RUN THE RACE #3 - PTR. JOVEN SORO - 10AM MORNING SERVICE

2. PHILIPPIANS 3:10
“I want to know Christ – yes, to know the
power of his resurrection and participation in
his sufferings, becoming like him in his
death.”

3. WE GLORIFY
CHRIST

4. THREE PARTS OF
CHRISTIAN LIFE
ACCORDING TO
PHILIPPIANS 3:10

5. BELIEVE

6. BELONG

7. BECOME

8. One driving passion in our
worship:
We desire the glory of God in
Christ.

9. WORSHIP IS

10. THE HIGHEST CHRISTIAN
OCCUPATION
Ps 96:9 Worship the Lord in the splendor
of His holiness; tremble before Him, all
the earth.

11. THE REASON WHY HE CALLED US
1 Pe 2:9-10 “… that you may declare the
praises of Him who called you out of
darkness into his wonderful light.

12. THE LORD SEEKS WORSHIPPERS
John 4:23 Yet a time is coming and has
now come when the true worshipers will
worship the Father in spirit and truth, for
they are the kind of worshipers the Father
seeks

13. “THE CHIEF END OF GOD IS TO
GLORIFY GOD”
( John Piper, Let the Nations be Glad)

14. IN WORSHIP

15. We ought to serve God to the
highest degree.

16. We are supposed to Glorify His
name through our acts of service.

17. We should Praise His name before
the people. Acting as Light that
shines.

18. Therefore worship is serving the lord
in all areas of our lives, whether in
our family, in the community and in
the ministry.

19. SPELL WORSHIP?
SACRIFICE = PAG-ALAY NG BUHAY
ENDEAVOR = PAGPUPUNYAGI
RESPONSIBILITY = TUNGKULIN
VALOR = KABAYANIHAN
ENDURE = PAGSISIKAN NA MAKAMIT

20. FIVE BIBLICAL
NON-NEGOTIABLES
IN OUR WORSHIP

21. 1. HUMANITY
God is the absolute center of our
worship.

22. God desire our worship.
• He orchestrates history to display
His glory.
• He ordains the church to enjoy
His glory.

23. God deserves our worship.

24. God draw us to Himself in worship.

25. 2. HONESTY
God requires that we worship Him in
spirit and in truth.

26. We misdefine worship according to
external circumstances.

27. God is more pleased with our purity
than our professionalism.

28. God is more pleased with our
attitude than our appearance.

29. God is more pleased with our
substance than our style.

30. Jesus redefines worship according
to internal circumstances.

31. The reality of His presence

32. The response of our hearts
• Jesus desires to cover our sin.
• Jesus desires to comfort us in
sorrow.

33. 3. CLARITY
Worship is a rhythm of revelation
and response.

34. God reveals Himself clearly in the
world and in His Word.

35. When the Word is absent in our
worship
• Our response is manufactured.
• The result is pleasing to self.

36. When the word is apparent in our
worship
• Our response is authentic.
• The result is pleasing God.

37. 4. COMMUNITY
We are not just individual
worshipers; we are a community
faith.

38. Two problems in contemporary
worship
• The individualistic attitude
• The spectator approach

39. The point of community worship…
• We encourage each other.
• We express our unity.

40. The point of community worship…
• We establish continuity with the
church throughout history.
• We engage together in spiritual
battle.

41. 5. DIVERSITY
Worship reflects the unity and
diversity of heaven.

42. We need to get in on a global
perspective of worship.

43. We need to get over the different
styles of worship that divide the
body of Christ.

44. We need to get involved in the joy of
continual, worldwide worship.

45. We need to get lost the love of God
has for every nation, tribe and
people.

46. We need to get on with the global
mission to which God has called us.
• Worship is the fuel of our
mission.

47. We need to get on with the global
mission to which God has called us.
• Worship is the goal of our
mission.

48. We should offer our service unto the
Lord with the Best of our very BEST.
Not the second best.

49. Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever
is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if
anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think
about such things.”