Week 12 Worship

Hey everyone, this is our Final meeting of Freedom Group.

What an absolute honor and privilege it has been to walk through Gods word with you. My hope is over these 12 meetings we have grown in our faith and understanding of who God is, what he has done, and how he wants us to be in relationship with him.

Even though we are wrapping up as a group I look forward to continuing to spend time in fellowship with each of you. 

Thanks everyone!

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When we truly embrace the love God has for us, we begin to trust Him,

and, as our relationship with Him grows, we develop a great love for Him

as well. What we once saw as duty has now become devotion. It is our

delight to know Him and follow His commands. 

Worship is a natural response when we fall in love with Jesus. It is also an act of warfare against

satan and demonic forces! Psalm 149:6 says, “Let the praises of God be in

their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands.”

In Ezekiel 47:1-12, we find a vision of a river, which symbolizes the

presence of God. As we venture forward in our relationship with God,

we have a tendency to want to keep our toes on the ground, ensuring

our head stays above water and we are in control of our lives. But God is

inviting us to trust Him, to go deeper, to experience the fullness of His

presence. 

As we surrender control to God, we will be swept away by His

love and freely enjoy our journey with Him. When we see that God is

worthy of our trust, we will more easily give up control and live in

spiritual order.

Ways to be a true worshipper:

1. Give God your affection.

God wants to be in a covenant relationship with you that involvesmuch more than signing songs. He wants you to desire and enjoy His

presence. Worship Him out of the overflow of your heart because He

is worthy of the best you can offer Him.

2. Commit to unconditional worship.

True worship means praising God even when we don’t feel like it. It’s

common for us to take a conditional approach to worshipping God.

We praise Him when our lives are going well, but disengage and

withdraw when things get difficult. The truth is, God is worthy of our

worship in good times and bad. We must make a commitment that

whatever comes in our lives, we will continue to posture ourselves to

worship God.

3. Include God in your daily life.

When our everyday world looks different than our “church world”

we compartmentalize our lives and limit God’s access to our hearts.

Including God in all areas of our lives reveals our level of surrender

to Him. As we invite Him to be a part of everything we do, we will

have moments of worship every day.

4. Be obedient.

The greatest sacrifice we can give to God is a heart of humility will-

ing to serve Him with unconditional obedience. This kind of worship

moves the heart of God toward us.

5. Show reverence.

Our God is like no other—almighty, awesome, and beyond com-

prehension. It is only appropriate that we approach Him with awe

and reverence. True worship requires that we fear the Lord. When

we both fear God, and love Him, we feel safe in the shelter of His

immense greatness.