COW TIP: FOLLOW JESUS, NOT A DENOMINATION OR A PREACHER OR A STYLE OR A TRADITION

Matthew 4:19 (ERV) Jesus said, “Come, follow me, and I will make you different….”

SIMPLE CHURCH IS DIFFERENT AND FAR FROM PERFECT

WE ARE TRYING TO KNOCK OVER SACRED COWS LIKE JESUS DID!

Matthew 21:12-13 NLT Jesus entered the Temple…He knocked over the tables…

WHAT COW WE KNOCKING OVER TODAY? A REALLY BIG COW, WORSHIP

COW TIP: WORSHIP IS MORE THAN A DESCRIPTIVE WORD; WORSHIP IS YOUR LIFE!

Romans 12:1 (EASY) My Christian friends…I really want you to serve God with your whole life… Serve him with everything that you have and that will please him. That is the true way to worship God.

NO SONG, NO BUILDING, NO TEAM; YOUR WHOLE LIFE!

WORSHIP ISN’T DEFINED BY A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE!

THE SCRIPTURES RARELY REFER TO WORSHIP AS MUSIC!

Job 1:20 EASY When Job heard this news he was very upset. He tore his clothes and he cut off all his hair. Then he bent down low on the ground to worship God.

John 4:23-24 EASY But people will soon have a new way to worship…Those people who really want to worship the Father will worship him in their spirits, in a true way. The Father looks for people who will worship him like that.

SO IN GREEK AND HEBREW WHAT IS THE TRANSLATION OF WORSHIP? REVERENCE, SERVICE, SUBMISSION, AND HONOR

THIS DOES NOT MEAN MUSIC IS BAD OR WRONG OR NOT A PART OF WORSHIP

COW TIP: WORSHIP DOES NOT START AND STOP, NOT A FAUCET

Colossians 3:17 (ERV) Everything you say and everything you do should be done for Jesus your Lord.

Hebrews 13:15-16 (MSG) So let’s go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is—not trying to be privileged insiders… God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship—a different kind of “sacrifice” —that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.

1 Corinthians 10:31 (EASY) Whatever you are doing, show that God is great. When you eat anything, or you drink anything, do it all in a way that praises God.

WRAP THIS UP WITH SOME WORSHIP TRIVIA: DID JESUS EVER SING?

Matt 26:30 (EASY) Then Jesus and his disciples sang a song to praise God.

MUSIC IS A PART OF WORSHIPPING GOD, BUT REMEMBER: WORSHIP IS WAY MORE THAN A SONG

WORSHIP IS REALLY HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE; TO BRING HONOR TO HIM

WORSHIP IS ABOUT HIM, NOT YOU!

WORHIP IS ABOUT RECOGNIZING GOD’S PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE