Ekklesia | Embodied Worship: Internal Devotion Produces Outward Expression
Intro
Embodied Worship: Internal Devotion Produces Outward Expression
o Christ’s Expression
o Pleasing Expression
o Fitting Expression
o Communal Expression
o Eternal Expression
o Christ’s Expression
o Pleasing Expression
o Fitting Expression
o Communal Expression
o Eternal Expression
Christ’s Expression
Christ’s Expression (Mk 14:26, Lk 22:41, Jn 11:41–42, 1 Pt 2:24, Rom 12:1)
Mark 14:26
“And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.”
Luke 22:41
“He withdrew… and knelt down and prayed.”
John 11:41-42
“Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank you…”
1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree…”
Romans 12:1
“…present your bodies as a living sacrifice… this is your spiritual worship.”
Jesus modeled embodied worship with His body, mind, heart, and spirit.
Internal Devotion Produces Outward Expression
Pleasing Expression
o Christ’s Expression
o Pleasing Expression
o Fitting Expression
o Communal Expression
o Eternal Expression
Pleasing Expression (Gen 8:20–21, Ex 29:18, Lev 1:9, Eph 5:2, Heb 13:15–16)
Genesis 8:20-21
Noah’s sacrifice = pleasing aroma.
Exodus 29:18 / Leviticus 1:9
sacrifices as a pleasing aroma.
Ephesians 5:2
“…Christ loved us and gave Himself up… a fragrant offering.”
Hebrews 13:15-16
“…the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name… such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”
God is delighted when His people offer Him praise.
Internal Devotion Produces Outward Expression
Fitting Expression
o Christ’s Expression
o Pleasing Expression
o Fitting Expression
o Communal Expression
o Eternal Expression
Fitting Expression (Ps 69:30–31, Ps 141:2, Ps 5:7)
Psalm 69:30-31
Singing with thanksgiving pleases the Lord.
Psalm 141:2
“Let my prayer be counted as incense… the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!”
Psalm 5:7
“…I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.”
Scripture gives us appropriate expressions rooted in truth for Worship.
Internal Devotion Produces Outward Expression
Communal Expression
o Christ’s Expression
o Pleasing Expression
o Fitting Expression
o Communal Expression
o Eternal Expression
Communal Expression (Eph 5:19, Col 3:16)
Ephesians 5:19
“…addressing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs…”
Colossians 3:16
“…teaching and admonishing one another… singing with thankfulness in your hearts.”
Worship is not about you. It glorifies God and builds up the church.
Expressing worship = letting the Word of Christ dwell in us richly.
Internal Devotion Produces Outward Expression
Eternal Expression
o Christ’s Expression
o Pleasing Expression
o Fitting Expression
o Communal Expression
o Eternal Expression
Eternal Expression (Rev 19:1, Rev 19:4, Phil 2:9-10)
Revelation 19:1
After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God
Revelation 19:4
And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”
Philippians 2:9-10
9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Internal Devotion Produces Outward Expression
REVIEW
o Christ’s Expression
o Pleasing Expression
o Fitting Expression
o Communal Expression
o Eternal Expression
“In Heaven, I will be free. I will be free to jump up, dance, kick, do aerobics, and though I'm sure Jesus will be delighted to watch me rise up on tiptoe, there’s something I plan to do that might please Him more. If possible, at some point before the party gets going, at some point before the guests are invited to the wedding supper of the lamb, the first thing I plan to do on resurrected legs is to drop on grateful, glorified knees. I will quietly kneel before the Lord…and give a sacrifice."