Worship as a Lifestyle as seen in the life of Noah

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This past Sunday I preached about the church as "the assembly of God called out to worship God."  Then Sunday night I shared these thought about "Worship is seen as a lifestyle." 

Since I did not have notes for Sunday night, here are my collected thoughts.

The first time something is mentioned in the Bible, it is always important.

With Noah, we capture the first time an altar is mentioned and a burnt offering.

But Noah’s example of worship started before the altar.

Genesis 6:8 – It started with Noah finding grace in the eyes of the Lord.  In the midst of a wicked culture, God’s favor rested on Noah.

Then God told Noah to do something he had never heard of (ark), because it was going to do something Noah had never heard of (rain) and told him how to build it.

What does Noah do?

Genesis 6: 22 – twice it says “Noah did.”  Noah obeyed and not for just a few days…but 120 years.

And after the period of the building, and the actual flood, when Noah gets off the ark he builds an altar and offers sacrifices (Genesis 8: 20) and it results in the Lord “smelling a soothing aroma.” (Verse 21).

This is the true picture of worship.

Worship begins with God initiating it.

Worship continues with constant communion with God.

Worship is a Lifestyle of obedience to God’s will and ways.
Worship is then offering an act of worship that is pleasing to the Lord.