Worship - Dr. Stuart Bresco

This is not a book, but one of the most wonderful sermons I've ever heard.
We're at Hyderabad for mission trip, when we're so privileged to have this wonderful man of God delivered such a life-changing sermon:

Sunday, 8 Oct 2006
Secunderabad, OM India
Preacher: Dr. Stuart Bresco

John 4:21 – 24
What Christianity is:

• God who’s seeking man


• Suffering, seeking God

What Christianity is not:

• Mankind searching for God


• Remote, far away God

What is God seeking for in men?
God’s seeking for worshippers who’ll worship in Spirit and in truth.

Question: Has He found ONE in me?

• Do I know how to worship Him in spirit and in truth?


• In what way do I need to worship?


• We need to know how to worship in order to enter into the fullness of our humanity (not to complement or affirm God)


• God is in the business of self-revelations. Human beings are created with receiving signals to:
  
  • Discover who God is in His self-revelation
  
  
  • Capacity respond to the wonder of God’s revelation
  
  GOD --> receive --> Human
  God --> respond --> Human
  
  
• How does God reveal Himself?
  
  
  
  • General revelation – creation, created order in the creation. They’re the image of the Creator
  
  
  • Special revelation – Christ becomes Emmanuel (God with us); fulfillment of the Old Testament; revealer of God’s character
  
  
  • Revelation of Christ in the Word (Bible)
  
  

Our worship depends on these 2 aspects (General and Special Revelation)
Worship == in love with created order, in love with Christ, revealed in the Word.

Worship:

1. proskouneo: “towards”, “Pro”, “Kiss” à humble submission (e.g. coming into a King’s presence and kiss His feet). Humble submission to reveal majesty.


2. German: Derimin (same word for “worship” and “service”).
   Germans believe they cannot worship without humble service. Serve: Glad service to the great King


3. Donie – slave/servant
   
   
   
   • working hard, working well because you work for God
   
   
   • the way we behave in our workplace can be an act of worship
   
   
   • gratitude of time, skills and energy (all these comes from God)