Worship as Sacrifice: Lay It Down to God

``So so when we think about the cross and what Jesus did, it was worship. When when we think about Calvary and Golgotha and Jesus dying on the cross, it was worship. Because they did not take his body, he laid it down. They did not steal it, but he laid it down as an act of obedience to God and a sacrifice. That is what worship really is. [01:58:21] (57 seconds)  #CrossWasWorship

yet worship is not the music. Worship is not the singing. Worship is not the clapping of hands. Worship is not the lifting of hands because worship is not limited to a building or gathering of believers. Worship is not your playlist on your phone. Worship is not that slow song that you have on repeat. Worship as defined by God is a life of obedience that requires sacrifice. [01:33:09] (45 seconds)  #WorshipNotMusic

After you've been obedient, God says, I want your heart crushed. Lord, help me. And so I had to dig deep. I said, Lord, what is a broken spirit? And the Lord said, it is a heart that is have a deep sense of sorrow and remorse for the wrong that they have done. You know, some folks would tell you, I'm sorry, but they really don't mean it because their their actions stay the same. And and that's what a contrite spirit is. It's a desire to change. That's what repentance means. It's a desire to change. And some of us, we can't repent because we wanna stay the same, but you cannot come to God unless you have a desire to change. [01:43:40] (66 seconds)  #ContriteSpiritDesiresChange

As they were journeying to Mount Moriah, you we read it in the text. Isaac asked his father. He said, father, we have the wood. I see it because I'm carrying it on my back. Father, I see this fire in your hands, where is the sacrifice? Because we cannot truly worship with just wood and fire. In order for worship to take place, there must be a sacrifice. [01:37:25] (42 seconds)  #SacrificeNeededForWorship

Worship is our way of life. Worship is how we meet God and praise God for God's goodness, his love, God's mercy, God's grace, God's wisdom, God's beauty, God's truth, God's holiness, God's compassion, God's strength. You cannot wait until you gather on Sunday morning to say that you're a worshiper because worship is not confined to a day or set of hours, but worship is Monday through Saturday. [01:30:14] (38 seconds)  #WorshipEveryday

And in that moment, my spirit leap for joy. And the Lord said they don't even know that they just got through worshiping me right there because they fed the hungry, and they sacrificed their bodies. They sacrificed their biceps. They sacrificed their back muscles. You're supposed to feel tired after you've obeyed the lord. God is saying too many folks are coming into my house claiming that they worship me, but yet they have not moved a muscle. They have not bent a bag. They have not lifted a leg. They have not done what I've called commanded them to do. [01:40:02] (50 seconds)  #WorshipThroughService

My brothers and sisters, this ought to have come strange request from God to Abraham because a few chapters earlier, God went to Abraham and Sarah and said, you shall conceive a son. And through your son, he shall be he shall make you the father of generations of nations. And to the point in where Sarah begin to land, to what a strange request from God after God gave him a promise in the previous chapters, then asked him to sacrifice the very thing that was gonna birth his promise. [01:35:38] (48 seconds)  #SacrificeOfPromise

Through worship, we celebrate God's presence. It is through worship that we, celebrate God's power. We grow closer to God as God speaks and makes his home in our lives. God will become God's will will become our will, and we will be transformed. Worship keeps you heavenly minded so that you are earthly good. [01:30:52] (31 seconds)  #WorshipTransformsUs

Being a Christian is not a feeling, but rather it is a commitment based on faith in Jesus Christ lived out through actions and a relationship with God. [01:25:47] (19 seconds)  #ChristianIsCommitment

god said, will you give it back to me? When god blesses you with a million dollars, god said, will you give it back to me? When god blesses you with a promise, god says, are you willing to trust me enough to give it back to me because that's what true worship is about. It's about obedience and it's about sacrifice. [01:48:29] (30 seconds)  #GiveBackToGod

Our worship tells God that God is has captured our attention, that God has won our allegiance. No other person, thing, pursuit, or pleasure is worthy of your worship. Can I say that again? No other person, pursuit, thing, or pleasure is worthy of your worship. [01:28:54] (34 seconds)  #GodAloneWorthy

And my brothers and sisters, can I tell you that the clapping of hands, lifting of hands, the singing and the shouting is the byproduct of worship? In other words, that's what we do after we've obeyed God, after we sacrifice unto God. [01:40:52] (23 seconds)  #PraiseIsByproduct

I ask you the question, do you believe God is able to do it? If you believe God is able, I invite you to come to this altar, not to ask him for, but to tell him thank you for it. [01:11:39] (28 seconds)  #BringThanksToTheAltar

So god changed his name to Abraham and I wanna let you know today that when you worship, god will change your name. He will take your old self and change it to a new self. So, I don't mind if god changes my name. [01:46:40] (25 seconds)  #WorshipChangesName

True worship is not your hand clapping. True worship is not lifting up your hands, but true worship is obedience that requires sacrifice. Can I talk to somebody who's ready to go deeper? I'm tired of the shallowness of worship, tired of just having an emotional high, Tired of getting on a high and then leaving church and then dropping. I'm ready. God is saying I'm ready to elevate my people to a level of worship where it's in spirit and in truth. And the worship that I require is that what Abraham practiced. Abraham said, we're going to worship, because I'm obedient, I'm and getting ready to sacrifice. You have not worshiped until you've done what the Lord says do and until it gay until it required of you a sacrifice. [01:38:23] (67 seconds)  #NoShallowWorship

Therefore, god says to us, before we end 2025, my people don't need deliverance. They need discipline. We don't like discipline because it forces us to change. We don't like discipline because it forces us to do things differently from how we might want to accomplish things, but the results of a disciplined lifestyle cannot be argued. [01:26:30] (37 seconds)  #DisciplineTransforms

The habits and the practices of spiritual disciplines helps you to develop, grow, and strengthen your faith in Christ. Beloved, you don't just naturally grow in faith on your own. It's not something that accidentally happened. It's not through osmosis. You you will not grow in your faith and relationship with God without intention. [01:27:12] (35 seconds)  #IntentionalSpiritualGrowth

One such practice One such practice. One such spiritual practice that we who claim Jesus Christ as our savior, that we must practice, and it is the main reason why you and I were created in the image and likeness of God is the practice of worship. [01:27:56] (32 seconds)  #WorshipIsPurpose