21st Century Worship –

by the BookJohn 12: 21-24

A ConfusingCacophony

Should We Care?

John 4:24-28

Hebrews 9:27 27  And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

(ESV)

John 12:47-48 47  If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

John 12:47-48 48  The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

Matthew 7:21-23 21  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 7:21-23 22  On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’

Matthew 7:21-23 23  And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

Worship Matters to

God

Hebrews 11:4 4  By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.

Leviticus 10:1-3 1  Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them.

Leviticus 10:1-3 2  So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

Leviticus 10:1-3 3  And Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke, saying: 'By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.' " So Aaron held his peace. (NKJV)

John 4:21-24 21  Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.

John 4:21-24 22  You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

John 4:21-24 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.

John 4:21-24 24  God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

1 Corinthians 11:29-30

29  For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30  That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.

1 Corinthians 14:37-38

37  If you think of yourself as a prophet or a spiritual person, you will know that I am writing only what the Lord has commanded. 38  So don't pay attention to anyone who ignores what I am writing. (CEV)

Hebrews 10:24-26

24  And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25  not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24-26

26  For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

Hebrews 13:14-15

14  For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. 15  Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

Worship Is “The supreme and only indispensable activity of the Christian church. It alone will endure. . . into heaven, when all other activities of the church will have passed away.”

Serious Questions

Questions• Are we worshiping as God

would have us worship • Are our forms of worship

pleasing to God? • Is it possible to sense God's

presence in worship?

Questions• Can worship touch our

emotions and still be biblical • Who is the audience• Is listening to music worship• What does “In spirit and in

truth” mean

Questions• What can I do to make sure I

am giving God my best• How can I get more out of

worship• What if I don’t feel like

worshiping

Questions• How can I encourage others

with my worship.• What are the elements of

worship• What is worship

21st Century Worship –

by the BookJohn 12: 21-24