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War\\nfor our Worship
\\n\\n\\n\\nWhat\\nis the one thing that God desires most from you and you have the ability to\\nfreely give it or withhold it from Him?
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n(Isaiah\\n14:13-14)\\xa0 \\u2018I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my\\nthrone above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of\\nassembly\\u2026I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will\\nmake myself like the Most High.\\u2019
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n(Matthew\\n4:8-9) \\u201c\\u2026the devil took (Jesus) to a very high mountain and showed\\nhim all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. \\u2018All this I will\\ngive you,\\u2019 he said, \\u2018if you will bow down and worship me.\\u2019\\u201d
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\\n\\n\\n\\nWhy\\nis worship so important to God?
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You are\\na worshipper\\xa0
\\n\\n\\n\\n(Exodus 20:3-5) \\u201c\\u2018You\\nshall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself\\nidols\\u2026You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the\\nLORD your God, am a jealous God.\\u2019\\u201d
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nWhat do you worship?
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa02.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nYou will become like what you worship.
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n(Psalm 115:4,8) \\u201cBut their idols\\nare silver and gold, made by the hands of men\\u2026Those who make them will be\\nlike them and so will all who trust in them.\\u201d
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\\n\\n\\n\\nThree\\nimportant players:
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nA.\\xa0\\xa0\\nThe\\nAudience
\\n\\n\\n\\nB.\\xa0\\xa0\\nThe\\nPerformer
\\n\\n\\n\\nC.\\xa0\\xa0\\nThe\\nDirector
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\\n\\n\\n\\nHow\\ndo we learn to worship?\\xa0
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nWho\\nis God and what has He done?
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n(Hebrews\\n12:28-29) \\u201c\\u2026since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot\\nbe shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably\\nwith reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.\\u201d
\\n\\n\\n\\nHow\\ndo I do it?
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\\nRespond naturally to His supernatural goodness
In\\nview of who God is and what He has done, I bring an offering.\\xa0 And I am\\nthe offering.
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n(Romans\\n12: 1 ) \\u201cTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God\'s mercy, to\\noffer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-this is\\nyour spiritual act of worship.\\u201d