WORSHIP
Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Psalm 95:6
The discipline of worship is an essential practice for the believer. It can be defined as giving adoration to God through appropriate acts of praise that recognize His greatness, His honor, and His position. These acts are done in corporate or individual settings, and according to standards given by God and pleasing to Him. These acts will be expressed either:
Internally in heart actions or mental assent,or
Externally through words and deeds.
Practical Action Steps in Worship :
1. Choose to Worship Actively, With Intent.
2. Choose to Regularly Attend Corporate Worship Services
3. Discern Biblical Practices for Your Worship.
4. Guard Yourself from Idolatry
5. Actively Put Worship into Every Part of Your Life
SERVING
The Spiritual Discipline of service involve the willful laying down of one’s time, talent, and treasure for the benefit of another by the grace given to us from Christ Jesus. Service denies the self and gives freely out of the altruistic goodness that God has placed in our heart by His presence. We learn to serve people, not because we will get anything from it or that others will see it, or to gain any moral high ground or superiority, but simply because a person is in need. An executive should discipline himself in a subordinate position for godliness. Someone who craves for attention must serve anonymously.
The Goals of Serving would be to help others and helping ourselves to overcome in some aspects of our life which may be limiting our spiritual growth.
Matthew (20:26) But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. (John 13:14, ESV)
Six motives for serving:
- Motivated by obedience• Motivated by gratitude• Motivated by forgiveness,not by guilt• Motivated by gladness• Motivated by humility• Motivated by love
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