1. Being Honest With Ourselves Jn. 4:21-24

2. Improving Our Song Service To God Do we think about the words we sing? Do we think about the words we sing? I Cor. 14:15 “…I will sing with understanding?” ---Do we understand what we are singing? I Cor. 14:15 “…I will sing with understanding?” ---Do we understand what we are singing? Mt. 28:18 Jesus has all authority on heaven and on earth. Mt. 28:18 Jesus has all authority on heaven and on earth. John 4:24 We are to worship in spirit & truth. John 4:24 We are to worship in spirit & truth.

3. Song 5 “How Great Thou Art” We sing this song to the creator of the universe and all that lies within it. We sing this song to the creator of the universe and all that lies within it. We sing this song to our God who has shown more love, grace and mercy than we deserve. We sing this song to our God who has shown more love, grace and mercy than we deserve. I Jn. 5:3 “..his commandments are not grievous.” I Jn. 5:3 “..his commandments are not grievous.” God deserves this praise and honor! God deserves this praise and honor!

4. Song 118 “Take Time To Be Holy” I Peter 1:16 “Because it is written, be ye holy; for I am holy.” I Peter 1:16 “Because it is written, be ye holy; for I am holy.” Can we sing this song honestly if we don’t take the time to be holy? Can we sing this song honestly if we don’t take the time to be holy? Do we speak often with our Lord by prayer? Do we speak often with our Lord by prayer? Do we make an effort to abide in him always and feed on his word? Do we make an effort to abide in him always and feed on his word? Do we only make time on Sunday? Do we only make time on Sunday?

5. Song 146 “Have Thine Own Way Lord” Isaiah 64:8 “But now, O Lord, thou art our father: we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Isaiah 64:8 “But now, O Lord, thou art our father: we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”

6. Song 146 “Have Thine Own Way Lord” Do we submit to God or are we stubborn? Do we submit to God or are we stubborn? The world says you have rights to do what YOU want to do. The world says you have rights to do what YOU want to do. God says we are to submit to his word and his teachings. God says we are to submit to his word and his teachings. Which one describes the way you live? Which one describes the way you live?

7. Song 504 “I Want To Be A Worker” The song is NOT “I HAVE to be a worker” The song is NOT “I HAVE to be a worker” James 2:17-18 “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.” James 2:17-18 “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.”

8. Song 504 “I Want To Be A Worker” Do we love God, trust in God and make an attempt to be busy for the Lord? Do we love God, trust in God and make an attempt to be busy for the Lord? Being a worker for the Lord is something EVERY single Christian can do! Being a worker for the Lord is something EVERY single Christian can do!

9. Song 504 “I Want To Be A Worker” Eph 4:11-14 Eph 4:11-14 1. “He gave some…” 2. “For the perfecting…” 3. “For the work…” 4. “For the edifying…” 5. “Unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God…”

10. What Did You Promise To God When You Were Baptized? Place A Check In The Appropriate Box ___Full Time Christian _______Part Time Christian _______Seasonal Christian

11. Song 230 “This World Is Not My Home? Do we live like this world is not my home? Do we live like this world is not my home? Do our feelings and attitude agree with this song? Do our feelings and attitude agree with this song? How close is our relationship with Jesus? How close is our relationship with Jesus?

12. Song 230 “This World Is Not My Home? Heb. 11:13-16 There were people in the Bible who wanted heaven more than anything else. Heb. 11:13-16 There were people in the Bible who wanted heaven more than anything else. There have been people that we have known who have passed away who wanted heaven more than anything else. There have been people that we have known who have passed away who wanted heaven more than anything else. There are people we know still living that want heaven more than anything else. There are people we know still living that want heaven more than anything else. Are YOU one of the one’s who wants heaven more than anything else? Are YOU one of the one’s who wants heaven more than anything else?

13. Song 537 “Open Our Eyes” Mt. 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Mt. 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” What would it mean if we honestly opened our eyes and had a desire to see Jesus? What would it mean if we honestly opened our eyes and had a desire to see Jesus? What if opened our ears and just listened to what our Lord has to say? What if opened our ears and just listened to what our Lord has to say? What if we opened our hearts in order to know Jesus? What if we opened our hearts in order to know Jesus? What if opened our minds in order to think of his goodness? What if opened our minds in order to think of his goodness?

14. Song 332 “I Surrender All” Luke 14:33 “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:33 “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.” Chorus reads-”I surrender all to thee, my blessed savior, I surrender all.” Chorus reads-”I surrender all to thee, my blessed savior, I surrender all.” What is keeping you from singing this song? What is keeping you from singing this song? 1. If you have never been baptized. 2. If you have been baptized but have allowed sin back into your life.

15. Luke 16:23 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments…”- Is that what you have to look forward to? Luke 16:23 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments…”- Is that what you have to look forward to? Mk 9:44, 46, 48 “Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” Mk 9:44, 46, 48 “Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” Rev. 20:10 “tormented day and night for ever and ever” Rev. 20:10 “tormented day and night for ever and ever” Vs. 14-15 “whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”