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The Story of Jesus
Worship

(Lesson 51)

Introduction:
 

         1. Growing in the knowledge of Christ is an important responsibility (2 Peter 3:18).
         2. To accomplish this growth we must "Search the Scriptures" (John 5:39).
         3. This lesson is a study of the Lord's instructions concerning "worship" that He revealed in His
             conversation with a woman of Samaria (John 4:19-24).
             a. At the time Jesus was traveling from Judea to Galilee.
             b. During this trip Jesus came to Sychar in Samaria where Jacob's well was located.
             c. Jesus rested at the well while His disciples went into the city to buy food.
             d. While the disciples were in the city this woman came to the well to draw water, and Jesus talked
                 to her.
             e. One of the subjects they discussed was "worship."

Discussion:

I.           WHAT  IS  WORSHIP?

         A. Worship: to prostrate oneself, to bow down before, to pay reverence to, to adore
         B. The meaning of worship is illustrated in Psalm 95:6.

II.          IN  HIS  CONVERSATION  WITH  THE  SAMARITAN  WOMAN  JESUS  REVEALED  WHO  THE
             OBJECT  OF  OUR  WORSHIP  IS  TO  BE


         A. Worship is to be directed to God (John 4:21, 23, 24).
         B. Worship is not to be directed to man (Acts 10:25-26), idols and images (Acts 17:29), or angels
             (Revelation 22:8-9).
         C. Worship is only to be directed to God.

III. JESUS  SAID  THAT  THE  PLACE  OF  WORSHIP  WAS  ABOUT  TO  CHANGE

         A. (John 4:21) Jesus said that a time was coming when worshiping the Father would not be limited
             to "this mountain" or Jerusalem.
             1. "This mountain" refers to Mt. Gerizim, where the Samaritans had built a temple and worshiped.
             2. The Jews worshiped in "Jerusalem" -- their temple was located there.
         B. In a relatively short time, Jesus was going to establish His kingdom.
             1. In His kingdom a new way of worshiping would be introduced.
             2. This worship would be offered to God in the Lord's church.
             3. The church would not be limited to Mt. Gerizim or Jerusalem -- it would spread throughout the
                 whole world.

IV. JESUS  SAID  THAT  GOD  DESIRES  A  CERTAIN  TYPE  OF  WORSHIP  TO  BE  OFFERED  TO  HIM

         A. The kind of worship that God desires is offered "in spirit and in truth."
             1. "In spirit": to worship from the heart, to be sincere, to have the proper attitude and disposition
             2. "In truth": in accordance with God's will revealed in the New Testament.
             3. This is significant because it is possible for a person to:
                 a. put his heart into his worship without following God's will
                 b. participate in the right acts without having his heart in it.
             4. True worship is offered "in spirit" and "in truth."
         B. The fact that Jesus talked about "true worship" implies that there are other types of worship that
             are not true.
             1. Illustrations:
                 a. Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-5; Hebrews 11:4)
                 b. Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1-3)
                 c. The Jews (Malachi 1:12-14; Matthew 15:9)
             2. We need to examine ourselves regularly to determine if we are offering to God the kind of worship
                 that He desires.
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