[Biblemat] SERMON - Another Lesson on Worship

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ANOTHER  LESSON ON WORSHIP 
Compiler:  Garreth L.  Clair


INTRODUCTION: 
The Bible discusses  several kinds of worship. In this study we will examine 
those references in the  Bible that discuss worship, we will find that there 
are two kinds of worship,  "false worship" and "true worship." 
BODY: 
I.                  FALSE  WORSHIP: 
1.       There is  "vain worship": This is empty worship.  
Matt  15:8-9, 
8        These  people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with 
their lips, but their  heart is far from Me. 
9        And  in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments 
of men.” (NKJ) 
2.       There is  "will worship":  
This is  voluntary worship.  
1479  ethelothreskeia  (eth-el-oth-race-ki'-ah); 
from 2309 and 2356;  voluntary (arbitrary and unwarranted) piety, i.e.  
sanctimony: 
KJV-- will  worship.  (Vine's Expository  Dictionary - CD ROM) 
Col  2:20-23, 
20      Wherefore if ye  be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, 
why, as though living in  the world, are ye subject to ordinances, 
21      (Touch not; taste  not; handle not; 
22      Which all are to  perish with the using;) after the commandments and 
doctrines of  men? 
23              Which things have  indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, 
and  
humility,  and  neglecting of the body; not in any honor  to the satisfying 
of the flesh. (KJV) 
3.       There is "worship in ignorance":  
50  agnoeo  (ag-no-eh'-o); 
from 1 (as a negative  particle) and 3539; not to know (through lack of 
information  or 
Intelligence); by  implication, to ignore (through disinclination):  
KJV-- (be) ignorant  (-ly), not know, not understand, unknown. 
Acts  17:23, 
23              For as I passed by,  and beheld your devotions, I found an 
altar with this  
inscription, TO THE  UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him 
declare I unto  you. (KJV) 
4.       Consequently, one must know about true worship - [following  
discussion]. 
II.               TRUE WORSHIP:   
John  4:23-24, 
23  But the hour is  coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will 
worship the   
Father in spirit and  truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.   
            24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in 
spirit and  truth." (NKJ) 
1.                 The object of true  worship:  "GOD" 
A.              The character of God  is set forth for us by Paul,  
Acts  17:22-29, 
22      Then Paul stood  in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of 
Athens, I perceive that in all things you are  very religious; 
23      "for as I was  passing through and considering the objects of your 
worship, I even found an  altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. 
Therefore, the One whom you  worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 
24      "God, who made  the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of 
heaven and earth, does not  dwell in temples made with hands. 
25      "Nor is He  worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, 
since He gives to all  life, breath, and all things. 
26      "And He has made  from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all 
the face of the earth, and  has determined their preappointed times and the 
boundaries of their  dwellings, 
27      "so that they  should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might 
grope for Him and find Him,  though He is not far from each one of us; 
28      "for in Him we  live and move and have our being, as also some of 
your own poets have said, 'For  we are also His offspring.' 
29              "Therefore, since we  are the offspring of God, we ought not 
to  
think that  the  Divine Nature is like gold or silver or  stone, something 
shaped by art and man's devising.  (NKJ) 
B.      A failure to  recognize God in His true character, and to render 
proper respect and awe toward  him, plunged the world into idolatry, moral, and 
spiritual bankruptcy,   
Rom  1:18-25, 
18      For the wrath of  God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness 
and unrighteousness of men,  who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 
19      because what may  be known of God is manifest in them, for God has 
shown it to  them. 
20      For since the  creation of the world His invisible attributes are 
clearly seen, being  understood by the things that are made, even His eternal 
power and Godhead, so  that they are without excuse, 
21      because, although  they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, 
nor were thankful, but became  futile in their thoughts, and their foolish 
hearts were  darkened. 
22      Professing to be  wise, they became fools, 
23      and changed the  glory of the incorruptible God into an image made 
like corruptible man-- and  birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. 
24  herefore God also gave  them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their 
hearts, to   
dishonor their bodies  among themselves,                                      
                              25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, 
and worshiped and served  the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed 
forever. Amen.  (NKJ) 
2.                 Character of true  worship, "IN SPIRIT" 
3.       Standard of  true worship, "AND TRUTH" 
(All worship is to be offered according to Divine  instruction" 
See transparency, "THE FIVE ACTS OF WORSHIP" 
III.    THE PLACE WHERE MEN OUGHT TO  WORSHIP:  
John  4:20-21, 
20      Our fathers  worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in 
Jerusalem is the place where men ought to  worship. 
21              Jesus saith unto her,  Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, 
when ye shall  
neither in this  mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. (KJV)  
III.           THE DISPOSITION OF THE  WORSHIPPER WHENEVER HE COMES TO 
WORSHIP: 
1.                 He must have been  cleansed by the blood of Christ that he 
may offer a clean and acceptable worship  unto God, he must be faithful. 
2.       The  worshipper ought to come before Him with reverence and awe.   
Heb  12:28-29, 
28      Wherefore we  receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have 
grace, whereby we may  serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 
29              For our God is a  consuming fire. (KJV)      
3.       The  worshipper ought to come before God with thanksgiving, with 
rejoicing, and with  gladness in his heart.  
Heb  13:15-17, 
15      By him therefore  let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God 
continually, that is, the fruit of  our lips giving thanks to his name. 
16      But to do good  and to communicate forget not: for with such 
sacrifices God is well  pleased. 
17              Obey them that have  the rule over you, and submit 
yourselves: for they  
watch  for  your souls, as they that must give  account, that they may do it 
with joy, and not with grief: for that is  unprofitable for you. (KJV)         
        
CONCLUSION: 
When man knows the difference between false worship and true worship he  is 
capable of choosing to worship God correctly when he worships. The person  that 
worships God ought to worship him correctly always. 

Friday, July 16,  1999 
_glclair at aol.com_ (mailto:glclair at aol.com)  
considermagazine.com



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