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In Spirit and Truth

When it comes to worshipping God, our heart matters. Our worship in a community of believers will only be as beneficial as our attitudes are sincere. Scripture gives us numerous "attitude checkpoints" by which we can examine our hearts to make certain that we are ready for worship.

John wrote in John four that "a time [...]has now come when true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." And if the Spirit is in us, He will convict us and grow us as we worship God through Him.

Our humble cry should be, "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." Our humble, joyful, attentive attitudes in worship matter to God. So, as we meet together with our church this weekend, let us come with the right attitude and worship our amazing Lord in Spirit and truth.

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; dedicated to providing you with the tools and resources needed to share your faith with others confidently and effectively.”

Hear the Word

Central to every worship service should be the reading and proclaiming of the Word of God. This part of worship is non-negotiable—we need to be filling ourselves up with more of the Bible.

When we hear Scripture as part of our community worship, we hear what God would say through His servant to comfort, encourage, warn, and rebuke us. And this truly demands our solemn attention.

In Nehemiah chapter eight, we see an example of the Word of God being preached in a worship service.

Ezra, the priest, read the Law of God from daybreak until noon, and the people of God listened attentively. It says that at the end of Ezra's reading, " he praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” They then bowed down and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground."

Let us also be a people who value God's Word and worship Him when we hear it.

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

Sing to the King

Do you like to sing praises to God? Now, I know some of us aren't professional singers, but singing is an important part of Christian worship. Paul said that when we’re filled with the Holy Spirit, singing will come naturally as an expression of our joy.

In Ephesians 15:19, Paul writes, "be filled with the Spirit [...] singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart." You know, King David is a perfect example of the Holy Spirit causing us to worship through song.

And as a leader, he was very concerned about the people of God singing in their worship services. Our hymns of worship should have a singular purpose to them: and that is to thank and praise the Lord for all He has done. He truly is worthy of all our praise! So what are we waiting for?

Regardless of our abilities, let us create time today to sing to our King!

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

Worship the Creator

As we look this week at how we can grow spiritually through worship, we should consider how many of the Psalms were originally written for Jewish worship services. In Psalm ninety-five, we read that we worship God because He is the "great King."

"In His hands are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him. The seas are His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land."

And because God made this world and everything in it, the psalmist instructs us that we should bow down in worship and "kneel before the Lord our Maker."

And it always leaves me in awe when I think about how our Creator has also created a way to redeem us from our sins—that the Creator Himself became a man to live a perfect life, to die on the cross for our sins.

So today, let us worship Him—our Creator and Lord!

 

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

Prioritising Fellowship

Charles Spurgeon said, "Some Christians try to go to heaven alone, in solitude. But, believers are not compared to bears or lions or other animals that wander alone. Those who belong to Christ are sheep in this respect, that they love to get together. Sheep go in flocks, and so do God's people."

We will not be able to grow in fellowship until we first develop our minds and spirits to be committed to fellowship.

In Philippians two three (2:3), Paul tells us, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourself." And this is exactly how we should think concerning other believers. We need to cultivate thoughts of valuing them.

And we need to prioritise edifying and encouraging them. And Jesus is our prime example of this—He met and associated with all kinds of people, and loved and grew them through meeting together.

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”