1. THROUGH THANKSGIVING AND WORSHIP Encountering and Knowing God

2. Thanksgiving Jeremy Wolfe

3. Worship Definition Homage rendered to God The attitude and acts of reverence to a deity Expression of reverence and adoration of God

4. Worship Some things it is NOT Music Emotion

5. Worship Can be expressed: 1. Through reading God’s Word 2. Through studying God’s Word 3. Through teaching God’s Word 4. Through preaching God’s Word 5. Through the keeping of the ordinances 6. Through the singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs 7. Through the lifting up of prayers, intercessions, supplications, and thanksgiving 8. Through the sacrifice of our bodies 9. Through the sacrifice of our praise 10. Through the sacrifice of our good works 11. Through the sacrifice of our substance

6. Worship Primarily: Through the receiving of his Son

7. Woman at the Well

8. Requirements IN Spirit IN Truth With Sacrifice

9. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship Stephen J. Cole A Pastor from Flagstaff AZ Bible.org Subject “Worship”

10. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship MAKE SURE THAT YOU TRULY BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR AND LORD.

11. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship HAVE A DAILY TIME ALONE WITH GOD IN THE WORD AND PRAYER

12. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship ELIMINATE ALL OF THE GARBAGE FROM THE WORLD THAT HINDERS YOUR GROWTH IN WORSHIPING GOD.

13. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship  PREPARE YOUR HEART SATURDAY NIGHT FOR CORPORATE WORSHIP ON SUNDAY MORNING a.PREPARE YOUR HEART SATURDAY NIGHT FOR CORPORATE WORSHIP ON SUNDAY MORNING

14. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship  PUT AWAY DISTRACTIONS ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AND DON’T BE A DISTRACTION TO OTHER WORSHIPERS

15. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship IGNORE OTHERS AROUND YOU AND REMEMBER THAT GOD IS THE AUDIENCE

16. Practical Steps For Growth In Worship SPEND TIME WORSHIPING GOD IN HIS CREATION.