Isaiah 6:1-8Isaiah 6:1-8

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• Reveals the Majesty of God (v. 1-4)– Insight Isaiah received into God’s

majesty: “Sitting on a throne”—KING—AUTHORITY “High and lifted up”—EXALTED ABOVE ALL “Filled the temple”—AWESOME PRESENCE “Holy, holy, holy”—SEPARATE, ABOVE ALL “The whole earth is full of His glory”—OMNI “Shaken”—POWERFUL PRESENCE

– True worship occurs in the presence of God.– God’s majesty is:

the focus of worship today. the cause of worship today.

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• Creates awareness of own sinfulness (v. 5)– Like Isaiah, we live in a permissive age:

Tendency to excuse sin or rationalize it

– “Woe is me!” When he saw God, he saw himself & his sin.

– “I am undone!” He felt doomed/destroyed because of his sin.

– “Unclean lips!” He knew he was unfit to be in God’s presence.

– God’s holiness ought to make us aware of sin & its power to separate us from God.

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• Provides an opportunity for cleansing (v. 6-7)

– Awareness of sin ≠ cleansing from sin– Isaiah had his sin “taken away…purged.”– We should enter worship without the

guilt, shame & separation of our own sin.– Worship should be a time of:

Confession – I’m undone, unclean, unworthy Cleansing & purification – 1 Jn. 1:9; Jas. 4:8 Comfort & joy in the forgiveness – Heb. 10:22 Glorifying Him who cleanses us and makes us

“fit” to worship – Rev. 1:4-6; 5:9-14

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• Proclaims the voice of the Lord (v. 8)– Like Isaiah, worship must not only focus

on God but take time to listen to Him. Worship should be a time to listen to the

Lord speak to us through the reading & preaching of His word.

– The proclamation of God’s voice: Not intended to simply make us feel good Intended to challenge us to action

—“Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”

Worship, directed to God, should stir the hearts of God’s people to be more than hearers (James 1:21-27).

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• Prepares the Christian for service (v. 8)– Isaiah:

Seeing God’s majesty, wanted to serve. Sensing his own unworthiness, wanted to

serve. Being cleansed from sin, wanted to serve. Hearing the voice of the Lord, wanted to serve.

– Thus, when an opportunity presented itself:

Eagerly replied: “Here am I! Send me!” And he NEVER turned back.

– Worshiping the Almighty should: Inspire us to serve Him (2 Tim. 2:21; Eph. 2:10). Renew our commitment to serve (Rom. 12:1-2). Motivate us to worship & serve more (Mt. 4:10).

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• We can only know the power of true worship when we actually worship.

• When we give ourselves in true worship:– We WON’T be concerned about:

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– We WILL actually: Want MORE Give MORE

– And, as a RESULT, we will: Worship MORE Grow MORE

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• Believe Jesus is God’s Son – John 20:30-31

• Repent of your sins – Acts 2:38

• Confess your faith in Jesus – Matthew 10:32

• Be immersed in water – Mark 16:16

– Sins are forgiven – Acts 22:16

– Added to His church – Acts 2:47

– Registered in heaven – Hebrews 12:23

• Worship & serve Him ONLY – Matthew 4:10