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Summary
Themes
Key Points
- 1.Calling, direction, and spiritual power are released when believers gather to minister to the Lord through worship and fasting.
- 2.Believers must prioritize ministering to the Lord in worship before attempting to minister to people or work for Him in the world.
- 3.Every follower of Jesus is part of a holy royal priesthood, built together as living stones into God's spiritual temple.
- 4.The presence of the Holy Spirit brings true spiritual power, and a church lacking genuine worship is a church lacking spiritual power.
- 5.In response to God's mercy, Christians are called to offer their physical bodies as living and holy sacrifices in everyday worship.
- 6.Encountering God's Holy Spirit during worship moves people to stop riding the fence and make a firm commitment to follow Jesus as disciples.
- 7.Whatever a person worships gains control over them, and true worship transforms believers into the image of Christ.
- 8.The foundational commandment and ultimate purpose of a believer is to love God completely, glorifying Him and enjoying Him forever.
Sermon Moments
“We need to minister to the Lord before we can minister for the Lord.”
“Whatever you worship gains control of you, and the more you worship it, the more like it you become.”
“A church that doesn't worship is a church that's afraid of death.”
“If there's no presence, there's no power.”
“Pastor Bobby's testimony of falling on his knees at Acquire the Fire, feeling the ice around his heart melt, and surrendering his life to God's call to ministry.”
“The modern church has turned priests into consumers, and we are going to turn consumers into priests.”
“A church without worship is a church without power; a church without praise is a church without power.”
“The gospel is not an invitation to have buddy Jesus come along and help you achieve your goals. The gospel is an invitation to be crucified, ridiculed, buried, and possibly lose everything.”
This Week
Remember This
Believers are called to be a royal priesthood whose highest priority is to minister to the Lord through wholehearted worship before ministering to the world.
A Challenge for You
The gospel is not an invitation to have buddy Jesus come along and help you achieve your goals. The gospel is an invitation to be crucified, to be ridiculed, to be buried, and to possibly lose everything for the sake of knowing and following the living God.These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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