It’s All About Him
October 14, 2023 / Thora Anderson / Vineyard Church North PhoenixLife-Changing Worship
It’s All About Him
I. Introduction
II. God’s Presence Breaks in When We Worship!
A. The “” of God
The “pneumas” of God – – is where God’s Presence comes and fills a place.
(Warmth, thickness in the air, peace, etc.)
1. One of our main we come to church is to !
2. I Kings 8:10-11 (NAS) 10It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
III. The Reason We Attend Church Revolves Around !
A. Psalm 34:8a (NAS) O taste and see that the LORD is good!
B. Psalm 100:2-4 (NAS) 2Serve the LORD with gladness; come before Him with joyful singing. 3Know that the LORD Himself is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
IV. A Biblical Glimpse Into “All-In” Worship
A. Luke 7:36-50 (NLT) 36One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. 37When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. 38Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them. 39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!” 40Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.” “Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied. 41Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other. 42But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?” 43Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.” “That’s right,” Jesus said. 44Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. 46You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume. 47“I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” 48Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?” 50And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
B. Mark 14:9 (NAS) “Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
C. Worship isn’t about us. It’s all about .
1. Worship is for .
2. Worship takes place at the of Jesus.
3. Worship is with the Person of Jesus Christ.
a. She knew: It’s all about Him!
4. Worship is not concerned about something from Jesus. It is ourselves and our love to Him.
5. Worship often involves our .
6. Worship is not easily .
V. Conclusion