This morning (1-18-09), we look at 1 Chronicles 16:29 and discover some obstacles that get in the way of real worship.

2. REAL WORSHIP

3. REAL WORSHIP
The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

4. REAL WORSHIP
The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
1 Chronicles
16:29

5. REAL WORSHIP
The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
1 Chronicles
16:29

6. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

7. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

8. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
1 Chronicles 16:29
“Give to the Lord the glory due His
name; bring an oering, and come
before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in the
beauty of holiness!”

9. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

10. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
OUTLINE
1 Chronicles 16:29

11. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
OUTLINE
1 Chronicles 16:29
I. ATTITUDE
(16:29a)
as a hurdle

12. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
OUTLINE
1 Chronicles 16:29
I. ATTITUDE
(16:29a)
as a hurdle
II. ATTENDANCE
(16:29b)
as a hurdle

13. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
OUTLINE
1 Chronicles 16:29
I. ATTITUDE
(16:29a)
as a hurdle
II. ATTENDANCE
(16:29b)
as a hurdle
III. AUTHENTICITY
(16:29c)
as a hurdle

14. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

15. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

16. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle

17. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle
“Give to
(29:a)
the Lord the glory
due His name”

18. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle
“Give to
(29:a)
the Lord the glory
due His name”
* Beware of lacking the
appropriate ATTITUDE
toward worship!

19. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle
“Give to
(29:a)
the Lord the glory
due His name”
* Beware of lacking the
appropriate ATTITUDE
toward worship!
COMPARE: Jeremiah 9:23-24
Philippians 3:3

20. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

21. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle

22. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
INSIGHTS
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle

23. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
INSIGHTS
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle
• The first four of the Ten
Commandments have to
do with proper attitudes
of approaching God!

24. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
INSIGHTS
“ATTITUDE”
as a hurdle
• The first four of the Ten
Commandments have to
do with proper attitudes
of approaching God!
• The Westminster Catechism
states that the chief purpose
of mankind is “to glorify God
and enjoy Him forever”!

25. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

26. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

27. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTENDANCE”
as a hurdle

28. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTENDANCE”
as a hurdle
“Bring an
(29:b)
oering, and come
before Him”

29. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTENDANCE”
as a hurdle
“Bring an
(29:b)
oering, and come
before Him”
* Beware of lacking the
appropriate ATTENDANCE
to worship!

30. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTENDANCE”
as a hurdle
“Bring an
(29:b)
oering, and come
before Him”
* Beware of lacking the
appropriate ATTENDANCE
to worship!
COMPARE: Psalm 26:8
Hebrews 10:25

31. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

32. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“ATTENDANCE”
as a hurdle

33. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
INSIGHTS
“ATTENDANCE”
as a hurdle

34. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
INSIGHTS
“ATTENDANCE”
as a hurdle
Hours in a week = 168
Sleeping = 56
Working = 40
Eating, bathing, etc. = 30
---
Remaining = 42
---
*Worship per week = 4
Total Remaining = 38
hours per week

35. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

36. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle

37. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle
“Oh, worship
(29:c)
the Lord in the beauty
of holiness”

38. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle
“Oh, worship
(29:c)
the Lord in the beauty
of holiness”
* Beware of lacking the
appropriate AUTHENTICITY
in worship!

39. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle
“Oh, worship
(29:c)
the Lord in the beauty
of holiness”
* Beware of lacking the
appropriate AUTHENTICITY
in worship!
COMPARE: Jeremiah 7:23-24
John 4:24

40. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

41. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle

42. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle
INSIGHTS

43. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle
INSIGHTS
“Authenticity” defined …..
“the quality of genuine
undisputed credibility”

44. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle
INSIGHTS
“Authenticity” defined …..
“the quality of genuine
undisputed credibility”
in other words …

45. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
“AUTHENTICITY”
as a hurdle
INSIGHTS
“Authenticity” defined …..
“the quality of genuine
undisputed credibility”
in other words …
WORSHIP IS REAL
WHEN THE
WORSHIPER IS REAL …
“genuine”, “undisputed”, and “credible”

46. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

47. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
SO, IN CLOSING…

48. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
SO, IN CLOSING…
AS YOU PREPARE FOR
A WORSHIP SERVICE, CLEAR
THE OBSTACLES TO WORSHIP
BY SEEKING TO HAVE …..

49. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
SO, IN CLOSING…
AS YOU PREPARE FOR
A WORSHIP SERVICE, CLEAR
THE OBSTACLES TO WORSHIP
BY SEEKING TO HAVE …..
* ATTITUDES that show you
are really seeking His glory!

50. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
SO, IN CLOSING…
AS YOU PREPARE FOR
A WORSHIP SERVICE, CLEAR
THE OBSTACLES TO WORSHIP
BY SEEKING TO HAVE …..
* ATTITUDES that show you
are really seeking His glory!
* ATTENDANCE that shows you
are really devoted to Him!

51. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
SO, IN CLOSING…
AS YOU PREPARE FOR
A WORSHIP SERVICE, CLEAR
THE OBSTACLES TO WORSHIP
BY SEEKING TO HAVE …..
* ATTITUDES that show you
are really seeking His glory!
* ATTENDANCE that shows you
are really devoted to Him!
* AUTHENTICITY that shows you
are really honest with Him!

52. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship

53. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
BY THE WAY …..

54. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
BY THE WAY …..
A WORD TO THE WISE TO THOSE
WHO ARE NOT YET
TRUE WORSHIPPERS …..

55. The “Obstacles”
to Real Worship
BY THE WAY …..
A WORD TO THE WISE TO THOSE
WHO ARE NOT YET
TRUE WORSHIPPERS …..
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he
who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He
is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
- Hebrews 11:6