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Message
Worship Fully: Why Not?
Pastor Mike Neely
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Connection Ministries, Julie Morgenstern ([email protected]), 952-847-3886
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Worship Fully: Why Not?
Romans 1:16ff. and Genesis 1-3
We can’t worship fully if we don’t _________ God ____________.
We must believe ____________to worship _________.
“If we do not believe ____________, what do we believe?”
The ______every ________whispers. Romans 1:25
exchanged truth for the _____… AND worshiped & served
the ___________rather than the ___________.
THE LIE: “God is not…” Genesis 3:1-7
Line 1. “God is not ___________.”
“In the beginning _______ ___________…” Genesis 1:1 et al.
 If God did not create us then we have no true ___________.
Therefore we have no true ___________…, __________, ____________…
 If God did not create us then we are _______-determined.
Therefore if we do not worship God as creator we worship ________.
Line 2. “God is not ________.”
“Indeed! Has God ________…?”
 Does God speak ____________?
“God __________…”
 Does God speak _____________?
“You will be like God,
__________.”
 Do God’s commands bring _____? “You surely will not ____.”
If God’s word can’t be trusted we must trust ___________.
“…the woman saw…delight…desire…wise… she took & gave…”
Challenge: How, then, can we worship fully and truthfully?
1. __________the lie. Romans 1:16-23; 8:26-32
What ____________is there?
 “What has been _______” reveals His invisible ___________.
 “The __________…reveals…the righteousness of God.”
 The testimony of ______________lives. 26-30
“…we do not know (26)…we know God causes…”
 The testimony of God’s ________. 31-32
If he didn’t spare ______ ______, will he not _____ ______?
2. __________God truthfully. John 17:3 in context
We come to know God personally in:
 ____________and ________Ezekiel 14:6; 2 Timothy 2:25-26
 Life ____________Psalm 34:8, 46:10; Titus 1:16
 ___________ ____________Ezek. 24:24-25:14; 2 Th. 1:8
3. __________our idols.
God will not accept ___________worship.
Do I truthfully ________God or am I worshipping __________?
This week my life will say either: “________God” or “______god.”
Worship Fully: Why Not?
Discussion Guide -Romans 1:16ff. and Genesis 1-3
Opener: Define idolatry in a single-sentence. Revise after discussion.
Send to [email protected]. Best definition gets pulpit time!
1. Read Exodus 20:3-4 (Deut. 5:7-8) 1 John 5:21 and discuss
these texts in light of 2 Cor. 11:4; Phil. 3:19 and 1 Cor. 8:4-6.
2. Agree or Disagree: God will not accept worship mixed with
idolatry. How does your answer fit with God’s commands
concerning idolatry? Use your concordance to look up what
God says about “idols.”
3. How did God respond to the worship of His people in Isaiah
1:10-15?
What made their worship unacceptable?
(Idolatry isn’t mentioned here, so quit trying the obvious. )
4. Agree or disagree: We can’t worship fully if we are
theologically ignorant or theologically accommodating.
(Intentionally broad – you discuss.)
More specifically: We can’t worship fully if we practice idolatry
(worship false gods) or ignorance (worship God falsely –
worship God without knowing who He is).
5. Have you, personally, ever been tempted by or practiced
idolatry?
What was the object of your worship-devotion-pursuit?
How did it turn out? Was it satisfying?
6. If you couldn’t share anything in #5 read the first and last of
the 10 commandments (Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21) and
compare to Colossians 3:5-6 and Matthew 22:36-37. Now
share.
7. Note Luke 10:27 repeating the first and second
commandments. Make any observations regarding both the
previous and following contexts. What do they have to do
with “worshipping fully?”
Prayer Target: Hearts freed from idolatry to worship fully.
Worship Fully: Why Not?
Romans 1:16ff. and Genesis 1-3
Miss a blank? Now we are including the key! Take notes at
your leisure; the answers are provided should you need them.
We can’t worship fully if we don’t know God truthfully.
We must believe truthfully to worship fully.
“If we do not believe truthfully, what do we believe?”
The Lie every idol whispers. Romans 1:25
exchanged truth for the lie … AND worshiped & served
the creature rather than the Creator.
THE LIE: “God is not…” Genesis 3:1-7
Line 1. “God is not Creator.”
“In the beginning God created…” Genesis 1:1 et al.
 If God did not create us then we have no true image.
Therefore we have no true knowledge…, purpose, responsibility…
 If God did not create us then we are self-determined.
Therefore if we do not worship God as creator we worship self.
Line 2. “God is not good.”
“Indeed! Has God said…?”
 Does God speak truthfully?
“God knows…”
 Does God speak authoritatively? “You will be like God, knowing.”
 Do God’s commands bring life? “You surely will not die.”
If God’s word can’t be trusted we must trust ourselves.
“…the woman saw…delight…desire…wise… she took & gave…”
Challenge: How, then, can we worship fully and truthfully?
1. Refute the lie. Romans 1:16-23; 8:26-32
What evidence is there?
 “What has been made” reveals His invisible attributes.
 “The gospel …reveals…the righteousness of God.”
 The testimony of transformed lives. 26-30
“…we do not know (26)…we know God causes…”
 The testimony of the God’s gift. 31-32
If he didn’t spare His Son, will he not give all?
2. Know God truthfully. John 17:3 in context
We come to know God personally in:
 Repentance and belief Ezekiel 14:6; 2 Timothy 2:25-26
 Life experience Psalm 34:8, 46:10; Titus 1:16
 Wrathful judgment Ezek. 24:24-25:14; 2 Th. 1:8
3. Destroy our idols.
God will not accept idolatrous worship.
Do I truthfully know God or am I worshipping falsely?
This week my life will say either: “Know God” or “no god.”