Heartfelt Worship (Ps 138)
Worship is not about Form but Heart (Dt 6:7, Jn 4:24)
- Worship is our response to God’s self-revealing
- Worship includes
- Confession (Ps 51), lament (Ps 44), praise (Exo 15), thanksgiving (Ps 138), and adoration (Ps 8).
- Dancing (2Sam 6:14), Fasting and silence (Mt 6:16-18, Ps 46:10)
- Heartfelt – as an adjective describing motivation (Dt 10:12-13, 2Chr 29:31)
Psalm 138
- An Example of Heartfelt worship
- Whole heart (Dt 6:5, Ps 9:2, 119:10)
- Sings (Ps 138:1, Eph 5:19, Ps 8:5, Ex 20:23, Gen 23:6)
- Bow down (Ps 138:2, Ps 95:6)
- Involves Thanks (Ps 138:2)
- Call’s out for help (Ps 138:3,7) – expression of need and dependence
- Tells others (Ps 138:4-6)
- Based on Faith (Ps 138:8, Jer 29:11, Rom 8:29, Phil 3:21)
How can we prepare our hearts for worship
- Heartfelt worship begins each morning as we get up. (Dt 6:4-9)
- Heartfelt worship continues each night as we lay down to rest. (Dt 17:19)
- Heartfelt worship continues in preparing to come together with other people (1Cor 14:26)
Notice God’s response to heartfelt worship (Heb. 11:5, Acts 13:22)
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