Life Building Station: How To Develop Personal Worship: Session I
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SESSION I A. INTRODUCTION - WHY WORSHIP GOD 1. The heart cry of the Father will never be fulfilled not until _____________ ________________ are raised up in the body of Christ. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. John 4:23
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A life that is so close to Him. God wants us to ___________________ to Him so that He can ________________ to us and thus fulfill that desire for ________________ fellowship that He is longing for. And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you? Gen 3:8,9
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We are the ___________ of the __________________. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 1 Cor 6:19
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We are _______________________, to _____________ for God only. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? Ps 42:1-2
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HEBREW WORD 1.
SHACHAH To bow down, prostrate, to fall on knees with forehead touching the ground, to fall flat, to reverence.
C. GREEK WORDS 1.
PROSKUNEO To fawn or crouch, to prostrate oneself in homage, to do reverence or to adore. The word is taken from a word meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master’s hand.
Life Building Station: How To Develop Personal Worship: Session I
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LATREUO To minister to God, to render religious homage, serve, do the service, worship.
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SEBOMAI To revere, adore, stressing the feeling of awe or devotion.
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DEFINITION OF WORSHIP 1.
Worship means ‘to ascribe __________ or ___________, or to count ______________ to God.
2. Worship is _____________ to God, especially of our total self. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Rom 12:1-2
3. Worship is the ability to _____________ God with our whole being. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. Jn 4:23-24
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Worship is all the overflow of our ___________________ of God as He has revealed Himself in His Word and as He has demonstrated His word in our lives.
5. Worship is the ______________ or _____________ of our whole being, ___________, _________ and ____________, under a sense of Divine favour in the presence of God.
Jesus said to him," 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind”. Matt 22:37
Life Building Station: How To Develop Personal Worship: Session I
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WORSHIP IS A DIVINE CYCLE OF GIVING Worship completes ____________________________ when we consider that the spiritual life that flows from God to us, returns to Him in worship from us, and thus the divine cycle is complete. It could be presented as follows:
GOD (Father)
HOLY SPIRIT
JESUS (Son)
MAN
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It all started with God who ___________ His all to man through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus ___________ His all to us (His life).
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Man __________________ his ____________________________.
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God gives more back to man through Jesus.
all
(in
worship)
back
to
God
Life Building Station: How To Develop Personal Worship: Session II
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SESSION II A.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WORSHIP. (YOUR SOUL’S RESPONSE & EXPRESSIONS) 1. To worship is to quicken the ___________________ by the holiness of God. 2. To feed the ______________ with the truth of God. 3. To purge the ________________ by the beauty of God. 4. To open the ____________ to the love of God 5. To devote the _____________ to the purpose of God.
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WORSHIP IS “A FLOW” IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. (YOUR SPIRIT’S RESPONSE & EXPRESSIONS) 1.
_______________ the Holy Spirit is the Key to Worship
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The Holy Spirit is our ____________ to pray and worship.
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We are the _____________ of the Holy Spirit
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Learn to _________ obedience in responding to the person of the Holy Spirit.
BIBLICAL POSTURES. (THE BODY’S RESPONSE & EXPRESSIONS) 1. The ____________________. 2. The ____________________. 3. The ____________________. 4. The ____________________. 5. The ____________________. 6. The ____________________. 7. The ____________________.
Life Building Station: How To Develop Personal Worship: Session II
8. The ___________________. 9. The ___________________. 10. The ___________________.
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Life Building Station: How To Develop Personal Worship: Session III
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SESSION III A.
RESULTS IN WORSHIP. 1. 2.
Brings you _____________ to God. Worship time helps to _____________ an environment for the Holy Spirit’s anointing and gifts.
3. Prepare your ____________ for the Word. 4. Helps to increase your ____________ momentum toward your spiritual goal. B.
HINDRANCES. 1. Pride – I don’t need to build the relationship (Husband and wife). 2. Backsliding – Lose your first love. 3. Not wholehearted – your heart is somewhere else, on something or someone. 4. Unprepared heart – distracted like Martha (Luke 10:40). 5. Bondages – sin, habitual sins and unsettled pasts. 6. Emotional problems – Be yourself with God, don’t hide anything. 7. Fear of being manipulated / controlled – Not ready to respond fully to God, holding back ourselves. Soul – emotional, mind, will & Body – embarrassment of the expression. Lifting up of hands, crying, dancing and etc….
8. Hypocrisy – What we say but not doing it. 9. Lack of teaching – Most cases is this area where we don’t understand. 10. Lack of discipline – take things for granted or priorities not right: God, yourself, family, friends and ministry/work.
Life Building Station: How To Develop Personal Worship: Session III
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PRACTICAL TIPS STEP 1 – RIGHT DESIRE. 1.
Develop a ________________ of worship in you.
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Desire to have ____________________ of worship with God.
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Desire for God to _______________ more of Himself to you.
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Desire to have ____________________ in your time of worship with God.
STEP 2 – LOCATION AND TIME. 1. Personal worship is __________________. 2.
Worship _________________.
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Find a ___________________ where there will be ________________.
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______________and __________________.
STEP 3 – PRACTICAL ACTIONS. 1. __________________ yourself and __________ on who God is. 2.
You can start by _________________ that you feel is appropriate for that time.
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You can start by ________________ in the __________________.
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Play worship _____ or _______.
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______________for what He has done, He’s doing and what He’s going to do.
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Be ____________ to the Holy Spirit at all times.
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Go _______________ in worship by expressing your Love to God.
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It takes time to ____________________ with God.
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Be _________________ always to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
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10. Learn to ____________ in the presence of God. The above tips are just a guide for you to start off, but as you develop more in worshiping God in His presence, you will know what works best for you. D.
CONCLUSION. Finally, God the Father _____________to build __________ and __________________ with us. He is looking for true worshippers who will worship Him in spirit and in truth, and those who want to seek after His own heart.
Contents
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A. Introduction – Why Worship God B. Hebrew Word C. Greek Words D. Definition Of Worship E. Worship Is A Divine Cycle Of Giving
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A. What Happens When You Worship B. Worship Is “A Flow” In The Holy Spirit C. Biblical Postures
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A. Results In Worship B. Hindrances C. Practical Tips
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HOW TO DEVELOP PERSONAL WORSHIP