Jn. 4:23-24; Ps. 29:2 Overview of Study 1. What Is Worship?
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WORSHIP Text: Jn. 4:23-24; Ps. 29:2 - Ascribe worth to something Women not pleasure objects - Reverent love and devotion Lose/torn/dirty dress - Modesty Overview of Study - To honor and love as deity Tattoos (graffiti), Body piercings 1. What Is Worship? - Love unquestioningly and Lev. 19:28; 1 Cor. 3:16-17; 6:19-20 2. Who Do We Worship? uncritically or to excess 3. Why Do We Worship (God)? - honor Him and recognize His A Good Cosmetic To Use 4. Where and When To Worship? inexpressible, indescribable, infinite “For my lips I use, Truth 5. How Do We Worship? value For my eyes, Compassion 6. Hindrances To True Worship And for my hands, Charity For my figure, Uprightness 7. Unacceptable Worship Worship For my heart, Love 8. The Atmosphere of Worship - to honor with extravagant love 9. Benefits of True Worship and extreme submission I may not always get them 10. Case Studies (Webster's Dictionary,1828) In the right proportions, But I do try, 1. What Is Worship? Rev. 4:11 And to try is the Definitions Most beautiful quality of all…” I. Hebrew The Platform a). Yadah In Spirit – regeneration --Manners - extend hand In Truth – genuine, authentic Conversing, Playing Games - throw out hand in worship Chewing Gum Ps. 141:2, 134:2, 1 Tim. 2:8 In True Worship Lateness, Disorderliness b). Barak lifestyle expresses the beauty of Giving with Left hand? - to bless, kneel holiness through an extravagant Ps. 134:1, Gen. 12:2 or exaggerated love for God 2. Who Do We Worship? c). Halal live in extreme or excessive a. Perspectives - praise, (hallelujah), to be clear submission to God Atheist - to shine, celebrate an attitude and activity (action) - There is no God d). Shachah designed to pay homage to God Agnostic - prostrate (in homage to royalty a life that honors God - I don’t know who to worship or God), bow (self) down, fall Attitude and Action Religion down (flat), humbly beseech, do - Motivation towards life - Doesn’t matter who or how reverence - Interactions with men Others (gods) Gen. 19:1, 18:2 Attitude – reverence and adoration - Religious Leaders, Special Objects Action – humble, loving service - An Idea (ideology) II. Greek - House, Car, Job, Spouse, Child e). Proskuneo Areas to Reflect Worship - Recreation - (pros – towards, kuneo – to kiss) -Self -Home -School - Materialism - to kiss (like dog licks master’s -Job -Marriage -Singleness Liturgy hands or feet) -Music -Business -Friendship - A set of repeated religious words or - do reverence, adore -Church -Pleasure -Leisure exercises (Standing, sitting, bowing, Mt. 2:11; 8:2 -Movies -Entertainment-Fashion Religious phrase, Traditional clothing) f). Sebomai In the Sanctuary - to reverence, hold in awe --Fashion - Sunday morning, Hymns, Soft Organ g). Latreuo Clothes or absence - spiritual Music, Choir - to render religious service of condition of humans before God homage, to minister +++ In the presence of the King! b. Objects and Forms Mt. 22:35, Mk. 4:10 Case *Adam and Eve worship - the activity of worshipping apotheosis, deification, exaltation III. English - fig leaves vs. tunics of skin - the elevation of a person (as to the - Old English – *White Robes for Saints status of a god) weorthscipe (weorth – worth, Dressing/Clothing ancestor worship value, honor, Scipe – shape or – Concealment, protection, identity - worship of ancestors idolization condition) meaning worthiness or - Cultural Norms, Profession, Age, Socioeconomic Status, Moral Values - the act of worshiping blindly and to meritorious-ness excess - honor and worth - Climate, Sports, Entertainment - Seasonal, conditional, occasional idol worship, idolatry – Gen. 18:25; Ps. 7:9-12; 18:24- -Love -Mercy -Grace -Favor - the worship of idols; the worship of 26; 145:17 -Kindness -Patience -Goodness images that are not God God is Truthful and Faithful -Protection -Providence veneration, cultism, devotion – Num. 23:19; Ps. 119:160; -Preservation - religious zeal; the willingness to Jer. 10:8, 10; Lam. 3:22-23; Some Reasons serve God Jn. 3:33; 17:3; 1 Thes. 1:9; 1 Jn. Commanded to worship autolatry, self-worship 5:20-21 – Mk. 12:28-30 - the worship of yourself God is Holy Uses our Worship to Accomplish arborolatry, tree-worship - the worship of trees – Ex. 15:11; Ps. 96:9; Ps. 99:9; Isa. His Purposes astrolatry, worship of heavenly bodies 6:3 Our Worship pleases God - the worship of planets or stars – Ps. 147:11 cosmolatry A Spectrum of Awe… Our Worship proclaims His glory - the worship of the cosmos (Oh Lord my God when I in Awesome to others – Ps. 145:4 demonolatry, devil-worship, diabolatry wonder…) - the acts or rites of worshiping devils pyrolatry, fire-worship Ps. 19:1; 90:2 False Worship - Watch Out!!! - the worship of fire - Solar system and the cosmos - Astrology, Horoscopes, Palmistry, hagiolatry, hierolatry - Mountains, Hills and Valleys Enchantment, Yoga - the worship of saints - Waterfalls, Lakes heliolatry, sun-worship - Volcanoes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes 4. Where And When To Worship? - the worship of the sun - Tsunamis, Thunders, Lightening Everywhere zoolatry, animal-worship - the worship of animals - Surging power of the ocean Every time monolatry - The order of nature Anytime - the worship of a single god but - Unleashed fury of a violent storm ‘Inasmuch as the spirit is not bound without claiming that it is the only god - Infinite vastness of a starlit sky or limited by time or space, Selenolatry, moon-worship - Animals, Plants worshiping in spirit has no - the worship of the moon - Micro-organisms boundaries or limitations’ Latria, Adoration - the worship given to God alone - Air, Water – Emmanuel Owusu What is God Like? Reflections and Promptings 5. How Do We Worship? God is Omniscient Feeling of frailty, brokenness, Natural – Ps. 147:4-5; Mt. 10:29-30; Rom. Insignificance, weakness and Spiritual 11:33 limitedness Truthful God is Omnipotent Worship drive and inspiration Words and Actions – Gen. 18:14; Ps. 115:3; Mt. 19:26 Rom. 12:1-2 God is Omnipresent 3. Why Do We Worship (God)? Worship based on God’s worth, – 1 Ki. 8:27; Ps. 139:7-8; Jer. Man is a worshiping being attributes, performance, etc. 23:23-24; Acts 17:27-28 Created and wired to worship God is Immutable – Rom. 1:20 Constitutional Dynamics –Mal. 3:6; Jas. 1:17 God is the Creator In the fear of God God is Sovereign and Supreme - Ps. 96:5-6; Isa. 44:24; By the will of God – Isa. 46:10-11; Dan. 4:35; Rom. Col. 1:16-17 To the glory of God 11:36; Eph. 1:11; 1 Tim. 6:13-16 God is the only Wise God God is Eternal - Rom. 16:27; 1 Tim. 1:17; 6. Hindrances To True Worship – Ex. 3:14; Ps. 90:2; 1 Tim. 1:17 Jude 1:25 - Lack of Godly Knowledge King of Kings and Lord of Lords God is Spirit - Misplaced Priorities - 1 Tim. 1:17; Rev. 19:16 – Jn. 4:24; 2 Cor. 3:17 - Self-Centeredness - Un-forgiveness God is Personal Consider (Worth not Wealth) - Complacency (Personality – intelligence, Worth - Cares of Life emotions, self-determining will) - objective – incomparable - Hypocrisy – Isa. 46:10; Jer. 29:11; Jn. 3:16 Wealth - Disunity God is Good - subjective – finite in scope - Pride – Ps. 34:8; 86:5; 100:5; 135:3; - Sin 145:9; Jer. 33:11; Jas. 1:17 Attributes… God is Righteous and Just --Omnipresence --Omniscience 7. Unacceptable Worship --Omnipotence --Immutability Caution (Heb. 10:31) Uzzah and The Ark maintain life-cycle rituals, 2. Dynamic (changing) 2 Sam. 6:1-7 educate, motivate, work, pass - a process or system Ananias and Sapphira time, feel particular emotions, characterized by constant Acts 5:1-11 entertain, express one's identity, change, activity, or progress. Simon the sorcerer protest, control, and unite. 3. Dialect (regional/geographical) Acts 8:9-24 - a version of a language spoken Moses and the rock Music is for consumption by a group of people. Num. 20:7-12 – Entertainment or Spiritual 4. Sociolect (social class) - Irreverence density - a variety of language associated - Rebellion/Worldliness Music evokes emotion with a particular social class or - Disobedience – feel a particular way (energized, occupational group within a Improper Attitude relaxed, inspired, suspense, society. – Gen. 4:1-7 spiritual) 5. Idiolect (individual) Ignorance of God’s Instructions - a person's specific, unique way – Lev. 10:1-2; Mt. 5:22-24 ii. Music the Art (Creative Activity) of speaking (micro-dialect). Graven Images or - Relaxes soul and spirit Watch These Things Misrepresentations of God - Heals (Music Therapy) - Noise, Showoff, Worldly Appeal – Ex. 20:3-5; 32:4 - Personal Expression It is Worship not Entertainment Abuse of Worship - Social lubricant It is Worship not Supplications – Mal. 1:10-13 - Communicates ideas with Human Traditions (and Politics) minimum resistance The Importance of Music In Worship – Mt. 15:3-6 - Universal language Creates an atmosphere of worship Empty Words without inward Creates an atmosphere for reality – Mt. 15:7-9 iii. Music the Language worship Music vs. Tears Prepares the heart for encounter Worship Enjoined - Expression of emotion with God - Ps. 95:3-6; 96:3-9 Language ‘Wherever there is true worship, - The method of human 8. The Atmosphere of Worship there is God’ communication, either spoken or a. Music in Worship - Emmanuel Owusu written, consisting of the use of words Ps. 150; Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16 in a structured and conventional way. The Choice of Music (in Worship) - Any nonverbal method of expression Word composition i. Music Defined or communication Orderliness - The Art of arranging sounds in time - A system of signs, symbols, gestures, so as to produce a continuous, or rules used in communicating. c. Musical Instruments in Worship unified, and evocative (bring to mind, Controversy on Instruments revealing) composition, as through Five Characteristics of Language Yes and No melody (sweet), harmony 1.