The Adoration of God: True Worship and Its Power

luke chapter 7 i'm going to read verses 36-47 luke 7 36-47 one of the pharisees asked jesus to have dinner with him so jesus went to his home and sat down to eat when a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there she was brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume then she knelt behind him at his feet weeping her tears fell on his feet and she wiped them off with her hair well then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them when the pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself if this man were a prophet he would know what kind of woman is touching him she's a sinner there's the religious mindset and action right there woman's worshiping jesus and all he can say is how dare this sinful woman touch the lord verse 40 says then jesus answered his thoughts simon he said to the pharisee i have something to say to you go ahead teacher simon replied then jesus told him this story a man loaned money to two people 500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces of silver to the other but neither of them could repay him so we kindly forgave them both canceling their debts who do you suppose loved him more after that simon answered i suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt that's right jesus said then he turned to the woman and said to simon look at this woman kneeling here when i entered your home you didn't offer me water to wash the dust from my feet but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair you didn't greet me with a kiss but from the time i first came in she has not stopped kissing my feet you neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume i tell you her sins and they are many have been forgiven so she has shown me much love but a person who is forgiven little shows only little love this woman who the religious people rightly pointed out as a sinful woman had come to jesus with a heart filled with gratitude knowing the many sins that the lord had forgiven knowing that she had been set free liberated from her past she comes into the home of this religious figure and she begins to worship the lord she begins to pour out this expensive gift on the master this worship was in response to what the lord had done and then jesus gives this parable of this man who was forgiven of a greater debt than another and he asks who do you suppose would be more grateful who do you suppose would love more who do you think it was that was filled with more gratitude of course the answer was the one who was forgiven of a great debt now i don't think that jesus is saying that we all have or that there are some that don't have a large debt we all have a large debt i think jesus is pointing out the fact that only some people recognize that they've been forgiven of much you hear people often especially atheists complaining about the fact that god judges sin they get angry with concepts like hell i say that the only reason you're offended by the idea of hell is because you're not offended enough by the idea of sin sin is so wicked sin is so vile sin is so dark and it violates the holiness of god in such a profound way that it demands such a righteous and holy judgment and all of us who know the lord have been set free and redeemed not just from the penalty of that sin but from the effects of that sin not just being forgiven of a sinful past but given a bright future not just having the guilt removed but having peace deposited in our hearts not just being set free from the bondage of sin but knowing the love of god not just giving up addictions and bondage and sin that besets us but being given a reason to sing and have joy and praise jesus came that we might have life and life more abundantly it's abundant life and in response we give i've heard many preachers try many different techniques to try to raise funds for many different projects and i've taken a pledge before the lord that i would never try to twist scripture or use guilt to get people to give or even gimmicks you've ever heard of a seventy seven dollar seed that can break the back of debt in seven days run the other way gimmicks poise marketing techniques threats tell you about the end times how horrible everything will be and they don't say jesus is the savior they say the only way you can get out of it is if you give guilt greed gimmicks fear that's not why the people of god give the people of god give because they love him because they want to lavish upon him their gifts you don't give for a miracle you can't give money and be healed that's not biblical that's sorcery people of god the exchange of monetary for the spiritual that's the definition of sorcery if i made you give for your miracle i wouldn't be an evangelist i'd be a sorcerer that's why simon the sorcerer in acts chapter 8 was rebuked so severely because he wanted the power of the holy spirit so that he can put it in his little marketplace and sell it like the rest of the power that he had the power of the holy ghost is not for sale because the power of the holy ghost was already bought by the blood of jesus so if you're sick here tonight and you don't have a penny to your name i believe that jesus the son of the living god will set you free from that sickness jesus does not discriminate between the rich and the poor jesus does not say to one well you didn't give enough so i'm going to leave your child in his sickness that's not how our lord operates and it's time that we stop falling for such foolishness that's not of god and people who will use those types of techniques to get you to give don't love you they love your money now i know a bigger offering could come in if you use those things but then i have to stand before god i'm not going to do god's work the devil's way not going to happen so i stand before you as an open book telling you quite simply that the ministry needs funds to operate you're not giving for a miracle you're not giving just to be blessed does the scripture teacher financially blessed if you give financially yes but that should not be the motivating factor we simply are asking that you give of your resources sacrificially out of love to whatever degree the holy spirit speaks to you why simple so that we can platform the message on larger venues so that we can platform the message through other means of technology that's all it is it's the propagating of the gospel message that's why the organization exists and that's what we use the resources for but when you give you're not giving to get you're giving to give you give because you love him you give because you love souls you give because you love the gospel you give because you want to see generations affected by truth it's an act of worship one of my favorite things to do you ask any of my friends i i probably get more excited about my friends and family's birthdays than they do because i love to give i love to get that you ever found that perfect gift and you knew that maybe your brother maybe your parents maybe a spouse maybe a child and you knew this gift is them and you are just thrilled about giving that i can't wait for them to open this i can't wait for them to see what i got for them it's a wonderful thing to give we get to do that with jesus himself when you give you're not trying to buy his love you're giving because he loved you because of all that he has done jesus has never held back from us let's not hold back from him you may be giving to this ministry but in all reality you're giving through the ministry you're putting those resources into the hands of jesus so knowing that the master stands before you today i ask you to give of your resources in a way that you know will please him do it for him when you place your gift in the envelopes when you place your gift in the basket when you give your gift online it's as if you're placing that gift into the hands of jesus lord i love you lord i honor you lord thank you for all you have done that's why we give because we love him because we love souls so i ask you tonight people of god those of you here and those of you watching online give so that the gospel can go forward give so that the gospel can be spread even further than it is right now this is the answer for the world today we know that though men and powers and systems may try to grab the soul of a generation even come after our children we know that there's power in the gospel of jesus christ with that said ushers would you please come i'm going to have them pass out the envelopes i know this is different than the order that we usually run the service but this is how the holy spirit led me to do it tonight to begin with the offering it's our first act of worship tonight then i will minister on worship and then we will flow right into a beautiful worship service and i believe well we worship that miracles will begin to happen so the ushers are going to pass a stack of envelope and of envelopes to each row and you'll take one and pass it down those of you watching online can go to davidhernandezministries.com donate to give online you can give a one-time gift or you could become a monthly ministry supporter to help further the gospel through the work of this ministry and really just be spirit-led ask the holy spirit what you should give and he'll tell you some of you will be shocked at what he tells you but you have to obey the voice of the holy spirit if you want to walk in those benefits the scripture describes concerning finances but your motive is the key your motive is the key the motive must be love your motive must be because it's for jesus because it's for souls and i can pledge this to you i can't tell you that you'll be driving a cadillac tomorrow i can't tell you that you're going to get a mystery check in the mail and that your house is going to get paid off that could happen who knows what the holy spirit could do and i've heard wonderful miracles like that i believe in that but it's not my place to promise such things all i can tell you is that if you give toward this ministry we will use your resources to maximize the impact to spread the gospel plain and simple and we do it again because we love the lord as you fill out your envelope i will encourage you to write legibly as the old joke goes don't write in tongues even though we believe in the power of the holy spirit write in plain english and if you are using your envelope make sure you fill out the entire thing your name address and an email or a phone number so that we can reach you if there's anything that we need to get to you in regards to your gift those of you watching online again you can go to davidhernandezministries.com donate you can also do that here in person and you can give a one-time gift become a monthly supporter or you can do both either way helps this ministry as you're filling out those envelopes i'll give you just a couple more minutes is there anyone who needs a little more time to fill out the envelopes just go ahead and wave at me okay there's a few more of you and ishmael if you could just join me please as you play that anointed music and stay with me just for about the first 10 minutes or so of the message tonight is going to be a night where we glorify jesus and i pray it's something we do every day but tonight we're going to do that through worship so as you continue to give recognize this is an act of worship you watching online this is an act of worship it's out of our love that we are compelled to give to lavish upon the lord our resources to give to him because he first gave to us for god so loved the world he gave love compels you to give we thank the lord that he gave we thank the lord that he didn't hold back the scripture says for the joy set before him he endured that suffering upon the cross if you're giving tonight whether you're here in person or watching online i want to pray for your needs now let me emphasize this again i know i've said it about a dozen times but i want to say it one more time we don't give to get our motive should be love however the scripture does describe benefits benefits when we give financially you can't deny that it's in the bible and so as you give i want to believe with you i want to believe that you will never know you or your children will never know a day of lack in the name of jesus i've never seen the righteous forsaken nor their children begging for bread god shall supply all your needs all your needs so father in the name of jesus i lift your people to you now who are giving selflessly because they love you and i pray father that you would bless them father we ask for job promotions father we ask for raises father we ask for financial fruitfulness not so that we can consume it lord that we might present ourselves as generous givers to your kingdom use us lord thank you for the privilege of giving to the gospel now father i pray you use our giving as a weapon in your hand pray it with me church ask him that souls might be saved because of your giving lord let there be someone in heaven that they meet in eternity because of their giving and father give our ministry the wisdom the insights to steward these resources well highest possible impact in the name of jesus we pray and the church said amen you can give the lord a hand of praise and as the buckets pass you just know that as the buckets pass you as you give online that is an act of worship let that be ever present on your mind as you begin to give and ismail just run through those beautiful songs presence presence of the holy spirit you know those songs we call the present songs melodies ish melodies and just be sensitive to the spirit as you play i'll actually be talking a little bit about why that's important in the message tonight now that we've completed our worship through giving i want to minister the word to you there was a woman who very angrily after a church service approached the pastor she was upset because music was too loud songs were too new sounds that were coming from the platform weren't heavenly she said they were earthly she comes to the passages she says i i i was not happy with the worship very calmly cool and collected pastor says that's okay we weren't worshiping you worship number one people of god worship is all about god now at the risk of sounding critical that's never my goal i have to deliver a message of truth tonight and hopefully it can realign the way we see things i think sometimes we look at worship as almost an act of therapy for ourselves this idea that i got to get into the worship service so that i can feel better i can get my burdens taken off of me so i can get my mind focused and i understand that way of seeing worship because worship does in fact bring these wonderful benefits now this isn't an excuse of course we know that worship is only for god but this is not an excuse to present worship that's unskillful often we see people trying to get onto worship teens or put out certain songs and let's just be honest not everyone's always up to par they'll say things like well i'm just worshiping god and yes we understand that but you know the scripture actually says to do it skillfully psalm chapter 33 verse 3 says sing a new song of praise to him play skillfully on the harp and sing with joy so worship is to be done with great skill why because worship is a presentation to our heavenly father worship is god-centered worship is a performance for the one who sits on the throne when you raise your voice when you lift your hands when you sing the songs when you play those instruments you're not doing it to help someone get their breakthrough pastors worship leaders please hear me the worship leader isn't even in the bible the holy spirit leads worship but god's people just worship when we have a worship service when we sing a song and we present something like this to god we must not do it with the goal of bringing someone out of trouble or giving someone as i just said a moment ago their breakthrough or helping someone find that moment of therapy because the moment worship shifts from being centered on god to being centered on the needs of the people it's no longer worship it becomes a ministry in some cases in the worst cases it becomes a performance it becomes all about hype emotion and show worship is simply the adoration of god standing amazed seeing who he is being in awe of him in those moments of true worship great reverence is inspired worship is the intense giving of attention obsession it's when the soul bow it's a fixation a focus when you focus on jesus you focus on the heavenly father by the help of the holy spirit naturally from the deep places of the spirit worship begins to flow out of your being you begin to sing even sometimes your tears can be worshipped you just begin to lift your hands and thinking about his goodness thinking about all he's done thinking about how wonderful he is those tears just begin to flow and even tears can be an expression of all worship is that obsession this is why people in the world are so tormented because they worship the object of their sin they're obsessed with the things of this world luke 4 8 jesus replied the scriptures say you must worship the lord your god and serve only him worship is reserved for god we are not called to worship self we're not adequate without him so much in our culture emphasizes this idea of being enough enough enough we are not enough not without him and instead of focusing on yourself you would find that most of the trouble in your mind and heart would cease to exist if instead you simply focused on god not the worship of self not the worship of politicians not the worship of your favorite preacher don't worship your children don't worship your spouse don't worship your career don't worship money don't worship power or your sin don't worship drugs or alcohol worship is reserved only for god when you begin to worship these other things you're living outside of your purpose we were created to stand in amazement of god we were created to stand in awe of him we were created to be awestruck inspired and filled with reverence god centered [Music] number two worship is always a response to revelation you cannot present hype and expect to inspire true worship you cannot force people to worship i've told it several times here my observation of one worship leader who was yelling at everyone she was i called her the i call people like this the drill sergeant worship leaders you don't feel like they're worshiping you feel like they're getting angry with you if you're not following all their cues and most of the time what that is it's an ego centered individual on the platform trying to be impressive by how they can get people to respond to their gift and it births frustration because for the most part we're not really impressed by gifts are we we want the presence so worship has to begin as a revelation within the heart or in the spirit psalm chapter 63 verses three through four because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you notice here that it was the revelation of the love that moved this writer to glorify god because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you i will praise you as long as i live and in your name i will lift up my hands so several things here my lips will glorify you i will praise you how long as long as i'm alive and in your name i will lift up my hands so this person is glorifying god with their their lips they're they're they're they're giving their life to be a presentation unto the glory of god they're lifting their hands why because your love is better than life began as a revelation when i was growing up in church i used to observe others in the youth ministry and at the risk of sounding like a religious pharisee i would often just kind of glance around the room and see how others were participating or not participating during the worship service remember one time looking at one half of the room there in the worship their hands are lifted passionately singing i looked at the other side and their arms were folded just staring blankly looking down at their phones thinking nobody noticed and i looked at them and i'm watching them just not worship i said lord it's like they don't get it and the holy spirit spoke to me very clearly in that moment he said that's because they don't get it and they don't get it because i haven't revealed it you look around at people who worship i'm not talking about people who are disruptive i've seen people bring very very distracting things to church had a lady one time come up on the platform start burning feathers i said stop that she says my worship like you're not gonna you know they they think you're religious if you try to bring order stop that i'm not stopping burning my fat i'm like lady it's smelling up the whole place she's burning feathers literally burning feathers at the end that was her worship not talking about being disruptive i'm talking about a true genuine spirit-inspired expression that can only come when you've captured a glimpse of god almighty and if you can't worship if the song service bores you what you need is a glimpse of the glory [Music] worship is a response to revelation in genesis 17 1-3 and stay with me ismail genesis 17 1-3 abram fell down and worshiped god when he received a revelation watch this genesis 17 when abram was 99 years old the lord appeared to him and said i am el shaddai he's revealing something in his nature god almighty serve me faithfully and live a blameless life i will make a covenant with you by which i will guarantee to give you countless descendants at this abram fell face down on the ground so abram sees el shaddai and it causes him to fall face down jacob gave an offering to god in response to revelation you can see that in genesis chapter 35 ezekiel fell face down in ezekiel chapter when he caught a glimpse of god i'm going to read this ezekiel 1 26-28 above this surface was something that looked like a throne made of blue lapis lazuli and on this throne high above was a figure whose appearance resembled a man what appeared to be his waist up he looked like gleaming amber flickering like a fire and from his waist down he looked like a burning flame shining with splendor all around him was a glowing halo like a rainbow shining in the clouds on a rainy day this is what the glory of the lord looked like to me when i saw it i fell face down on the ground and it was there in that moment of responding to revelation through worship that god spoke to him and i heard someone's voice speaking to me in the book of revelation we see that john fell down in worship that's in revelation chapter one you could read it verses 12 through 17 he says i fell down as a dead man you've often heard old testament references saying that if you capture a glimpse of the face of god that you will die truly when we caught a glimpse of christ the old you die you became alive as a new creation so yes if you see his face you will die the old you will be no more and a new you will come into existence patriarchs priests prophets and disciples many had revelations of god encounters in his presence that shook them to the core of whom they are jesus was often worshiped when those approaching him recognized him matthew 2 11 they fell down and worshiped him matthew 8 2 there came a leper and he worshipped him matthew 9 18 a certain ruler came and worshiped him matthew 14 33 those who were in the ship came and worshiped him matthew 15 25 then she came and worshipped him matthew 18 26 the servant fell down and worshipped him the disciples worshiped him rulers worshipped him soldiers worshiped him people worshiped him everyone captured a glimpse of who he was fell down and worshiped him who do you say that i am peter spoke or the christ the son of the living god he said flesh and blood hath not revealed this to you my father in heaven has how does the father reveal it's by the holy ghost matthew 28 17 look at this and when they saw him they worshiped him but some doubted this is why doubt hinders worship because it keeps you from looking at the lord robs you that focus and attention on him this is why the scripture says in john 4 24 for god is spirit so those who worship him must worship in what spirit and truth spirit and truth if you don't know the truth if you're not led by the spirit how can you know him too often we hold back [Music] we reserve ourselves afraid of what others might think and again i am not talking about being disruptive and i think sometimes religious people like to hide under that guise in other words because they don't like to be told what to do they say well you're religious for trying to control me no no some things are truly disruptive but you know in these meetings once a month that we do here in orange california steve and i will be across the street at this building over here we've met some of you on our way back and forth sometimes but across the street there's this building and most of you don't know that there's another church building right on the other side of the street it was right on the other side of this street i must have been 14 years old but i came to a youth conference that was taking place right on the other side of this street and drew it was actually your dad leading worship and they were singing that song who is this king of glory who is this king of glory and so i remember i had been having encounters with god wonderful experiences with the holy spirit in my room and in that service i was a little nervous i was a little nervous because i had never really just given myself over to worship in front of other people i was shy i wasn't ashamed of the lord i was just shy and i remember standing in that building and adam friedrich was actually the pastor who rents us this church building on a monthly basis i remember he said we're gonna shut off all the lights in this room i could already hear religious people saying god is a god of light no darkness in church but that's what he did he said we're going to turn off all the lights and no one's going to be able to see anybody now i want you to just lift your hands and begin worshiping god just sing the song to him so i did i said okay i'm gonna start doing this publicly lord i lifted my hands we began to sing that song who is this king of glory and as we did because all the lights were off in the room i completely forgot about everyone around me and it became just me and god my hands were lifted my eyes were closed and that day god revealed another side of himself to me i could just sense him so near in that moment and sometimes a revelation of god is as simple as he's with me he's actually with me and that's what i sensed in that moment i sensed that he was with me near to me so they turned the lights back on and he says everybody keep worshiping from the count of three i'm gonna turn all the lights back on you continue to worship forget about who's in the room forget about who's gonna look at you forget about your appearance well i i had tears streaming down my face and and i did not want anyone to see me crying but in that moment i completely forgot about others the lights went on i kept my hands raised i let the tears continue to flow and that was the night i learned that there's power when you're unashamed of worship [Music] that was one of my encounters with god and it changed my life forever these are the moments in your walk with god that will transform you we have got to stop being so ashamed of the presence of god whether it's shame or whether it's just that observant mindset sometimes we come into meetings like this and the reality is about meetings like this is none of you know each other these aren't churches that come together these are groups of two or three people that all come from all over the world from the internet and so coming into a place like this or in any setting really you can start to become distracted by the atmosphere but that's the power of a revelation of who he is is it raptures the soul nothing else matters when i see god for who he is nothing else matters when i've truly caught a glimpse of the glory nothing else matters when he's revealed a side of himself to me think of the fact that heavenly beings are flying around the presence of the lord crying holy holy holy is the lord do you realize that whenever someone cries holy for the most part in scripture it's because they saw something about god they did not see before no no really think about this they see a side of god they've never seen before so they're inspired holy these heavenly beings fly around the throne of god 24 7 day and night for all eternity constantly seeing a side to him they've never seen before holy holy holy number three worship is a song you've heard the cliche but worship is a lifestyle not just a slow song wait a minute i think the pendulum has gone the other direction now yes worship is a lifestyle and yes you can offer your days as offerings to god but don't forget that worship is also a song worship isn't just a lifestyle it's also a song god has interwoven worship and music ephesians 5 18-19 don't be drunk with wine because that will ruin your life instead be filled with the holy spirit singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves and making music to the lord in your hearts notice here that the scripture says spiritual songs music can be spiritual now hear me well music opens the soul god has designed us to respond to music it enhances the flow it makes us more responsive so be very careful about what happens when your soul is opened and what music you put in people of god please hear me you wonder why you're struggling in the mind and in the emotions some of you are opening your soul to the influence of negative worldly messaging and wondering why you have trouble standing in a worship service wonder why your mind is so distracted that you can't get in the word it's because you you listen to things that open the soul and the words go deep worship music enhances the flow of the spirit elisha prophesied accompanied by worship music second kings 3 15. in fact he calls for it look it he says now bring me someone who can play the harp well the harp was being played the power of the lord came upon elisha now you will hear one of the more common criticisms of this ministry is that we use music people will say things like why do they have to use music what's up with the music why do they have to have the music before they pray for the sick it's because there's a flow of the spirit that you can't get to without god's gift of music now the holy spirit can move anytime anywhere however we become more responsive when there's music being used so it's not that music makes god more willing to move it's that music can make us more receptive to the move of god number three worship is a song number four and this is going to sound like a contradiction to what i said at the beginning of this message number four worship benefits us now please hear me worship benefits us but the purpose of worship is not our benefit again i emphasize we must be rid of this mindset that says i gotta get to the worship service for the sake of my therapy i gotta get to the worship service so i can feel good i gotta get to the worship service because oh man i've had a rough week i think that's become ingrained in americanized christian culture just listen to christian radio every song and i'm using hyperbole here every song every ad every radio break they're always talking to you like you're living one tragedy to the next everything is is just focused on hey we know you're having a rough day i'm listening going no i'm not no songs or mindsets of victory it's all about how hard it is and how oh now i can get through it because this wonderful worship no no no we are victorious in christ now let me just say this and some people won't like this and i'm not saying it to offend but i'm saying it because it's the truth if you're not living in victory you are not living the christian life plain and simple i can't picture the martyrs who had the courage and the boldness to spill their blood for the cause of christ coming in the church going oh you know i understand we face tragedy and you will have seasons where it's going to be very difficult to experience the joy of the lord so i by no means i'm trying to be insensitive to suffering suffering is a part of the faith but in the suffering we have victory and joy in the suffering we have peace beyond all understanding so so we have to get rid of that mindset stop treating christianity like it's just a means to barely get by bible studies friday nights prayer request time oh here we go not even prayer requests it's feel sorry for me competition you go down the line i'm i have it harder well i had this 20 minutes to tell you how hard my life is why do we look at it that way because we don't understand the victory that's ours we don't understand who we are in christ so worship does benefit us but not for the reasons we might think psalm 22 3 says yet you are holy enthroned on the praises of israel a principle that was true of god in the old testament that is true of god today is that when there is worship and praise that goes forth from the mouths of god's people his manifested presence inhabits those praises now here's something that's somewhat of a mystery because people say well i thought god is always with me i thought the lord is in me does he come and go no worship does not bring god closer worship opens your eyes so that you can become more aware of his presence and it's in that awareness of his presence that you experience the tangible manifestation of his power worship doesn't bring god nearer it makes you more aware though it's not about you it can benefit you why because when that presence begins to manifest it has effects you can't stand next to god and not be changed you can't truly tap into his presence and not be transformed you can't truly capture a glimpse of who he is and not have it alter the course of your life there is so much beauty there is so much magnificence about who he is that a single glimpse can alter the course of your very life what a powerful truth worship brings freedom why because second corinthians 3 17 says for the lord is the spirit and whoever the spirit of the lord is there is wherever he is i'm free so if he dwells in me i'm free it brings peace of mind psalm 28 3 says thou will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee if your mind is not at peace it's because it's not focused on god i'm not saying you'll never have pain or trouble i'm talking about peace if your mind does not have peace it's because it's not focused on god worship focuses your attention on god we were not designed to handle intense attention this is why many are so disturbed you feel the pressures of the eyes of people on you social media age has really proliferated this specific problem that people want that attention you don't realize that that attention can easily become worship and you were not designed to handle worship when your attention is on him there's perfect peace it also brings healing exodus 23 25 worship the lord your god and his blessings will be on your food and water i will take away sickness from among you you know that in these services for the most part when it comes to the ministering to the sick you notice we don't often lay hands on the sick i stand up here will worship and then people start getting healed all over the room now some people wait for me to lay hands let me just be very clear i have no healing power apart from the power of the holy ghost and you don't need me to lay hands on you jesus himself will lay hands on you so so in this ministry what we do is we lead god's people to a place where they're no longer even focused on us when you forget about me you'll be healed you catherine coleman used to say that if you can come to the place where jesus becomes more real to you than your sickness you'll be healed and that's really the power of what happens when we worship in a moment we're going to begin worshiping and as we worship and forget about ourselves as we worship and forget about our sickness as we worship and forget about those things that weigh heavy upon our hearts we begin to experience that nearness of god and in that nearness there is healing very presence is the substance of it number five worship changes you remember this you become like that which you worship psalm 115 4-8 their idols are merely things of silver and gold shaped by human hands they have mouths but cannot speak and eyes but cannot see they have ears but cannot hear and noses but cannot smell they have hands but cannot feel and feet but cannot walk and throats but cannot make a sound scripture here is describing idols verse 8 and those who make idols are just like them as are all who trust in them when you give something or someone your intense attention your focus your obsession you become like that which you're worshiping that's the influence of worship this is why we have to be very very careful how we elevate certain figures in our lives because if we put someone on too high of a platform in our minds we begin to pick up their flaws without even knowing it we begin to become spiritually dry and dead when our worship is taken off of the lord but this is what happens when you do worship him powerful portion of scripture second corinthians chapter three i'm going to read verses 16 through 18. second corinthians chapter 3 verses 16-18 there is more but the holy spirit is going to have me end it here has this blessed you this evening these are spiritual truths that we need ii corinthians 3 16-18 but whenever someone turns to the lord the veil is taken away for the lord is the spirit we just read this and wherever the spirit of the lord is there is freedom so all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of god look up at me just for a second what you're seeing here is revelation for the lord is the spirit and he brings freedom so all of us who have what have had the veil removed that means our spiritual eyes are no longer covered we can see watch this see and reflect the glory of the lord see and reflect and the lord who is the spirit makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image so watch this now it's describing like a mirror that that i i look into the glass and i can see the lord i reflect that light shining off of that that that that glass now affecting and changing me you want to know what worship truly is plain and simple worship is me seeing god's glory as i give him glory will it benefit you sure that's not the purpose in order for worship to truly be what it needs to be you have to forget about everything else and you have to allow the holy spirit to inspire what he can through you are you ready tonight how many after hearing this message say okay i want to worship [Music] then would you just stand on your feet all across the room you watching online you're going to worship with us now and i believe that as we worship and the atmosphere changes the power of god will move but no matter with that right now just lift your hands sign of surrender close your eyes [Music] and don't wait for me to coach you let the holy spirit begin to inspire worship as only he can steve if you'll join me please [Music] just begin to worship him now [Music] holy spirit begin to cause your people to speak forth [Music] the sound of worship [Music] i came to see your praise [Music] i [Music] i can't see [Music] your holy name to raise pick up the tempo and sing it again i came to worship i came to [Music] tell them church i came to love you lord i came [Music] once more [Music] i came to sing your praise i came to sing [Music] we sing with the angels now crying hallelujah we are [Music] sing it again hallelujah just focus on jesus oh hallelujah [Music] holy spirit reveal him [Music] see jesus now [Music] sing it again hallelujah [Music] and just keep singing it just like that [Music] steve focus on jesus the son of god [Music] see him at god's right hand as you were [Music] tell them again i came to worship came to sing your praise [Music] i came to love you lord [Music] hands lifted eyes closed now to just begin to speak aloud those things that the holy spirit inspired remember when he saved remember when he healed you delivered you set your family free let that become the focus that aspect of his nature the glimpse of his glory remember when you first gave your heart to jesus and you were enthralled by his beauty [Music] hold father light the fires of our first love again [Music] that's what the holy spirit is doing in this moment now he's lighting the fires of first love for the love of god is shut abroad in our hearts by the holy ghost [Music] you watching online just give it to him just give it to him we have no other agenda there's no other agenda right now don't wait for the next thing get lost in him now just get lost in his presence enjoy him enjoy him and love him [Music] [Applause] [Music] i have you i love you i love you my lord i love you i love you [Applause] [Music] every voice lifted now as we tell him church [Applause] i love you i love you bye lord [Music] i love you i love you my lord i love you i love you [Music] i love you [Music] i praise you i praise you [Music] you i praise you i praise you [Music] you i praise you i praise you [Music] just for the next few minutes lift your hands and pray in the holy ghost [Music] let the holy spirit worship through you now kenderio nobody never [Music] [Applause] [Music] show us your glory lord show us your glory lord come on pray out loud in the holy ghost [Applause] [Music] forget about yourself now forget about your sickness forget about your pain let him be enthroned on the praises of his people all glory all power all authority give it unto you sentence [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] just another minute now just another minute now praying out loud in the holy ghost [Music] get lost in your worship of your heavenly father get lost in the adoration of who he is let the spirit reignite passion let the spirit reignite that love take back your worship life take back your praise give it unto god give it unto god he is worthy he is worthy 30 more seconds people of god [Music] sentence [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now shout into god with the voice of triumph and a voice of victory and victory he's worthy he's worthy he's worthy this is for you lord this is for you shout unto god with the voice shout out to god with the voice of prey [Music] [Applause] [Music] father this is for you [Music] this is for you [Music] for you are worthy [Music] not just because of what you've done but because of who you are ancient of days great i am resurrected lord you deserve it you deserve it and lord we know if we held back the rocks themselves would cry outs we love you keep your mind and your attention on jesus now keep your mind and your attention on jesus what's happening now is you're ascending to higher heights i really sense this now some of you are so close so close so close to coming to a new plateau in his presence father we want to see you we want to see you we want to see you that's our hearts crying that's our hearts cry lord in all your beauty and wonder for you are glorious and worthy to be praised you're the lamb upon the [Music] [Applause] [Music] throne to you we lift our voice in praise you're the lamb upon the throne for you are glorious and worthy to be praised the lamb [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes [Music] [Applause] praise [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] i love you lord and i live my voice to [Music] worship you [Music] my soul rejoice [Music] [Laughter] [Music] and let it be a sweet sweet sounds [Applause] [Music] [Applause] love you lord [Applause] oh [Music] and [Music] [Music] is in your room [Music] my oh my kids let it be [Music] is [Applause] [Music] as i look around the room i see many people with tears streaming down their faces some of you it's been a long time since you've encountered the presence of the holy spirit we so often try to rush through these things [Music] but what a privilege we have to honor the son of god [Music] foreign [Music] ah [Music] in the name of jesus lord i pray and as i step into this office but you would begin to stir up that gift father as i step by faith into this mantle i offer my prayer to you and you alone father i pray in the name of jesus every sickness and disease would be made whole jesus you are the healer and we know that you can do anything father thank you for this anointing lord under this anointing now i come against cancer in the name of jesus [Music] tumors go right now in the name of jesus paralysis be made whole in the name of jesus deaf ears open right now [Music] that deaf spirit i bind you in the name of jesus father thank you for every miracle blind eyes be open right now in person and online blind eyes begin to see we command you skin disease go heart disease go problems with the nerves and the muscles and the skeletal system go in the name of jesus [Music] these are god's people [Music] and lord at the nearness of your presence we know there are miracles somebody's eyes have just been healed i thank you jesus we rejoice lord and we give you the glory somebody's ears have just opened somebody watching right now there's a dryness on your scalp you're being healed right now i thank you lord even as i said that i heard the words come out of my mouth and i didn't even realize what i was saying it's the holy spirit now somebody with paralysis on your right hand god's healing you i thank you lord a spine injury a severe spine injury is being healed i thank you lord god is mending that now thank you lord some of you may feel like a heat some of you may feel like electricity some of you may feel like a weight come on you whatever you feel it doesn't matter god is healing you somebody's shoulders just been healed i thank you lord somebody's knees just been healed i thank you jesus there's a cyst on the back of your left calf somebody there's a cyst on the back of your left calf god is healing that now i thank you lord this is the moment now you just focus on jesus as i minister to the sick now lord i thank you somebody's being set free from night terrors i give you the glory lord night terrors are going that bondage of anxiety it goes suicidal thoughts we break your power depression we break your power spirit of fear we break your power in the name of jesus please don't wait for me to call out your healing god is healing people all over the room right now there are miracles taking place all over the room ears are opening eyes are opening backs and shoulders are being healed legs are being healed arms are being healed skin is being healed digestion issues are being healed somebody an issue with your lungs the lord is healing you i thank you lord i thank you lord for these miracles tumors are disappearing check for the tumors you'll find they're gone by faith check for the tumor some of you with a skin disease check for that skin disorder you'll find that it's gone in the name of jesus severe migraine headaches are going now in the name of jesus severe issues with the eyes you have to wear very thick glasses but god is restoring your eyes i thank you lord healing and restoration of all kinds now i want you to do something else take a step of faith whatever was wrong with you i want you to begin to check that now check it now move your shoulder move your knees check for the tumor check your skin check your neck check your eyes and your ears check your mouth check everywhere you needed healing right now you're gonna find that the lord is doing it how many experience god's healing touch just give the lord a hand of praise if that was you listen to that people praising god for their miracles thank you lord we give you the honor we give you the honor now you're in this place and you know you've been healed i want you to do one more thing i know sometimes it can be rather intimidating to stand on a platform where cameras are pointed but i promise you everyone in this room well 99.9 of the people in this room are spirit-filled jesus loving people who love you too and if you're here and god has healed you and you know you've been healed in your body don't hesitate don't say oh it's too small or oh it's too weird or oh i'm a little shy don't use any of those excuses instead be bold step out in faith come out of your seat right now if god healed you and come begin lining up right on this side of the platform come and we'll applaud you as you come come out of your seat look at all these miracles come come come you online who are watching just begin to type in your testimony go ahead come out of your seat and come on this side and make room for them guys i know it's a little crowded in here but god is healing his people that's you don't be shy come right out of your seat and come stand right here on the left side the rest of you may be seated if you're online and the lord healed you let me let me see what the lord did for you write it in the comment section what jesus did for you i'm already seeing testimonies from all over online guys lots of fire emojis right now that's a good sign and there's just about a 30 second delay or so so i'll start to see the testimonies come in still more fire emojis and amen and someone put he healed my back someone else put more fire emojis someone someone's shoulder was sealed someone else uh writes there they were healed they're going so fast um they believe for healing of their anxiety praise the lord someone put by faith i testify someone got healed of anxiety uh somebody else got healed of anxiety someone is testifying a freedom from cigarettes someone else said eyes shoulders knees heels digestion all of it thank you jesus um i am healed of polyps i am healed thank you lord wow wow wow wow church this is incredible there are so many times you got to go check that live stream later there are testimonies pouring in from all around the world mr vargas i know i know this this girl she's been healed several times in our services what happened this time or is oh no i mistake her for someone else someone over here i think maybe who's this this is liani the annie here has had eczema for 18 years came in with itchy red skin on her chest shoulder she said she started to look at her chest and her shoulders during worship and she said she began to notice it all go away she said it's completely gone it's not there anymore [Music] that's the power of god church that's what jesus does what does this miracle mean to you jesus now did you feel anything when you were worshiping feeling like he saw my body and i would you hurt that skin disease i knew it was me and [Music] that's a creative miracle [Music] may we never take for granted the miracles that we see here now lord touch her with your power i pray and let her never be the same again in jesus name and the church said [Music] that's the glory of god on her [Music] this is a life being transformed never to be the same again [Music] one encounter with jesus everything turns around one touch from his hand and you'll never be the same that's the power of god [Music] thank you lord thank you lord will you go rejoicing in your miracle god bless you what happened here this is justin he had pain on the right side of his lung and pressure and he felt it lift off and there's no more pain do you know what the pressure was from um i have no idea it's been like that for like three two three weeks and like whenever i would breathe it would sometimes hurt and then like it would be like a heavy pressure [Music] and i used to be a smoker and so like there were thoughts that were coming to my head you know and i was like no i rebuked that lots of things like cancer i'm sure and i just kept declaring lord it is your breath in my lungs and i refuse to believe that there is nothing else and some some people try to say like because you used to smoke like this is why it's happening i was like no i rebuked that in jesus name like that's not me like that's not me anymore like it is god's breath in my lungs that like i'm breathing and it's nothing else what did you feel come on you while you were worshiping like i i was just believing it all of a sudden like it just lifted out like just instantly and um like i'm just moving around trying to test it and there's like i can't find it i'm trying to find it and there's like there's no pain no pressure nothing go back to doctor have him check you this is the presence of jesus lord we break the power of the words that would try to establish that religious mindset in lord i thank you that if any man be in christ he's a new creation [Applause] the new creation that's what jesus does not just healing us in the mind not just forgiving our sins but healing our disease here he is he says he was a smoker and jesus delivered him from that and thoughts were coming back to his mind from that and maybe my past is coming back that's the grace and the mercy of god who breathed into his lungs and even the very consequence of sin taken away by the blood of jesus [Music] that's what jesus does and lord we give you all the glory and i notice you have a badge here you volunteer here thank you why are you crying hard to talk isn't it he's in a whole different place church a whole different place we'll let him enjoy that just for a moment there [Applause] i tell you what's here tonight this is the real deal this is the presence of the holy spirit and i carefully guard it by making sure you understand that this is all jesus all jesus enoch walked with god and was not for god took him when i'm on the platform i have one goal i want to be like enoch and be a was not too [Music] i want to be a was not this is his power only to jesus belongs the glory only to jesus belongs the praise it's what he does it's his gospel power he confirms his word with signs following will you go back and uh whatever you were volunteering doing god bless you we have many volunteers who i often get the joy of meeting and we thank everyone who helps at these meetings reuben i have stephanie here today she got healed from her foot pain has had this large bump and inflammation on her left foot she said earlier today when we were praying for healing she commanded it to go away in the name of jesus and she said automatically started noticing that the swelling the inflammation starts to go away and it's starting to go away even now it wasn't earlier it was bigger than that it's still going away so this bone used to be red here the bone used to be red and it's usually really painful it used to be very painful because the bone inflammation my mom also had that and then and then she found out that it's lung cancer so i've been praying about this and today i just hold it to hold my hand right here and i say bone inflammation be healed and i say that this swollen be reduced and then it went away the the inflammation went away and you saw it go away well to jesus whoa well to jesus i felt something like rush past us right now that was that was interesting it was like something moved past me and i felt like a heat move through me wow help her up i may be in a different place in the next few minutes here guys you go rejoicing in your miracle god bless you sergio what happened this is isaac he came up here to testify that before he came here he had stomach pain and even pain in his throat and he said it's completely gone [Music] [Applause] is your mom or dad here can we just your mom come come on up here mom just for a second come on come on up here mom just first your dad's at work good it's a good man help her up onto the platform so what was wrong with you my dot was hurting my tummy was hurting and i had a runny nose i was having a lot of boogers but when i came to this church it was all god and i felt better he said i felt better this is your son come i have two babas and four dads so a mom and a spiritual mom they mean spiritual mom guys just so you know okay let's be careful these [Music] dad days her husband and her husband okay the pastor so the dad the spiritual father and who else [Music] and a stepdad oh oh real that okay and jesus and jesus i love it [Music] well that's a good place to be with that many figures in your life and jesus healed you what was it like when jesus healed you [Music] all better if you just lift your hands lord we thank you they're okay i promise close your eyes he's checking behind him what are you feeling on you right now huh he says i feel happy you feel like that coming in waves did that surprise you yeah [Music] he was kind of shocked there for a second huh well let me let me ask you something do you want jesus to use your life yes lift your hands all this means is like when you put your hands up like this you're just saying i surrender that's what it means and when you close your eyes you're just focusing on him okay so close your eyes everyone stretch your hands toward him [Music] he wants god to use him lord let your power come on isaac right now fill him stretch your hands toward him church oh such a strong anointing here lord let your power come on isaac and let him never be the same again in the name of jesus we pray and all of god's people said [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] i love when i have to explain what's going on it's so genuine he's like going what's this what's that help him up [Music] did you feel god's power isaac what did it feel like a big wave you guys go rejoicing and i pray god use your life you guys will never be the same again can we give the lord a hand of praise for what he's doing

Channel: Encounter TV

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Keywords: the adoration of god, true worship and its power, worshipping god, why do we worship god, why do i worship god, what is worship according to the bible, what does the bible say about worshipping god, what is worship, how to worship god, sermons on worship, worship sermon, why do believers worship, what is true worship, the value of your worship, why do i worship jesus, what happens when you worship truly, the life changing power of worship, david diga hernandez, encounter tv

Id: TDpuKSoTqfo

Length: 112min 53sec (6773 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 26 2021