APPROACH: Amazement

God is amazing. People who come to see God's nature and understand His works find Him astounding. Whenever we discover something or someone we find beautiful, pure, rare, unparalleled or infinitely good, we marvel. Whether the work of an artist, the character of a hero or the beauty of nature, we find our attention locked and our spirits lifted. We praise it, applaud it, stand stunned before it, surrender to it and sacrifice for it. Christians worship God when they approach Him like this. When we expand our understanding of God, reflect on His nature, experience His loving presence, hear of His marvelous deeds, see Him in nature and witness His transforming power in our lives, we worship Him. When we come into a weekend service, we should come amazed at the God we get to worship. If our hearts and minds were already focused on the magnificence of God, we would experience awe and lift up joyous worship.