Types of Worship

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Types of Worship

• The word worship
• 5 types of worshipin the New Testament

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Worship in NT

• Worship meanings and use
• 7 Greek words translated worship
• 170 glory
• 2 will
• 96 before, presence
• 3 piety
• 22 serve
• 60 worship, praise
• 10 devout, devotion

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Worship in NT

• Worship in various forms occurs 79 times in our
  New Testament
• Most of these discuss proper worship to God in
  the assembled church
• There are some WRONG ways to worship

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Vain Worship

• Matthew 158-9 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.' "

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Vain Worship

• Vain empty, shallow, hollow, without value or
  meaning, fruitless, no purpose
• How can our worship be VAIN?
• Sin in our lives
• Not paying attention
• Just go through the motions

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Vain Worship

• Isaiah 113-15 13 Bring no more futile
  sacrifices Incense is an abomination to Me. The
  New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of
  assemblies--I cannot endure iniquity and the
  sacred meeting. 14 Your New Moons and your
  appointed feasts My soul hates They are a
  trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them. 15
  When you spread out your hands, I will hide My
  eyes from you Even though you make many prayers,
  I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

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Ignorant Worship

• Acts 1722-23 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

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Ignorant Worship

• Ignorant From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
• 1) to be ignorant, not to know
• 2) not to understand, unknown
• 3) to err or sin through mistake, to be wrong
• Many worship false gods
• Many worship in false religions
• Many worship the right God in wrong ways

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Will Worship

• Colossians 220-23 20 Therefore, if you died with
  Christ from the basic principles of the world,
  why, as though living in the world, do you
  subject yourselves to regulations-- 21 "Do not
  touch, do not taste, do not handle," 22 which all
  concern things which perish with the
  using--according to the commandments and
  doctrines of men 23 These things indeed have an
  appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion,
  (will worship - KJV) false humility, and neglect
  of the body, but are of no value against the
  indulgence of the flesh.

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Will Worship

• Many want a self-imposed (will) worship
• They want worship to be for their pleasure and
  enjoyment.
• They want worship that pleases them
• Worship is not for our pleasure.
• Worship is not for our enjoyment.
• Worship is our attempt to please and praise God.

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Creature Worship

• Romans 124-25 24 Therefore 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.

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Creature Worship

• We think about the pagans who worship snakes,
  cows, birds, lions, fish and other animals.
• But many today are in love with themselves
  narcissistic
• Some are guilty of following some man preacher,
  TV star, movie star, singer, etc.
• Do not worship the created.
• Worship the Creator.

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True Worship

• John 423-24 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."

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True Worship

• 2 Aspects to True Worship
• 1 Spirit zeal, excitement, fervorSing, pray,
  study like you mean it
• 2 Truth doing what God said, the way that God
  said to do it

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Worship God

• We are to worship God.
• We must make sure that our worship is
• In spirit and truth
• Not in vain
• Not out of ignorance
• Not self-willed
• Not directed to a creature