Transformative Worship: Encountering God and Embracing Change
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1. "We are in a season where we are examining worship, the impact of worship, where we're reflecting on what does worship mean for our lives? What does worship mean for the church? What does worship mean for the glory of God's kingdom? Today, we turn to our final message in this series. We've talked about how the great expectation is that we're actually worshiping an audience of one. We are not here to receive and receive and receive. We're not here. We're not here for God necessarily to bless us. We are here to worship the creator, the sustainer, the redeemer of the world." [35:38] (50 seconds)
2. "As we encounter our Lord and savior, as we encounter his spirit, the power of the Holy spirit, then our last expectation is that when we worship together, we will experience transformation." [36:30] (17 seconds)
3. "Friends, our God is all about change. He's a change God. He's a God of transformation. He doesn't leave us where we are. Rick Warren, the pastor of Saddleback Church and the author of Purpose Driven Life and Purpose Driven Church, 40 Days of Finding Purpose, he said this about transformation. He said, He said, I want God to change my circumstances. God wants to change me. Right? I want to change my circumstances. God wants to change me." [46:19] (41 seconds)
4. "It's about encountering Jesus and it's about letting Jesus and His power, the power of His Spirit, change our lives. Friends, may we never take worship as an opportunity to experience Jesus, to experience the Holy Spirit, to experience change, to experience change and transformation. May we never take it for granted." [47:32] (26 seconds)
5. "What do you want me to do for you? Friends, I want you to ponder that question. What do you want me to do for you? As we gather for worship every Sunday, as we come together, any time we gather in community on this property, I hope that we're not only seeking the audience of one, but we're also seeking what he can do for us. What do you want me to do for you? We need to name it. We need to call it out. We need to beg for it. We need to ask him. And we need to come with that type of anticipating heart." [55:22] (40 seconds)
6. "Friends, if we want to make sure we're getting all of the blessing God has for us, worship is so important. Whether we're in town, whether we're out of town, whether we're in country or out of the country, may we always seek together with the people of faith because we never know when God will have an extra blessing for us. What do you want me to do for you? Jesus says." [57:01] (32 seconds)
7. "A second point about this passage is to expect, to expect transformation. But to not assume what the transformation will be. Right? That lame man, he didn't go to the temple that morning knowing that he would walk or even anticipating. You know, maybe some days they put him beside the healing pool that was down near the temple. If you ever go to Israel, we'll go to the healing pool. Maybe even touch the water, maybe even get in. But he, sometimes his family and friends took him there. But this wasn't that day. And so he probably had in his mind nothing, no thoughts about healing at all. Just that he needed God's help. And he needed it in the form of provision. And boy did God bless him." [58:10] (60 seconds)
8. "May we never take this worship experience for granted. May we have a great expectation every time we gather together that we're worshiping an audience of one, that He is here, that the Lord Jesus, the risen Lord, is here. We sang about it today. He's right here with us as we sing, as we lift up our prayers, as we hear His living word, as we hear it interpreted. Jesus is here. And may we never discount that Jesus wants to give us a touch, that Jesus wants to transform our lives, that Jesus wants to better change us, into the people He desires us to be." [01:02:49] (50 seconds)
9. "May we never take for granted what God is doing in our midst. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 3, verse 18, he talks about that all of us, the veil has been removed and we all who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory. When Moses came down from the mountain he had encountered the glory of the Lord and his face shone so brightly he had to put a veil on so people could look at him. And that veil became a synonym for the law and so it was considered that they were veiled in the law. But by the law you fell short and you failed time and time again. We who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory are being transformed into his image with ever increasing glory, the glory of the Holy Spirit, the glory of encountering Jesus which comes from the Lord who is the Spirit." [01:13:07] (65 seconds)
10. "May we never take worship for granted. May we come expecting to worship an audience of one. May we come expecting to encounter Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit. May we come knowing that God's not finished with us yet. We are works in progress. Clay on the potter's wheel. And he wants to transform our lives. He wants to give us a blessing. May we never take it for granted." [01:13:49] (36 seconds)
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2. "As we encounter our Lord and savior, as we encounter his spirit, the power of the Holy spirit, then our last expectation is that when we worship together, we will experience transformation." [36:30] (17 seconds)
3. "Friends, our God is all about change. He's a change God. He's a God of transformation. He doesn't leave us where we are. Rick Warren, the pastor of Saddleback Church and the author of Purpose Driven Life and Purpose Driven Church, 40 Days of Finding Purpose, he said this about transformation. He said, He said, I want God to change my circumstances. God wants to change me. Right? I want to change my circumstances. God wants to change me." [46:19] (41 seconds)
4. "It's about encountering Jesus and it's about letting Jesus and His power, the power of His Spirit, change our lives. Friends, may we never take worship as an opportunity to experience Jesus, to experience the Holy Spirit, to experience change, to experience change and transformation. May we never take it for granted." [47:32] (26 seconds)
5. "What do you want me to do for you? Friends, I want you to ponder that question. What do you want me to do for you? As we gather for worship every Sunday, as we come together, any time we gather in community on this property, I hope that we're not only seeking the audience of one, but we're also seeking what he can do for us. What do you want me to do for you? We need to name it. We need to call it out. We need to beg for it. We need to ask him. And we need to come with that type of anticipating heart." [55:22] (40 seconds)
6. "Friends, if we want to make sure we're getting all of the blessing God has for us, worship is so important. Whether we're in town, whether we're out of town, whether we're in country or out of the country, may we always seek together with the people of faith because we never know when God will have an extra blessing for us. What do you want me to do for you? Jesus says." [57:01] (32 seconds)
7. "A second point about this passage is to expect, to expect transformation. But to not assume what the transformation will be. Right? That lame man, he didn't go to the temple that morning knowing that he would walk or even anticipating. You know, maybe some days they put him beside the healing pool that was down near the temple. If you ever go to Israel, we'll go to the healing pool. Maybe even touch the water, maybe even get in. But he, sometimes his family and friends took him there. But this wasn't that day. And so he probably had in his mind nothing, no thoughts about healing at all. Just that he needed God's help. And he needed it in the form of provision. And boy did God bless him." [58:10] (60 seconds)
8. "May we never take this worship experience for granted. May we have a great expectation every time we gather together that we're worshiping an audience of one, that He is here, that the Lord Jesus, the risen Lord, is here. We sang about it today. He's right here with us as we sing, as we lift up our prayers, as we hear His living word, as we hear it interpreted. Jesus is here. And may we never discount that Jesus wants to give us a touch, that Jesus wants to transform our lives, that Jesus wants to better change us, into the people He desires us to be." [01:02:49] (50 seconds)
9. "May we never take for granted what God is doing in our midst. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 3, verse 18, he talks about that all of us, the veil has been removed and we all who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory. When Moses came down from the mountain he had encountered the glory of the Lord and his face shone so brightly he had to put a veil on so people could look at him. And that veil became a synonym for the law and so it was considered that they were veiled in the law. But by the law you fell short and you failed time and time again. We who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory are being transformed into his image with ever increasing glory, the glory of the Holy Spirit, the glory of encountering Jesus which comes from the Lord who is the Spirit." [01:13:07] (65 seconds)
10. "May we never take worship for granted. May we come expecting to worship an audience of one. May we come expecting to encounter Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit. May we come knowing that God's not finished with us yet. We are works in progress. Clay on the potter's wheel. And he wants to transform our lives. He wants to give us a blessing. May we never take it for granted." [01:13:49] (36 seconds)
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