“Here I Am to Worship” Part One Reclaiming our availability to God Sunday, November 7, 2004 Larry Cantrell.

“Here I Am to Worship”Part One“Here I Am to Worship”Part One

Reclaiming our availability to GodReclaiming our availability to God

Sunday, November 7, 2004Sunday, November 7, 2004

Larry CantrellLarry Cantrell

Devotion to God’s WordDevotion to God’s Word

John 1:14 (NIV)John 1:14 (NIV)14 The Word became flesh and made his 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Father, full of grace and truth.

“Here I Am to Worship”“Here I Am to Worship”

Worship is a moving and living experience.Worship is a moving and living experience.The Lord has sustained you to this point in time.The Lord has sustained you to this point in time.

John 6:44 (NIV)John 6:44 (NIV)44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. day.

“Here I Am to Worship”“Here I Am to Worship”

Worship availability?Worship availability?Passion for God is expressed in our Passion for God is expressed in our relationship with Jesus.relationship with Jesus.Worship allows us to make God our priority.Worship allows us to make God our priority.The teachings of Christ point to three things:The teachings of Christ point to three things:

1.1. His natureHis nature2.2. His sacrificeHis sacrifice3.3. His missionHis mission

“Here I Am to Worship”“Here I Am to Worship”

What more can Christ give us?What more can Christ give us?His bodyHis bodyHis bloodHis bloodHis lifeHis life• Dependence on anything beyond these Dependence on anything beyond these

things will alter the direction and salvation things will alter the direction and salvation of God.of God.

Lord’s InvitationLord’s Invitation

John 6:27 (NIV)John 6:27 (NIV)27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” placed his seal of approval.”