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Worshiping God: The Right Way vs. Wrong Ways Explained

Discover the different ways people worship God and learn the right approach. From geographic worship to religious rituals, understand how to worship authentically. Join us at Bible Baptist Church for guidance on true worship.

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Worshiping God: The Right Way vs. Wrong Ways Explained

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  1. Welcome to Bible Baptist ChurchBallincollig, Cork Celebrating 12 Years Today is the Lord’s Day Sunday, 20th August, 2006

  2. August Memory Verse For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. 1Timothy 4:10

  3. Wrong Ways to Worship God Make Sure We Worship God His Way John 4:20-24

  4. Introduction(Revelation 4:11) • There are a million ways to worship God • Most are the wrong ways • People have a built-in desire to worship • The chief purpose of man is to worship God • The worship of God is the most fulfilling and powerful of experiences • Throughout the Bible, you have the record of people worshipping God

  5. This is a Two Part Message • Wrong Ways to Worship • The Right Way to Worship

  6. Preview – Wrong Ways to Worship (John 4:20-24) • Geographically • Ignorantly • Paganly • Stubbornly • Religiously • Selfishly - Only for looks • Apathetically – with no passion, heart, zeal • Without the New Birth

  7. Geographically (John 4:20,21) • People put a lot of emphasis on places of worship • Mormons revere their temples, and PLACES like Independence, Missouri and Salt lake City • Muslims revere mosques and PLACES like Mecca • Catholics revere cathedrals, and PLACES like Rome • Christians look for a city (Hebrews 11:8-11, 13-16) and until then, will worship anywhere, with the following ingredients: • Preaching • Singing • Repentance and personal holiness • Hunger for righteousness • Humility • Believers gathering together in Jesus’ name • Don’t worry about the Where, as much as the Who you are worshipping, and the How it is being done!

  8. Ignorantly(John 4:22; Acts 17:23-25) • People by nature, don’t know the God of Heaven – they are ignorant of Him • They stare for hours through telescopes and microscopes at His handiwork, and don’t know a thing about the Creator! • They come up with superstitions, and theories and miss who He really is • This is one of the worst ways to worship God – blindly, ignorantly, stumbling through words not knowing if they have any effect or not • That’s why God gave us the Bible!!!

  9. Paganly Worship God like pagans who know not God • Pagans Use Idols (Ex 32:8; Ex 20:1-5) • Pagans Focus on Creation, and the Gifts, instead of the Creator and Giver (Romans 1:25) • Pagans Worship people (Acts 10:25) – religious leaders, the gods (Greek and Roman mythology) • Pagans Worship angels (Revelation 19:9,10; 22:8,9) • That’s the WRONG way to try and worship God!

  10. Stubbornly(John 4:22) • Most religions today worship God with themselves claiming the blessings of God, and saying they are the true church, etc. • None of us like to take second place, but that is just what God commands us to do if we are going to worship Him. • Worship is defined by the Jews! Not by popular opinion • You have to know the God of the Jews – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob! • You have to believe a Jewish Messiah – Jesus was a Jew • You have to get a Jewish Bible • You have to honour the Jew’s Place in God’s Plan (Romans 9:1-5; Romans 1:16) • We Gentiles think God is all through with the Jews – but He isn’t. They are still His people

  11. Religiously– according to traditions (Matthew 15:8,9) • Going through the motions of worship, but the heart is far from God • Having a form of worship – praying just so, and talking using religious sounding words and phrases • Acting like you are worshipping, but only acting! • Religion is a work of man to try and impress God – wasted effort! • Worship is a work of the heart to try and love God • To waste time worshipping God religiously means to do everything you can “for” God, but without true love for God

  12. Selfishly- Only for looks (1Samuel 15:25-30) and for personal gain • How much time do you pray for THINGS and improvements in your welfare instead of for others, and improvements in your attitudes? • Selfish worship is what drove a wedge between Lucifer/Satan and the Lord in heaven at first – Lucifer thought only of his lack • Later, Satan taught Eve to believe SHE was lacking too and to think of HERSELF! • Self worship is shown by the amount of time you spend in front of a mirror, how much money you spend on clothes, and fashion, and how much time you spend worrying about what others think of you instead of God! • So many people only “worship” a good, giving God that gives them what they want – if God is not meeting their needs at the moment, they dump Him.

  13. Apathetically– with no passion, heart, or zeal (John 5:40) No real need in your mind. You just do things because it is expected • So, no prayer life – just a few prayers here and there • No serious study of the word of God – just a Book • No burden to win souls – Calvinist at heart – or fatalist • No thought about sin in your life • No worry about the judgment of God

  14. Without the New Birth(John 4:24) • It is impossible to worship God as a condemned sinner • That’s why, when you are sinning, you feel the hypocrite when you come to church – because sin blocks your relationship with God • Unless that sin-record is taken cared of, all the worship in the world will do you no good • Jesus said to a very religious, very worshipful man named Nicodemas, that he HAD to be born again to worship God • Same goes for everyone

  15. Conclusion (2Corinthians 11:3) • There are a million ways to worship God • Most are the wrong ways • Geographically • Ignorantly • Paganly • Stubbornly • Religiously • Selfishly - Only for looks • Apathetically – with no passion, heart, or zeal • Without the New Birth • The worst of all is to try to do it ignorantly, without the new birth!

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