• Examples of worship in the New Testament
• Romans 12:1
• How should we make ourselves a reasonable sacrifice to God?
  • John 4:23
  • John 17:17 - We want to worship in both spirit and truth.
  • Our worship should be planned. We need to plan how we will offer ourselves to God. We must discipline ourselves and follow the good examples God has given us. II Thessalonians 3:7
  • Exodus 8:27.
• Leviticus 1:3
• Sacrifices are made at a cost. II Samuel 24:24
• II Timothy 3:10
• Ways to offer ourselves to God:
  • Encouraging others
  • Time management
  • Money (Ephesians 4:28
  • Planning, preparation, and setting goals (Luke 14:28
  • Self-discipline (Titus 2:11-12

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• I Samuel 17
• I Samuel 17:4-7 - Goliath was about 9’9” tall. According to archaeology, people of the day averaged about five feet tall. He had about 125 lbs. of scale armor and carried a spear with a 15lb. head.
• I Samuel 17:34-36 - David looked back on how God had helped him in the past and used that to build his confidence for the future.

• II Peter 1:5ff

• As Christians we are an example:

• To the world - Matthew 5:13-14

• To older Christians

• To younger Christians - Titus 2:1-8

• Different stages of growth

• Babe

• Child

• Mature adult

• Different stages of growth

• Seedling

• Tree

• Dead tree

• Alive tree with no fruit

• Alive tree with fruit

• Garbage in - garbage out

• Example to the world

• Put away all evil immorality and unrighteousness.

• Modesty (too little, too much)

• Speech

• Filthy speech (Colossians 3:8-10

• Shows what is in our mind (Matthew 12:34

• Garbage in - garbage out

• Gossip (Leviticus 19:16

• Lying (Proverbs 6:16-19

• I Peter 3:10 - Put away evil, think on good things.

• Examples to Christians

• Bible study (Psalms 1

• Bible class

• Attendance (Hebrews 10:22-26

• Singing (Ephesians 5:19

• Prayer (Matthew 21:22

• Kindness

• Forgiveness

• Patience

• Godliness

• Others are watching what you do. Are you?

• Psalm 73

• At first, Asaph suffered from a flawed perception (Psalm 73:5-6.

• Then, he switched to the truth (Psalm 73:17-20.

• At first, Asaph focused on other people (Psalm 73:3.

• Asaph was comparing himself to others.

• Then, he began to focus on his relationship with God (Psalm 73:23-28.

• John 21:21-22 - We can’t allow our concerns for others to prevent us from serving God.

• At first, Asaph worried about the present (Psalm 73:13-14.

• Then, he began to delight in the future.

• II Corinthians 4:18 - We must look ahead to the things that are not seen.

• Coming into the sanctuary of God made the difference!

• I Corinthians 2:14

• James 3:16 - We must be very careful to avoid jealousy and selfish ambition in a local congregation. It is not easy to avoid these things!
• James 3:17 does not have wisdom.