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Things God Loves: Worship

The OT Hebrew word for worship is shachah (shaw-khaw’): to bow down.
Genesis 24:26-27
Genesis 24:52
The NT Greek word for worship is proskuneó (pros-koo-neh’-o): to do reverence to

“Many Spirit-filled authors have exhausted the thesaurus in order to describe God with the glory He deserves. His perfect holiness, by definition, assures us that our words can’t contain Him. Isn’t it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?” ~Francis Chan

God deserves our worship.
God doesn’t need our worship.
Job 41:11
Psalm 50:10-12
Psalm 89:11
Acts 17:24-25

God doesn’t need our worship. (But He wants it anyway!)

John 4:23
When we bow ourselves in worship, He knows our hearts belong to him.


“Worship is an act of war against the enemy of our hearts.” ~Holly Gerth

Worship is Powerful
Acts 16:25-26

“Worship is more than singing. It’s more than just lyrics to a song. Worship is standing in the presence of God and declaring praises to His name.” ~Unknown

Things God Loves: Justice

ENG Justice A) having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable B) conforming to a standard of correctness.
Psalm 10:17-18
God hears the cry of injustice, and responds.
Micah 6:8
Matthew 23:23-24
God wants His people to avoid injustice.
Leviticus 19:15
Isaiah 1:16-17
God wants His people to fight against injustice.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Amos 5: 21-24
Psalm 82:3-4
Video Interview (David Zach from Remedy Drive)
Isaiah 25:4

Things God Loves: Mercy

Colossians 3:12-17

Colossians 3:13 [bearing with one another] and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

anexomai (an-ekh’-om-ahee) to hold up, bear with.
Proverbs 19:11
1 Peter 2:19
Colossians 3:13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; [as the Lord has forgiven you], so you also must forgive.
Fully
Isaiah 1:18
Psalm 103:12
Faithfully
1 John 1:9
Forgetfully
Hebrews 8:12

Colossians 3:13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, [so you also must forgive. ]

Who do you I need to forgive?

Ephesians 4:32

Things God Loves: Meekness

Colossians 3:12-17
prautés (prah-oo’-tace): meekness, mildness, gentleness.
English definition: a mild, moderate, humble, or submissive quality.
Meekness is NOT weakness.
Matthew 26:47-54
Meekness is NOT the way of the world.
Matthew 6:19-21
Mark 8: 36
Matthew 5:5
James 3:13-16
Meekness is how we share our faith (the gospel).
1 Peter 3:15-16
Meekness is how we challenge the sin of other believers.
Galatians 6:1-3
Meekness is how we should receive the word of God.
James 1:21
Meekness is how we should disciple others.
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
Meekness is a fruit of the spirit.
Galatians 5:22-23
Pursue Meekness by Abiding in Jesus.
1 Timothy 6:11-12

Things God Loves: Kindness

ENG kindness: 1) the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
Be Kind Rewind pic
ENG Kindness: 2) A Kind Act
OT checed (kheh’-sed): goodness kindness, favor, mercy.
Exodus 34:6
Proverbs 19:22
Proverbs 31:26
NT chréstotés (khray-stot’-ace) : goodness, excellence, uprightness.
Kindness is useful.
Galatians 6:10
James 2:14-17
Kindness is good.
Titus 3:4-5a (end after “he saved us…”)
Kindness is a fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23
2 Corinthians 6:2-5
Kindness like this could change the world.
Romans 2:4
Ephesians 4:31-32

Things God Loves: Compassion

Colossians 3:12-17
oiktirmós – compassion (pity), i.e. deep feeling about someone’s difficulty or misfortune

Psalm 116:5
Psalm 145: 9
2 Corinthians 1:3-4

We are meant to be moved with compassion.
Matthew 9:35-36
Matthew 14:13-14
Matthew 15:29-39
Matthew 20:29-34

We’re meant to be motivated by compassion.
James 1:27
James 2:14-17

Question 1 : In what are ways you are moved by compassion?

Question 2: What are you doing about it?

Proverbs 24:10-13

“Compassion can’t be measured in dollars and cents. It does come with a price tag, but that price tag isn’t the amount of money spent. The price tag is love.” ~ J. C. Watts Jr.

Things God Loves: Faithfulness

Faithfulness is being “full of faith.” It is having character and commitment that can be relied on.

Faithfulness is an attribute of God.
Psalm 119:90
Psalm 86:15
Lamentations 2:22-23
1 Corinthians 1:9
2Timothy 2:11

We’re meant to reflect the faithfulness God has shown us.
Hebrews 10:23
Matthew 25:21
Proverbs 3:3-4

God will support those who are faithful.
2 Chronicles 16:9

Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-23
John 15: 5

Put Jesus before anything else, otherwise anything else will take His place.