Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
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Pillar 2: Lifting High the Name of Jesus in Worship

Psalm 27:4 - One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.

God is looking for worshipers!

Myths about Worship:

  1. God prefers EMOTIONLESS truth groaning

  2. God prefers WILD and CRAZY

  3. Worship must be relevant to UNBELIEVERS

  4. Worship brings us into God’s PRESENCE

  5. Worship must be a certain STYLE

What Worship Looks Like (Psalm 96):

  1. WHAT WORSHIP LOOKS LIKE OUT THERE

    • You worship by SONG (Psalm 96:1)

    • You worship by WITNESSING (Psalm 96:2-3)

    • You worship by GIVING (Psalm 96:9)

  2. WHAT WORSHIP LOOKS LIKE IN HERE

    • Up with the FRESH, down with the LEFTOVERS (Psalm 96:1)

    • Up with the THANKFUL, down with the FORGETFUL (Psalm 96:3)

    • Up with the REVERENT, down with the FAMILIAR (Psalm 96:9)

How can I ramp up for Sunday?


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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Psalm 96

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

Pillar 1: Proclaiming the Authority of God’s Word Without Apology

Pillar 1: Proclaiming the authority of God's Word without apology - 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Isaiah 55:10-11 - "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.”

  1. SALVATION: God's Word leads to HIM (2 Timothy 3:15)

    • John 5:24 - Truly, truly I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

    • John 5:39 - You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me...

    • Romans 10:17 - So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

  2. TEACHING: God's Word lays a foundation of TRUTH (2 Timothy 3:16a)

  3. REPROOF: God's Word exposes our ERRORS (2 Timothy 3:16b)

  4. CORRECTION: God's Word changes our COURSE (2 Timothy 3:16c)

  5. TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS: God's Word prepares us for WORK (2 Timothy 3:16d-17)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

Jesus' Last Command is my First Priority

  1. SUBMIT: I make disciples under the AUTHORITY of Jesus (Matt 28:18)

  2. OBEY: I make disciples according to the PATTERN Jesus gives (Matt 28:19-20)

    3. How are disciples made?

    • GO -

    • BAPTIZE them -

    • TEACH them -

  3. TRUST: I make disciples in the POWER of Jesus (Matt 28:20)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Matthew 28:18-20

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.