WORSHIP

Pastor Hope Flask

March 16, 2025

Main Scripture: Psalm 34

Additional Scriptures: Luke 18:9-14, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Matthew 16:24, 5:16

POINTS:

• The word “Psalm” translates to a sacred song or poem used in worship.

• We must learn what worship is and how to engage our hearts in such a way that we leave transformed.

• To magnify means to make Christ large in our lives.

• Together we can magnify the Lord by learning how we should approach God in worship.

• We struggle to magnify the Lord because of our cultural baggage that tells us to magnify ourselves.

• In our worship, we keep trying to dress up the backdrop instead of magnifying Christ. We magnify our features or our flaws.

• In worship we tend to look for the stage to stand on instead of the step to kneel on.

• It is through knowing Jesus that we come to know ourselves.

• “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

• Christianity is not a religion of self-actualization, but instead is of self-denial.

• Repentance begins by fearing he Lord, which is to magnify Him.

• A Christian’s life is characterized by repentance.

• The darkness of your life can become the backdrop for God’s glory.