WORSHIP (1)
Session 22
We can learn a lot about worship
as we look at the life of Abraham, a worshipper. Abraham particularly emerges as a model of
worship for us because he came from a polytheistic background & culture to
serve the on true God. What can we
learn?
1. He
recognised the one true God from amongst the other gods. He heard God’s voice (Gen.12:1)
and realised that He was alive and had a personality.
2. He
smashed the idols and served God. God’s
command is quite clear, “You shall have no other gods before me….you shall not
bow down to them or worship them…” (Ex.20:1-5a)
We know we don’t worship God through fear, but we
ought to fear if we don’t worship the God we know.
It is not then that fear that
leads us to worship God, but to make our choices.
3. He
heard God’s voice. God & he had much dialogue
through his life.
When we stop listening to God and
when we stop
seeking God,
we stop worshipping God.
4. He
brought the best he had. Where is the word, “worship”,
first found in the Bible? Gen.22:4.
Where is worship first implicitly mentioned? Gen.4:3-5.
these verses have absolutely nothing to do with singing,
but absolutely everything to do with
sacrifice.
One of the most common Greek words
for “worship” is “latreia” = “service”.
We bring our best by sacrificing ourselves (Romans
12:1).
5. He
was sensitive to God’s promptings. (Gen.22:10-12) The more we worship God the
more we get to know Him and the better we feel the lightest of touches and hear
the quietest of whispers.
M.o.T. check-points
75 is God alive to me?
76 are there idols in my life that get
in the way of my worshipping God?
77 how am I dealing with them?
78 is the picture of God clear on my
screen?
79 in what ways am I bringing my best?