Worship The Good, The Bad & The

Ugly

John 4: 23-24; Isaiah 29:13

W.O.R.S.H.I.P• World’s Standard• Order of Service• Religious Acts• Sacrifice of Self is Required• Holy Lifestyle• Individual and Corporate• Prayer Driven

Worship

• Definition – To regard with great extravagant respect, honor, or devotion; reverence; adore; to bow oneself down; to prostrate oneself before any one of honour.

• (Psalm 29: 1-2; Psalm 95:6)• Derived from the Old English word

“weorthscipe” meaning “worthship”(worthiness)• Greek – proskuneo – “to kiss” (dog licking his

master’s hand)

Worship (The Bad) World’s Standard

• What is my attitude towards “worship” service?

• Bored, uninterested, no fun, get nothing out of it (for me), too long, don’t take all that, I ain’t got no time for that!

• Centered on the wrong individual – YOU!• Isaiah 29:13; Matthew 15: 1-9• Wanting to be entertained; spectator Christian

looking for the next “gimmick”

Worship (The Good) Order of Service

• God is not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33,40)

• 1 Timothy 2: 1-10• Praying for those in authority over us

(Spiritually, career-wise, government)• Appearance (decent and appropriate)

Worship (The Ugly) Religious Act

• God wants to pour out His Presence on us• Worship is a key ingredient holding us back• “Style” doesn’t supersede “substance”• John 4:20-24; Isaiah 29:13; • *2 Kings 17:24-41 – The idea of worshipping

out of routine is nothing new. • Still keeping “secret sins” & lifestyles as idols

while still trying to worship a holy God

Worship (The Bad) Sacrifice of Self

• Excellent God wants an Excellent Effort!• Psalm 95: 1- 11;(Sing, shout, bow down, lift hands) • We will not enter His Rest(Peace) until we learn to

worship Him for who He is, not for what we can get from Him.

• Past hurts, pains, failures, disappointments should not determine how worthy God is to you. (Matthew 4:10) Worship Him Only!

• Ask yourself what do YOU bring to service?

Worship (The Good) Holy Lifestyle

• God is always speaking to us. Worship helps tune us in to what He is saying

• Joshua 3:5 – Purify yourselves for the Lord is about to do great wonders among you

• Dark and Light cannot be in the same place• Jeremiah 7: 1-10 – Sin and think going to

church will excuse you

Worship (The Good) Independent & Corporate

• Corporate worship will unleash a corporate move of God over the whole congregation. On one accord (Acts 2:1-4)

• Individual worship will unleash God’s blessings and provision in your life (family)

• Spend this week fervently seeking & worshipping God and expect a change in your life

Worship (The Good) Prayer Driven

• Pray that God will give you a new heart for Him and for worship

• Pray that God will use YOU to build His church by using your time, talent, treasure

• Pray that worship will not just be compartmentalized to Sunday morning

• WORSHIP IS A LIFESTYLE!