What motivates a Christian’s worship?
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I worship in response to .
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I worship in response to .
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I worship in response to .
BIG POINT: Ultimately, I worship because my Father and His .
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QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY
• What kind of relationship did you have with your father? How has that impacted you today for better or for worse?
• How does your view of your father change the way you view God the Father?
Read Ephesians 2:1-10:
• Discuss what defines our relationship with God prior to salvation? Share about what marked your life before you encountered Christ? • What are the natural results of being alienated from God?
• How does being reconciled with God through salvation transform your view of and response to Him?
• How can we worship in response to who God is?
• Discuss what God has made possible for you through Christ. What does this reveal about the Father?
• Verse 10 says that you are God’s workmanship (or masterpiece), designed with value and purpose. Why do you think God created you and saved you? How does that inform your worship?
• What was the biggest takeaway from the message?
PERSONAL REFLECTION & APPLICATION
• Begin each day by looking in the mirror and reminding yourself, “God is for me!” Go to bed each night with this prayer, “Thank you God for being for me.”
• Each morning this week, meditate on and praise God for one of His attributes that you see (e.g. His mercy).
• Each evening this week, reflect on and thank God for one way He has blessed you.
• Journal how this worship impacts your attitude and life this week.