Topic: The proper way to worship God

• Illustration: A visitor from another planet would see that praise is the essence of worship.

• God does not demand we tell him how great he is.
• People instinctively praise what they enjoy.
• Praise is the spontaneous overflow of enjoyment.
• God delights in us, and we are to return that delight.

• He is displeased when we "go through the motions."
• He is displeased when we place our traditions above him.
• Illustration: The Church of the Holy Radiator.
• God does want a certain kind of worship.

• Jesus proclaims, "I am the truth."
• Any Christian worship is centered in Jesus.
• Everything we know about Jesus comes from Scripture.

• We offer ourselves to God.
• We acknowledge God as creator.
• We acknowledge Christ as redeemer.

• Praise is our enjoyment of God.
• Worship is the offer of our lives to God.