2. WE GLORIFY
CHRIST

3. EPHESIANS 3:7-11
7 I became a servant of this gospel by
the gift of God’s grace given me through
the working of his power. 8 Although I
am less than the least of all the Lord’s
people, this grace was given me: to
preach to the Gentiles the boundless
riches of Christ,

4. EPHESIANS 3:7-11
9 and to make plain to everyone the
administration of this mystery, which for
ages past was kept hidden in God, who
created all things. 10 His intent was that
now, through the church, the manifold
wisdom of God should be made known
to the rulers and authorities in the
heavenly realms,

5. EPHESIANS 3:7-11
11 according to his eternal purpose that
he accomplished in Christ Jesus our
Lord.

6. One driving passion in our
worship, is our desire for
the glory of God in Christ.

7. Five Biblical
Non-Negotiables In
Our Worship

8. HUMILITY

9. God is the
absolute center
of our worship.
Humility

10. GOD DESIRES OUR WORSHIP
• He orchestrates history to display His
glory
• He ordains the church to enjoy His glory

11. God deserves
our worship.
Humility

12. God draws us
to Himself in worship.
Humility

13. HONESTY

14. God requires that we
worship Him in Spirit
and Truth.
Honesty

15. MISDEFINING WORSHIP THROUGH
EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES
• God is more pleased with our purity than
our professionalism.
• God is more pleased with our attitude
than our appearance.
• God is more with our substance than our
style.

16. REDEFINING WORSHIP THROUGH
INTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES
• The reality of His presence.
• The responses of our hearts.
• Jesus desires to cover our sin.
• Jesus desires to comfort us in sorrow

17. CLARITY

18. Worship is a rhythm of
revelation and response.
Clarity

19. God reveals Himself
clearly in the world and in
His Word.
Clarity

20. WHEN THE WORD IS
ABSENT IN OUR WORSHIP
• Our response is manufactured.
• The result is pleasing to self.

21. WHEN THE WORD IS
APPARENT IN OUR WORSHIP
• Our response is authentic.
• The result is pleasing to God.

22. COMMUNITY

23. We are not just individual
worshippers; we are a
community of faith.
Community

24. TWO PROBLEMS IN
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
• The individualistic attitude.
• The spectator approach.

25. THE POINT OF
COMMUNITY WORSHIP
• We encourage each other.
• We express our unity.
• We establish continuity with the church
throughout history.
• We engage together in spiritual battle.

26. DIVERSITY

27. Worship reflects the unity
and diversity of heaven.
Diversity

28. We need to get in on a
global perspective of
worship.
Diversity

29. We need to get over the
different styles of worship
that divide the Body of
Christ.
Diversity

30. We need to get involved in
the joy of continual,
worldwide worship.
Diversity

31. We need to get lost in the
love God has for every
nation, tribe and people.
Diversity

32. We need to get on with the
global mission to which
God has called us.
Diversity

33. Worship is the fuel
of our mission.
Diversity

34. Worship is the goal
of our mission.
Diversity

35. FANNY J. CROSBY
Tune composer Phoebe Palmer
Knapp (1839-1908) played a
melody to Fanny Crosby and
asked, "What does the melody
say to you?" Crosby replied that
the tune said, "Blessed
assurance, Jesus is mine!" and
proceeded to recite the entire
first stanza of the now-famous
hymn.

36. FANNY J. CROSBY
Knapp was one of several tune
writers that worked with Fanny
Crosby. It was not unusual for
one of her texts to be inspired
by a preexisting tune. Knapp
was the composer of more than
five hundred gospel hymns and
tunes.

37. FANNY J. CROSBY
Fanny Crosby (1820-1915),
blind at the age of six weeks,
was a lifelong Methodist who
began composing hymns at age
six. She became a student at
the New York Institute of the
Blind at age 15 and joined the
faculty of the Institute at 22,
teaching rhetoric and history.

38. FANNY J. CROSBY
In 1885, Crosby married
Alexander Van Alstyne, also a
student at the Institute and later
a member of the faculty. He was
a fine musician and, like Fanny,
a lover of literature.

39. FANNY J. CROSBY
Middle class women in
nineteenth-century United
States had little voice in
worship, however. One of the
only ways for a woman to claim
the authority to be heard was by
direct personal revelation from
God.

40. FANNY J. CROSBY
Fanny Crosby readily claimed
God's personal revelation as a
source for her hymns; her
personal revelation then
became a communal inspiration
as Christians throughout the
world sang her hymns and
confirmed her faith experience
as their own.