Wholehearted Worship

House Rules - Worship

Dave Riddle - 10/30/2022

Key Passage: Psalm 95

Wholehearted Worship

• …developing lips, hearts, and lives that acknowledge and celebrate the glory and goodness of God

• Worship = proskyneo (Greek: προσκυνέω) - to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence

• latreia (Greek: λατρεία): to serve in a sacrificial manner. Used in reference to religious practices and rituals. Divine priestly service.

• leitourgeo (Greek: λειτουργία): to do public service, (by analogy) to preform religious or charitable functions. Worship, obey, minister.

Singular

• Psalm 95:1 - Shout joyfully to the Lord the rock of our salvation

• Psalm 63:1a - You are my God I worship you

  • 1st Commandment

Personal

• Psalm 63:1-2 - You are MY God.

Collective

• Psalm 95:1, 6 - “Come let us…”

Truth 

• Psalm 95:3-5 - We sing truth.

• Our worship is a response to the truth of who God is and the truth of the transformation He is working in our lives.

Joyful Celebration

• Psalm 95:1-2 - Shout joyfully to the Lord. Shout triumphantly…

• rānan (Hebrew: רָנַן): to cry out, shout for joy

• rûaʿ (Hebrew: רוּעַ): to shout, cry out, give a blast

  • Joshua 6:20 (Jericho)

  • 1 Samuel 4:5 (shouts that shake the ground)

Intimacy

• Psalm 95:6

• 1 John 3:1

• Psalm 63:3-5

Obedience

• Psalm 95:7b-9

• Roman 12:1 - present your bodies as a living sacrifice

Passionate Prayer

House Rules - Prayer

Dave Riddle - 10/23/2022

Key Passage: Ephesians 3:14-21

Passionate Prayer

• growing in our desire and commitment to seek God (individually and with others) and yield to His will for our lives.

Key Concept: Surrender!

• Prayer is acknowledging that we don’t have complete control

Posture of Humility

• Ephesians 3:14

• Philippians 2:10

• Pray = proseuchomai (Greek: προσεύχομαι) to pray to God, supplicate, worship.

• Worship = proskyneo (Greek: προσκυνέω) - to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence

Phenomenal God

• Ephesians 3:14b-16a

• Ephesians 3:20

  • dynamis (Greek: δύναμις) strength, ability of power, especially inherent power, residing in something (or someone) by virtue of its (or their) nature.

Passionate Request

• Ephesians 3:16

  • Praying for spiritual maturity

• Ephesians 3:17

  • Praying for a strong foundation

• Ephesians 3:18-19

  • Comprehend, know, filled with the fulness of God

    • Know = ginōskō: to know in a deeply experiential way.

Point of it All

• Ephesians 3:21

Look Up

Look Up

This is a season of reset

Helping people follow Jesus together

• Help people become like Jesus 

  • Luke 6:40

• Walking as He walked

  • 1 John 2:6

Our Up Relationship is Prime

• Mark 12:30

Worship 

• Romans 12:1

• The heart of worship is loving God with our entire being.

• Latreia (Greek: λατρεία) - worship or service. To kiss (in the same way a dog licks its master). To revere, to adore.

• John 4:24 - worship

  • Proskyneo (Greek: προσκυνέω) - to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence

• Revelation 19:4

Our Worship is a Response 

• 1 John 4:19 - we love because he first loved us.

Our Worship Must be Real

• Mark 7:6 - Honoring God with our hearts, not just our lips. 

• 1 Samuel 15:22 - obedience not sacrifice

You are Loved 

• 1 John 3:1 - You are His child!

The Life You Live

• John 14:15 - love results in obedience

• 1 John 5:3a - keep His commands

• Acts 13:22 - a person aligned with God’s heart.