P.O, Box The Phept How are ve 10 worship the Lord? t ed's Chapel Gravette, AR 72736 501-787-6026 Dr, Arnold Murray, DRE Newsletter #251 - September 1999 @ 1999 sc Hosr do we know whether our worship Js such that we can expect to hear from Fulher? You should worship God as the Biblc instruets. We are going ta begin Torshipping and Mituessing Jone of the elect draw buck at the wrong jime. This is very serious, Iriends. Let's junto Chapter 12, This verse actually should resume from the point Hebrews 10:39 lends, oar study with Jesus speaking with the woman Of Samaria at Jacob's well JOHN 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the lus worshipners shall worship the Father in apint and in truth for the Falher seeketh such fo worship Hi. Spirit is something that is difficult to describe, You see it or smell at; however, some can sure feel the uth is something unveiled or revealed. Tt is reality “Truth is factual, accurate and documented. Truth is our Father's Word. God seeks those out that warship. Him in this manner. He is able ta ulilize these that worship Him in spirit and in truth, Has Father sought you aut lately? JOMN 4:24 God is a Spirit! and thoy that worship Him imust worship Him in spin? and in truth.” 1 didn't see the words maybe or should in this verse. ‘We must worcip God in spirit and in truth, Pather is a Spirit. He is in a different dimension than wwe are. That is the reason we must worship Him in spirit, You can't see Him, but those who love and reverence Him can. suns feel Him. Our Father 1% very real to those who worship ‘Him in spirit and in uth, People must stop playing church We have allowed prayer ta be removed from our schools, and luck what has Beeame of our ehildren. The ehusch must become stronger. Afler all, our leader is the Power of all powers. The cumrent situation can not stand. It centainly can not stand among God's clection. Let's con -tinwe-our_cundy. in Hebrews..'Thit is basically looking 10 the second advent, HEBREWS 10:28 Now the just shall tive by faith: but if-any man craw back, IMy soul shall have no pleasure in ti. ‘The just are_those who are alrcatly justified, that is 10 say the elect. Draw back in the original fanguage means 40 conceal. If you hide the truth inside of you and doa't share it with others, God doesn't like it one litle bit, If ‘you see antichrist standing where he ought not and aren't ‘eady to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through you, the risk to the elect is even greater, Don't draw back! We must ‘each, plant sceds and witness HEBREWS 40:39 But we are not ef them who draw back pte. perdilion, but of them that believe to the saving of the out Perdition means destruction and death, This could be your death. T refer ta the unforgivable sin, if you being /IGBARUE 121 Whore soaing wo also are compassed about with sa great a cloud of minesses, let us ley aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily, Beso! us, and lef ue’ rN wil) pationes Iho race that ts Got bofore us, ‘The Greck word from which “witness” is translated in is “martus". Our English word martyr aso comes word. That means that this large number (cloud) af witnesses. ate willing to die rather than change theit belisf or faith. Remember, only two will die, but the others would be most certainly willing. They want draw back, because they are servants of the Living God. They aren't playing church. Don't forget, you must worship Him in spirit and in truth, You must be willing to put it all on, the Tine for Him. Are you prepared to run the race that is before us_and never quit? This is a spiritual race Paul speaks ef. Arc you in training? HEBREWS 122 Looking unto Jesus the Author and Frsenor of aur tau, Wo ferme oy that wad got bulova Hien endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the sight hand of the throne of God. Jesus, the Beginning and the End, endured suffering Jand humiliation am the eross for you. HEBREWS 12:3 For consider Him That endured such ‘cantradiedion of sinners against Himself, last ye be Wea fied and faint in your minds, Anytime you begin to think things are too difficult, think back on shat Christ endured for you on the crass. HEBREWS 12:4 Yo have not yot fesieted unto blood, ‘string against sin. z And ya have forgetten the exnor- lation whieh speaketh unto you as unio children, “My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, aor faint when thou amt rebuked of Hin: God only chastises those He loves, When He chastises lyou, kiss the paddle and say, “Thank You Father HEBREWS 12167 For whom the LOAD loveih He chasteneth, ‘and scourgetir avery san whom He recelveth.” 7 if ye endure chastening, God desieih with you as with son: er what som Is he whom the (alher chasteneth Rol? ‘The father that docsn't correct his children doesn't really love them, 4 Bul if ye be without chastisament, whereof al are partekers, then are ye bastards, and no! sons.If Ged doosrit correct you, He doesn’t feel you are part of His family HEB} 9 Furthormore, we have had fathers of Sor neah which comactod us’ and! wo. gave. thom rev rence: shall we slot much rather be in’ subjection unto the Father of spits, and live? Worship Him in spirit and in trath, Humble yoursell befare Father and live eternally HEBREWS 12:10:11 For they verily for a few days chaslenad as allsr their own pleasures but He for our bof thet we might Bo padators of Mis holiness. 4: Now fo chasioning {oF tha present seomelf 10 be joyous, But mevous: nevertheless affenvard 1 yoldeth tho poaceable fait of rightecusness “unto them’ which a7e exercised thereby. God corrects you for your own benefit, Chastening hurts; however, the rcsulis are worthwhile HEBREWS 12:12.19 Wherefore lift up, the hands which fang dawn, and the feeble knees: 13 And make straight paths for your feet, Jes! that which is lame Bo tured ull of the way, But lot it rather Be healed. You cant run the Face to the best of your ability with your hands hanging down. The stxight path is God's Word. Don't allow your path to Be cluttersd with other things. Be prepared to help your brothers and sisters that tum away Irom the stright path 4. Follow peace with aul ro, and hotness wihau? which ne man shall see the LORD: Pursue peace, The opposite of peace. is confusion HEBREWS 12:18 Looking dilgenty lest any man (ai! Ta gra of Goa feet ry root af bitrnens sonata tip noibie you, and thereby many be defied: When you allow a root of bitterness to spring up in you, your whole family and others suffer. Doubt and Jealousy are primary causes of those roots of bitterness. Nip them in the Bud. Serving our Father is much too important 19 allow them to grow. HEBREWS 12:18 Lost there be any fomicator, oF profane person, a8 Esau, who for one morsel of meat soit his birtheight The word fornicator in the Greck means a male prostituce, That ic exactly what God thinks of those that fre ‘willing W sell that which He has given them. HEBREWS 12:17 For yo know how that aftenvard, when he would Fave Inherited the blessing. he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Esev didn't seek cepenlancy from Almighty God His tears were t0 his earthly father. 12:18-19 For ye are nat come unto the imoun! thet ight De touched and that Burned wih tro, hor unto blackness, ang darkness, and tempest wo And the Sound of a trumpet, and the voice of mords: which oice thay that heard intteated tet the word should not be spoken fo them any more ‘They couldn't handle hearing the voice of God. As a result, he gave us the Living Word, Jesus Christ HEBREWS 1220-21 (For they could not endure that ‘which was commanded, “And 30. much as a. boast touch the mountain, shall be stoned, ar thrust through twit dart ax And so temblo was te Sight, thal Moses sais, "T exceedingly fear and quake") Moses himself shook in fear at the sound of God's §REWS 12.22.23 Bul ye are come unto mount Sion, ‘and unio the city of the livitg God. the heaventy Jerusalem, ‘and fo an innumerable company of angels, 23, To the ‘general assembly and chuech of the firstzorn which are. wilion in heaven, and ta God the Judge of al, and fo the spints of just men made perfect, The names of the elect are written in heaven. Do ‘you Worship in spieit? Do you know that an innumerable company of angels is there even though you cant see ‘hem? HEBREWS 12:24 And to Jesus the Mediator of the new cevenant, and fo the Wood of sprinkaing that spoaketn beter things then that of Abel. ‘Abel's blood brought vengeance ‘The blood of Jesus. ‘Christ brought peace, grace and unmerited favor. HEBREWS 12:25.26 See shat yo refuse not Him That speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused Him That spake on oarth, much moro shall not we escape, Mf we lum away fram tim Thal speaketh from heavens 2 Whose voice then shook the oath’ but now Ha hath promised, saying, "Vet anes moro I shake rot the earth Sniy, but alsa heaven.” ‘That time is not too distant in the future, in my opinion, Father will destroy the evil elements with fervent heat ax it is recorded in I Peter 3:10 Not one hair will bbe harmed of those who worship God in spirit and ia uth. You are a servant who stands willing and ready to witness, HEBREWS 1227 And this word, “Yet once moro," Sioniicin the vemoving of those, things that are shaken as of things, that are made, that these things wich Gannot be shakon may remain, ‘Can you be shaken? 1 hope not. We already have the vielory. There i no need for you to fear anything or anybody, when you stand on the side of the Living Gos. HE! Wherefore we receiving & kingdom Which cannat_be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may ore od accepily wih reverence and gody It won't be necessary to shake the heavens and earth after the next shaking. All evil and negative will be destroyed with fervent heat HEBREWS 12:29 For our God is s consuming tire That fire is the Holy Spirit that warms your very soul, That fire burns those that are in pendition. God cxpecis setious witnesses that aren't playing eburch. He is sesking those that worship Hien in spirit and in truth In His Serviee,