Hebrews 4 16 Let us then with confidence

Hebrews 4: 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Summer Series: “Jesus and the Transformation of Worship” A Tour through Hebrews

"Hebrews presents the most complete … theology of worship in the New Testament…. [T]he inauguration of the new covenant by Jesus means the fulfillment and replacement of the whole pattern of approach to God established under the Mosaic covenant. " David Peterson

Summer Series: “Jesus and the Transformation of Worship” A Tour through Hebrews

Review of Territory Covered Ø Jesus is Object, Author, Example, and Leader in Worship Ø Jesus both Transcendent/Immanent Ø Church wanders in this world belongs to another

Summer Series: “Jesus and the Transformation of Worship” Hebrews 4: 14 -5: 14

Corporate Christian Worship Thrives on 1. United Prayer (4: 14 -16)

Matthew 18: 19 -20 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.

Matthew 6: 9 -13 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

United Prayer in the NT Church Leadership Regular While Pre. Priority for Persecuted Feature of Worship Pentecost (Acts 4: 23 - Worship (Acts 6: 4; 1 (Acts 1) 31; 12: 5) (Acts 2: 42) Timothy 2)

“[T]he Lord's Day service is not simply a time for worship. . The purpose of prayer in the service is to stimulate and enhance that daily prayer-life which becomes a 'practicing the presence of Christ. ’” Grant Osborne

Prayer Opportunities for Grace Operation Weekly on August 1 at Education Wednesday Rolling and in Thunder City Park Prayer in Worship Every 27 th August

Corporate Christian Worship Leaves Room for 2. Lament (5: 1 -10)

Hosea 7: 14 They do not cry to me from the heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and wine they gash themselves; they rebel against me.

Crying Seeks God Wailing Seeks Blessings

Crying Wailing Seeks God Seeks Blessings Personal Situational

Crying Wailing Seeks God Seeks Blessings Personal Situational Dependent Demands Control

Crying Wailing Seeks God Seeks Blessings Personal Situational Dependent Demands Control Satisfied with God Uses God

Corporate Christian Worship Leaves Room for 2. Lament (5: 1 -10)

"There is no pretense in lament, no denial, no withdrawal to some other-worldly reality. There is no romantic effort to reduce the hurt. . [a]nd there is no presumptuous claim to secure human well-being by the mastery of nature. The watchfulness that mourns may provide a corrective to that religious triumphalism that denies the sadness of this world. . " Allen Verhy

"If Christians are going to experience the transforming effect of the Gospel, they have to see how it applies to the challenges they face each day. We can help them by singing songs that grieve over sin, sickness, and tragedy and also exhort us to trust in the Savior who is sovereign, good, and wise. " Bob Kauflin

Corporate Christian Worship Leaves Room for 2. Lament Psalm 130

Jesus Better Than. . . Angels Moses Aaron

Corporate Christian Worship Develops 3. Life Skills (5: 11 -14)

James 3: 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

Corporate Christian Worship Develops 3. Life Skills (5: 11 -14)