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John 4.19-24. 19 "Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem."
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John 4.19-24 19 "Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet. 20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem." 21 Jesus declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23Yet 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. 24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." Scripture Reading
John 4.19-24 19 "Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet. 20Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem." 21 Jesus declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23Yet 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. 24God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." John 4, mc 4.1-42, vv. 4.19-24
Contents of these lyrics are about worship But they can and might make us feel uncomfortable Nothing is vulgar But could certainly challenge the idea of worship
Sunday mornin' wake up early, Skip church service to find my Jesus. I know it sounds so sacrilegious, But I just don't belong in a place like that. I love the cause but not the act. 'Cause Jesus was a friend and not a judge. He loved the sinners as much as he loved the little ones. That man was love and not an act. I sing Hallelujah; Hallelujah, I'm set free.
Sunday mornin' wake up early, Skip church service to find true meaning. I know it sounds so disappointing, But I just don't belong in a place like that.I love the cause but not the act.I sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah; Hallelujah, I'm set free.
Malachi 1.10-11 10 "Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you," says the LORD Almighty, "and I will accept no offering from your hands. 11My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations," says the LORD Almighty. Malachi 1, mc 1.6-2.9, vv. 1.10-11
Worship is more than attendance God and You
Worship is more than attendance Certainly, God wants worship as he prescribes God and You
Worship is more than attendance Certainly, God wants worship as he prescribes Yet, humanity needs human acceptance God and You
Worship is more than attendance Certainly, God wants worship as he prescribes Yet, humanity needs human acceptance Let us make sure our God and You
Worship is more than attendance Certainly, God wants worship as he prescribes Yet, humanity needs human acceptance Let us make sure our worship is not just an act God and You
Worship is more than attendance Certainly, God wants worship as he prescribes Yet, humanity needs human acceptance Let us make sure our worship is not just an act be a friend and not a judge John 4.19-24 God and You
Endnotes Lesson: Worship Presented: March 21, 2010 Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com All Scripture Quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version; used from www.biblegateway.com. Lyrics from Sacreligious, by the band Never Shout Never, their 2010 album What Is Love?
Image Credits Lesson: Worship Presented: March 21, 2010 Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com Open Bibles by Candle Light - Unknown Gospel of John, The Book of Malachi – http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=3888585 Woman in Meadow – http://sonjatierney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/worship-study-1023x882.jpg Boy in Prayer – http://www.napleschamber.org/media/images/inline/worship.jpg Congregational Worship – http://www.broadwaycoc.com/media/2005/worship%20service%20from%20front%20of%20auditorium.jpg Hands Toward the Sky – http://eldadbaptistchurch.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/worship.jpg Obeisance – http://jehovah.to/xlation/unfsla.jpg Small Group Worship – http://www.oregonsynod.org/growingfaith/worship/worship01_large.jpg Man in Prayer – http://www.gatewaycommunityepc.com/clientimages/39437/images/worship.bmp Music Sheet – http://www.cofchrist.org/musicmatters/2006/j0341530.jpg