rediscovering intimacy with God through passionate worship.

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rediscovering intimacy with God through passionate

worship

Lets begin to worship on earth, as it is in heaven!

True worship is a lifestyle.

The lifestyle of a worshipper

For a worshipper, everything is as unto the Lord, to glorify Him,

to declare His praises.

The lifestyle of a worshipper

A true worshipper worships even when he is not singing a

song.

The lifestyle of a worshipper

#1, A worshipper from his youth

The lifestyle of a worshipper

1Samuel 16:18 Then one of the servants answered and said, "Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him."

The lifestyle of a worshipper

Key Point: Become a worshipper now. The most opportune time to worship God is now!

The lifestyle of a worshipper

#2, A lifestyle of personal worship

The lifestyle of a worshipper

Key Point: A true worshipper worships God in private. He has a lifestyle of personal worship.

The lifestyle of a worshipper

Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

The lifestyle of a worshipper

#3, Bold in battle, Wise in daily life

The lifestyle of a worshipper

1 Samuel 18:14,3014 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the LORD was with him. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed.

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Key Point: A true worshipper is unalarmed about spiritual conflict, because He really knows His God and is so obsessed with His God that the enemy is of no significance.

The lifestyle of a worshipper

#5, Honoring God's anointed

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1 Samuel 24:4-64 Then the men of David said to him, "This is the day of which the LORD said to you, 'Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.' " And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul's robe. 5 Now it happened afterward that David's heart troubled him because he had cut Saul's robe. The lifestyle of a worshipper

1 Samuel 24:4-66 And he said to his men, "The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD."

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1 Samuel 26:9,119 But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?" 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. But please, take now the spear and the jug of water that are by his head, and let us go."The lifestyle of a worshipper

Key Point: A true worshipper demonstrates honor of man, because of his honor of the God who appointed the man.

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#6, A worshipper listens to God

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1 Samuel 23:1-5

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Key Point: A true worshipper has a heart in tune with God, that seeks know and to do what pleases God.

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#7, Undignified and unrestrained

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2 Samuel 6:14-23

The lifestyle of a worshipper

Key Point: A true worshipper is unafraid to express his adoration of the Lord, even if he is despised by man, in doing so.

The lifestyle of a worshipper

David recognized God's worthiness of everything he did in service to God

The Service of A Worshipper

David was extravagant in giving and the people followed his example

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David went beyond doing just the bare minimum for the house of God

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David laid it all down to give God his best

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The Tabernacle of David4000 musicians4000 Doorkeepers288 musicians24/7, 365 days, day & night33 years

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The Tabernacle of David

#1, Extravagant Worship & powerful intercession 1 Chronicles 16:4

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The Tabernacle of David

#2, Prophetic worship1 Chronicles 25:1-8

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The Tabernacle of David

#3, Orderly worship with Excellence1 Chronicles 16:4,371 Chronicles 24:18,191 Chronicles 25:1-8The Service of A Worshipper

With establishing a habitation for God's presence, comes

transformation.

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God points to the Tabernacle of David as a prototype and

foretells that it will be rebuilt.

Amos 9:11-13

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The Church is the spiritual fulfillment of the Tabernacle of

David being restored

Acts 15:13-18

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In this hour God is rebuilding the tabernacle of David, where

there is extravagant, Spirit-inspired, orderly worship and intercession with excellence.

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As we give ourselves to this, we will see a mighty

ingathering of souls and a harvest beyond what we have ever experienced or imagined.

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