Authentic Worship of the Living God
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I. Jesus Describes Authentic Worship
I. Jesus Describes Authentic Worship
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"Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet.
"Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet.
Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem."
Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem."
"Woman," Jesus replied, "believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
"Woman," Jesus replied, "believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
Joh 4:19 "Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem."
"Woman," Jesus replied, "believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."
II. Worship requires an understanding of God
II. Worship requires an understanding of God
WORSHIP-FULL
Act 17:22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
Act 17:23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
Act 17:24 "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
A. Do you depend on a physical building or a specific setting for the proper worship environment?
A. Do you depend on a physical building or a specific setting for the proper worship environment?
Act 17:25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Act 17:26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
Do you depend on a physical building or a specific setting for the proper worship environment? God is Spirit and cannot be confined to a building. The location of worship is not nearly as important as the attitude of the worshipers. The specific conditions that enhance worship tend to be quite individual and should not be legislated. By emphasizing where we worship, we may neglect the substance of our worship where we are.
B. God is Spirit and cannot be confined to a building.
B. God is Spirit and cannot be confined to a building.
Act 17:27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
Act 17:28 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'
C. The location of worship is not nearly as important as the attitude of the worshipers.
C. The location of worship is not nearly as important as the attitude of the worshipers.
Act 17:29 "Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
D. By emphasizing where we worship, we may neglect the substance of our worship where we are.
D. By emphasizing where we worship, we may neglect the substance of our worship where we are.
Act 17:30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
II. Worship requires an understanding of God
II. Worship requires an understanding of God
A. Longtime Followers Can Have no clue as to Who Jesus is!
A. Longtime Followers Can Have no clue as to Who Jesus is!
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?
Paul Addresses the Areopagus
Paul Addresses the Areopagus
Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
Philip said, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us."
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."
Paul Addresses the Areopagus
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?
Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
B. God is the Creator of Everything
B. God is the Creator of Everything
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
C. God Maps Out Man’s Destiny
C. God Maps Out Man’s Destiny
And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
D. God Want’s Us to Seek and Find Him
D. God Want’s Us to Seek and Find Him
From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
E. We belong to Him
E. We belong to Him
'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'
'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'
'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'
"Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
"Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
"Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
III. Worship is not Regulated by Earthly Location
III. Worship is not Regulated by Earthly Location
A. The Earthly Holy Place
A. The Earthly Holy Place
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.
Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.
A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place.
A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place.
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry.
When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry.
But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.
The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.
This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.
This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.
They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.
They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.
Redemption Through the Blood of Christ
Redemption Through the Blood of Christ
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.
He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.
He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.
The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.
The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,
In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,
because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.
because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.
This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.
When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.
When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.
He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep."
He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep."
In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies.
In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies.
In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence.
For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence.
Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
WORSHIP-FULL
WORSHIP-FULL
A. Do you depend on a physical building or a specific setting for the proper worship environment?
A. Do you depend on a physical building or a specific setting for the proper worship environment?
B. God is Spirit and cannot be confined to a building.
B. God is Spirit and cannot be confined to a building.
C. The location of worship is not nearly as important as the attitude of the worshipers.
C. The location of worship is not nearly as important as the attitude of the worshipers.
D. By emphasizing where we worship, we may neglect the substance of our worship where we are.
D. By emphasizing where we worship, we may neglect the substance of our worship where we are.
What is Worship?
What is Worship?
Dictionary of Bible Themes 8622 worship
The praise, adoration and reverence of God, both in public and private. It is a celebration of the worthiness of God, by which honour is given to his name.
noun: worship
noun: worship
1. the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. "the worship of God"
1. the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. "the worship of God"
synonyms: reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
synonyms: reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies. "morning worship"
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies. "morning worship"
synonyms: service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
synonyms: service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
3. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
3. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
"our society’s worship of teenagers”
"our society’s worship of teenagers”
"synonyms: admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
"synonyms: admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
verb: worship, worshipper, worshipping, worshipped
verb: worship, worshipper, worshipping, worshipped
1. show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
1. show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
hold dear, cherish, treasure, esteem, adulate, idolize, deify, hero-worship, lionize, overpraise; follow, look up to; put on a pedestal;
hold dear, cherish, treasure, esteem, adulate, idolize, deify, hero-worship, lionize, overpraise; follow, look up to; put on a pedestal;
2. Worth-ship: worthiness; acknowledgement of worth/value
2. Worth-ship: worthiness; acknowledgement of worth/value
What is Worship?
What is Worship?
Dictionary of Bible Themes 8622 worship
The praise, adoration and reverence of God, both in public and private. It is a celebration of the worthiness of God, by which honour is given to his name.
noun: worship
noun: worship
1. the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. "the worship of God"
1. the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. "the worship of God"
synonyms: reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
synonyms: reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies. "morning worship"
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies. "morning worship"
synonyms: service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
synonyms: service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
3. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
3. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
"our society’s worship of teenagers”
"our society’s worship of teenagers”
"synonyms: admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
"synonyms: admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
verb: worship, worshipper, worshipping, worshipped
verb: worship, worshipper, worshipping, worshipped
1. show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
1. show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
hold dear, cherish, treasure, esteem, adulate, idolize, deify, hero-worship, lionize, overpraise; follow, look up to; put on a pedestal;
hold dear, cherish, treasure, esteem, adulate, idolize, deify, hero-worship, lionize, overpraise; follow, look up to; put on a pedestal;
2. Worth-ship: worthiness; acknowledgement of worth/value
2. Worth-ship: worthiness; acknowledgement of worth/value
What is Worship?
What is Worship?
Dictionary of Bible Themes 8622 worship
The praise, adoration and reverence of God, both in public and private. It is a celebration of the worthiness of God, by which honour is given to his name.
noun: worship
noun: worship
1. the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. "the worship of God"
1. the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. "the worship of God"
synonyms:reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies.
"the church was opened for public worship"
synonyms: reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
synonyms: reverence, veneration, adoration, glorification, glory, exaltation; More devotion, praise, thanksgiving, homage, honor;
"the worship of idols"
the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies.
"the church was opened for public worship"synonyms:service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance"morning worship"adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
"our society’s worship of teenagers"synonyms:admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship"he contemplated her with worship"ARCHAIC
honor given to someone in recognition of their merit.BRITISH
used in addressing or referring to an important or high-ranking person, especially a magistrate or mayor.
noun: His Worship; noun: Your Worship; plural noun: Worships
"we were soon joined by His Worship the Mayor"
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies.
"the church was opened for public worship"
synonyms:service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
"morning worship"
3. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
"our society’s worship of teenagers"synonyms:admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship"he contemplated her with worship"ARCHAIC
honor given to someone in recognition of their merit.BRITISH
used in addressing or referring to an important or high-ranking person, especially a magistrate or mayor.
noun: His Worship; noun: Your Worship; plural noun: Worships
"we were soon joined by His Worship the Mayor"
"our society’s worship of teenagers
"synonyms:admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
"he contemplated her with worship
honor given to someone in recognition of their merit.
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies. "morning worship"
2. the acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence for a deity; a religious ceremony or ceremonies. "morning worship"
synonyms: service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
synonyms: service, religious rite, prayer, praise, devotion, religious observance
3. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
3. adoration or devotion comparable to religious homage, shown toward a person or principle.
"our society’s worship of teenagers”
"our society’s worship of teenagers”
"synonyms: admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
"synonyms: admiration, adulation, idolization, lionization, hero worship
verb: worship, worshipper, worshipping, worshipped
verb: worship, worshipper, worshipping, worshipped
1. show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
1. show reverence and adoration for (a deity); honor with religious rites.
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
synonyms: revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
revere, reverence, venerate, pay homage to, honor, adore, praise, pray to, glorify, exalt, extol;
hold dear, cherish, treasure, esteem, adulate, idolize, deify, hero-worship, lionize, overpraise; follow, look up to; put on a pedestal;
hold dear, cherish, treasure, esteem, adulate, idolize, deify, hero-worship, lionize, overpraise; follow, look up to; put on a pedestal;
follow, look up to; put on a pedestal;
2. Worth-ship: worthiness; acknowledgement of worth/value
2. Worth-ship: worthiness; acknowledgement of worth/value
