1. Discipleship: Life on Life Direction of FreeWay Church

2. The PURPOSE, of the Christian Church, is to grow in our Faith & Knowledge of the Son of God together so that we will mature in unity by serving one another by living life on life in Christ. The means of making the Purpose a reality is through Discipleship within the Local Church (e.g. FreeWay) and being INTENTIONAL in Worship, Fellowship, and Ministry.

3. Overview 1.Worship: Engaging Christ 2.Worship: Experiencing Christ Together 3.Fellowship: Community of Christ 4.Ministry: Serving Christ

4. QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER What comes to mind when you think of Corporate Worship or Public Worship? What elements make up Worship? Does Bible have a say on worship? Who is the object of our Worship? How would you define worship?

5. Define: Worship … is living out your faith is responding to revelation is the lifestyle of faith is responding by faith through obedience to Divine Revelation (Bible)

6. The Object of Our Worship is… CHRIST He Redeemed us (i.e. the Gospel) He is the Author of the Church (Matt 16:18) He cares how we Worship Together He gives guidelines on Worship (NT Commandments)  Prerequisite to Worship is being Regenerated

7. Agenda for Today 1. Do Group Activity 2. Have Communion 3. Eat & Fellowship

8. Group Activity 1.Read & Understand the Verse. 2.State the Main Idea(s) or Summarize the Commandment. 3.Answer: Why is the Passage important? 4.Answer: How does this fit with Corporate Worship (Eph. 4:13)?

9. The Verses 1.1 Timothy 4:13 2.Ephesians 5:19 3.1 Timothy 2:1 4.1 Corinthians 11:23-26 5.2 Timothy 4:2

10. Group Activity 1.Read & Understand the Verse. 2.State the Main Idea(s) or Summarize the Commandment. 3.Answer: Why is the Passage important? 4.Answer: How does this fit with Corporate Worship (Eph. 4:13)?

11. GROUP ACTIVITY

12. 1 Timothy 4:13 (ESV) 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

13. Ephesians 5:19 (ESV) 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart

14. 1 Timothy 2:1 (ESV) 1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people

15. 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

16. 2 Timothy 4:2 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.

17. 1.1 Timothy 4:13 – Read the Word 2.Ephesians 5:19 – Sing the Word 3.1 Timothy 2:1 – Pray the Word 4.1 Corinthians 11:23-26 – See the Word 5.2 Timothy 4:2 – Preach the Word CHURCH WORSHIP

18. SUMMARY: The PURPOSE of Corporate Worship is to grow in our Faith & Knowledge of the Son of God so that we will mature in unity by experiencing Christ together through the Word.

19. Discipleship: Life on Life Worship: Experiencing Christ Together

20. PREPARE OUR HEARTS for COMMUNION