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1.  We shape our worship and then our worship shapes us.
    A.  Worship defined
    B.  Worth Shape
    C.  Hebrew in Psalms often translated “to bow down”
    D.  Romans 12:1 – Giving worth to God, a continuous action!
2.  A Picture Communicated
    A.  Our view (picture) of God will shape how we live.
    B.  What do we communicate about God in our worship?
3.  It is our purpose
            1 Peter 2:9
    Peter describes two things for us:
    A.  Who we are in Christ
          i. ____________  ii. ____________  iii. ____________  iv. _____________
    B.   Our purpose as the Body of Christ: ______________________
4.  Our Life Together: the Corporate Event
    A.  Worship is a celebration rooted in an event.
          i. Worship includes stories, feasting, dramatizing, enacting.
          ii. Worship makes the event contemporary to the people who are celebrating
    B.  Worship remembers God’s saving deeds
          i. We recall the actions of God on behalf of His people through scripture,
              drama, symbolism and testimony
    C.  Worship rehearses the covenant
          i. We rehearse to remember, we remember so we can make change so
              our lives will become what God intended them to be.
    D.  Worship involves sacrifice
          i. Burnt Offering
          ii. Ceremonially Clean
          iii. Approach the Tabernacle
          iv. Statement of Confession and sacrifice
    Hebrews 13:15
    Romans 12:1
          1. What is different about the sacrifices mentioned in the New Testament?
          2. How often does Hebrews tell us to offer the sacrifice? (CONTINUALLY!)
    E. Christ is our high priest and has offered the sacrifice on our behalf; once, for
        all.
    F. Worship is our job!
    G. We are the worshipper and the priest.
    H. Do not take Christ’s sacrifice lightly.
    I. True worship is not passive.
    J. True worship is personal.
5. There is a theological order of worship; ordered by the rhythm of revelation and
    response.
    A. God invites – we gather,
    B. God speaks – we respond,
    C. God sends – we go.
6. The story communicated: The Use of Arts in Worship
    A. Worship is not dependant on the arts!
    B. Measuring the use of the arts in worship
        i. “Let This Mind Be In You”
        ii. Submit your desires to the will of God
        iii. Sacred vs. Secular; Man’s definition vs. All truth as God’s truth
        iv. Worship Art vs. WorshipMart
        v. Recognize the “Indigenous Culture”
        vi. Worship First, Lead by Example!
7. Worship with the right perspective.
    A. When we gather to worship:
        i. We are entering into the throne room of God, not a concert hall.
        ii. He is the “audience of one”,
        iii. We are both the priests and the worshippers.
        iv. We are joining in the eternal worship service that began before man was
            created and will continue beyond the history of this earth.
        v. We are joined by others all across this globe and with saints that have
            taken part in the past and will take part in the future.
    B. How important is worship? It is the most important thing we do.
        Quote from John Piper
8. Isaiah 6:1-8