Mariemont Community Church (web annex) - A King Worthy of Our Highest Worship

1. Goals for our series on Worship:

a. Explore the Book of Psalms - one of the Bible's core texts of worship instruction

b. Grow into a deeper personal worship life together as a church.

c. Understand and explore the key elements of our corporate worship

2. The Book of Psalms:

a. Structure and Composition
1. Overall
2. Book I
3. Book II
4. Book III
5. Book IV
6. Book V

b. Major Themes

c. Vocabulary

d. Experiencing the Psalms

Book: The Unquenchable Worshipper
Listen to Matt Redman: Worthy (mattredman.com)

Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

3. Psalm 24 - A King Worthy of Our Highest Worship

4. A Creative Sovereign King (verses 1-2)
      1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; 2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

5. A Holy Saving King (verses 3-6)
     3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. 5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. Selah

[Hebrew selâ: Disputed in definition; possibly a musical term meaning pause or repeat again; for certain it denotes importance. Its etymology and precise meaning is unknown. This word occurs seventy-one times in thirty-nine of the Psalms, and three times in Hab. 3. (wikipedia.org)]

6. A Mighty Glorious King (Verse 7-10)
     7 Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 10 Who is he, this King of glory?
The LORD Almighty ”
he is the King of glory.
Selah

Our response to the King of Glory:

II Samuel 6:16-22 MSG
David returned home to bless his family. Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to greet him: "How wonderfully the king has distinguished himself today--exposing himself to the eyes of the servants' maids like some burlesque street dancer!"
David replied to Michal, "In GOD's presence I'll dance all I want! He chose me over your father and the rest of our family and made me prince over GOD's people, over Israel. Oh yes, I'll dance to GOD's glory - more recklessly even than this. And as far as I'm concerned . . . I'll gladly look like a fool . . . but among these maids you're so worried about, I'll be honored no end."