Fervent in Spirit

1. Fervent in Spirit Mike Mazzalongo BibleTalk.tv Lesson #7 – Fervent in Worship

2. 5 W’s Who? What? Where? When? Why?

3. Who Then God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. Ex. 20:1-3

4. Who 4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.  Ex. 20:4

5. Who 5 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,   Ex. 20:5

6. Who 6 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. 7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. Ex. 20:6-7

7. Who Do We Worship? We worship the God whose history and interaction with humanity is connected to the Jewish race and through them to Jesus Christ and His Apostles to this day.

8. When & Why? 8“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,   Ex. 20:8-9

9. When & Why? 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you.    Ex. 20:10

10. When & Why? 11For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.  Ex. 20:11

11. When & Why? We worship the God of the Bible because He commands it.

12. When & Why? • Resurrection – Sunday Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. Matt. 28:1

13. When & Why? • Early Church Met on Sundays 7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight. Acts 20:7

14. When & Why? • Sunday Worship Universal Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of the week… I Cor. 16:1-2

15. When & Why? • Sunday Worship Commanded 24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,  Heb. 10:24

16. When & Why? 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Heb. 10:25

17. When & Why? 26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, Heb. 10:26

18. When & Why Do We Worship on The Lord’s Day? We worship God on the Lord’s day because we are commanded to do so.

19. Where? 18For, in the first place, when you come together as a church I Cor. 11:18a

20. Churches Met In… • Temples -Acts 2:42 • Private Homes -Rom. 16:5 • Schools -Acts 19:9

21. Churches Met In… • Church Buildings

22. Where do we Worship? We worship wherever the saints decide to meet in order to worship God.

23. What? What are we to do? How are we to worship God?

24. What God Wants From the Inside of His Worshippers. • Faith 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. Heb. 11:6

25. What God Wants From the Inside of His Worshippers. • Faith • Devotion 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread andto prayer.. Acts 2:42

26. What God Wants From the Inside of His Worshippers. • Faith • Devotion • Sincerity 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Heb. 10:22

27. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. • Praise & Thanksgiving 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; Eph. 5:18-19

28. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. • Praise & Thanksgiving 20 always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ toGod, even the Father; Eph. 5:20

29. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. • Praise & Thanksgiving • Remembrance/Witness 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”  I Cor. 11:23-24

30. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. • Praise & Thanksgiving • Remembrance/Witness 25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. I Cor. 11:25-26

31. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. • Praise & Thanksgiving • Remembrance/Witness • Edification/Sharing 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousandsouls. 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:41-42

32. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. 43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.44 And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common;  Acts 2:43-44

33. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. 45and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.  Acts 2:45

34. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. 46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,  Acts 2:46

35. What God Wants From the Outside of His Worshippers. 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts 2:47

36. What do we offer God in Worship? We offer God worship that involves the whole being of man.

37. How Do We Cultivate Fervency in Worship?

38. How do we Cultivate Fervency in Worship? • Make it a Priority.

39. How do we Cultivate Fervency in Worship? • Make it a Priority. • Make it Reverent.

40. How do we Cultivate Fervency in Worship? • Make it a Priority. • Make it Reverent. • Make it Worthy of Sharing.

41. How do we Cultivate Fervency in Worship? I was glad when they said to me,“Let us go to the house of the Lord.” Ps. 122:1

42. How do we Cultivate Fervency in Worship? 24and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. Heb. 10:24-25

43. Fervency is contagious… You don’t teach it or learn it, you catch it.