1. Worship is personal: Aaron Keyes said: ‘Worship is everything we do, done to the glory of God.’ There is intent in worship. It is a surrender of my will, to God’s. It is a deliberate choice to move towards him. It costs me my agenda and time, getting perspective on who he is and his desires. It is not about my will and my needs, but about him and his glory

2. Worship is personal: Verses about personal worship: Hebrews 11:6 Jeremiah 29:13 Matthew 22:37-39 James 4:8a Romans 12:1 John 4:22-24 Genesis 22:1-19 Psalm 34:1

3. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: OBJECTS

4. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: CREATION

5. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PLACES

6. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PAINTINGS

7. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PAINTINGS

8. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PHOTOGRAPHS

9. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: EXPERIENCES

10. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: WORDS

11. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: GOD’s WORD Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. (NIV) Jesus summed it all up when he cried out, “Whoever believes in me, believes not just in me but in the One who sent me. Whoever looks at me is looking, in fact, at the One who sent me. (The Message) Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me. 45 For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. (NLT) But Jesus loudly declared, “The one who believes and trusts in Me does not believe [only] in Me but [also believes] in Him who sent Me. 45 And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. (AMP) Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me 45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. (KJV) Commentary: Warren Wiersbe There were those who would not believe, and there were those who would not openly confess Christ even though they had believed (John 12:42-43). Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea belonged to this group initially but eventually came out openly in their confession of Christ (John 19:38ff.). In the early church, there were numbers of Pharisees (Acts 15:5) and even priests (Acts 6:7). It was the old struggle between the glory of God and the praise of people (John 12:25-26). It was a costly thing to be excommunicated (John 9:22), and these “secret believers” wanted the best of both worlds. Note John 5:44 in this regard.John 12:42-43John 19:38ff.Acts 15:5Acts 6:7John 12:25-26John 9:22John 5:44 In John 12:44-50 we have our Lord’s last message before He “hid himself” from the people. Again, the emphasis was on faith. A number of the basic themes in John’s gospel run through this message: God sent the Son; to see the Son means to see the Father; Jesus is the Light of the World; His words are the very words of God; faith in Him brings salvation; to reject Him is to face eternal judgment. In fact, the very Word that He spoke will judge those who have rejected it and Him!John 12:44-50 www.biblegatewsy.com

12. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: MEDITATION THIS day, the one we are in now, let’s begin in the here and now, keep focussed on today… It IS, it is current, it’s already happening, it definitely is here… This is THE day that God has created, this one, it is special, it has eternal purpose, it is the one day we are living in, not to be missed… It a DAY no more or less, it has finite limits to it, God created day and night, he sets the patterns for each day, and this one was made by him…… What is God saying to me through the words of this verse?

13. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: MUSIC

14. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PRODIGAL SON

15. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PRODIGAL SON

16. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PRODIGAL SON

17. Worship is personal: Things to help our worship: PRODIGAL SON

18. Worship is personal: Be creative, come to God and live out your life as a Sacrifice of praise to him. Remember: Aaron Keyes said: ‘Worship is everything we do, done to the glory of God.’