Worship in Spirit and Truth

Main Point:  As believers in Christ, we are to be True Worshipers of God.
Jesus himself has told us in scripture. That True Worship is to “Worship God in Spirit and Truth.”
 
Opening Scripture:  John 4:23-24 NKJV

There are people who believe that there are many ways to worship God.
For example: diligently praying, reading the bible every day, that attending meetings on time, going to church every week and faithfully giving is worshiping God. Yet others believe that tolling, working, forsaking and expending for the Lord is worshiping God. Is God pleased with this kind of worship? Does worshiping God in Spirit and Truth only involve these external things?

John 4:21,23 NKJV- The Lord Jesus clearly told us God’s will and requirements for True Worship: It doesn’t matter where one worships God, nor should anyone follow any rule or ceremony, but one must worship in Spirit and Truth.
 
Ephesians 3:14,17-19 NKJV- We need to comprehend who we are worshiping and the great love that He has for us. We need to be filled with the fullness of the Creator of Heaven and Earth. This passage in Ephesians is a call to remember the enormity of God’s love for us; it is a call to worship Him in Spirit and Truth.
 
Why should we worship in Spirit and Truth?
Because we live to Give God Glory! Someone asked Jesus, what is the greatest commandment? Mark 12:29-30.
 
True Worship – is our supreme duty, and our highest privilege!
 
John 4:3-24 NKJV- Jesus has a conversation about True Worship with a Samaritan woman at a well.

What Is True Worship?
John 4:21-24 NKJV- True Worship explained in these four verses.

How do we Worship in Spirit and Truth?

• We Worship the Right God
  • 1 Corinthians 8:6- “There is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him”
• We Worship in the Right Place
  • When the Samaritan woman asked, “Where is the correct place of worship?” Jesus said, “Worship Him in spirit and truth.” Any Place / Any Time.
• We Worship in the Right Way
  • Worship has to come from within. It comes from the heart. To worship God in Spirit, you need the Holy Spirit of God. Our worship rises no higher than our concept of God.
• We Worship for the Right Purpose
  • We shouldn’t come just to get something out of worship. We should come to put something into it. But, we should always come expecting to have an encounter with the living God.

Acts 17:24-27
 
Closing Thoughts:

• It’s easy to leave a church feeling entertained rather than transformed.
• When our faith becomes just a reflection of our current culture, when It’s designed to make us feel comfortable rather than holy, we’re just cheering for ourselves.
• True worship isn’t how good the band sounds or how cool the aesthetic is. It’s about the condition of our hearts.