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Worship
So what comes to mind when you think of "worship"? Sitting quietly. No noise. "Walk softly in the sanctuary" Be quiet and don't disturb anyone. If you were raised in a Christian community, where quietness in services was valued, these may be some of the lingering mental images that you associate with worship. But, worship of course, is much more than that.
Worship is about response. Response to the God who creates. Response to the God who rescues. Response to the God who draws close to us. Becomes one with us. Transforms us. What kind of response would that call for? Do you think the response will always be quiet? (Read Revelation 4 & 5 if you want to get a picture of what worship looks like!).
But worship is more than what happens for an hour on the weekend in a special building. It is about how we respond with our lives, as we reign as stewards over the world that God has shared with us. It is about living in a way that reflects our response to our amazing God, as we pay attention to God in every area of lives, every day of our lives. That is what it means to worship the living God, as opposed to the other "gods" that we so often give power to. We will "worship" whatever or whoever it is that we believe gives us value, and we will be changed as a result. Worship matters. Who we worship matters even more.
This is what Pastor Jon explores with us this morning as we consider together what ti means to worship and bow down. If you would like to listen to the sermon again, or perhaps for the first time, you can access our sermon library by clicking here. If you would like to access the livestream version of the service you can access that by clicking here.
Psalm 95
The Message
1-2 Come, let’s shout praises to God,
raise the roof for the Rock who saved us!
Let’s march into his presence singing praises,
lifting the rafters with our hymns!
3-5
And why? Because God is the best,
High King over all the gods.
In one hand he holds deep caves and caverns,
in the other hand grasps the high mountains.
He made Ocean—he owns it!
His hands sculpted Earth!
6-7
So come, let us worship: bow before him,
on your knees before God, who made us!
Oh yes, he’s our God,
and we’re the people he pastures, the flock he feeds.
7-11
Drop everything and listen, listen as he speaks:
“Don’t turn a deaf ear as in the Bitter Uprising,
As on the day of the Wilderness Test,
when your ancestors turned and put me to the test.
For forty years they watched me at work among them,
as over and over they tried my patience.
And I was provoked—oh, was I provoked!
‘Can’t they keep their minds on God for five minutes?
Do they simply refuse to walk down my road?’
Exasperated, I exploded,
‘They’ll never get where they’re headed,
never be able to sit down and rest.’”
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