Embracing True Worship: Prioritizing God's Presence

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Distraction doesn't bring out our true selves. Distraction causes us to say things that we don't really mean. Distraction speeds up our lives.

Our primary reason for existence is to sit in the presence of God. And the presence of God doesn't only rest in this house. You can feel the Spirit of the Lord when you're washing dishes.

Distraction doesn't bring out our true selves. Distraction causes us to say things that we don't really mean. Distraction speeds up our lives.

And our primary reason for existence is to sit in the presence of God. And the presence of God doesn't only rest in this house. You can feel the Spirit of the Lord when you're washing dishes.

So isn't it amazing that when Martha was distracted, she went to Mary, who was at the feet of the Lord, learning, receiving. We've been asking, what is a disciple? A disciple sits at the feet of the Lord. And from this place of receiving his word, then they're able to serve. With joy that comes from God. With peace that comes from God. [00:22:49]

A disciple sits at the feet of the Lord. And from this place of receiving his word, then they're able to serve. With joy that comes from God. With peace that comes from God. [00:23:10]

So distraction pulls us away from God. You see, Martha was doing actually a right thing. She wasn't sinning. There's a lot of people, there's a lot of ways we can serve the Lord. But we have to make sure it's going towards cultivating the presence of God. [00:23:55]

So Jesus said Martha, Martha you are worried and upset about many things but few things are needed or indeed only one. See Jesus was the one thing that was needed. Jesus entered into the house of the Lord. [00:24:33]

So when his Spirit comes we don't move on we don't progress to something else we have now reached the entire point of gathering because I of myself can give you nothing. Jesus said if you're apart from him you have nothing to give. [00:25:26]

So we come with the primary focus to worship the Lord. Por eso es que venimos con ese enfoque primordial de adorar al Señor and that's how we that's why we serve in this house y esa es la razón por la cual servimos en esta casa we do it so we can have an environment to see God face to face lo hacemos para poder crear ese ambiente para poder tener ese encuentro ver a Dios cara a cara. [00:26:05]

So Jesus never one time said do not serve. Jesus nunca dijo en ningún momento no sirvan. He just said make sure you know that one thing is needed. Mary is loving me in this moment and Martha you could be loving me as well but you're trying to pull people out of the presence. [00:26:29]

The best thing you can do for others is to love Jesus yourself. Time with the Lord is never wasted time. Your service will go a long way when you do it from a place of love, of security. [00:27:43]

The best thing you can do for others is to love Jesus yourself. [00:27:43]

Time with the Lord is never wasted time. Your service will go a long way when you do it from a place of love, of security. [00:27:53]

See, relationship with the Lord is a heart connection. It's the eyes of your heart being enlightened so you can behold the beauty of the Lord. [00:28:27]

You know, we worship a moment that happened 2,000 years ago when Jesus died and raised from the dead. But I've had moments when it feels like that that's happening right in front of me. It feels like it's happening and it happened 5 seconds ago. See, because that moment is eternal. [00:28:46]

And the moments we worship the Lord y esos momentos que nosotros adoramos al Señor son eternos son momentos eternos and the devil cannot steal them from you. Y el diablo no lo puede robar o quitar eso de ustedes. These moments are part of your history. Esos momentos son parte de tu historia. This is your resume that you present to the Lord. Este es tu currículum que tú presentas ante el Señor. On the day that you go to be with Him. [00:29:21]

But you can say Lord, I spent my life worshiping You. I didn't waste my life being distracted by social media. I didn't waste my life in drama and fighting and being upset with others. I spent my life worshiping the Lord. [00:29:53]

See, you can't be a Christian and I'll worship God. Tú no puedes ser un cristiano y no adorar a Dios. It's the most natural response for someone that realizes they've been saved by grace. Para alguien o una persona que se dé cuenta que ha sido salvado por gracia. [00:30:26]

So worship is our natural response to the Lord and when we go to be with the Lord he's going to look at what we did on earth and he's going to see how did you display your love for me and your love for others. [00:30:51]

Today is the day where we commit once again to you Lord and we say you're not second place you're not third place you're the gold you're the gold gold gold you're the first place the most precious metal. [00:32:04]

We offer our bodies once again ofrecemos nuestros cuerpos as a living sacrifice como un sacrificio viviente we present our temples presentamos ante ti nuestros templos over to you a ti Señor and we say Holy Spirit y decimos Espíritu Santo be the king of our lives sé el rey de nuestras vidas teach us to be sensitive to you Lord enséñanos a ser sensibles a ti Señor and we give you this worship once again y te damos esta alabanza nuevamente as another prophetic act como otro acto profético that you are first and foremost que tú eres el primero y único and that you are our reason for life y que tú eres nuestra razón por la vida you are the truth tú eres la verdad and you are the only way. [00:32:35]

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