House of Worship

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House of Worship

• Offerings fit for Heavens King

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1 Peter 2 4-5

• As you come to him, the living Stone -
  rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to
  him - you also, like living stones, are being
  built into a spiritual house to be a holy
  priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices
  acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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Every Church Needs...

• A Theology
• A Model
• A Practice

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Worship is NOT

• Meetings
• We meet to worship but worship is expressed in
  the whole of our lives

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Worship is NOT

• Music
• Music had its place in worship (as in both OT
  and NT) but is not equated with worship. It is
  perfectly possible to worship without music

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Worship is NOT

• Me
• I am not the primary focus God is. Worship is
  not about me, but about him. I worship him.
  Therefore, it is what pleases him, not what
  pleases me that matters.
• Chris Jack, LBC

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Worship IS
Jesus himself is the best definition of
worship "Live a life of love, just as Christ
loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant
offering and sacrifice Eph 52
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Worship IS
Fundamentally, then worship in the NT means
believing the Gospel and responding with ones
whole life and being to the person and work of
Gods Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. (D
Peterson)
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Does the Bible teach us exactly what to do in our
services?
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From NT we can tell that their worship meetings
included
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• Preaching and teaching
• Fellowship
• Singing
• Prayer
• Spiritual gifts
• Liturgy and structure
• The Lords supper

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EDIFICATION

• Let all things be done for
• EDIFICATION
• (1 Corinthians 1426)

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spur one another on

• Hebrews 1024-25
• Let us consider how we may spur one another on
  toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up
  meeting together, as some are in the habit of
  doing, but let us encourage one another - and all
  the more as you see the Day approaching

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built together

• Ephesians 220-22
• built on the foundation of the apostles and
  prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief
  cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined
  together and rises to become a holy temple in the
  Lord. And in him you too are being built together
  to become a dwelling in which God lives by his
  Spirit

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• " The purpose of Christian gatherings is the
  edification or building up of the body of Christ.
  We minister to one another as we teach and exhort
  one another on the basis of His word, using the
  gifts that the Spirit has given us, in the way
  that Scripture directs. Edification is to be our
  concern even when we sing or pray to God in the
  congregation. ..

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• . All this is not purely human activity,
  however, for God is at work in the midst of His
  people as they minister in this way. Edification
  is first and foremost the responsibility of
  Christ as the 'head', but He achieves His purpose
  as the various members of the body are motivated
  and equipped by Him to play their part. We meet
  together to draw on the resources of Christ and
  to take part in the edification of His church.
• D Peterson (Engaging with God)

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1 Peter 2 4-5

• Firstly, we celebrate the once and for all
  sacrifice of Christ for our redemption,
  recognising that it is through him that we are
  able to come.
• Secondly, we offer spiritual sacrifices of the
  kind which are acceptable to God.

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What are these acceptable spiritual sacrifices?
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Jesus our example

• Ephesians 5 2
• Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and
  gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and
  sacrifice to God.

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We present our bodies for his service

• Romans 12 1-2
• Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of
  Gods mercy, to offer your bodies as living
  sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - which is
  your spiritual worship. Do not conform any
  longer to the pattern of this world, but be
  transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then
  you will be able to test and approve what Gods
  will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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Vocalised praise, worship and thanksgiving

• Hebrews 13 15
• Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually
  offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the fruit
  of lips that confess his name.

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House of Worship

• Offerings fit for Heavens King