Text; Ecclesiastes 5;1•Walk prudently (carefully) when

you go to the house of God; and drew near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know what they do evil.

Theme; Worship God in

His house

What are the reasons why we come to church Sunday after Sunday?• TO SPARE TIME FOR GOD FOR WORSHIP.

• “Time is your most precious gift,, You can make more money, but you can't make more time. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. ― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

Sunday after Sunday, I give the portion of my life to each one by giving you my time. And thank God, because you give the portion of your life to me as well, by giving me your time, your life encourage me to pursue and continue in the ministry…. And most of all, to our God, by giving our time to Him.

Say to your seatmate, thank you for giving me your time, your life is a blessings to me.

• PROPER MANAGEMENT OF OUR TIME IS NEEDED AS FAR AS QUALITY WORSHIP TO

GOD IS CONCERN.

• TIME ON OUR BUSINESS• TIME ON OUR SPOUSE• TIME ON RECREATION• TIME ON CHURCH ACTIVITIES.• God is busy, yet he make sure that he has a

time for you!

Story of a seeker Christian• There was a member of a big church left the church, he

has full of bad comments. The local pastor was worried and visit him. The pastor said, ‘’what are the reasons why you leave on our church?

• This member in a hurry without thinking said,• I am discourage on the singers, they sings more than an

hour. • The members came late Sunday after sunday. • The arrangement or decoration is not good. • The members after service was not transform, Sunday

they are holy, yet another days, they were more wicked than the unbelievers.

• Your message pastor is boring.• I want that the church will,,,,,…..• I want that the message is,,,…….• Then the pastor replied, ‘’then what will you do

now?• Well I will set here do nothing and please pastor

don’t visit me again.

• The pastor, went home un happy! After one week this member died and the pastor was requested to handle the funeral service.

• What lessons we have learn from this story?• A; make the best you could to be a blessings to

others.• As a music team!• As an officers!• As a members!

• B; but be aware that we can’t please everyone. Even though how good we are. But do not loose hope, God is happy when we do our best to please Him rather than to please anyone.

• My goal today, is to give you a biblical tips from the writing of

the wise king in the human history which is king Solomon, of what to do to give God the best worship and to be a blessings to

our fellow believers!

I. Guard your steps

•V 1 "Guard your steps when you go to the house

of God"

Whatever steps we make, it can affect our entire life, either good or bad.

God make His best so that, the results of our steps is good.

He does it, through a warning. (guard your steps)

Illustration • There was a story told me, one of my Ninong about the life

of a priest. One day this priest went to town. When he reached at the town he ordered a whisky. He drink that whisky and got drunk. This priest went back days after days to that town. One day, one of the church goers saw him drinking a whisky. This church goer go closer to the priest and said, ‘’father is it biblically allowed that the priest will drink a whisky? The priest was astonished not expecting that some one will question him. This priest look on that man and said ‘’come sit beside me son, before I leave my home I made 15 rosary, asking forgiveness of what I will do today. When I go home after this,.. he continued, ‘’I will add another 15 rosary for you.

• what do you think the mistake of that priest?

• A; defend his self even though he knew that his action is sin.

• B; he is not aware of his action. He is not concern with others.

• Today, everyone is encourage that we should guard our steps.

The priest steps

• Was pass to the church goer. • It creates a bad influence.• I believe that it will pass to another and

creates a bad influence not only to one person but to many.

• Again God is reminding us today, ‘’guard your steps’’.

II; Go to the house of God

•V 1 "Guard your steps when you go to the house of God"

Lessons • A; GOD IS CONCERN WHERE WE SPENT OUR

SABBATH DAY.

• On the time of Christ church were always full. Church is crowded everyday. People came to church not to worship God, instead to do business. Majority of this people choose money more than the message of Christ. Jesus got angry and drove the tables of the sellers inside the church.

Let us Compare our worship to an angels

Man • Ones a week• Few (counted)• Un prepared sometimes• Half day (4 hours

maximum)

Angels • Everyday• Legions (countless)• Quality (practice many

times)• Whole day

Yet God longs for your worship!

III; Drew near•Walk prudently (care fully)

when you go to the house of God; and drew near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know what they do evil.

In the airplane, the flight attendants give an instructions before the plane takes flights.

explaining, how to use the seat belt. where the exits are. how to use the suit as a flotation device, how to put on the oxygen mask if needed.

Yet most of the people on the plane are talking, reading, looking out the window, getting stuff out of their carry-on luggage.

The New Living Translation says, "As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut"

Think about it: When we come to worship, we have come to

meet with God.When we come to worship, we have come to

listen on God for instruction.• We can do this, by letting our ears open and

close our mouth

Illustration

• I once saw a church sign that advertised one of its worship services with a statement that read: "Casual Worship 9:30 AM.

• " I know that they were trying to communicate that their worship service was casual dress and informal.

• FOR ME, THE WORD ‘’DRAW NEAR’’ HAS TWO MEANING!

• A; literally- God encourage us to sit on the chairs that we are comfortable. We are Baptist not backtist.

• B; spiritually- God encourage us to make sure that our heart is ready and away from any destruction and worries when we come to worship him.

Conclusion

• Worship is not an endurance contest, but a marvelous adventure into the presence of the God of the universe. It is not business as usual, but a wonder-filled ride into a new dimension of life. It is not a mundane trip, but a memorable flight. And on that journey our reaction will not be simply, "nice service" or "nice trip," but rather in the words of a child who has flown for the first time, "Awesome."

This presentation!

• Was made by:• Rev. Juanito D. Samillano Jr.

• Resident Pastor of Christian Community Church

• Gredu, Panabo City Philippines!• Email Add. Juanito_samillano@yahoo.com