Tayo ay nagma-mahal dahil minahal muna tayo ng Diyos, na ipinakita niya sa pamamagitan ng pagpa-padala ng kaisa-isa niyang anak na si Jesus Christ upang mapatawad tayo sa ating mga kasalanan at magkaroon tayo ng bagong buhay (1 John 4:16, John 3:16).
1 John 4:16 (NIV)
(16) And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
John 3:16 (NIV)
(16) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Ang praise and worship ay expression ng pagma-mahal natin sa Diyos. Maaari din natin ipakita ang ating pagma-mahal sa pamamagitan ng pag-share kung sino ba si Jesus at kung ano ang ginawa niya para sa atin. Ang mga bagay na ito ay dapat maging parte ng ating lifestyle.
Speaking Out
(8) He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
(9) When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
(10) they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Anong ginawa ng lalaki nang siya ay gumaling?
Ano ang naging impression ng ibang tao sa kanya?
(16) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
Ano ang nararapat na attitude natin patungkol sa Gospel?
Ano ang maaaring ma-accomplish ng salita ng Diyos?
Worship and Praise
Basahin ang mga sumusunod na verses at sagutan. Sino ang wino-worship natin? Paano tayo nagwo-worship?
(2) Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
(12) He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.”
(1) Sing joyfully to the Lord , you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
(2) I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
Ang Lifestyle ng Passion
A: Mag-worship gamit ang buong katawan
Basahin ang sumusunod na verses at sagutan. Paano tayo magwo-worship gamit ang buong katawan?
(2) Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord .
(10) So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill.
(11) As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.
(12) When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.
(13) So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.
(8) Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
(30) Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
B: Pag-sunod sa Diyos
(18) Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
(19) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
(20) and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Bilang taga-sunod ni Jesus, ano ang nararapat natin gawin?
Sa ating buhay ngayon, paano natin ito gagawin?
(1) Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
(2) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Paano tayo dapat mamuhay?
Ask a Friend
Sa paanong paraan parte ng iyong lifestyle ang pag-worship, pag-praise at pag-speakout?
Application
Kanino mo maaaring ishare ang katotohanan at buhay ni Jesus ngayong Linggo?
Mag-laad ng oras para sa isang kaibigan, pamilya o katrabaho, at ishare ang ginagawa ng Diyos sa iyong buhay ngayon.
Prayer Model
Diyos, Ikaw ay mabuti. You are worthy of our praise and worship. Maraming salamat sa pag-lagay sa akin sa lugar kung saan pwede ako mag-share ng iyong kabutihan at ng gospel sa mga taong hindi pa nakakilala sa Iyo.
Key Verse
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the
salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
