Worship the King
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Series: Worship the King
DescriptionWorship the King #1 “To See Him Clearly” Isaiah 6Intro: Quote Isaiah 6: 1-9a • That Vision shaped Isaiah’s Life! • That Vision has shaped Christian Worship! Had to find a model for worship that does not lean heavily on Isaiah’s vision. Review: True Worship Giving God what He Desires, Deserves, Demands JOHN 4:23 True worshipper will worship in spirit and Truth…for such the Father seeks… Franklin Segler, “Christian Worship” --- Isaiah 6:1-9 as Model • Revelation, Adoration, Confession, proclamation, dedication, commission. • Next Six Sundays…. On Worship… Corporate! Goal = More thoughtful, intentional… (what and why’s of worship) Why did you come here this morning? (habit, faithfulness, fellowship, music…) Worship Involves Revelation… Catching a Glimpse of God’s Glory. Isaiah 6:1 In Worship, we see the LORD for who He really is; and see ourselves, our circumstances, in the light of His glory. ILL – Larry O’Donnell, CEO of Waste Management, new trainee… • Supervisors did not Really know Him! In Worship, we see the LORD for who He really is; and see ourselves, our circumstances, in the light of His glory. Worship provides clear vision in a cloudy world! Life Clouds Our Vision Exp – “In the year of king Uzziah’s death” is more than a chronological marker … biographical, political, social, …context. • Isaiah’s Crisis in midst of Transition…uncertainty. Uzziah was the best King since Solomon (50+ years!) ILL – Imagine Eisenhower still President Able Administrator; Military Leader; Security, prosperity, Growth Isaiah was a young man connected to the Court… Dark Clouds were gathering… Strong, Hostile Forces… Isaiah was Afraid…Insecure…Went to the Temple in the year of King Uzziah’s Death… Every Worship Encounter takes place in a Context (personal) • You did not walk in here as a blank Slate. You brought “Stuff” with you --- burdens, baggage…hurting, happy, hopeful or discouraged. You brought LIFE with you. Life Clouds our Vision of God. ILL – Like the Fog we have seen lately… App – Sin Clouds Our Vision (or Course)… More Benign Blindness • Plans – like clutter that clouds our Vision (My Will) • Pain – Eye puffed with tears… (My Loss) • Prosperity – Blinded by our own Strength --- Only in his weakness did Isaiah See LORD! Be Thou my vision O LORD of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art! I Want to See You… T/S - Life Clouds Our Vision… would you confess that to be True? • Busy-ness; Burdens; Ambitions; Drives and Desires…they all combine to put us in a Fog… Worship Clarifies. Worship Provides Clear Vision. Exp – It was True for Isaiah in the Temple. He found Clear Vision. His Vision of the LORD was directly connected to His context. a) Lord (aodonai) = the Sovereign (1, 8, 11) not YHWH b) Temple = The Big House… “palace” … c) Sitting on a Throne = There is a King in Heaven! Enough to show Isaiah’s vision connected to His Crisis (context). He was anxious, afraid about moving on without Uzziah. In Worship, He caught a vision of God…. on His Throne! ILL – I can’t Read without good Light anymore… (little glasses) • I See better in good Light. App – In Worship, we find better Light to See by.. • Worship must be God-Centered. • “Experience” driven Worship is too much like Life! We are driven by our “experiences” day after day…Worship gives us the Light of His Glory! NOT, “How I feel”, but, “Who He Is!” In Worship, we see the LORD for who He really is; and see ourselves, our circumstances, in the light of His glory. Worship provides clear vision in a cloudy world! Conclusion John 12:41 – A comment by John on Isaiah 6 (John 1:14) Jesus is our Clearest Revelation, our Vision, of God. Jesus Is our Best Focus in Worship. Rev. 5:13 – Myriad, thousands, all creation in Worship Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain We Worship when we Survey the wondrous cross, on which the Prince of glory died; and count but loss our richest gain, pouring contempt on all our pride.y |