Being Worshipers of the One True God (Sunday, March 7th)

3/7/21. As we Renew in homes on Sunday, March 7th, receive this teaching on Being Worshipers of the One True God (video posted on blog). Gathering plan included.

God the Father is seeking those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. What does that mean? And how do we do that when gathered, and when scattered? Jesus tells us how to be worshipers of the one true God.

Worship plan

As we worship in homes and house churches on Sunday, together or scattered in the aftermath of a winter storm and power outages, here’s the guiding worship plan document (PDF document), which includes:

2021-03-07 Renew in homes planDownload

Call to Worship and Scripture readingsWorship together in song (see songs below as you remain home)Helpful guidance: “Worshiping with Littles“ Kids message (11 minutes) seen below or hereAn audio or video teaching on Being Worshipers of God, seen or heard below

Grateful for the efforts of our beloved Renew worship leaders and musicians to record songs for our singing along. Their labor of love helps us give a sacrifice of praise to Christ! (All these videos below are on this YouTube playlist.)

Call to Worship | Scripture: Psalm 150

Praise the Lord!Praise God in his sanctuary;    praise him in his mighty heavens!
Praise him for his mighty deeds;    praise him according to his excellent greatness!
Praise him with trumpet sound;    praise him with lute and harp!
Praise him with tambourine and dance;    praise him with strings and pipe!
Praise him with sounding cymbals;    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!Praise the Lord!

Let’s sing together!

Great is the Lord

New City Catechism

See Catechism feature for more on this question and catechizing together, with further reflections for teaching children.

Question 46: What is the Lord’s Supper?

Kids response: Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him.

Full response: Christ commanded all Christians to eat bread and to drink from the cup in thankful remembrance of him and his death. The Lord’s Supper is a celebration of the presence of God in our midst; bringing us into communion with God and with one another; feeding and nourishing our souls. It also anticipates the day when we will eat and drink with Christ in his Father’s kingdom.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23–26

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

A prayer: Bread of Life, we take the Lord’s Supper in reverent obedience. We do not want to receive it unworthily, so we come in repentance and faith. Help us to forgive the sins of those who have sinned against us, especially the believers with whom we share the bread and the cup. May our partaking of this meal proclaim your saving death and our desperate need of it. Amen.

Scripture reading: Romans 11:33–12:2

Kids Message

Teaching: listen or view below

Video of teaching » Being Worshipers of the One True God

Praying together: bringing spiritual and practical needs and opportunities to God our Father

Stand together, every generation, in your home and proclaim the glories of King Jesus — of His goodness, greatness, grace and glory, until He returns! 

Responding in songs of praise

Playlist of all Renew worship songs recorded and released thus far

Benediction

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.

—Romans 11:36

Let us take this occasion to gather in homes, investing with intention and joy Sunday morning to worship, pray, and read Scripture together. We are bringing the Gospel home when we worship Christ.

As these weeks and months add up you may experience acute financial or emotional difficulty. If you are in need of assistance, whether financial or in practical ways, please email [email protected] or reach out personally to any of the church Elders. 

Audio for this teaching may be played above, and is included in the RENEW Church podcast: subscribe in iTunes here, or Google Play podcasts here, now on Spotify podcasts here, or access the church podcast feed directly here. Videos are posted on this YouTube channel.

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