Wednesday, March 22, 2017

iWorship Summary and Conclusion

iWorship Summary and Conclusion

iWorship
Definition:
1. WHAT - Preoccupation with somebody or something bestowing worth or value [words, deeds, substance-ie…money items] upon them that is equal to or exceeds the value of oneself.

2. WHY -  John 4:24 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

3. WHERE/HOW – John 4:20-24 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

4. WHEN – Psalms 34:1 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips

5. WORSHIP GOD IN HIS PRESENCE – Gen 3:8-13, 21 – Transparent, Unashamed naked before God.

6. iWorship – But Naked
a. Recognize where you are Genesis 2: 8
b. Recognize what Satan is trying to do to your worship vs 1

7. Praise the Lord… Psalm 150 ”Let everything that has breath praise the Lord”
a. It’s all inclusive
b. It’s a command not a call and response
c. It’s an expression
d. It’s declaration that God is mighty (His attributes)
e. It’s Horizontal & Vertical

8.The Power Praise…
a. It Gets God’s Attention (Psalm 22:3)
b. It Puts Our Focus Back On Jesus (Psalm 35:28
c. Praise Makes the Enemy Flee (2 Chronicles 20:22)

9 Praise IS NOT a fast song that makes you shout

- The Vehicle of Praise is…
a. The Preparation (Psalm 100:4)
b. The Anticipation (Psalm 84:10)
c. The Transition This is where most people start shrinking back.
d. Worship is My daily obedience to God; a Posture of the heart; a sacrifice; Love; Allowing him to have LORDSHIP Over every area of your life
e. Identify your weak areas and tell God about them
f. Enter into His gates (foyer) with Thanksgiving
g. Enter into His courts (sanctuary) with Praise

10. God will make it do what it do, but you have to do your part
2 Chronicles 20:1-3 6, 14a, 24 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites[a] came to wage war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom,[b] from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi). 3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah.4
6 and said:“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. 14a Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.
24 When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
a. The Protocol of worship
b. The Presence of worship
c. The Power of worship

11. iWorship: The Garment of Praise
a. I need to change my emotional clothing vs. 3 and for those who grieve in Zion…instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning…instead of a spirit of despair.
b. God’s got your garments of praise vs 3 [put on] a garment of praise…
c. Clothing at worship is not just what you wear but what you say and who you are vs. 10 I delight greatly in the Lord;

d. Vs 10 …For he has clothed me with garments of salvation

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