The The discipline of discipline of

worshipworship

The The discipline of discipline of

worshipworship

The discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationThe discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparation

✦Acceptable Worship Acceptable Worship requires proper requires proper preparationpreparation

The discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationThe discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparation✦ The Levites Prepared vs.

3-4

✦ The People Prepared vs. 7-9

✦ The Sacrifices were Prepared vs. 10-13

✦ The Leaders were Prepared vs. 14-15

✦ All the Service was Prepared!

“So all the service of the Lord was prepared on that

day to celebrate the Passover, and to offer

burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord according to

the command of King Josiah.”

(2 Chronicles 35:16)

The discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationThe discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparation

✦Acceptable Worship Acceptable Worship requires proper requires proper preparationpreparation

✦We are a Royal We are a Royal PriesthoodPriesthood

The discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationThe discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparation✦ A bull and a two rams

vs. 2

✦ A cleansing ritual vs. 6

✦ Special clothing vs. 7-13

✦ A sin offering and an ordination offering vs. 14-22

✦ An anointing with blood vs. 23-25

✦ A wave offering vs. 28-29

“Thus Aaron and his sons did all the things

which the Lord had commanded through

Moses. ” (Leviticus 8:36)

The discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationThe discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationPREPARING AS PRIESTS

✦We are a “royal priesthood” 1Peter 2:5

✦We are to be “continually offering up praise unto God” Heb 13:15

✦We are to worship in “spirit and in truth” John 4:23-24

“you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer

up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God

through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5)

The discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationThe discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparation✦Acceptable Worship Acceptable Worship

requires proper requires proper preparationpreparation

✦We are a Royal We are a Royal PriesthoodPriesthood

✦Are We Prepared???Are We Prepared???

The discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparationThe discipline of The discipline of preparationpreparation

PREPARING AS PRIESTS

✦Are we living sanctified lives?

✦Are we building the proper “stage” for worship (Neh 8)

✦Do we see the shame of failing to prepare?

“you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer

up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God

through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5)

The discipline of The discipline of educationeducationThe discipline of The discipline of educationeducation

We cannot We cannot Acceptably Acceptably

Worship what Worship what we do not we do not

know!know!

The discipline of The discipline of LoveLoveThe discipline of The discipline of LoveLove✦ We cannot We cannot

Acceptably Worship Acceptably Worship a God we do not a God we do not LoveLove

✦ The Heart is the The Heart is the Seat of WorshipSeat of Worship

✦ Are we longing to Are we longing to demonstrate true demonstrate true love for The Sonlove for The Son

The discipline of The discipline of FocusFocusThe discipline of The discipline of FocusFocus✦ The Most Difficult Skill The Most Difficult Skill

to Masterto Master

✦ Could our “everyday” Could our “everyday” lives effect our focus in lives effect our focus in worship?worship?

✦ Is our focus distracted Is our focus distracted because we are not because we are not right with God?right with God?