Throughout Hebrew history, the __________ between God and the Israelites is the dominant
Covenant
______ lays the foundations for a theology of God’s revelation of his person, his redemption, his law, and his worship.
Exodus
Keeping the covenant with Yahweh means ________________________
obeying his commandments and in return, the Israelites will receive his blessing
Worship is both _________ and ______.
Revelation and response
Worship cannot take place without a _______ from humankind to God.
response
“Worship in its broadest sense is a meeting between God and HIs people in which God becomes present to His people, who respond with ____ and _____.
Praise, thanksgiving
In Isaiah 6:8, God asked for a response from Isaiah, and he responded, “_______”
Here am I send me.
Offering ourselves to God is what ____ is all about
Worship
Without the Spirit’s presence, there is no genuine _____ or life-changing _____.
Worship, power
John 4:24
God is a spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.
In John’s writing, “truth” is a word that he relates often to __________ and the truth revealed by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus
True worship does not depend on ____ and ___ but upon whether the worshiper is sincere and if Jesus Christ is the center of our worship
holy days and places
Christian worship is not ________ or _____ but is Christ - Center
man-centered or event-centered
“Spirit without truth is ____ and truth without Spirit is ____________.
helpless, theology without a fire
Is. 29:13 “Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their _____, and with their ___ do honour me, but have removed their ____ far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the __________________.
Mouth, Lips, Heart, Precept of men
God is not pleased with our worship if we just go through the motions and our worship does not come from the _____.
Heart
Worship must be more than just an activity that takes place in church, but rather it must be a __ of worship that includes social justice reaching out with compassion to those that are less fortunate.
lifestyle
Amos 5:21-24 - Take thou away from me the ____ of thy songs;
noise
Worship that costs me nothing is “worth just about __ ___.”
that much
Neither good design nor well-developed skills are an acceptable substitute for being ___ and ___ for ministry.
Called, empowered
Immanence
his closeness
Transcendence
his existence above and beyond our understanding
Matt. 28:20 “I am with you ____, even unto the end of the ____.”
Always, world
For my ___ are not your ____, neither are your ___ my ___, saith the Lord. Is. 55:8
Thoughts, thoughts, ways, ways
God ____ his _______ when his Word is ____.
Reveals, presence, preached
Jesus is always present with his ____.
Word
Even though God is always with us, there are times when we are more ____ of the presence of God.
aware
When God is pleased with our worship his presence is ____.
Evident
The challenge for worship leaders is to recognize that their role as a leader is ____, not just when they are on the platform leading worship.
Constant
The life and teachings of Jesus epitomize the integration between authentic worship and a pure heart that is reflective of a life of _____ to God’s commandments.
obedience
If our worship does not drive us to more intense devotion to the _____ we have made with God; if it does not turn our attention outward, then it is simply a self-absorbed ___ that is not acceptable to the one who is supposed to be the ____ of our worship.
Covenant, activity, subject
When we exalt him and see how great he is, we begin to see ourselves for who we really are, ____ and in need of ___ and ______.
Sinful, grace, forgiveness
When we begin to comprehend the greatness of our God, we become keenly aware of our ____.
Sinfulness
Corporate worship fuels _____.
Evangelism
Service, including evangelism, is the natural byproduct of _____.
Worship
When planning the content of a worship service, it is important to be very thoughtful and intentional to make sure that the content is the _______ that:
- _____
- ________
- ________
Good news
- God can save us
- Heal us
- and transform our lives
“Worship is the supreme and only indispensable activity of the _____.
Church
It alone will endure, like the love for God which it expresses, into ______, when all other activities of the Church will have passed away.
Heaven
Soon and very soon we will be an audience before the majesty and glory of God for all ____.
Eternity
We will take our place among the throngs of heaven, made up of people from every ____, ___, ____, and ____ who have been purchased by the blood of the Lamb.
Tribe, language, people, and tongue
We will worship for all eternity joining the “many angels around the throne and the ____ and the ____… saying with a loud voice, ____ is the ____ that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing” Rev. 5:11-12
Beast, elders, Worthy, Lamb
Worship is _____.
Eternal