SERMON NOTES
True Worship
John 4:20-24
Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne...
John 4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.”
John 20:31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
Where Do I Go To Worship? v20
True and False Worship vv21-22
Philippians 3:3a For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit...
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
CH Spergeon “Because we are in God’s eternal Kingdom it cannot be moved! No power in the world, and no power in hell, can shake the kingdom which the Lord has given to his saints.”
God Seeks True worshippers v23
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
John 3:7 you must be born again.
John 3:14 The son of man must be lifted up.
John 4:24 ...those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
Worship God In Truth
In order to worship God in truth, we must be people of the word!
The deeper you understand the truth about God, the higher you go in your worship of God.
Worship God In Spirit
CH Spurgeon “God does not regard our voices, he hears our hearts, and if our hearts do not sing we have not sung at all.”
“As long as you notice and have to count your steps, you are not really dancing, A good shoe is a shoe you don't notice, a good book is read without consciously thinking about Print or spelling; And the perfect church service is one where we are almost unaware of; because our attention would be totally on God.” C.S. Lewis
Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Acts 16:25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
John 4:20-24
Revelation 4:10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne...
John 4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.”
John 20:31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
Where Do I Go To Worship? v20
True and False Worship vv21-22
Philippians 3:3a For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit...
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
CH Spergeon “Because we are in God’s eternal Kingdom it cannot be moved! No power in the world, and no power in hell, can shake the kingdom which the Lord has given to his saints.”
God Seeks True worshippers v23
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
John 3:7 you must be born again.
John 3:14 The son of man must be lifted up.
John 4:24 ...those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
Worship God In Truth
In order to worship God in truth, we must be people of the word!
The deeper you understand the truth about God, the higher you go in your worship of God.
Worship God In Spirit
CH Spurgeon “God does not regard our voices, he hears our hearts, and if our hearts do not sing we have not sung at all.”
“As long as you notice and have to count your steps, you are not really dancing, A good shoe is a shoe you don't notice, a good book is read without consciously thinking about Print or spelling; And the perfect church service is one where we are almost unaware of; because our attention would be totally on God.” C.S. Lewis
Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Acts 16:25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.