Acknowledging His Presence

WORSHIP MATTERS

Acknowledging His Presence

Pastor Mark Johnson

May 4, 2008

 

2 Corinthians 3:1-18

• Worship of God is an acknowledgment of God’s rightful place in our lives by submitting our lives to Him in every way. 
• The person of true worship will have the mark of God on every area of their life. 
• This submission is not a matter of feeling; it is a decision to bow our lives to God. 
• That decision is based on the fact that God is worthy. 

 

1. His awesomeness is demonstrated in creation. 

2. His awesome love is demonstrated on Calvary. 

 

• When a man’s mind truly grasps these two truths, he joyfully bows his life to God.
• This truth gives me a foundation for every circumstance. No matter what happens, the great God of creation loves me. 
• Love for God is the spontaneous combustion that takes place when man fully gets this. 
• God has given us reachable and acceptable ways to express our love and thanks to Him. 
• God’s will for our lives becomes backed up by God’s power, and our actions experience the anointing of God to accomplish His purpose. 
• We have to ask ourselves if there is evidence of the weight of God in our lives.
• As you continually bow your will, His abiding presence grows. 
• God’s plan is ever-increasing glory and ever- increasing weight. Your life becomes more and more empowered of God.

Acknowledging His Power

WORSHIP MATTERS

Acknowledging His Power

Pastor Mark Johnson

April 27, 2008

 1 Samuel 4:10, Psalm 91:14

In Eli’s day, they were so far from God’s will that they did not even recognize that God was gone. 

The word glory in this passage means “weight”.  It refers to the weight and influence of God. 

The power of God had departed. 

Why had the anointing of God departed? It departed because of a lack of worship. Not a lack of religious expression, but a true lack of bowing their will to God and accepting Him as rightful Lord. 

This is why so much of the Church today is without the power of the weight of God.

The sad thing is we get so used to Him being gone that we don’t even notice it until disaster hits and then we wonder, “Where is God?” 

Let’s get serious. Is there power in our lives?

Power to:

1. Do effective service

A. Evangelism 

B. Ministry 

2. Have bold faith

A. What happens in your life when faced with trouble? Is there faith? Is there confidence in God? Don’t sit around and live a life where the glory has departed. 

B. Boldly apply the rules of the Kingdom of

God. Get real with yourself. How much do

you pray? 

Jeremiah 29:13 

Acknowledging His Pleasure

WORSHIP MATTERS

Acknowledging His Pleasure

Pastor Mark Johnson

April 20, 2008

 

Hebrews 12:28 

For the last few weeks our attention has been given to worship. 

Today we want to really get clear on the expression of worship.  What is pleasurable to God?

What do you give someone who has everything? What they want or what is practical for them.

When it comes to expressing worship, What rights do we have, certainly we cannot say. ‘God I will worship you however I want.’

 

John 4:23 

Four Expressions

• With our bodies 
• With our voices
• With our minds
• With our spirits

 

What is acceptable worship with our bodies? 

• Psalm 47:1-2  Clap your hands
• Psalm 63:4 Lifting up our hands
• Philippians 2:9-10Kneeling in worship
• Nehemiah 9:5 Standing in worship
• Psalm 149:3 Dancing in worship

 

What about the voice?

 Psalm 149:1

 

More than 10 of the Psalms start with “Praise the Lord.” 

It is an order.

We are told to shout, sing, and speak praise and worship to God.

Psalm 150:6

John 4:23

Worship in Truth

From our Spirit

John 4:23; Micah 6:6; Hebrews 13:11   

 

 

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