10 Ways to Worship Without Music - Day 3

Today we conclude with Pastor Rick Warren's 10 Ways to Worship Without Music.  While music is an important part of our worship as we lift our voices to God, there are many other ways through which we can worship Him.  If you missed the first six ways, click on the archive link and then devotionals 8 & 9.

7. Serve others. Jesus tells us that "when you did it to the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did to me!" (Matt. 25:40 NLT) When we serve one another, Jesus tells us we are really serving Him. If you don't think you have any gifts that are useful to serve, you are wrong. God made you with talents and gifts that He specifically gave you to serve others. At TVCC you can find out more about how God SHAPED you through our Discovery Serving at TVCC - CLASS 301. If you have taken CLASS 101 and 201, be sure to be watching for our next offering of CLASS 301.

8. Build into your life the attitude of thankfulness. This requires looking at the world through a different set of eyes. When we look through the lens of thankfulness, we see our lives - and everything in it - as all gifts from God. Develop your own spiritual exercise each morning that demonstrates that you are putting on your lens of thankfulness. Then begin to thank God for all of the good things in your life.

9. Begin turning over to God areas of your life that you have never committed to Him. This is the heart of worship - surrender. God won't settle for 90 percent of your life; He wants all of it. You might have been a follower of Jesus for years, but you still have areas of your life that you are holding back from Him. What are those areas? Only you know that. Two good places to look are your checkbook and your planner. Look at the areas of your life where you spend the most money and the most time. Do they honor God?

If you are human, you have sin in your life that you need to surrender. Think back over the past month and write down all of the times you remember disobeying clear teaching from God. Then look for patterns. If you find patters of sin in your life, these are areas of your life you need to surrender to God. Right at the moment start praying for God to help you overcome that sin. Ask your small group to pray for you. If you think this chronic sin might be something you can't stop doing, check out our Celebrate Recovery program.

10.  Live a life of purpose. God has a reason for your existence. In fact, He has five: connect, grow, serve, reach, and worship. You please God when you live in step with His purposes. God doesn't want you to waste your life. To continue to grow in God's five purposes, join one of our "Influence: How God Wired You to Make a Difference" small groups starting next week.

Pastor Steve