1. Purpose 1
Focusses around
Worship
Section 8-14
(Pages 63-116)
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2. Purpose 1
You were Planned
for God’s Pleasure
Section 8
(Pages 63-68)
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3. The moment you were born into the world,
God was there as an unseen witness, smiling
at your birth. God did not need to create
you, but He chose to create you for His
own enjoyment. You exist for His benefit,
His glory, His purpose, and His delight.
Bringing enjoyment to God, living for
His pleasure, is the first purpose of
your life.
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4. When you fully understand this truth, you will
never again have a problem with feeling
insignificant. It proves your worth.
“Because of His love God had already
decided that through Jesus Christ He
would make us His children—this was
His pleasure and purpose.” Eph. 1:5
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5. When you fully understand this truth, you will
never again have a problem with feeling
insignificant. It proves your worth.
“Because of His love God had already
decided that through Jesus Christ He
would make us His children—this was
His pleasure and purpose.” Eph. 1:5
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6. God has given you the
ability to enjoy pleasure -
through your senses and
emotions.
In this you are made in
the image of God.
What emotions
can you think of
the Bible saying
God expresses?
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8. Bringing pleasure to
God is called worship
“The Lord is pleased only with
those who worship Him and trust
His love.”
Ps. 147:11
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9. Anthropologists have noted that worship is a
universal urge, hard-wired by God into the
very fiber of our being—an inbuilt need to
connect with God. Many people find
substitutes to worshipping God.
“The Father seeks worshipers.” Jn. 4:23
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10. Because of our different church
background we tend to find different things
worshipful, or meaningful as worship.
In fact, anything you do that brings pleasure
to God is an act of worship.
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11. Worship is more than
music
For many people worship is a synonym for
music or singing. This is a big misunderstanding!
Every part of a church service should be
worship.
Music is not mentioned until Gen. 4:21 - yet
Adam worshipped God
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12. Some people say only a particular style of
music is worship - “we sing a hymn, then a
praise and worship song...”
Just because you don’t like a particular type
of musical noise doesn’t mean God doesn’t!
There is no specific biblical worship style -
we have some words but no musical notes.
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13. Worship is not for
your benefit
Note to pastor: “I loved the worship today”
Worship is not for your benefit - it is for
God’s, we worship to bring God pleasure.
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14. “Stale prayers, insincere
praise, empty words,
man made rituals -
God’s heart is not
touched by tradition
in worship but by
passion and
commitment”
Rick Warren PDL (p. 66)
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15. The Lord says:
"These people come near to me with
their mouth and honor me with their
lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me is made up only
of rules taught by men
Isaiah 29:13
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16. Worship is not a part of
your life; it is your life
It’s not just church services. We are told to;
“worship Him continually” Ps. 105:4
“praise Him from sunrise to sunset” Ps.
113:3
David said, “I will thank the Lord at all
times. My mouth will always praise
Him.” Ps. 34:1
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17. “So whatever you eat or drink or
whatever you do, do it all for the
glory of God.”
1 Cor. 10:31
“Whatever you do, work at it with all
your heart, as working for the Lord,
not for men.”
Col. 3:23
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18. Take every act as something you do for
Jesus, work becomes worship in this way:
“Take your everyday, ordinary life--
your sleeping, eating, going to work,
and walking-around life—and place it
before God as an offering.”
Rom 12:1 (TM)
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19. Point to Ponder:
I was planned for God’s pleasure.
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20. Verse to Remember:
For the LORD takes delight in his people;
he crowns the humble with salvation.
Psalm 149:4
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21. Question to Consider:
What common task could I start doing as if
I were doing it directly for Jesus?
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