God: The Initiator of Worship (Jeremiah 30:18-22; Hebrews 9:1-10)
/In humility, God's people wait to be called into worship by the Sovereign Lord, who does so each Lord's Day, through his ministers.
Reverence: The Attitude of Worship (Hebrews 12:18-29; 2 Peter 3:1-13)
/Because worship is entering into the presence of the holy God who is a consuming fire, it is to be done with humility, reverence and awe.
The Lord's Day: The Time of Worship (Hebrews 3:1-4:13)
/What we will see is that Sunday (the first day of the week) is set aside for worship which is sacred time - time spent in the presence of the living God and is a participation the heavenly rest that will be ours in fullness in eternity.
Simplicity: The Location of Worship (Hebrews 12:18-29)
/In worship, God does not come into your presence, but brings you into his by the ministry of the Holy Spirit and because of calls you to abandon those earthly elements of worship that can be touched because they were but pictures of what you have in reality.
Renewal: Worship as Reminder (Genesis 8:20-9:17)
/Worship serves as a regular reminder to God’s people of his covenantal promises and, in that way, renews those promises to us.
Dialogue: The Participants of Worship (Hebrews 4:14-16; 10:19-25; 12:18-29)
/Worship is a meeting between God and his people and therefore takes on the form of a dialogue or a conversation.
Covenant: The Basis for Worship (Galatians 4:21-31; Hebrews 4:14-16)
/Worship is a meeting between God and his people and therefore takes on the form of a dialogue or a conversation.
Scripture: The Rule of Worship (Deuteronomy 12:29-32)
/God commands his people to be content with his instructions regarding worship and not to add or take away from what the Bible says about worshipping him.
Why We Worship (Deuteronomy 6:1-15; Psalm 86:8-10; 95:1-6)
/Worship is an act of devotion where the worshipper honors, praises, adores and glorifies the object of worship.
He Became the Life-giving Spirit (1 Corinthians 15:35-49; Genesis 2:4-9)
/At the resurrection Christ earned the right to give the life of the New Creation to his people and he does this by giving the Holy Spirit to them.
The New Creation (1 Corinthians 15:35-49; Genesis 2:4-9)
/The resurrection is not merely a reversal of death (that is resuscitation); resurrection is the gaining of heavenly (or eternal) life – immortality.
Lord and Servant (1 Corinthians 15:20-34; Matthew 22:23-33)
/Between the first and second comings of Christ, the beginning and the end of the harvest, Christ is building the kingdom of God by subduing and conquering his enemies that he might present a suitable dwelling place to the Father on the Last Day.
Christ the Firstfruits (1 Corinthians 15:12-23)
/he resurrection of Christ and the future resurrection of believers are not two different events, but two aspects of a single event.
The Last Apostle (1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Acts 1:15-26)
/As defining as the resurrection is for the history of salvation, so too is the apostolic office for the revelation of that salvation.
Of First Importance (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; 1:10-17; 2:1-5)
/Paul focuses the entirety of his gospel in the events of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ as that which defines and unifies his people.
Praying for Paul (Ephesians 6:18-24)
/Paul calls his readers to enter into prayer that results from the content of his letter – namely that all saints would trust more and more in Christ and that ministers of the word would accurately preach Christ.
The Armor of Christ, Pt 2 (Ephesians 6:16-17; Isaiah 59:15-21)
/We are called to stand against the enemy through faith in Christ – a faith, which is built up through the preaching of the word of God.