1. Building Blocks For A Better Church Part 1 – Better Worship

2. Better Worship “It is good to speak of God today.” Thank You for coming and worshiping.

3. Better Worship Psalms 136:1KJV 1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalms 145:1-3KJV 1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. Psalms 146:1-2KJV 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

4. Better Worship Psalms 147:1-7NKJV 1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,

5. Better Worship Psalms 150:1-6KJV 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

6. Better Worship Challenge to our being Realize the goal God has set for us

7. Better Worship Challenge to our being Realize the goal God has set for us Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship

8. Better Worship Challenge to our being Realize the goal God has set for us Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Rightly worship the Lord

9. Better Worship Realize the goal God has set for us?

10. Better Worship Realize the goal God has set for us? Communicate with Him

11. Better Worship Realize the goal God has set for us? Communicate with Him Word

12. Better Worship Realize the goal God has set for us? Communicate with Him Word Prayerful meditation and godly thoughts 2 Timothy 2:22NKJV 22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

13. Better Worship Realize the goal God has set for us? Communicate with Him Word Prayerful meditation and godly thoughts Philippians 4:8KJV 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

14. Better Worship Realize the goal God has set for us? General goals involve salvation and surrender of all Matthew 9:13NKJV 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

15. Better Worship Realize the goal God has set for us? Specific goal for our lives i.e. serving Him in a ministry or work for the Kingdom 2 Timothy 2:25-26KJV 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

16. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship

17. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Look the right direction 2 Timothy 2:19-22KJV 19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

18. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Look the right direction 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity [love], peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

19. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Look the right direction Sin hinders worship

20. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Look the right direction Sin hinders worship Self-importance (Pride) hinders worship

21. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Look the right direction Sin hinders worship Self-importance (Pride) hinders worship Strife hinders worship

22. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Let them go! Hebrews 12:1-2KJV 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Think of them as unnecessary weights Which would be worse? Drowning from a pocket full of lead or gold? Don’t fill your pockets with things that prevent worship

23. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Let them go! Think of them as unnecessary weights

24. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Let them go! Think of them as unnecessary weights Which would be worse? Drowning from a pocket full of lead or gold?

25. Better Worship Remove from our lives hindrances that prevent our good worship Let them go! Think of them as unnecessary weights Which would be worse? Drowning from a pocket full of lead or gold? Don’t fill your “pockets” with things that prevent worship

26. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Hebrews 10:24-25NKJV 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Let us worship Him By example Together OFTEN

27. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him

28. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him By example

29. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him By example Together

30. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him By example Together OFTEN

31. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well Psalms 122:1-9KJV 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

32. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

33. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well With gladness - 1

34. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well With gladness - 1 With confidence - 2

35. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well With gladness - 1 With confidence - 2 With closeness - 3

36. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well With gladness - 1 With confidence - 2 With closeness - 3 With thankfulness - 4

37. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well With gladness - 1 With confidence - 2 With closeness - 3 With thankfulness - 4 With caring for others – 6-8

38. Better Worship Rightly worship the Lord Let us worship Him well With gladness - 1 With confidence - 2 With closeness - 3 With thankfulness - 4 With caring for others – 6-8 With understanding of His love and power - 9

39. Better Worship What can we understand about worship?

40. Better Worship What can we understand about worship? It is more about Him than ourselves

41. Better Worship What can we understand about worship? It is more about Him than ourselves It is more about what we give Him (worship and praise) than He gives us

42. Better Worship A simple plan for worship:

43. Better Worship A simple plan for worship: Gather in to worship

44. Better Worship A simple plan for worship: Gather in to worship Let go of sin and sinful practices (all sin?)

45. Better Worship A simple plan for worship: Gather in to worship Let go of sin and sinful practices (all sin?) Give up our selfish motives

46. Better Worship A simple plan for worship: Gather in to worship Let go of sin and sinful practices (all sin?) Give up our selfish motives Look up and praise Him unashamedly and wholeheartedly

47. Better Worship SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!