The world is confused about Worship. What is it?

1. 21st Century
Worship –
by the Book
John 12: 21-24

6. “worship is one of the
most misunderstood
doctrines in all the
Scriptures”
John MacArthur, The Ultimate Priority

7. A Confusing
Cacophony

13. 21st Century
Worship –
by the Book
John 12: 21-24

14. What is Worship

16. The Dictionary
“Reverence offered a
divine being or
supernatural power also:
an act of expressing such
reverence
Webster’s

17. The Lexicons
•Histahawaw

18. Exodus 4:31
31 And the people believed; and
when they heard that the LORD
had visited the people of Israel
and that he had seen their
affliction, they bowed their
heads and worshiped.
(ESV)

19. The Lexicons
•Histahawaw
•Abad

20. Deuteronomy 10:12-13
12 “And now, Israel, what does
the LORD your God require of
you, but to fear the LORD your
God, to walk in all his ways, to
love him, to serve the LORD
your God with all your heart and
with all your soul,

21. Deuteronomy 10:12-13
13 and to keep the
commandments and statutes of
the LORD, which I am
commanding you today for your
good?

22. The Lexicons
•Histahawaw
•Abad
•Proskuneo

23. Matthew 2:11
11 And going into the house
they saw the child with Mary his
mother, and they fell down and
worshiped him. Then, opening
their treasures, they offered him
gifts, gold and frankincense and
myrrh.

24. Revelation 5:14
14 And the four living creatures
said, “Amen!” and the elders fell
down and worshiped.

25. The Lexicons
•Histahawaw
•Abad
•Proskuneo
•Latreia

26. Three Kinds of
Worship

27. Three Kinds of worship
• Vain worship

28. Mark 7:7
7 in vain do they worship
me, teaching as doctrines
the commandments of
men.

29. Three Kinds of worship
• Vain worship
• Ignorant worship

30. Acts 17:23
23 For as I passed along and
observed the objects of your
worship, I found also an altar
with this inscription, ‘To the
unknown god.’ What therefore
you worship as unknown, this I
proclaim to you

31. Acts 17:30
30 The times of ignorance
God overlooked, but now
he commands all people
everywhere to repent,

32. Three Kinds of worship
• Vain worship
• Ignorant worship
• True Worship

33. John 4:23-24
23 But the hour is coming,
and is now here, when the
true worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth,
for the Father is seeking such
people to worship him.

34. John 4:23-24
24 God is spirit, and those
who worship him must
worship in spirit and truth.”

35. Two Spheres

36. Corporate
Worship

37. Matthew 18:20
20 For where two or three
are gathered in my name,
there am I among them.”

38. Corporate
Worship

39. Daily
Worship

40. Romans 12:1
1 I appeal to you therefore,
brothers, by the mercies of God,
to present your bodies as a
living sacrifice, holy and
acceptable to God, which is
your spiritual worship.

41. Matthew 5:16
16 In the same way, let your
light shine before others, so
that they may see your good
works and give glory to
your Father who is in
heaven.

42. Daily
Worship

43. Acceptable
Worship

44. Hypocrisy
Acceptable
Worship

45. Acceptable
Worship