Saturday, August 26, 2006

INCREASING THE PRESENCE OF GOD THROUGH WORSHIP

This is this week cell group sermon, this is what i really need whole this week. And we learn Why is worship so important? There are four things worship does:
1. ATMOSPHERE
Every one of us carries a personal spiritual atmosphere and people may have even noticed it. but for some of us, maybe the opposite is true(When you leave a room, the whole room brightens up!) hahahahahaha. In the OT, the presence of God is called the Shekinah glory! Like the Tabernacle, you move from the Outer Court -> Holy Place -> Holy of Holies. Like Dr. Bernard taught us last week, we should carry the presence of God into our world or “kosmos”
2. ATTITUDE of gratitude
in psalm 100: 4: "enter into his gates.."
“Enter into” => you have to “break into it” ... “get into it!” You can’t stand on the outside and hope that the touch of God is going to hit you ... you have to “get into it!”
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving ...” and we must Give Thanks! Stop complaining! You’ll never get anywhere with God by complaining! Be a thankful person: “Thank You, Jesus ... Thank You, Lord!”
3. AUTHORITY
When you have an attitude of faith, you will begin to speak the Word of God powerfully into your world! and we will begin to declare boldly who the Lord is and how He is able to change your life. Ps. 100:5 “For the LORD is good.” There is a bold confidence that God is a good God!
4. ALTITUDE
1. When you start worshiping God out of a psalm like Psalm 100, you create an ATMOSPHERE around your life.
2. That presence will start to shape your ATTITUDE.
3. With an attitude of faith, you’ll begin to move in great AUTHORITY.
4. And because you have a new mind-set and a new faith language ... you will grow to a higher ALTITUDE in life.

this is the sermon it really bless my life today i must have all the 4 "A's"

I living for GOD and not for Friend. My Purpose is to Know GOD more and not Friends. Jesus alway be my friends.

From
Letter To GOD

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