C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER J ANUARY 17 TH, 2016 P ASTOR D AVID K OBELIN

I.L ISTENING TO J ESUS  How have you been listening?  What has He been saying?  What have you been doing? C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER

II.I NTRODUCTION C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER

III.C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER Noun- 1. The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. 2. Adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle. Verb- 1. Show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites. 2. Treat (someone or something) with the reverence and adoration appropriate to a deity 3. Take part in a religious ceremony. Psalm 29:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV) 1 Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 2 Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER

Psalm 99:5 New King James Version (NKJV) 5 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His footstool— He is holy. the Westminster Shorter Catechism: Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. Romans 5:8 New King James Version (NKJV) 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER

Worship is ‘a total and complete focus on God, and the result of that focus’. C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER

Acts 16:22 New Century Version (NCV) 22 The crowd joined the attack against them. The Roman officers tore the clothes of Paul and Silas and had them beaten with rods. Acts 16:25 New Century Version (NCV) 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God as the other prisoners listened. WHAT ASPECT OF BEING ‘CALLED OUT TO WORSHIP TOGETHER ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT? C ALLED O UT T O W ORSHIP T OGETHER