Latreia

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

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.