HABITS OF HIGH-LEVEL JESUS FOLLOWERS HABIT #7: WORSHIPING GOD WITH YOUR WHOLE LIFE

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Habits of High-Level Jesus Followers

Habit #7: WORSHIP

HABIT #7: Worshiping God with Your Life

WHAT IS WORSHIP?

Worship is the expression of an revelation of who God is and what He has done.

‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. ‘        Romans 12:1

THE HEART POSTURE OF WORSHIP

1.   A Life That Proclaims Not Will But Will

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.          ROMANS 12:9-21

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.       1 Corinthians 10:31-33

2.  A Deep To HaveWith God

One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.      Psalms 27:4

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?       Psalms 42:1-2

How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.      Psalms 84:1-2

“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him.”      John 4:23

BIBLICAL EXPRESSIONS OF WORSHIP

Shachah (שָׁחָה) — To Bow Down / Prostrate Oneself

Abad (עָבַד) — To Serve / To Work / To Minister

Zamar (זָמַר) — To Make Music / Sing Praise

Towdah (תּוֹדָה) — Thanksgiving / Praise as a Sacrifice

Barak (בָּרַךְ) — To Kneel / Bless God

Halal (הָלַל) — To Boast / Celebrate / Shine / Be Enthusiastic

WORSHIP IN ITS PUREST FORM

Expressing to God.

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For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.      Ephesians 6:12

RECIPE FOR A CULTURE OF WORSHIP

D.U.D.E

DESIRE

UNITY

DESPERATION

EXPECTATION