Prepare To Meet Your God In Worship

Prepare to Meet Your God in Worship

Introduction

A. Series: Ways to Meet God, Preparation, Judgment, Afterlife

B. Amos 4:12 – Israel Met God in Judgment (Last Week).

C. We Encounter the Holy God in Worship.

1. God Wants to Dwell with His People: Garden, Tabernacle, Temple, Jesus, Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19).
2. God is Present in our Worship (Psalm 100; Hebrews 4:16).
3. God Demands Preparation (Exodus 19:10-15, 22).

I. How We Come Unprepared to Meet God in Worship.

A. Sinful Lifestyle (Amos 5:21-24)

B. Conflict with Others (Matthew 5:23-24; James 3:10)

C. Selfishness, Division, Favoritism (1 Corinthians 11:20-29; James 2:1-4)

II. How We Can Prepare to Meet God in Worship

A. Holiness (James 4:8-9; Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 1:15-16)

B. Humility (James 4:10; Psalm 51:16-17)

C. Reconciliation with Others (1 Peter 3:7)

Applications: Practical Steps toward Preparation

A. Begin Preparation Ahead of Time.

1. Meditation/Prayer
2. Self-Examination
3. Plan Your Giving (1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 9:7)

B. Go to Bed Early.

C. Get up Early Enough.

D. Be on Time (Come Early).

E. Begin to Seek God when You Arrive.

F. Expect Transformation to Occur.

G. Leave Prepared to Serve.