Company Of The Committed
Message #4

October 1-2, 2005
Dr Larry Osborne

THE HEART
OF WORSHIP

 Giving God His Due – Taking time out to honor God as God.

TWO SIDES
OF WORSHIP

 Personal worship and corporate worship.
     _{^{Romans 12:1-2     Hebrews 10:24-25}}

TWO REQUIREMENTS
OF WORSHIP   What God Wants & What God Despises

 God wants us to worship Him in spirit and in truth.
     _{^{John 4:23-24  &  Matthew 15:8-9     1 Samuel 16:7  &  15:22     Romans 1:18-32
     John 8:31-32 & 17:17}}

FOUR ACTS
OF WORSHIP And What They Do For Our Relationship With God

1) PRAISE: Reminds me who God is.
        _{^{Psalm 150     Proverbs 1:7     Hebrews 11:6}}

• A God who should be feared and can be trusted!

2) THANKSGIVING: Reminds me what God has done.
        _{^{Psalm 100:3-4     1 Thessalonians 5:18     Philippians 4:6-7}}

• I fear the future when I forget the past.

3) LISTENING: Reveals God’s truth & will for my life.
        _{^{Ecclesiastes 5:1-2     James 1:22     Acts 2:42}}



4) SACRIFICE: Realigns my priorities.
        _{^{Romans 12:1-2     Hebrews 13:15-16     Matthew 6:19-21}}