How To Worship
Psalm 100
Introduction:
We have just finished the thanksgiving holiday. A holiday that is supposed to call us to thank God for his blessings. A of worship. A time of praise.It's to bad that real Worship is fast becoming a lost practice in America. Most people have no idea how toworship. In fact many ridiculous things are going on under the title of 'Worship."
Illus:
In one church the congregation gathers never speaking to one another waiting for the spiritual one to comeinto the high pulpit and read to them from the mysterious book.In another building across town the Sunday morning version of Hee Haw is taking place. The MCintroduces the comedians and the singers and the Lord of entertainment is worshipped.In another place two groups meet in one room. They habitually gather each week to for this day of ritual but the strife between the two factions doesn't allow room for God or his worship.GOD WANTS US TO WORSHIP HIM WHEN WE GATHER. WHAT WE DO HERE SHOULD BEFOR HIS HONOR AND GLORY.So we need to examine the scriptures and see what God wants.
I. Make a Joyful Noise
A. Make a noise
You don't have to sing like Striesand or Bev Shey in order to worship God. God isn't so much interested inour tone and pitch as he is in our heart felt expressionWhen the children sing 'Jesus loves me" That is worship. When some of you folks just turn loose on your favorite hymn, singing to God from the heart. That is real worship.
B. A Joyful Noise
God wants the world to hear the joy of his people. Worship shouldn't be a spectator sport. It's notsomething you sit and watch. It's something you do. It is you expressing your love for God. Your thankfulness to God. Your relationship with God.
II. Serve Him With Gladness
Another aspect of worship is service to God.
Not grudging obligatory service but service energized with gladness.
Illustration
I come to church early on Sunday mornings. One Sunday as I was studying I heard a teacher preparing her classroom for the children she was to teach that day. She was singing as she scurried about gettingeverything ready. This blessed my heart. She was serving the Lord with gladness. This is the kind of service David was writing about here. This service is seen by God as true worship.
Come Before His presence with singing.
There are 165 references in the Bible to singing. God wants us to sing praises to him. The songs we singon Sunday morning are not just a warm up for the sermon. They are God's peoples expression of worshipto Him. It is us acknowledging that He is God and that we are his creatures. so when singing time comesSING. Sing loud. Express yourself."Wait a minute preacher." "I'm not the emotional type, I just don't get into the emotional scene." Oh Yea Isaw you at a football game. You were screaming and yelling. Jumping up and down. Waving your handsin the air. Then later you talked about the game for hours. Don't tell me your not the emotional type.IF WE GET FIRED UP AT A BALL GAME SHOULDN'T WE GET MORE FIRED UP AT THEGREATEST EVENT ON EARTH. WHEN MEN COME BEFORE THEIR MAKER. WHEN SOULS
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