WORSHIPPING OUR GOD
Psalm 95:1-7a (466)
Introduction
A. Worshipping God is a tremendous privilege.
B. We worship God because He is worthy of our worship and we are His
children. Psalm 95:1-7a (466)
C. Worship is a time to express our reverence to God. Psalm 89:6-7
(463); Hebrews 12:28-29 (891). Reverence is a feeling or attitude of
deep respect, love, and awe;veneration. (Webster's New World Dict.)
I. Reverence for God develops out of a saved relationship with God.
Galatians 3:26-27 (861)
A. We must know God. John 17:1-3 (796)
1. Know: hear-say or personally?
2. How do you know God?
B. We must love God. Matthew 22:35038 (723); Psalm 111:1 (473)
1. When we worship God we express our love to Him. Example:
2 Corinthians 9:6-7
C. We must present our bodies as living sacrifices. Romans 12:
1-2 (837)
D. Live with God, love and appreciate God (provide a foundation for the
reverential worship of God.
II. Our expression of reverence for God during public worship requires
preparation.
A. Example: Exodus 3:4-6 (45)
III. Worshipping God with reverence requires thoughtful participation.
John 4:24 (782)
A. In truth:
B. In spirit.
Conclusion: 1) Excerpts from Charles Spurgeon 2) Our worship to God is an
expressed attitude of reverence. Psalm 29:2
