Preached at Merritt Island 7/2/2017 AM Lesson Adapted from David Thomley's Florida College Lecture 2005

2. 19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.
20“Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in
Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to
her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this
mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 “You
worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation
is from the Jews. 23 “But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people
the Father seeks to be His worshipers. 24 God is spirit, and those who
worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
- John 4:19-24 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: The Samaritans and the Jews
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3. 3 So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering
to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. 4 Abel, on his part also brought
of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had
regard for Abel and for his offering; 5 but for Cain and for his offering
He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance
fell.
- Genesis 4:3-5 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: The Worship of Cain vs The
Worship of Abel
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4. By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which
he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about
his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.
- Hebrews 11:4 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Abel's Sacrifice Was by Faith
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5. Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
- Ephesians 5:19 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Spiritual Worship
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6. 16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of
Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of
Christ? 17 Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body;
for we all partake of the one bread.
- 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: The Lord's Supper
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7. 27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in
an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the
Lord. 28 But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat
of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats
and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly
- 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Judge the Body Rightly
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8. Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to
God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.
- Hebrews 13:15 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: A Sacrifice of Praise
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9. 10...For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is
written, “AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO
ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL GIVE PRAISE TO GOD.” 12 So
then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
- Romans 14:10b-12 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Worshiping God for Who He Is
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10. WORSHIP
προσκυνέω| proskuneó
John 4:23
Strong's Concordance: To do reverence to; I go down on
my knees to, do obeisance (homage/worship) to, worship
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11. The Lord then spoke to Aaron, saying, “Do not drink wine or strong
drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent
of meeting, so that you will not die—it is a perpetual statute throughout
your generations— and so as to make a distinction between the holy
and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean, and so as to
teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to
them through Moses.”
- Leviticus 10:8-11 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Sanctifying that Which is Holy
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12. “Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy
things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the
profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean
and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am
profaned among them.”
- Ezekiel 22:26 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Old Testament Law on Worship
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13. 6 But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached
out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset
it. 7 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck
him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of
God.
- 2 Samuel 6:6-7 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: God Struck Down Uzzah
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14. 16 So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there
were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the
mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who
were in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of
the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the LORD descended
upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace,
and the whole mountain quaked violently. 19 When the sound of the
trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him
with thunder.
- Exodus 19:16-19 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: God Speaks From the Mountain
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15. 18 All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and
the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the
people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance. 19 Then they
said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God
speak to us, or we will die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be
afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear
of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin.”
- Exodus 20:18-20 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: The Fear of the Lord
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16. 6“ ‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father,
where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the
LORD of hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How
have we despised Your name?’ 7 “You are presenting defiled food upon My
altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The table of
the LORD is to be despised.’ 8 “But when you present the blind for sacrifice,
is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Why not
offer it to your governor? Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive
you kindly?” says the LORD of hosts. 9 “But now will you not entreat God’s
favor, that He may be gracious to us? With such an offering on your part, will
He receive any of you kindly?” says the LORD of hosts. 10 “Oh that there
were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly
kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD of hosts,
“nor will I accept an offering from you.
- Malachi 1:6-10 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Worshiping God Out of Duty
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17. 7 “You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you: 8 ‘THIS PEOPLE
HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM
ME.
- Matthew 15:7-8 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Samaritan Worship vs. Jewish
Worship
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18. 17 But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come
together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when
you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in
part I believe it. 19 For there must also be factions among you, so that those
who are approved may become evident among you. 20 Therefore when you
meet together, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper, 21 for in your eating each
one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.
22What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you
despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I
say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you.
- 1 Corinthians 11:17-22 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Why Do We Come Together?
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19. So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart
of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
- Colossians 3:12 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Emotion Spurred by Knowledge
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20. Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that
they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to
recognize them as having been with Jesus.
- Acts 4:13 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Recognize as Being With Jesus
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21. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill
and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice
and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done
without neglecting the others.”
- Matthew 23:23 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: Neglecting the Weightier
Provisions
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22. 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is
convicted by all, he is called to account by all; 25 the secrets of his heart are
disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God
is certainly among you.
- 1 Corinthians 14:24-25 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: God is Certainly Among You
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23. 20 Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship
at the feast; 21 these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of
Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."
- John 12:20-21 NASB
WORSHIPING IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH: We Wish to See Jesus
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