God Reaches Out Week 1: God Reaches Out To Meet Us Where We Are - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

God Reaches Out

Week 1: God Reaches Out To Meet Us Where We Are Week 2: God Reaches Out In Mercy Week 3: God Reaches Out To Change Lives Christmas Eve: God Reaches Out With The Gift Of His Son, Jesus…

Week 1: God Reaches Out To Meet Us Where We Are

John 1:1

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. So the Word became human and made his home among us….

John 1:14

Luke 1:38

“I am the Lord’s servant, May everything you have told me be fulfilled”. And then the Angel left her.

Luke 1:46-49

Mary responded, "Oh, how my soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me.”

Three Elements of Worship

• 1. The Attitude of Worship
• 2. The Object of Worship
• 3. The Reason of Worship

Luke 1:46,47

And Mary said: “Oh, how my soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,”

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says: “These people say they are mine. They honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”

Psalm 139

Search me, O God, and know my heart… point out anything in me that

• ffends You.

John 4:24

Jesus said, “For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth."

Philippians 1:27

Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ

Philippians 1:20

My goal in life is that Christ be magnified through me, either in life or in death

Luke 1:48,49

“For He took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me.”

...and my spirit rejoices in

God my Saviour. Luke 1:47