Manner of Worship
Alive in the Spirit
Assisted by the Spirit
Active thru the Spirit
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Attitudes of Worship
Joyful
Prayerful
Thankful
This is God’s will for you!
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Actions of Worship
Responsibility not to quench the Spirit
Responsibility to respond to God’s Word
Responsibility to be discerning
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Actions of Worship
Responsibility not to quench the Spirit
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Role of the Holy Spirit in believers
regenerates sinners – Jn. 3:6-8
 transforms spiritual affections – Titus 3:5
 frees from slavery to sin – Rom. 8:3-9
 places us into body of Christ – Rom. 8:15
 permanently resides in us – Rom. 8:9,11,14
 pours God’s love in our hearts - Rom. 5:5
 gifts us for spiritual service – 1 Cor. 12:4-10
 seals for all eternity 2 Cor. 1:22
 sanctifies us – Rom. 15:16
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Actions of Worship
 Responsibility not to quench the Spirit
 Spirit-initiated works in sanctification
1. Illuminates the Word of God – 1 Cor.2:10
2. Brings believers into intimacy with God –
Rom. 8:15-16
3. Glorifies Christ to believers and makes them
more like Christ – 2 Cor. 3:18
4. Helps us know God’s will – Eph. 5:17,18
5. Grants strength for sanctification – Eph. 3:16
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Actions of Worship
Responsibility to respond to God’s Word
 Despise – consider absolutely nothing
 Prophetic utterances – spoken or written
 Brand-new revelation directly from God Luke 2:29
 Reiterating a divine proclamation already
recorded – Luke 3:5,6
 Refers to God’s written Word – 2 Peter 1:20-21
Rom. 12:6 ; Jude 3,20 ; Josh. 1:8
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Actions of Worship
Responsibility to be discerning
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Examine – test for authenticity
Everything – all under scrutiny
Holdfast – embrace wholeheartedly
Good – inherently genuine
Abstain – hold oneself from
Evil – malignant, harmful
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Actions of Worship
Responsibility to be discerning
 Spiritual discernment is the ability
to distinguish divine truth from error
or from half-truth. Acts 17:11
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Actions of Worship
 Application #1
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Are you being filled with the Holy Spirit
through your submission to God,
reading of His Word, and prayer or are
you quenching the Spirit’s work in you?
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Attitudes of Worship
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In your actions are you obeying the
truth of God’s Word or are you despising
it?
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Application #2
Application #3
What are you doing that will make you
more discerning?
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