1. True Worship Romans 8

2. Last Week “For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit... Romans 8:1-8

3. Last Week For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so...

4. Last Week A sin-focus A self-focus A law-focus A kosmos- focus Christ-focusOthers-focusGrace-focus Body of Christ This Week

5. A Christ-Centered Focus 1.What God Has Done For Me! NOT What I have done for, or against God 2.Talk with Him! 3.Worship Him! 4.Read the Word!

6. True Worship Today’s churches: “The first priority is the true worship of God.” –Ie., corporate worship service on Sunday morning –Often liturgical Characterized by a set order of ritual, song, prayer, etc.

7. True Worship Today’s churches: “The first priority is the worship of God.” What does the New Testament teach about worship? –Worship is indeed the first priority of the church: 1 Corinthians 8:6 –But the New Testament defines worship in a very different way. “You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” – Augustine, Confessions 1.1.1.

8. Words Used for Worship: Latreuo – to work or serve Leiteurgeo – to do public service Proskuneo – to prostrate before king or God. Used for Old Testament temple “service” or worship.

9. Words Used for Worship: Latreuo – to work or serve Leiteurgeo – to do public service Proskuneo – to prostrate before king or God. Used for Old Testament temple “service” or worship. Now in the New Testament: 1 Pet. 2:5,9 All Christians are priests. Heb. 9:11 Jesus is our High Priest (see also 1 Tim. 2:5) Hebrews 8:13 The Old is obsolete: The Symbolic replaced by the Real.

10. 1.Offer God your whole self: –Rom. 12:1 ëáôñåßá 2.Offer God your praise: –Heb. 13:15 also 1 Thess. 5:16-18; Col. 3:15-17 Not only or even mainly at a “worship service” New Testament “Offerings”

11. 1.Offer God your whole self: –Rom. 12:1 ëáôñåßá 2.Offer God your praise: –Heb. 13:15 also 1 Thess. 5:16-18; Col. 3:15-17 3.Offer God your material resources: –Heb. 13:16; Phil. 4:18 4.Offer God your service to others: –Rom. 15:15,16 ( ëåéôïõñãüò ); Heb. 13:16 New Testament “Offerings”

12. 1.Offer God your whole self: –Rom. 12:1 ëáôñåßá 2.Offer God your praise: –Heb. 13:15 also 1 Thess. 5:16-18; Col. 3:15-17 3.Offer God your material resources: –Heb. 13:16; Phil. 4:18 4.Offer God your service to others: –Rom. 15:15,16, Heb. 13:16 No clear example of a worship service (in our sense) in the New Testament New Testament “Offerings”

13. Legalistic Worship A technique for transcending into an altered consciousness “Altered State” is interpreted as “spiritual” Focus is really on ME

14. Biblical Worship Puts the issue of ME aside to consider God. Assumes our rightful place before him. Putting God on his throne relative to my thoughts, feelings, words, and actions. Remembers what God has done and who he is.

15. One Final Question Will we be guided by the Word of God, or by Tradition?

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