TEXT:  Psa. 122:1

INTRODUCTION:

A.      DAVID TREASURED ANY ASSOCIATION WITH GOD’S HOUSE.

          ( Psa. 84:10;  116:18-19 ).

B.      GOD’S WILL – THAT WE WORSHIP WITH THE SAINTS( Heb. 10:25 ).

C.      WE NEED TO HAVE DAVID’S ATTITUDE TOWARD WORSHIP AND GOD’S HOUSE.

I.      THE CALL TO WORSHIP – “LET US GO.”  WHY WORSHIP?

A.      NATURAL & NECESSARY FOR MAN – Grk. anthropos, upward looking one.”

          1.       “Worship” used 190 times – never commanded to worship.

          2.       All commands tell who and how( Matt. 4:10;  John 4:24;  Acts 10:25-26 ).

B.      WORSHIP MAKES THE WORSHIPPER LIKE WHAT HE WORSHIPS.

          1.       Pagans worshipped images of animals & became mere animals( Rom. 1:22-27 ).

          2.       Worshipping God makes us more like him( 2 Cor. 3:18 ).

C.      IN WORSHIP WE ARE REMINDED OF VALUES THE WORLD CROWDS OUT

          ( Col. 3:15-16;  1 Cor. 11:23-25 ).

D.      WORSHIP IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT REBUKES THE EVIL IN ONE’S LIFE.

          CONTRAST BETWEEN OUTSIDE, EVERYDAY WORLD AND WORSHIP.  THE

          DIFFERENCE CREATES A LONGING( Psa. 42:1-2;  84:2 ).

II.     THE PLACE OF WORSHIP – “THE HOUSE OF JEHOVAH.”

A.      SOLOMON AT THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE( 1 Kings 8:27 ).

B.      THE TEMPLE COULD NOT CONTAIN – NEITHER CAN THIS BUILDING.

C.      GOD’S DWELLING PLACE IS THE CHURCH( 1 Pet. 2:5 ).

D.      JESUS IS THE FOUNDATION( 1 Cor. 3:11 ).

E.      CAN’T WORSHIP UNLESS ROOTED TO THE ROCK( John 14:6 ).

III.    THE SPIRIT OF WORSHIP – “I WAS GLAD.”

A.      DAVID KNEW IT DID HIM GOOD TO WORSHIP( James 4:8 ).

B.      TRUE WORSHIP DEMANDS REVERENCE( Psa. 89:7;  Heb. 12:28 ).

C.      OUR WORSHIP TRULY MUST BE AN OFFERING OF THE HEART

          ( Matt. 15:7-9;  John 4:24;  Heb. 10:22 ).

IV.   WE SHOULD NEVER FORSAKE THE WORSHIP( Heb. 10:25 ).

A.      BECAUSE OF GOD( 1 Pet. 3:12;  Psa. 100:3;  1 John 3:1 ).

B.      BECAUSE OF JESUS( Matt. 18:20 ).

C.      BECAUSE OF THE CHURCH( Eph. 5:19;  Acts 2:44;  Heb. 10:24-25 ).

D.      BECAUSE OF OUR OWN NEED( Psa. 84:1-3, 10 ).

CONCLUSION:

A.      LET US NEVER FORSAKE!

B.      ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?