His praise shall continually be

"A Pleasing Sacrifice" {Heb13:15-16}
* Intro
- History: worship used to refer to the actual service on Sunday mornings
- More recently, with explosion of contemporary worship, better teaching on subject
- John4:23: Lord seeks true worship
* Through Jesus, therefore (v15)
- In v11-12, Christ final sacrifice
- All worship, only worship through Christ
- God looking for worship marked by the cross
- 1Tim2:5
- Size of Christ in our hearts determines size of our worship
- "Crazy in gratitude for the grace of God"
* Let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise (v15)
- Worship not part of life; worship is life
- First & greatest commandment: love Lord w/ all heart, strength, mind
- Lord's fave style of worship? Lifestyle
- Aim of worship for God alone -- much of Him, not much of us
- Only Christ worthy of our complete surrender & praise
* Consumer v Consumee
- Get v give
- Buy v bought
- Style v surrender
- Fun v costly
- Feels good v hurts so good
- My choice v His will
- In good times only v sustains you in all times
* Fruit of the lips that confess His name (v15)
- Worship reflected in our words, which reflect our heart
- Ps34:1
* Do not forget to do good and share w/ others (v16)
- Not just words, but action as well
- Context: v2-3
- Rom12:1, Micah6:8, James1:27
- Style of song or Savior of that song? Or the mission of that Savior?