Ephesians 2- Part 2

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Study and learn. Be changed.  Ephesians 2 Made Alive in Christ 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not
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Linda Dillow -Part 3 Worship

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 Psalm 89:15-16 (New American Standard Bible)


15How blessed are the people who know the [a](A)joyful sound!

O LORD, they walk in the (B)light of Your countenance.

16In (C)Your name they rejoice all the day,

And by Your righteousness they are exalted.

She spoke to us about worship. (Here is a painting I did of a lady worshipping her creator.  http://www.scripturepainting.com/). Linda Dillow taught us that worship is two things: 1. Worship is a specific act where I bow my knee to God and declare He is holy, holy, holy.  2. Worship is a lifestyle where I bow my life and live 'Holy, Holy, Holy' is the LORD.  

She spoke about the benefits to us to worship:
- We are able more often to rise above our cicumstances because we know who HE is, understand His holiness, compare to ourselves.
-We have joy unspeakable.
-Our prayer life flows.

Worship comes from an old English word worthship- It is to attribute worth to someone or something.

A.P. Gibbs said :  Prayer is when we are occupied with our needs.   Praise is when we are occupied with our blessings.  Worship is when we are occupied with God Himself. 

Worship consists of two things:
1. Loving God . (Deuteronomy 6:5 (New American Standard Bible)

You shall love the LORD your God (B)with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

2. Bowing to God. (The Hebrew word for worship is to fall prostrate). Psalm 95:6 (New American Standard Bible)Come, let us (A)worship and bow down, Let us (B)kneel before the LORD our (C)Maker.

She went on to tell how broken women, women that have overcome the most horrific abuse or circumstances, were ultimately healed ...largely through the worship of God as creator ...as Loving, Heavenly Father.  They see themselves as smaller than they did before...and God as larger than before.  They see God's love for them as GREATER than they did before.  They see  the good ....amidst the tears...good they couldn't see before.

Praying to live a life of worship,
Rachel
P.S. Linda Dillow's book, Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman's Guide to Finding Contentment ,
 is a free Kindle download today at Amazon...  www.amazon.com



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