL
WORSHIP
SIGNALS

25. FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY
WORSHIP
EXHIBIT A

26. FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY
WORSHIP
EXHIBIT B

27. FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY
WORSHIP
EXHIBIT C

30. SOUL TRAINING
Five ways to prepare for worship next
week:
1. Go to bed earlier than usual on Sat
night
2. Arrive earlier than usual Sunday
morning
3. Come with a sense of “holy expectancy”