Christian Worship16 [Jn 4 : 23-24] / Ephphatha Discipleship Training (Basic Course)

 

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Christian Worship16

[John 4 : 23-24]  

 

/ Ephphatha Discipleship

Training (Basic Course)

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla 

 

 

 

"Yet a time is coming

and has now come

when the true worshipers

will worship the Father

in spirit and truth,

 

 

 

for they are the kind

of worshipers the

Father seeks.

 

 

 

God is spirit,

and his worshipers

must worship in spirit

and in truth."

(John 4 : 23-24)

 

 

It is the most

important thing

for saints to worship.

 

 

 

God in their

Christian life.

 

 

 

However, there are

many believers who

don't know the true

meaning of worship.

 

 

 

When we worship God

with the correct attitude

and appreciation

for worship,

 

 

 

we can receive grace

and blessings from Him.

 

 

 

So today, let's take

a look at the worship

of Christians in three

units.

 

 

 

1. What is 'worship'

 and who is its object?

 

 

 

Worship originally

means 'Worth + Ship'

meaning' to give value

to anyone and to things',

 

 

 

'to show respect'

or 'to kneel down on

your face' and kiss 

 your hand.

 

 

 

In other words,

worship has the

meaning of courtesy,

respect, and obedience

toward elder people.

 

 

 

Therefore,

we must not forget

that there is none

 

 

 

to worship with our

highest values other

than God.

 

 

(Example: 1) 

 

 

 

Theory of Angel Worship

/ Theory of Satan Worship

 

 

 

It is not an angel

that we will worship. 

(Rev. 22 :  8-9)

 

 

 

He is nothing but

a creature, and it is

only God that we

must serve.

 

 

Lucifer, who was

in charge of praise

among the angels,

was favored by God,

 

 

 

exalted himself,

became proud,

 

 

 

and tried to betray

God and usurp the

place to receive

God's worship.

 

 

 

In the future,

he will eventually

be defeated. 

 

 

 

As children of God,

we must only make

God the object of

worship, not Satan,

who holds the spirit

of the world.

 

 

 

Therefore, we must

respect God and

give Him the

highest value

 

 

 

and worship Him

in spirit and in truth. 

 

 

 

And we must kneel down

before Him and praise

and thank Him

for His power. 

 

 

 

All these behaviors

are called worship.

 

 

 

2. Why should we

only glorify God?

 

 

 

That's because

God is our Creator

and He made all things

according to His will. 

(Rev. 4 : 11)

 

 

 

God sent Jesus

to this earth like

a lamb for the work

of salvation for

mankind. 

(Rev. 7 : 10)

 

 

 

Therefore, it is

natural for humans,

creatures made by God,

to praise the name 

of the LORD.

(Psalm 148 : 5)

 

 

 

In addition,

God will empower

His children living

on earth, making them

to be a kingdom

 

 

 

and priests to serve

our God, and they will

reign on the earth

 

 

 

through the power

of the blood of

Jesus Christ.

(Rev 5 : 9-10)

 

 

 

We are delivered

from sin with the

extreme love of the

Father and Son,

 

 

 

Jesus as well as

with the creative power

and power of God.

 

 

 

Therefore,

God is worthy to

be worshiped

 

 

 

and praised forever

by us who are his

children.

 

 

 

We must also know

that it is a natural

grace and a blessed

mission for us to

worship God.

 

 

 

What blessings will

we receive when

we worship Him?

 

 

 

1) When we worship,

we are endowed

with power.

 

 

 

'Every good and

perfect gift is

from above,

 

 

 

coming down from

the Father of the

heavenly lights.'

(James 1 : 17) 

 

 

 

When we praise Him,

He has blessed us

 

 

 

with every spiritual

blessing in Christ in the 

 heavenly realms.

(Eph 1 : 3)

 

 

 

3) Through worship,

He causes us to be

born again in spirit

and grants us

living hope. 

 

 

 

Not only that,

but He allows us to

have an inheritance

that can never perish,

spoil or fade.

(1 Peter 1 : 3-4)

 

 

 

4) "Great is his love

toward us, and

the faithfulness

 

 

of the LORD

endures forever."

(Psalm 117 : 2)

 

 

 

There are so many

reasons to worship

and thank God for.

 

 

 

Above all, we enjoy 

spiritual and physical

blessings by receiving

the spirit of God's

sonship

 

 

 

so we must worship

Him with all our

wholehearted devotion.

 

 

 

3. How should we worship?

 

 

 

1) The nature of worship 

 

 

 

- God seek to find

true worshipers.

 

 

 

Since God is Spirit,

we must worship

in spirit and in truth. 

(John 4 :2 4)

 

 

 

God also wants us

to worship with all

our wholehearted

devotion,

 

 

 

not with formality

and hypocrisy. 

(Isaiah 1 : 12)

 

 

 

2) Discrimination

  of worship 

 

 

 

- Worship is given to God

and through worship

we can meet with God.

 

 

 

It is important to know

that worship is not

a one-sided individual

action, but a channel

of meeting

 

 

 

and communication

with God.

(Exo 25 : 22) 

 

 

 

And also worship

causes us to have

communion of saints. 

(Matt 18 : 20) 

 

 

 

In a place where

God's name is

commemorated

(Exo 20 : 24)

 

 

 

God Himself comes

and blesses us when

we worship Him.

 

 

 

Be sure to know that

He is the God whose

eyes are open and

ears are attentive

 

 

 

to the prayers

of the children

 

 

 

in the holy sanctuary

designated by God

(2 Chro 7 : 15). 

 

 

 

That God is the

Holy One who

dwells in praise.

(Psalm 22 : 3)

 

 

 

Moreover,

worship does not

mean that a worshiper

just waits and sees,

 

 

 

as if he is looking over

a wall with his arms

crossed.

 

 

 

Worship is the time

when God  meets with us,

 

 

 

so we must give our

heart, prayers, praise,

gifts, and all of our lives

to God while worshiping. 

 

 

 

Therefore,

when worshiping,

there should be no formal

or hypocritical rituals. 

 

 

 

There must be

authenticity

in our hearts.

 

 

 

Above all, it is

necessary to prepare

carefully for worship

with the grace of God.

 

 

 

(1) Preparation for prayer 

 

 

 

- "And pray in the Spirit

on all occasions with

all kinds of prayers

and plea.

 

 

 

With this in mind,

be alert."

(Eph 6 : 18)

 

 

 

(2) Preparation of the

  heart of yearning

 

 

 

 - God is the one who

satisfies the thirsts

and fills the hungers

with good things.

(Psalm 107 : 9)

 

 

 

3) Make an effort

  to prepare in time.

 

 

 

-We the children

of God should not

make God, who is

the true worshiper,

wait for them.

 

 

 

We should not

be rude to God.

 

 

 

Therefore, it is

necessary to prohibit

actions that will

interfere with worship

 

 

 

and to remove

obstacles in advance. 

 

 

 

Since God is the one

who sees the center

of his children's hearts

and attitudes,

 

 

 

we should give a gift

to God generously,

not hesitate to or

not be stingy to.

(2 Corin 9 : 5)

 

 

 

Through worship

we will meet with God.

So be willing to give

ours to Him,

 

 

 

and we will receive the

blessings from Him

as children of God.

 

 

 

So, what will we

receive from God

 through holy worship?

 

 

 

1) All true worshipers

can experience the

presence of the

Holy Spirit

 

 

 

and the excitement

of the anointing

of the Holy Spirit

in various ways. 

(Acts 10 : 44-45)

 

 

 

2) The gifts and powers

of the Holy Spirit

 

 

 

All these things are

given by the Holy Spirit

to each person

according to his will.  

(1 Corin 11 : !2)

 

 

 

3) Prayer of blessing

 

 

 

 It is given to the

children of God. 

(Num 6 : 23-27)

 

 

 

(Ex : 2) 

(Benediction) :

 

 

 

 

"Tell Aaron and his sons,

'This is how you are

to bless the Israelites.

Say to them:

 

 

 

The LORD bless you

and keep you;

the LORD make his face

shine upon you

 

 

 

and be gracious to you;

the LORD turn his face

toward you and

give you peace.

 

 

 

So they will put my name

on the Israelites,

and I will bless them."

(Num 6 : 23-27) 

 

 

 

(4) Word of Gd

 

 

 

 When you listen

to a sermon,

 

 

 

do not receive it

in human words,

but receive it through

the word of God. 

 

 

 

This is because

God works on those

who accept God's Word

into their hearts.

(1 Thessa 2 : 13)

 

 

 

Therefore,

when we worship,

we must offer it

with all our whole-

 -hearted devotion,

 

 

 

and when we receive

blessings from God,

 

 

 

we must receive them

with wholehearted

gratitude and devotion.

 

 

 

And we must practice

and apply the words

the Lord gave us in

our daily lives.

 

 

 

When the messages

each of us have

received from the

Lord are put into practice,

 

 

 

the fruits of blessing

and change will

be produced.

 

 

 

If we walk in all the way

that the LORD has

commanded us,

 

 

 

we will live and prosper

and prolong our days

in the land that we

will possess.

(Deut. 5 : 33)

 

 

4. Summary 

 

 

 

1) What is the most

 important thing

we believers should

doin the church?  

 

 

 

- We should worship

 in spirit and in truth. 

 

 

 

2) What is true

worshiping ? 

 

 

 

- It is to worship God 

with the best value

as we can.

 

 

 

3) Why should we 

worship only God? 

 

 

 

(1) Because He is the

Creator God of

all things. 

 

 

 

(2) Because He made me. 

 (3) Because He saved me. 

(4) Because He gave us

 blessings and 

  inheritances.  

 

 

 

(5) Because

He made us kings

-To reign (to rule the

  world as heirs of God)

 

 

 

4) How should

 we worship? 

 

 

 

-We should worship 

 in spirit and truth.

 

 

 

5) How can 'worshiping' 

 be discriminated? 

 

 

 

(1) It is not to see 

but to give to God. 

 

 

 

(2) It is worship to give 

mine to God and

receive what He

 has granted us.

 

 

 

6) What attitude

is necessary to

  worship?

 

 

 

 (1) Preparation

      by prayer. 

 

 

(2) Attitude to yearn

for worship

 

 

 (3) Attitude to

 prepare a gift

 

 

 

7) What do we give

God through worship

and what do we

  receive from Him?   

 

 

 

(1) What to give God 

 

 

 

-Prayer, praising,

  gift, heart, life 

 

 

 

 (2) What to receive

    from Him. 

 

 

 

- Holy Spirit, blessing,

 Word, answer, healing,

 power, refreshment

 

 

 

8) What are the

worship services

that the saints should

 participate in?

 

 

 

-Sunday worship service

 -Wednesday worship service 

-Friday worship service

-Overnight worship service

-Early morning prayer etc.

 

 

 

5. Conclusion: 

 

 

 

Worship is such a

great blessing and a

natural mission for us,

 

 

 

so we should not

neglect worship. 

 

 

 

As there are various

worship services,

it should be noted

 

 

 

that there are regular

worship services

held on Sunday

 

 

 

and other special

services.

 

 

 

So, unlike those

who give up meeting

together,

 

 

 

we should become 

 active worshipers

who striv to gather

at the temple

 

 

 

like the early church

members.

 

 

 

I hope each one of us

will live a life of abundant

worship in which

 

 

 

we can glorify God

with so much grace,

blessings, and power!

 

 

 

In conclusion,

we should not forget

the grace of God

 

 

 

who has granted us

the privilege of living

with spiritual, physical

  and material blessings.

 

 

 

We God's children

must live a God

- centered life as true

worshipers.

 

 

 

Therefore,

rely on Him,

look up to Him,

 

 

 

and think about Him.   

Follow Him, and 

exalt His name. 

 

 

 

2021/02/25

 

 

/ By Priscilla