How To Use This Guide:
listen
Listen to the weekly sermon and read through the main passages(s)
reflect
Prayerfully answer the questions below
discuss
Meet with your group to discuss
respond
Apply the truth of God’s word to your life
How To Use This Guide:
listen
Listen to the weekly sermon and read through the main passages(s)
reflect
Prayerfully answer the questions below
discuss
Meet with your group to discuss
respond
Apply the truth of God’s word to your life
latest message:
background
The word worship comes from an Old English word meaning worth-ship. It is ascribing ultimate worth or value to something or someone. By that definition, we can worship anything: money, power, influence, relationships, and people, to name a few. These things are not evil in and of themselves. But they become idols in our lives when we make them a higher priority than the one true God.
True worship is about loving God with all our being and living for his pleasure. We are called to love God with our minds by giving him our attention, with our hearts and souls by giving him our affection, and with our strength by using our abilities for his glory. We respond to God’s mercy by dedicating our whole selves to him. Our worship should be holistic and constant, resisting conformity to the world and pursuing personal transformation that pleases Him. Ultimately, we bring God pleasure when we live for His purposes and glory.
True worship is about loving God with all our being and living for his pleasure. We are called to love God with our minds by giving him our attention, with our hearts and souls by giving him our affection, and with our strength by using our abilities for his glory. We respond to God’s mercy by dedicating our whole selves to him. Our worship should be holistic and constant, resisting conformity to the world and pursuing personal transformation that pleases Him. Ultimately, we bring God pleasure when we live for His purposes and glory.
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1. What comes to mind when you hear the word "worship"?
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2. Read Mark 12:28-30. What does it look like to worship God with what we focus our attention on? What are some signs a person is being obedient in this area?
3. This passage commands God’s people to love him. How does what we are passionate about impact how we live? (cf. Proverbs 4:20-23) What are ways we can “stir up” our affection for God?
4. Read Romans 12:1-2. What does it look like to “present your body as a living sacrifice?” Why is it necessary to incorporate activity into how we worship God?
3. This passage commands God’s people to love him. How does what we are passionate about impact how we live? (cf. Proverbs 4:20-23) What are ways we can “stir up” our affection for God?
4. Read Romans 12:1-2. What does it look like to “present your body as a living sacrifice?” Why is it necessary to incorporate activity into how we worship God?
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5. Based on this passage and this week’s message, how would you define true worship? What are some practical ways you can worship God with your attention, affection, and abilities in daily life?
6. What things in your life do you give most of your attention, affection, and energy to? How may busyness in these areas get in the way of true worship of God?
7. How can our Home Group help one another stay focused on worshiping God with all our being? What specific encouragement or support do you need as you seek to live a life of worship?
6. What things in your life do you give most of your attention, affection, and energy to? How may busyness in these areas get in the way of true worship of God?
7. How can our Home Group help one another stay focused on worshiping God with all our being? What specific encouragement or support do you need as you seek to live a life of worship?
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