2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NIV: You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

YOU are the invitation!

2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NIV: You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

 

 

Luke 14:15-24 NIV: When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

“But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’

“Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’

“Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’

“The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’

“‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’

“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”

Matthew 22:14 NIV: “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

 

 

1. Lots to eat —

2. Lots to drink —

3. Music and dancing —

4. Celebration – !

 

 

1. You don’t want to this party.

Luke 14:15 NIV: When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

2. is on the invite list.

Luke 14:16 NIV: Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.

3. will not respond.

Luke 14:18 NIV: But they all alike began to make excuses.

4. will respond and they won’t always be the ones you expect!

Luke 14:23 NIV: “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

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Romans 8:26-27: In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

 

 

Matthew 16:17-18: Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

 

Matthew 18:15-17: “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

 

• Ekklesia – the called out assembly
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1. The Church is God’s .

a. Ephesians 1:3-9

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ

2. The Church was a part of God’s .

a. Romans 9:1-8

I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit— I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race, the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.

It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.

3. The Church is essential to .

a. Ephesians 4:11-16

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

4. The Church is not .

a. Hebrews 10:24-25

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

5. The Church will not be .

a. Matthew 16:18-19

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

 

 

1. Minister to the

a. Revelations 4:11

“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”

i. All things were created by God and for Him and for His pleasure.

2. Minister to the

a. Galatians 6:9-10

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

3. Minister to the

Luke 4:18-19: The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

Matthew 10:8: Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Matthew 16:18-19: And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

a. We are to preach the Gospel, Tear down demonic strongholds, Heal the sick, and unlock God’s blessing, and lock the enemy’s plans

 

 

1 Peter 2:9-10: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

John 13: 1-17 NIV: It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

“No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”

Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”

Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean.

When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

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A Liturgy for Feasting with Friends

So let our feast this day be joined to those sure victories secured by Christ. Let it be to us now a delight, and a glad foretaste of his eternal kingdom. Bless us, O Lord, in this feast. – Every Moment Holy

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Do you have a strategy for becoming a person who REACHes others?

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Being a person that REACHes requires and .

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• FRANCES List
  • Friends
  • Relatives
  • Acquaintances
  • Neighbors – BLESS App
  • Colleagues
  • Enemies
  • Strangers

• BLESS practices
  • Begin with prayer
  • Listen
  • Eat together
  • Serve others
  • Share your story

Practical Ways to REACH

• Do something you already enjoy, but bring Jesus along with you.

• See your neighbors as people you’re called to REACH.

• Don’t make assumptions about where people are or whether they are open!

Living with intentionality can take a self-centered, self-focused life and give it a greater purpose.

A Strategy that REACHes: Prayer and Listening

1. The Prayer Project – with prayer.

2 Corinthians 4:4 NLT: Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

2. The Listening Project: Slow down and .

Can you separate the call of God on your life from the place where you live?

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Belonging to a Place

Genesis 2:8 NIV: Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.

Genesis 2:15 NIV: The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

Adam and Eve, the First Man and Woman

1. Adam and Eve were given a .

2. Adam and Eve were given a .

Genesis 2:15 — Work it and take care of it…

Jesus has done the but there is still some that still remains to be done.

Revelation 22:1-5 MSG: Then the Angel showed me the Water-of-Life River, crystal bright. It flowed from the Throne of God and the Lamb, right down the middle of the street. The Tree of Life was planted on each side of the River, producing twelve kinds of fruit, a ripe fruit each month. The leaves of the Tree are for healing the nations. Never again will anything be cursed. The Throne of God and of the Lamb is at the center. His servants will offer God service—worshiping, they’ll look on his face, their foreheads mirroring God. Never again will there be any night. No one will need lamplight or sunlight. The shining of God, the Master, is all the light anyone needs. And they will rule with him age after age after age.

Just Like Adam and Eve…

1. God has given me a place.

2. God has given me a purpose.

1. God has given me a place.

The Enemy’s strategy is always to you from the place that God has you.

2. God has given me a purpose.

John 17:18, 20-21 NIV: As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

Can you really belong to Jesus if you don’t care about what He cares about?

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The Journey of Belonging to Jesus

1. Come and see

2. Follow Me

3. Fish for others

First Step: “Come and See”

John 1:35-39 NIV: The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him.

John 1:39 NIV: So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him.

Second Step: “Follow Me”

Matthew 4:18-20 NIV: As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him.

Mark 10:21 NIV: “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Third Step: “Fish for Others”

Matthew 4:19-20 NIV: “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him.

Do you belong to Jesus?

• Come and See
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1 Timothy 3:15 NCV: I’m writing these instructions…so you’ll know how to live in the family of God. That family is the church…

What are We Supposed to do as the Church?

Acts 2:42-27 NIV: And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

1. We

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching…(NIV)

They committed themselves to learning the teachings of the apostles… (Mes)

.2 We

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship…(NIV)

They joined with other believers in fellowship (NLT)

They were life family to each other (CEV)

They committed themselves to life together (Mes)

3. We

…to the breaking of bread… (NIV)

They shared in fellowship meals (TEV)

4. We

…the breaking of bread and the prayers… (NIV)

They spent time praying together (NCV)

5. We

And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. (NIV)

They shared everything with each other…and helped each other when anyone in the group had a need…

God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other. 1 Peter 4:10 LB

How to Get the Most from Your Group

1. I make my group a

Let us not give up the habit of meeting together. Instead, let us encourage one another. Heb. 10:25 TEV

2. I share my thoughts with

Don’t try to act important but enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! Rom. 12:16 NLT

3. I show

Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don’t see things the way you do. And don’t jump all over them every time they do or say something you don’t agree with—even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently. Romans 14:1 (Mes)

We must bear the burden of being considerate of the doubts and fears of others. Romans 15:2 LB

4. I share my

Admit your faults to one another and pray for each other so that you may be healed. Js. 5:16 LB

5. I share others

Help carry each other’s burdens. In this way you will follow Christ’s teachings. Gal. 6:2 GW

As holy people whom God has chosen and loved, be sympathetic, kind, humble, gentle, and patient. Col. 3:12 GW

6. We

Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Heb. 10:24 NIV

I want us to help each other with the faith we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you. Rom. 1:12 NCV

What are your excuses?

Luke 14:16-18 NIV: Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ “But they all alike began to make excuses

Exodus 14:1–4 ESV: Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, in front of Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They are wandering in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

Exodus 14:10–14 ESV: When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they feared greatly. And the people of Israel cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt? Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

Exodus 14:19–31 ESV: Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night without one coming near the other all night.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. The Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic, clogging their chariot wheels so that they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians.”

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.” So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen; of all the host of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea, not one of them remained. But the people of Israel walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

Exodus 15:1–2 ESV: Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,
“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

The Resurrection is nothing less than historical.

The Resurrection is more than a spectacle, it is a miracle.

This miracle tells the story of salvation.

Salvation is a , not a reward.

Salvation is a , not just an escape.

Salvation is , not just recreation.

The Resurrection is more than a miracle, it is seminal.

Jesus not only saves. Jesus is salvation itself.

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Acts 16:16-30 NIV

Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.

When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.”

The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

What comes out of you when you’re sitting in the darkest place you’ve ever been?

When things are difficult in your life, what sound comes out of you?

The people of God have a different SOUND that comes out of them!

The People of God Sound Different Because…

1. They are by the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 2:9 NIV: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession…

2. They are by the Holy Spirit

2 Corinthians 4:16: inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

3. They are with the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:22: put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

4. They don’t wait for to inspire them.

1 Thessalonians 5:18: …In everything give thanks.

When You Sing Your Song in the Night…

1. You will hear and be encouraged.

1 Samuel 30:6 KJV: But David encouraged himself in the Lord.

2. will hear you and be encouraged.

Acts 16:25 NIV: About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

3. God will hear you and He will sing back!

Acts 16:26 NIV: Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.

Psalm 32:7 NIV: You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Psalms 77 NIV: I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted. I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint. You kept my eyes from closing; I was too troubled to speak. I thought about the former days, the years of long ago; I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked: “Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again? Has his unfailing love vanished forever? Has his promise failed for all time? Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion? ”Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand. I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

Zephaniah 3:17 ESV: The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

 

Hebrews 13:15 NIV: Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

Sacrifice: God’s Expectation

• Defining Sacrifice

Common Definition: The act of giving up something valuable or important for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.

Biblical Definition: Something of value, often an animal, food or other item, offered up to God as an act of worship, devotion, or penance.

• God is about His sacrifices!

• Jesus is the .

A Different Kind of Sacrifice

• The people of Israel learned about another kind of sacrifice: and .

Psalm 141:2 NIV: May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.

1 Chronicles 23:30 NIV: They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening.

• King David showed us the way by a , a and an .

2 Samuel 6:22 NIV: I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes…

Psalms 96 1-4 NIV: Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.

2 Samuel 24:24 NIV: But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”

• The New Testament teaches us to continue to !

Ephesians 5:17-20 NLT: Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Sacrifice of Praise

Hebrews 13:15 NIV: Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.

Growing in the Sacrifice of Praise

First Level: Verbal repetition/declaration

Second Level: Engagement of mind and will

Third Level: Breaking into a Spirit-directed flow