Worship In Community

“Worship in Community”
Psalm 121; Hebrews 10:25
November 10, 2019

Speed limit signs and laws are not placed there by the government to exercise control or to demonstrate their authority or to make our lives more difficult . . .

. . . they are there to help us and to maintain a society that works.

Worship is commanded in the Bible.

“Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.”
-Psalm 100:1-2

“When they first lived there, they did not worship the Lord; so he sent lions among them and they killed some of the people.”
-2 Kings 17:25

“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
-Hebrews 10:25

There are practices that are fundamental to what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

These practices help to reshape how we live and think.

Worshiping in community trains us to look up.

“I lift up my eyes to the hills–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
-Psalm 121:1-2

2 Kings 6:8-23

The Aramean army surrounded Elisha and his servant.

The servant’s eyes were open and he looked up.

“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
-Hebrews 10:25

The weekly practice of worshiping in community trains us to look up.

Acts 16:16-40

In prison, Paul and Silas were praying and singing to God.

Others in the exact same spot as Paul and Silas were given the opportunity to look up along with them.

As they looked up they were able to catch their breath and think clearly.

“This book is dedicated to my parents who did an extraordinary job living ordinary life to the full. They modeled the most important things about life to us six kids: love one another (especially when unlovable), go to church (particularly when it’s boring), eat long meals together (at the smallest possible tables) . . .”
– Julie Canlis

Worshiping in community helps train us to live an ordinary life to the full