TITLE: You Have Come To ...

TEXT: Hebrews 12: 22-29

PROPOSITION: There are certain expectations from worship.

QUESTION: Which?

KEY WORD: Expectations

READING: Hebrews 12:22-24

INTRODUCTION:

            1. Why did you come to worship today?

            2. What did you expect to - happen, see, hear, feel?

            3. NOTE: Did not come to ...  (vs. 18-21)

                        Fear, terror, trumpet, fire, blackness, threat of death, shiver with fright

            4. Here are some expectations from worship.

1. Mount Zion                                                                         Pleasure

            1. City of Living God

            2. Heavenly Jerusalem

            3. "We're Marching to Zion"

2. Innumerable company of angels                         Joy

            1. Luke 15:7, 10 Joy over one who repents

            2. Heb. 13:1 A visitor, "angels unawares"

3. General assembly                                                             Fellowship

            1. Church of the firstborn

                        A. Not a formal name - a description

                        B. Jesus is firstborn -

                                    a. Firstborn from the dead

                                    b. God's firstborn = Son of inheritance

            2. Names written in heaven

                        A. Church = saved = in the church

                        B. Acts 2:47 Saved = added to the church

4. God                                                                                     Deity

            1. Judge

            2. Of all men

            3. Must show:

                        A. Reverence, respect

                        B. Love, Mercy, Compassion, Grace, etc.

5. Spirits                                                                                 Past

            1. Of just men

            2. Made perfect

            3. Worship is a "spirit act."  John 4:23-24

6. Jesus                                                                                  Salvation

            1. Mediator

            2. New covenant

            3. Lord's Supper = Eating with Jesus - at His table

                        a. Matthew 26:29

                        b. Luke 22:30

7. Blood                                                                                  Sacrifice

            1. Of sprinkling (sacrifice)

            2. Speaks better things

            3. Better than that of Able