First Christian Church of Bartow

06/16/2026

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03/16/2026

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The Attributes of God: God’s Omniscience

▢ Psalm 147:5 English Standard Version
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
▢ Hebrews 4:13 English Standard Version
13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
▢ 1 Corinthians 2:7-11English Standard Version
7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— 10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
▢ The Lord “faints not, neither is weary” (Isaiah 40:28),
▢ “He cannot lie” (Titus 1:2)
▢ “I am the Lord, I change not” (Malachi 3:6)
▢ “With God nothing is impossible” (Luke 1:37)
▢ “God cannot deny Himself” (2 Timothy 2:13)

▢ Matthew 11:25-27 English Standard Version
25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
▢ 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 English Standard Version
2 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
GOD KNOWS HIMSELF
▢ 1 Corinthians 2:11 English Standard Version
11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
▢ Romans 11:33-36 New Living Translation
33 Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! 34 For who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice? 35 And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back? 36 For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.
▢ Genesis 18:21 English Standard Version
21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether[a] according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.”
▢ John 2:24-25 New Living Translation
24 But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. 25 No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.
▢ 1 Timothy 3:16 English Standard Version
16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
▢ 1 Timothy 6:16 English Standard Version
16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
▢ Mark 7:37 English Standard Version
37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear, and the mute speak.”
▢ Psalm 68:13 New King James Version
13 Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, you will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.”
GOD KNOWS THE UNSAVED
▢ Isaiah 45:4 English Standard Version
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen,
I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.
▢ Luke 15:2 English Standard Version
2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

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03/09/2026

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The Attributes of God: God’s Immutability
▢ Hebrews 6:17-18 English Standard Version
17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
▢ James 1:17 English Standard Version
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
▢ Malachi 3:6
For I am the Lord, I change not.
 Three reasons why God cannot change:
1. God must go from better to worse
2. He must go from worse to better
3. He must change from one kind of being to another.

▢ Revelation 22:11 English Standard Version
11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
▢ 2 Chronicles 2:6 New American Standard Bible
6 But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? And who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him?
▢ Psalm 139:8-10 New Living Translation
8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there.
9 If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.
▢ 1 Timothy 1:15 New King James Version
15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
 ALWAYS THE SAME
▢ Acts 17:30 English Standard Version
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
▢ John 14:9 English Standard Version
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
▢ Matthew 19:14 English Standard Version
14 but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”
▢ Mark 3:25 English Standard Version
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
▢ Hebrews 13:8 English Standard Version
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
▢ Matthew 28:20 English Standard Version
20 (…) And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

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03/04/2026

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The Attributes of God: God’s Omnipotence

• Genesis 17:1 New American Standard Bible
1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless.
• Matthew 19:26 New American Standard Bible
26 And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
• Luke 1:37 New American Standard Bible
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
• Revelation 19:6 New American Standard Bible
6 Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
• 2 Peter 1:20-21 Amplified Bible
20 But understand this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of or comes from one’s own [personal or special] interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
1. GOD HAS POWER
Psalm 62:11 New American Standard Bible
11 God has spoken once;
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God;
2. GOD IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF ALL POWER
3. GOD GIVES POWER, BUT STILL RETAINS IT
• Romans 1:20 English Standard Version
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
• Hebrews 13:8 (ESV) says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."
 POWERFUL, YET PERSONAL
 IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD?

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02/23/2026

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The Attributes of God: God’s Eternalness
▢ Psalm 90:1-2 English Standard Version
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place
in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
▢ Isaiah 57:15-16 New Living Translation
15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
GOD HAS NO BEGINNING
▢ “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
▢ Colossians 1:16 English Standard Version
“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him".
GOD IS NOT IN TIME
GOD HAS NO PAST OR FUTURE
▢ “Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8).
▢ “The end from the beginning” (Isaiah 46:10).
▢ “To number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom” (Psalm 90:12).
▢ “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58).
▢ “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge” (John 5:30).
▢ “My Father is greater than I” (John 14:28).
▢ “I and my Father are one” (John 10:30).
▢ “You have heard that it was said… but I say to you…” (Matthew 5:21-22).
▢ "When the right time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman and under the law" (Galatians 4:4).
▢ "Deliver those who, through fear of death, have been in bo***ge all their lives" (Hebrews 2:15).
▢ “Slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8).
▢ “The fullness of time” was the time when God had ordered it; when that time came, Mary gave birth to her Boy, and He was born and lived and died, “the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God” (1 Peter 3:18).
TIME MARCHES ON
WE NEED GOD
▢ “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
▢ “Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

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02/15/2026

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Attributes God: God’s Transcendence

▢ 1 Chronicles 29:11 English Standard Version
11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.
▢ Job 11:7-8 English Standard Version
7 “Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
8 It is higher than heaven—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
▢ Job 26:14 English Standard Version
14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways,
and how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
▢ Psalm 145:3 English Standard Version
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
▢ Isaiah 55:8-9 English Standard Version
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
▢ 1 Timothy 6:16 English Standard Version
16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
▢ Psalm 23 (Analogies: Shepherd/Host)
V1. “The is my shepherd.”
V4. “Valley of the shadow of death.”
V5. “You prepare a table in the presence of my enemies.”
▢ Job 26:14 New Century Version
14 And these are only a small part of God’s works.
We only hear a small whisper of him.
Who could understand God’s thundering power?”
▢ Isaiah 6:2-3 New Century Version
2 Heavenly creatures of fire stood above him. Each creature had six wings: It used two wings to cover its face, two wings to cover its feet, and two wings for flying. 3 Each creature was calling to the others:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord All-Powerful.
His glory fills the whole earth.”
▢ Revelation 4:8 New Century Version
8 Each of these four living creatures had six wings and was covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day and night they never stop saying:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.
He was, he is, and he is coming.”
▢ 1 Chronicles 29:11 New American Standard Bible
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion, Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
▢ 1 Timothy 5:6 GOD’S WORD Translation
6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead although she is still alive.
▢ 2 Samuel 14:28 English Standard Version
28 So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king's presence.
THE DREAD OF GOD
▢ “How dreadful is this place!” (Genesis 28:17)
▢ “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord” (Luke 5:8)
▢ “Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes” (Genesis 18:27)
▢ “When I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10)
▢ Daniel 10:15, 17, he said, “I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb…. There remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me."
▢ “Woe is me! For I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips” (Isaiah 6:5)
▢ Romans 3:10 New Living Translation
10 As the Scriptures say,
“No one is righteous—
not even one.
▢ Isaiah 64:6 New Living Translation
6 We are all infected and impure with sin.
When we display our righteous deeds,
they are nothing but filthy rags.
▢ "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7)
▢ “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:28-29).

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02/09/2026

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Attributes of God: God’s Self-Existence
▢ Psalm 9:10
10 “And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.”
▢ Exodus 3:11-15 English Standard Version
11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
GOD’S SELF-EXISTENT SELFHOOD
▢ Genesis 1:20-22 Easy-to-Read Version
The Fifth Day—Fish and Birds
20 Then God said, “Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth.”
GOD’S SELFHOOD AND PRAYER
▢ Job 1:8 English Standard Version
8 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?”
▢ Malachi 4:2 English Standard Version
2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
▢ Galatians 5:19-21 English Standard Version
19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
21 envy, drunkenness, or**es, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
▢ John 3:3
3 Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.
▢ Isaiah 14:12-14 English Standard Version
12 “How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
13 You said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
▢ Ephesians 2:2 English Standard Version
2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

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02/02/2026

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The Attributes of God
Introduction: God’s Character

▢ Psalm 9:10 English Standard Version
10 And those who know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
▢ Romans 1:21-28 English Standard Version
21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.
▢ Psalm 9:10 Easy-to-Read Version
10 "Lord, those who know your name come to you for protection. And when they come, you do not leave them without help."

▢ Ezekiel 10:4-5 Amplified Bible
4 Then the glory and brilliance of the Lord moved upward from the cherubim to [rest over] the threshold of the temple; and the temple was filled with the cloud and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory. 5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

▢ Ezekiel 10:18-19 Amplified Bible
18 Then the [Shekinah] glory of the Lord departed from the threshold of the temple and rested over the cherubim. 19 As I looked at them, the cherubim lifted up their wings and rose up from the earth, they departed with the wheels beside them; and they stood still at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the Lord, and the glory and brilliance of the God of Israel hovered over them.
▢ Ezekiel 11:23 Amplified Bible
23 Then the glory and brilliance of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and paused over the mountain, [the Mount of Olives] which is east of the city.
▢ Ephesians 4:30 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God’s own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin).

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01/29/2026

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Experience God in Worship Part 2

• KEY #3 TRUST AND OBEY
▢ Luke 10:21 English Standard Version
Jesus Rejoices in the Father's Will
21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
▢ Ephesians 3:20-21 English Standard Version
20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
• KEY #4 REMEMBER THAT IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS
▢ Luke 10:17-20 English Standard Version
The Return of the Seventy-Two
17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
• INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR MISSION
▢ James 1:22-25 New Living Translation
22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Here are 10 Scriptures that we've been exploring together through this study. Take some time to read each one and then give a summary in your own words of what instructions they offer.
 Luke 10:27 New International Version
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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 John 15:13-14 English Standard Version
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
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 Romans 12:2 English Standard Version
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
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 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 English Standard Version
14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.
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 Colossians 3:12-13 English Standard Version
12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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 Colossians 3:16-17 New International Version
16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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 Hebrews 10:19-22 New International Version
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
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 Hebrews 11:6 English Standard Version
6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
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 James 1:21-22 English Standard Version
21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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 1 John 4:7-8 English Standard Version
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
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• WORSHIP WITHOUT RESTRAINT
1. Worship is our response to God’s revelation of who He is and what He has done.
2. Our worship provides a place of meeting with God—He has promised to inhabit our praises.
• UNRESTRAINED WORSHIP
▢ Luke 19:37-38 New Living Translation
37 When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.
38 “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!”
• REVELATION, WORSHIP, AND GOD’S PRESENCE
▢ Luke 19:38 New King James Version
38 saying:
“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
• NEVER -ENDING WORSHIP
▢ 1 John 2:27 English Standard Version
27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
▢ 1 John 3:16-18 English Standard Version
16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

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01/21/2026

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Experience God in Worship Part 1

THE STORY OF THE SEVENTY-TWO

▢ Luke 10:1 English Standard Version
Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two
1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
▢ Luke 10:3-4 English Standard Version
3 Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road.
▢ Luke 10:8-9 English Standard Version
8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
▢ Luke 10:17-19 English Standard Version
The Return of the Seventy-Two
17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
▢ James 2:17 Faith, if it doesn’t have works, is dead by itself.

• KEYS FOR WORSHIP

KEY #1: TIME IN GOD’S PRESENCE
▢ Luke 5:15-16 English Standard Version
15 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.
▢ Ephesians 5:15-18 Amplified Bible
15 Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people], 16 making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish and thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is. 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is wickedness (corruption, stupidity), but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him.
KEY #2 COUNT THE COST
▢ Luke 9:51 English Standard Version
A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus
51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
▢ Luke 9:57,59 English Standard Version
The Cost of Following Jesus
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
▢ Luke 9:61-62 English Standard Version
61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
▢ Hebrews 10:32-36 English Standard Version
32 But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, 33 sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. 34 For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one. 35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

▢ Acts 5:41 English Standard Version
41 Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.

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