More Than A Morning: Life of Worship Part 1 “Waffle Worship!” Romans 12:1 Sunday January 12, Pastor Mike Penninga

Romans 12:1 (NLT) “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”

Romans 12:1 (NIV) “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 (NIV) “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.”

Definition of Worship Louie Giglio “Worship is our response, both personal and corporate, to God... for who He is and what He has done, expressed in and by the things we say and the way we live.”

Definition of Worship Louie Giglio “Worship is our response, both personal and corporate, to God... for who He is and what He has done, expressed in and by the things we say and the way we live.”

Definition of Worship Louie Giglio “Worship is our response, both personal and corporate, to God... for who He is and what He has done, expressed in and by the things we say and the way we live.”

Definition of Worship Louie Giglio “Worship is our response, both personal and corporate, to God... for who He is and what He has done, expressed in and by the things we say and the way we live.”

Romans 12:1 (NLT) “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”

Luke 19:36-40 “As he rode along, the crowds spread out their garments on the road ahead of him. When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.

Luke 19:36-40 “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!” He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!”

How Does Worship Become More Than A Morning? 1. Discover the awesomeness of God. 2. Invite Him into the everyday parts of your life.

Romans 12:1 (Message) “So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering.”

Worship - Reflection “Worship is seeing what God is worth and giving Him what He's worth.” Tim Keller “Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God; it whets our appetite.” Eugene H. Peterson

Worship - Reflection “We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God.” A.W. Tozer “If we haven't learned to be worshipers, it doesn't really matter how well we do anything else.” Erwin Lutzer

Worship - Reflection “Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.” Hebrews 13:15

Next Steps the Altar Life Group Expo – Fireside Room Coffee Time – Expanded Gymnasium City-Wide Week of Prayer – Begins Tonight, Willow Park Church

Jude 1:24-25 “To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.”