Psalm 63

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

Upside Down Worship

Upside Down Worship
03/06/2021 - Dave Riddle 
Key Passages: Psalm 95, Psalm 63

Worship begins with an invitation from God

Our Worship Must Be SINGULAR

  • Psalm 95:1

  • Psalm 63:1a

  • Exodus 20:1-11

Our Worship Must Be PERSONAL and COLLECTIVE

  • Psalm 63:1a - “I seek you”

  • Psalm 95:1 - “Let Us”

Our Worship Must Be A VOCAL & LIVELY CELEBRATION

  • Psalm 95:1-2 - shout, sing

    • rānan - to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry.

    • rûaʿ - to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast.

      • Joshua 6:20

      • 1 Samuel 4:5

      • 2 Samuel 6

    • Why? Because we have a lot to celebrate!

Our Worship Must Be Centered on TRUTH

  • Psalm 95:3-5

Our Worship Must Be Filled With REVERENCE

  • Filled with Joy & Bowed in Reverence

  • Joy & Awe

  • Wow & Woe

  • Revelation 7:9-12 - Celebration & Awe.

Our Worship Must Have a Deep Level of INTIMACY & PASSION

  • Psalm 63:3-5 - “Your love means more than life to me…”

    • Not ambivalent or neutral.

Our Worship Should Lead to OBEDIENCE

  • Psalm 95:7b-9

  • Exodus 17:7

  • Romans 12:1