Scriptural Focus: Ephesians 3:14-21; Deut. 6:4-9; Colossians 3:16-17 Worship Begins By God’s Love “We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 Christian worship does not begin with us trying to find our way up to God. It begins with God who has already moved toward us in love. Worship is our . Worship Helps Us Who God Is “...another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel.” Judges 2:10 Prayer and worship draws our attention back to God. Worship A Life Turned Toward God “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 God invited His people to remember Him in the moments of life. “when you sit at home...when you walk along the road...when you lie down...when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:7 Together, We . “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly…singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” Colossians 3:16 What is one practice that would help me turn toward God more intentionally? Reflection Questions What tends to capture my attention and cause me to forget God in the ordinary rhythms of life? What practice might help me remember His presence? How is worship, both personally and with the church, forming the kind of person I am becoming? Journal a prayer: