How To Stay FAITHFUL Through Your FINISH LINE, Pt. 2

DOING IT GOD’S WAY 2 Samuel 6:16-19; Selected Scriptures By D.Z. Cofield, Th.M., D. Min. November 8, 2020 How To Stay FAITHFUL Through Your FINISH LINE, PT. 1 1. You stay faithful by making WORSHIPING God your PRIORITY. A. Worship God PERSONALLY (INDIVIDUALLY) v.16 B. Worship God PASSIONATELY (INTENSELY) v.16 – leaping and dancing. C. Worship God PURPOSELY (INTENTIONALLY) v.17 How To Stay FAITHFUL Through Your FINISH LINE, PT. 2 1. You stay faithful by WORSHIPING God WHEREVER you are. 2 Samuel 6:16-17 (NLT2) – But as the Ark of the LORD entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she was filled with contempt for him. 17 They brought the Ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD. John 4:21-24 (ESV) – Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” 1. You stay faithful by WORSHIPING God WHEREVER you are. A. Jesus changes WHERE we can WORSHIP. B. Jesus defines HOW we are to WORSHIP. C. Jesus informs us of the REASON for WORSHIP. Mark 12:29-30 (ESV) – Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’” Acts 17:28 (NLT2) – For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ L.I.F.E. Group Questions 1. What was the most elaborate public celebration you’ve ever attended? 2. What Christian worship practices or styles of worship embarrass you or make you uncomfortable? 3. How did David culminate the celebration when the ark reached Jerusalem? 4. What does it mean to you to know that worship is a lifestyle and not an event? 5. How will making worshiping God your priority help you finish strong? 6. What does it mean to you to worship God personally or individually? 7. What does it mean to you to worship God passionately or intensely? 8. What does it mean to you to worship God purposely or intentionally? 9. How important is it to know you are able to worship The LORD wherever you are? 10. How does Jesus changing where we can worship expand your perspective on worshiping beyond the sanctuary walls? 11. What’s the difference between what Jesus says about how we worship and how you prefer to worship? 12. Why do you think God is looking for worshipers? 13. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, how would you rate yourself in terms of your intensity of worship? 14. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, how would you rate yourself in terms of your integrity of worship? 15. What will you do this week to become more committed as a worshiper so you can be more faithful to God?