Sermon Notes – January 12, 2025

Date: January 12, 2025
Theme: “Ready Set Go! – Ready to Worship!”

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 10:11-13
Messenger: Rev. Darren McKoy
URL: https://www.youtube.com/live/GVAqoJSLYW8?si=PuKT1smnWlEGnWgG

Points:

• The passage speaks to what it means to worship God and ultimately what it means to live for God.
• Deut. 10:11 – God clearly expresses what He promises to us.
• God is faithful to keep His promises to us. It is sure and secure. We should keep our promises to God
• There are things God expects us to do if we are going to walk into the things He has promised us.
• Fear the Lord Your God:
  • Showing reverence to God; recognising who God is and respecting Him
  • Being afraid of God’s consequences for our actions
  • God doesn’t want us to be afraid  of Him. God wants our reverence, our faithfulness and love and our dedication to serve Him. These are important to pure worship.
• Love the Lord Your God:
  • How do we demonstrate our Love for God?
    • Loving our brothers and sisters – Not just the ones we are comfortable  with but also the one who cause us pain and do us harm.
• Serve the Lord Your God with all your heart and soul:
  • Serving the Lord means being submissive to Him
  • Submissive: putting your desires and feelings on the back burner while putting God’s agenda on the forefront.
  • Serving the lord means letting God be the potter and allowing hIm to mold us.
  • Service in the kingdom is not for people but to bring glory and honour to God
• How can we say we re worshipping God when we aren’t showing reverence to him?
• How can we say we are worshipping God  when we don’t love our brothers and sisters?
• How can we say we are worshipping God when we are not being submissive to God?
• Reverence to God, loving God and serving God is not for other people. It is for your good! It is to benefit you! (vs 13)
• It will not always feel good and it is supposed to be challenging, however it is for your benefit
• Recap points:
  • God is faithful to keep His promises to us. It is sure and secure. We should keep our promises to God
  • God doesn’t want us to be afraid  of Him. God wants our reverence, our faithfulness and love and our dedication to serve Him. These are important to pure worship.
  • Serving the Lord means being submissive to Him
  • Reverence to God, loving God and serving God is not for other people. It is for your good! It is to benefit you!