What is NOT Worship

1. What is NOT Worship Psalm 14:2-3

2. Psalm 14 • 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. 3 All have turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. 4 Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the LORD.

3. Psalm 14 • 5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous. 6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge. 7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

4. Worship is the definitive purpose for which we were created.

5. Worship Is… • The Priority commandment of God. • The Pattern of observance in the OT. • The Practice of the church in the NT. • Our Primary responsibility before God. • The Place where God is at home • It is the Pre-requisite to effective service. • Worship is the Panacea for discouragement. • Worship is the Passion of God

6. what is worship, • how should we worship, • what does it really mean to worship, • what kind of worship does he accept and reject, • what is the proper way of expressing worship to God?

7. One way or another you will worship.

8. We live in a world that has been perverted by satan. • The bible says that satan is • the prince of this world (John 12:31; 14:30) and • the ruler of the kingdom of the air (James 2:2) and • the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4)

9. God Does NOT accept: • Ignorant Worship

10. John 4:22 • You Samaritans worship what you do not know;

11. Acts 17: 22-23 • 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. 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.

12. Acts 17:30a • In the past God overlooked such ignorance

13. Acts 17:30b • but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

14. God Does NOT accept: • Ignorant Worship • Improper Worship

15. Romans 1:24-25, 26, 28 • 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. 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. 28 God gave them over to a debased mind

16. He gave them up to the lusts of their hearts; • He gave them up to vile passions • He gave them over to a debased mind.

17. Romans 1:30 • 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

18. God Does NOT accept: • Ignorant Worship • Improper Worship • Idolatrous Worship

19. Exodus 32:1-6 • 1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us a god who will go before us. As for this fellow Moseswho brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” • 2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron.

20. Exodus 32:1-6 • 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.” • 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD.” 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

21. Exodus 32:5 • When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD.”

22. An idol: anything that you allow to get between you and your worship of God.

23. God Does NOT accept: • Ignorant Worship • Improper Worship • Idolatrous Worship • Inferior Worship

24. Malachi 1:6-8 • 6 “A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the LORD Almighty. • “It is you priests who show contempt for my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’ 7 “By offering defiled food on my altar. “But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’ “By saying that the LORD’s table is contemptible.

25. Malachi 1:6-8 • 8 When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the LORD Almighty.

26. Proverbs 3:9-10 • 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine

27. God wants our First & Best.

28. Leviticus 3:6 • “‘If you offer an animal from the flock as a fellowship offering to the LORD, you are to offer a male or female without defect.

29. Leviticus 22:21 • When anyone brings from the herd or flock a fellowship offering to the LORD to fulfill a special vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without defect or blemish to be acceptable.

30. Oswald Chambers • Worship is giving to God the best he has given us.

31. What is NOT Worship Psalm 14:2-3