Upside Down Worship
03/06/2021 - Dave Riddle
Key Passages: Psalm 95, Psalm 63
Worship begins with an invitation from God
Our Worship Must Be SINGULAR
Psalm 95:1
Psalm 63:1a
Exodus 20:1-11
Our Worship Must Be PERSONAL and COLLECTIVE
Psalm 63:1a - “I seek you”
Psalm 95:1 - “Let Us”
Our Worship Must Be A VOCAL & LIVELY CELEBRATION
Psalm 95:1-2 - shout, sing
rānan - to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry.
rûaʿ - to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast.
Joshua 6:20
1 Samuel 4:5
2 Samuel 6
Why? Because we have a lot to celebrate!
Our Worship Must Be Centered on TRUTH
Psalm 95:3-5
Our Worship Must Be Filled With REVERENCE
Filled with Joy & Bowed in Reverence
Joy & Awe
Wow & Woe
Revelation 7:9-12 - Celebration & Awe.
Our Worship Must Have a Deep Level of INTIMACY & PASSION
Psalm 63:3-5 - “Your love means more than life to me…”
Not ambivalent or neutral.
Our Worship Should Lead to OBEDIENCE
Psalm 95:7b-9
Exodus 17:7
Romans 12:1