Preparing for the Word Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. – James 1:21 (KJV) Receiving the Word of God requires a heart that has been cleared of the debris of the world. James…
Joyful Reverence Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. – Psalm 2:11 (KJV) Worship is the balanced act of deep reverence and exuberant joy. To ‘rejoice with trembling’ is to hold in tension the weight of God’s holiness and the warmth of His grace. If our worship has…
Communion / Lord's Supper Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. – 1 Corinthians 11:26 (KJV) The Lord’s Supper is the ultimate act of remembrance, a sacred moment where we collectively pause to look back at…
Public Reading of the Word Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. – 1 Timothy 4:13 (KJV) The public reading of Scripture is a foundational act of worship that anchors the church in the truth of God’s voice. When we gather to hear the Word read…
Giving Tithes and Offerings Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not…
The Power of Testimony Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. – Revelation 12:11 (KJV) The word of our testimony is a spiritual weapon. When we share what God has done,…
Corporate Singing Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. – Colossians 3:16 (KJV) Corporate singing is a powerful act of unity, where individual hearts…
Carrying Worship to Monday Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy. – Psalm 99:9 (KJV) Worship is not a performance for Sunday morning, but an orientation of the heart that prepares us for every challenge the coming week may…
Committing the Week to God Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. – Proverbs 16:3 (KJV) Beginning the week with a posture of surrender is the most effective way to align your heart with the mind of God. When you commit your works and plans…
Serving the Church Family Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. – Galatians 5:13 (KJV) Our call to liberty in Christ is not a license for self-indulgence, but a freedom to serve others…