Welcome to Bible Baptist Church Ballincollig, Cork Celebrating 12 Years Today is the Lord’s Day Sunday, 10 th of September, 2006

September’s Memory Verse God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

Announcements Lord’s Supper this morning Lord’s Supper this morning Church Tonight at 7pm – Special preaching tonight Church Tonight at 7pm – Special preaching tonight Wednesday evening Prayer meeting and Bible Study at 7pm – Matthew 26 Wednesday evening Prayer meeting and Bible Study at 7pm – Matthew 26

How to Worship God in Spirit – Part 2 Learning to Worship God His Way John 4:20-24

What is Worship? True worship, real devotion does not consist in the performance of certain religious duties at set times, but in the spirit in which the ordinary duties of common life are performed. William Law

Principles of Worship Everyone worships some-thing or some-one! Everyone worships some-thing or some-one! But most people miss the target when it comes to worshipping GOD - People assume they know what worship should be like. But most people miss the target when it comes to worshipping GOD - People assume they know what worship should be like. –But they either don’t know God –They don’t know how to worship Him –Or they don’t care to worship Him

Meaning of Worship To Worship means to show someone’s worth! Ascribing great worth to a person To honour – extol, lift-up, praise To honour – extol, lift-up, praise To please To please To bless To bless To love passionately with all the heart To love passionately with all the heart To glorify – put all the attention on To glorify – put all the attention on To serve, gladly and whole-heartedly To serve, gladly and whole-heartedly

Worshipping God in Spirit It is An Inner Worship It is An Inner Worship It is An Attitude It is An Attitude It is Consuming It is Consuming A Good Example is Enoch A Good Example is Enoch

The Example of Enoch Genesis 5:21-24; Hebrews 11:5,6 He Walked with God He Walked with God He Befriended God He Befriended God He Loved God He Loved God He Pleased God! He Pleased God! He Thought about God – THEOLOGY He Thought about God – THEOLOGY He Honoured God He Honoured God He Served God He Served God To Enoch, God was not someone to constantly get forgiveness from, but someone to love, to know more and more, to walk with, and serve passionately

Here’s a Secret … Do you know how to get the victory over some sin in your life? Do you know how to get the victory over some sin in your life? Change what you worship! Change what you worship! Galatians 5:16

Worshipping God in Spirit is Consuming (Ephesians 5:18) You cannot worship God half-heartedly. By its very nature it is consuming You cannot worship God half-heartedly. By its very nature it is consuming –It is like driving at night –It is like cutting a diamond! –It is like falling in love! Worship is not easy Worship is not easy Listen to these Scriptures Listen to these Scriptures –Psalm 34:1 –Psalm 104:33

True Worship affects ALL OF OUR LIFE… It affects our Sanity (Isaiah 26:3) It affects our Sanity (Isaiah 26:3) It affects our Music (Psalm 30:11,12) It affects our Music (Psalm 30:11,12) It affects our Families (Psalm 145:4) It affects our Families (Psalm 145:4) It affects our Sleep (Psalm 63:6,7) It affects our Sleep (Psalm 63:6,7) It affects our Marriages (Psalm 34:3) It affects our Marriages (Psalm 34:3) It affects our Church (Psalm 22:22) It affects our Church (Psalm 22:22) It affects our Jobs (Colossians 3:23) It affects our Jobs (Colossians 3:23) If affects our Money (Matthew 2:11) If affects our Money (Matthew 2:11)

Conclusion - How did God earn such an Inner Attitude of Consuming Worship? By Seeking Us – not waiting on us to desire Him By Seeking Us – not waiting on us to desire Him By Taking Our Place in Death By Taking Our Place in Death By Offering us a Way Back to Him By Offering us a Way Back to Him By Just Being a Faithful God – It is His Middle Name! By Just Being a Faithful God – It is His Middle Name!