iWorship Pt 4

Pericope: 2 Chronicles 20:1- 3, 6, 14a ,24  After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat "A vast army is coming against you from Edom from the other side of the Dead sea. 3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 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, 24 When the 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.

Scripture Text: 2 Chronicles 20: 15 He said Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army.  For the battle is not yours, but God's.

Point 1. The preparation of worship

Point 2. The protocol of worship

Here are 3 things that we can do to prepare ourselves for worship;

1. Pray that God will open up your heart to hear him

2. Think about His sacrifice on the cross for you

3. Begin to focus on His goodness toward you

Psalms 100 says Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Point 3. The presence of worship

Point 4. The power of worship

Point 5: The providence of worship

·       Prosperity

·       Peace

·       Protection

iWorship - But Naked!

Sermon Text: Genesis 3: 11 …Who told you that you were naked; so I hid.

Sermon Title: iWorship—But Naked!

Point 1: Recognize where you are Genesis 2: 8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and their he put the man he had formed

Genesis 28: 10 – 18

Vs. 20  then he made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear (21) so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the Lord will be my God and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, (22) and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”

Point 2: Recognize what Satan is trying to do to your worship vs 1 …did God really say you must not say, “You must not eat from any tree in the garden?”

·       Deception [vs 4 you will not surely die]

·       Distraction [from the main thing]

·       Destruction [of your relationship with God]

·       Genesis 2: 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. To Genesis 3: 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Vs 11 …Who told you that you were naked…

Point 3: Run to worship God any how vs. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

·       Create an atmosphere of worship

·       Conviction comes

·       Conversion happens

·       Covers you

Life Application:

1.  Whatever is conflicting you about worshipping God confess it

2.  Determine I will be consistent in my public worship between now and Easter

3.  Decide now you are going to live a lifestyle of worship [obedience]

4.  Watch video on worship

iWorship

iWorship

Praise the Lord.[a]

Praise God in his sanctuary;

praise him in his mighty heavens.

2 Praise him for his acts of power;

praise him for his surpassing greatness.

3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,

praise him with the harp and lyre,

4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,

praise him with the strings and pipe,

5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,

praise him with resounding cymbals.

6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord.

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.

WHY -  Luke 4:8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only

WHERE/HOW – John 4:20-24 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.”

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

                                                                       

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Scripture                               Application

HIS PRESENCE – Gen 3:8-13, 21 8Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

                              ~ Naked                   ~ Covered                     ~ Unashamed

Built to Last

Sermon Text: Psalms 139: 14

Sermon Title: My Story Pt 5: Built to Last

Point 1: God built us intentionally vs 1 – 4

Point 2: God built us to interface with him vs 5 – 10

Point 3: God built us inside out vs 13 – 16

Point 4: God build us to remain involved with us vs 23 – 24

Life Application:

1.  Are you built to last …have you given your life to Christ?

2.  Have you permitted God to search you …do you want to rededicate your life to Christ?

An Open Book

Sermon Text: 2 Cor 3: 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry. Written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Sermon Title: Your Story Pt 5 An Open Book

Point 1: Sent from Christ vs. 3 You show you are letters sent from Christ…

Point 2: Written by human hands vs. 3 …the result of our ministry…

Point 3: Written with the Spirit vs. 3 …written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God.

Point 4:  Written on hearts of flesh vs. 3 …not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Ezekiel 11: 19, 20 put it this way I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them their heart of flesh. (20) Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people and I will be their God. Jeremiah 31: 33 put still another way This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Life Application:  

1.   Whose writing your story you or Jesus? …do you know Jesus in the pardon of your sins

2.  Are the pages of your book carnal or spiritual? …are you living a spirit filled life (rededicate your life)

3.  Can anyone read your book? …are you sharing the gospel (witness for Christ)

Something for the Journey

Sermon Text: Mark 6: 8 He charged them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts…

Sermon Title: Something for the Journey

Move 1: You need money for the journey. Vs. 8 He charged them to take nothing for the journey…no bread, no bag, no money…

Next step connection: Need money for the journey?...tithe challenge and sign up with the financial coaches…

Move 2: Don’t wait to be accepted on this journey vs. 11 …if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave shake off the dust that is on your feet…

Move 3: Use your authority on journey. Vs. 13 And they cast out demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

Next step connection question: If you lack that power, you are not saved or feel disconnected then check the box.

Life Application:

1.  Tell your story

2.  Get a story to tell…give your life to Christ

3.  Get connected 

Get Your Story Straight

Sermon Text: Luke 13: 11, 12 … a woman was there crippled by a [disabling spirit ESV] spirit for eighteen years… ” Woman you are set free from your infirmity [disability ESV]”

Sermon Title: Get Your Story Straight!

Point 1: Endure the talk of your story vs 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years…

Point 2: Endeavor to move forward vs. 12 …When Jesus saw her he called her…

Point 3: Stand erect! vs. 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up…

Point 4: Create an echo chamber vs. 13 immediately she praised God [ESV she glorified God]