Worship Part Four Great is The Lord

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1 Worship Part Four Great is The Lord

2 Great is The Lord Worship is the greatest priority in our life. In Mark 12:30, Jesus said that the greatest commandment of all was to LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.

3 Great is The Lord We can t be a true worshiper of God if we only worship Him partially. True worship involves laying down our lives as living sacrifices.

4 Great is The Lord Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. There is no way to separate worship and service.

5 Great is The Lord We were designed to worship. When we worship God we are fulfilling our purpose in life. He is worthy of worship just because of who He is. Psalm 145:3 Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable.

6 Great is The Lord Psalm 145:5 On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. The worship of God begins with thinking about, magnifying, and responding to His glory and splendor.

7 Great is The Lord How big does God look when we are preoccupied with the cares, concerns, and worries of life? Magnifying, or focusing on, God s greatness is at the heart of biblical worship.

8 Great is The Lord Psalm 50:21 You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes. God is not limited; He is eternal, infinite, and almighty.

9 Great is The Lord First Peter 5:7 tells us to cast our anxiety upon God, because He cares for us. He is bigger than any of our problems. He s also bigger than any of the good things in our lives.

10 Great is The Lord So, we need to continually magnify God in our lives. God never changes in His greatness, but from our perspective it sometimes feels that He does.

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13 Great is The Lord We need to work at having a more accurate view of God. Psalm 34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. The foundation and purpose of worship is to magnify God.

14 Great is The Lord We should be unwilling to be satisfied with incomplete and inaccurate images of God. A.W. Tozer said, Worship is pure or base as the worshiper entertains high or low thoughts of God. The true knowledge of God always leads us to worship Him.

15 I. His Word In Psalm 56:10 David said he would trust In God, whose word I praise, In the LORD, whose word I praise.

16 I. His Word Psalm 19:7-8 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

17 I. His Word We can meditate on God s Word and magnify the glorious splendor of His majesty.

18 II. His Nature Psalm 145:8-9 8 The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. 9 The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.

19 II. His Nature Psalm 117:1-2 1 Praise the LORD, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples! 2 For His lovingkindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD is everlasting. Praise the LORD!

20 II. His Nature Psalm 21:13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; We will sing and praise Your power. Psalm 99:3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name; Holy is He. These Psalms are like worship songs that praise God for who He is.

21 II. His Nature As true worshipers, we magnify God s character and nature. Psalm 145:3 Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable.

22 III. His Works Psalm 105:2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. Psalm 148:4-5 4 Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created.

23 III. His Works Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. In Psalm 111 God is praised as the one who provides for us, keeps his covenant with us, delivers us, rules us, and redeems us.

24 III. His Works God s greatest work is the giving of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. Psalm 86:8 There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours.

25 III. His Works We will only truly worship God to the extent that we know Him. Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

26 III. His Works The only way out of a rut is by looking up, seeking God like we would seek water in the desert, and really seeing Him for who He really is. There are no shortcuts to true genuine worship.