Worship can not be done by accident. We must be ready to worship.

1. What do you
bring to worship?

2. John 4:23-24
23 But the hour is coming, and now is,
when the true worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth; for the
Father is seeking such to worship Him.
24 God is Spirit, and those who
worship Him must worship in spirit and
truth."

3. DESIRE to know truth
Romans 10:1-3 1 Brethren, my heart's
desire and prayer to God for Israel is that
they may be saved. 2 For I bear them
witness that they have a zeal for God, but
not according to knowledge. 3 For they
being ignorant of God's righteousness,
and seeking to establish their own
righteousness, have not submitted to the
righteousness of God.
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It takes more than zeal.

4. DESIRE to know truth
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Salvation requires a love of the truth
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 9 The coming of the
lawless one is according to the working of
Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,
10 and with all unrighteous deception among
those who perish, because they did not
receive the love of the truth, that they might
be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send
them strong delusion, that they should believe
the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who
did not believe the truth but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.

5. DESIRE to know truth
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Transformation requires a large dose of truth
John 8:32 And you shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free."
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the
truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me.
1 Timothy 2:3-4 3 For this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4
who desires all men to be saved and to come to
the knowledge of the truth.

6. READY to be transformed
Romans 12:2-3 2 And do not be conformed to
this world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of God. 3
For I say, through the grace given to me, to
everyone who is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think, but
to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a
measure of faith.
We must change as we grow

7. READY to be transformed
1 Peter 2:1-2 1 Therefore, laying aside
all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy,
and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn
babes, desire the pure milk of the
word, that you may grow thereby,

8. SEEK fellowship with family of God
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Fellowship with God, Christ and one another
1 John 1:3-5 3 that which we have seen and
heard we declare to you, that you also may
have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship
is with the Father and with His Son Jesus
Christ. 4 And these things we write to you that
your joy may be full. 5 This is the message
which we have heard from Him and declare to
you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness
at all.

9. SEEK fellowship with family of God
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Fellowship with God, Christ and one another
1 John 1:6-7 6 If we say that we have fellowship
with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do
not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk in the
light as He is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ
His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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Look forward to seeing one another
2 Corinthians 13:12 Greet one another with a
holy kiss.

10. GIVE our best
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Learn from the churches of Macedonia
2 Corinthians 8:3-5 3 For I bear witness that
according to their ability, yes, and beyond their
ability, they were freely willing, 4 imploring us
with much urgency that we would receive the
gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the
saints. 5 And not only as we had hoped, but
they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then
to us by the will of God.

11. LOVE one another
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Christ commanded
John 13:34-35 34 A new commandment I give to
you, that you love one another; as I have loved
you, that you also love one another. 35 By this
all will know that you are My disciples, if you
have love for one another."

12. LOVE one another
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Christ commanded
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Enjoy each other
Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectionate to one
another with brotherly love, in honor giving
preference to one another;
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice,
and weep with those who weep.

13. LOVE one another
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Christ commanded
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Enjoy each other
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Show kindness to each other
Ephesians 4:2-3 2 with all lowliness and
gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one
another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity
of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

14. Come Prepared
Worship is more than – showing up.
We must be prepared to worship.
We must bring with us the desire to grow and
become what God wants us to be.
What did you bring with you today?