PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP: PSALM 100

1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! 5 For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. —Psalm 100
“Worship is taking God’s best and giving it back to Him.” —- MARK HALL, Casting Crowns
“True worship…is honoring God with our whole being.” —- JASON CHATRAW, Author

“Kierkegaard, the Danish Christian, compared worship to a drama and said that too often the church lets the worship leaders serve as the actors, God as their prompter, and the congregation as the audience; but the roles should be different he said, the members of the congregation are to be the actors, the leaders the prompters, and God Himself is to be the audience.” —- TOM STIDHAM, excerpt from the FSBC Lawrence Newsletter, October 12, 1992

        ● “Worship is communing with God. It takes place in the HEART.”
        ● “Worship is FOR God, not the people.”
        ● “Worship is not done in a vicarious manner…no one can worship for you.”
        ● “Worship is NOT hearing or seeing what the ‘platform people do.’”
        ● “Worship is not an option, it is essential.” —- DR. BRUCE LEAFBLAD, Southwestern Seminary

“Corporate worship is unified when private worship is purified.” —- T MAC
“…The hour is coming and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.” —– JOHN 4:23

PRACTICE WORSHIP FUNDAMENTALS: Psalm 100:1-2
        ● SUNDAY WORSHIP begins on Monday and continues through Sunday.
        ● FUNDAMENTALS:
               o Joyful attitude because you are a child of God.
               o Servant attitude which flows from your relationship with God.
               o You enjoy His presence with a song in your heart.

DEVELOP A DAILY WORSHIP PLAN: Psalm 100:3
        ● KNOW that the LORD is GOD.
        ● RECOGNIZE & REMEMBER:
               o God made us.
               o We are His adopted children, if we KNOW HIM.

PRACTICE A DAILY WORSHIP PLAN: Psalm 100:3
        ● PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
               o Be silent and think about who GOD is to you.
                        ● Sovereign, Holy, Good, etc.
                        ● All powerful, All sufficient, Always present, etc.
               o Read the Word of God, Pray, & Report for Duty
               o Tools which can help:
                        ● Praise Journal & Prayer Journal

GAME DAY - SUNDAY: Psalm 100:4
        ● ENTER WORSHIP with an “Attitude of Gratitude”:
               o Thanksgiving & Praise
        ● REMEMBER THE EXHORTATIONS as we gather for Worship:
               o Draw near to God
               o Hold fast to your confession of your hope
               o Consider how to stir up others to love and good works
        ● EXPRESS YOU JOY & THANKS for the past week
        ● BLESS HIS NAME/CHARACTER

THE ONE ATTITUDE OF WORSHIP: Psalm 100:5
        ● WORTHY IS THE LORD, THEREFORE, WE WORSHIP HIM!