1. The word “worship” comes from an old anglo-saxon word that meant — to give __________________ to someone or something.

Acts 2:42-47, “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” 

2. What worship does to life…
3. Worship orders your life _________________________.     
4. Worship helps you encounter and__________________ 

           God. 

Matthew 18:20, [Jesus said] ”For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” 

1. Worship helps you ________________________ to God.
2. Worship is what God ___________________________.
3. When you become a worshiper, you become _____________.

See Acts 16:16-34 

4. How do you become a “worshiper”?
5. Be __________________________________________.

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.

1. In ____________________.

1. The dream of Jesus is _______________, and the person who is serious about following Him will buy into His dream.

Acts 2:42-47, “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” 

2 Corinthians 10:3-5, “ For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 

2. It’s your responsibility to take up the mantle of _________________.   

Hebrews 5:11-14, “We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!  Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.  But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.” 

3. Why study the Bible? The ultimate goal is to do ________________.

James 1:22-25, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.  Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.” 

4. Three steps — You should…
   1. 4. Take ____________ of practical teaching.
      5. Invest in private ___________________.
      6. Act on what you _____________________.

1. A)Am I being honest with myself really?
2. B)What story do I want to tell?
3. C)Is there a tension that deserves my attention?
4. D)What is the wise thing to do?
5. This final question isn’t about making your life better; it’s about making ___________________________ life better.

John 13:34-35, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.” 

2. At that moment, Jesus establishes Himself as ________                      

    _____________________ for love. 

3. Last question — The Relationship Question,                     

    What does love _____________________________? 

4. This law crushes the excuse we have used through the