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What is Worship? · First15 Devotional

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: Today we'll continue our week looking at the foundation of a quality time alone with God by looking at the value of worship.
• 0:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: Worship is perhaps the most foundational part of a quality time alone with God.
• 0:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: It takes what can so often be a self-centered time and empowers us to put God with all his love and goodness right at the center of our time instead.
• 0:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: May God stir each of our hearts to engage with Him in worship today.
• 0:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the verse 15 podcast.
• 0:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 59, verse 16, Scripture says, But I will sing of your strength.
• 1:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
• 1:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: What is worship through song?
• 1:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: When we go to church or gather with other believers, why do we sing?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Clearly not everyone finds singing or music to be their greatest passion.
• 1:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: So why do we do it?
• 1:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: Worship is first and foremost about the longing of God for unfettered relationship with His people.
• 1:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Inauthentic worship, we can touch the heart of our Creator, satisfying the desires of He who paid the highest price simply to have us.
• 2:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture is clear that God loves when we sing to Him and about Him.
• 2:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ephesians 5, verses 18 and 19, tells us to be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual Psalms, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.
• 2:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: John 423 states, but the hour is coming and is now here.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: When the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: God loves worship.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: he longs for it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Think of that.
• 2:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: You have an opportunity every day through worship to satisfy the heart of the one who paints sunsets, breathes life into dust and forms mountains, galaxies, animals, angels, and humankind with just the power of his voice.
• 3:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: you bring your Creator immense joy and satisfaction when you worship through singing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You see, God is after your heart.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's after direct connection from His Spirit to yours.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: music has this profound ability to reach past our limited understanding and help our heart connect with he who is limitless and eternal.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It serves as an avenue for this cyclical, reciprocal act of love and devotion between the creator and the created.
• 3:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: In worship, we discover the reality of God on a level different than reading scripture or spending time and prayer or community.
• 4:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: In worship, we can sing to God songs of adoration, thanksgiving, high praise and unadulterated love in response to His character, nearness and devotion.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: simply put, in worship we give and receive that which is most important.
• 4:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: Love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Whether you normally engage in personal worship right now or not, know that you were created to worship.
• 4:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: You were made to connect directly with the heart of God.
• 4:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: As you engage in the act of worship, you will discover the nearness of a God so filled with steadfast love and devotion for you that everything changes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: as you consistently touch the heart of the Father.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Your life will be transformed by His limitless grace and passionate pursuit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Engaging in worship will result in an overflowing, unquenchable joy as there is no greater experience than that of a perfect God meeting with an imperfect person.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: take time and guided prayer to reflect on the importance of worship and connect directly with the heart of your Heavenly Father.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May your time be marked by a greater revelation of His nearness and love.
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  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, allow Scripture to fill you with longing, to connect directly with your creator through worship.
• 6:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm 100 verses 1 through 4 says, make a joyful noise to the Lord all the earth, serve the Lord with gladness, come into His presence with singing,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Know that the Lord He is God, it is He who made us and we are His, we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
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  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
• 7:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: And next, ask God to show you how much He loves your worship, to give you a revelation of His great love for you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May His desire for worship be the foundation of your devotion.
• 8:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ephesians 3 verses 17 through 19 says that you being rooted and grounded in love may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled with all the
• 9:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: And last, spend some time resting in the presence of God.
• 9:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask him to reveal his love to you in a fresh way, and worship him in response.
• 9:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm 73 verse 28 says, but for me, it is good to be near God.
• 10:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: If you feel the weight of the world resting on your shoulders at any point today, take a few minutes to engage in worship.
• 10:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: A small time of worship has the power to reprioritize our lives, and make the stresses and burdens of life diminish in the light of God's eternal love.
• 10:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: May your day today be marked by the peace and joy of one who knows the love and nearness of the Father.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for listening to today's podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with First15.
• 11:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: Every day on the First15 website, there is a worship component free for you to engage with.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We can't incorporate all the songs here on this platform, but I would really encourage you after you finish engaging with the podcast to head over to our website to spend a little time in worship.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think you'll find that it will infuse your day with life and joy.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We've also created some worship music specifically for your time along with God that you can find wherever you listen to music.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Just search on Spotify or Apple Music for first 15 worship.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day and may God bless you as you see Kim.