Week 1: Worship and Intercession

Lecture 1: Isiah 43:19-21; John 15:16-17; 1 Corinthians 10:31
- Our job as worshipers is to find His treasures everyday. Isiah 43:19-21 declares 'see, I am doing new things' that his mercies are new everyday and we will never run out of things to praise him for. Be treasure hunters. Pray, what will you reveal to me today?
- Learn to receive from the roots. Sometimes we try to squeeze out our own fruit (Martha Spirit). Rather, we are able to produce 'fruit that will last' (John 15:16-17), if only we simply remain connected to the roots. Keep receiving his word, keep looking and seeking. 'Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31) Remember, Nutrition... Fruit!

Lecture 2: Jeremiah 31: 32-33; Ezekiel 36:26-27
- God loves us like a husband does to wife. We broke his covenant. 'Though I was a husband to them' (Jeremiah 31:32-32). Imagine the betrayal. But God so loved us, he said 'I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts' by sending us the Holy Spirit at the expense of Jesus' death. 'I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh and I will put my spirit in you' (Ezekiel 36:26-27).
- Learn to love God at the center of your romance, like the husband-wife relationship. He is a jealous God.

Lecture 3: John 4:23 'Worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in Truth'
- The trinity is the full embodiment of love. Holy Spirit leads to Jesus and Jesus to God.
John 16:13 - Holy Spirit doesn't work unless he hears
John 5:19 - The son can do nothing by himself. Jesus needs God
John 17:1 - Jesus glorifies Father God

Lecture 4:
- You and I are where heaven and earth meets. Our body made from the dust is representative of the earth. At the same time, it houses the soul, which is like God. In the old testament, God dwells outside of us, in the ark of the covenant, the tabernacle, but he has given us the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ and therefore, we are given the authority to release heaven onto others. We carry God within us.