What is Worship? Understanding True Worship in Spirit and Truth

Text: John 4:19-26Text: John 4:19-26
= What is Worship?= What is Worship?
 Vs. 20 - Our fathers worshipedVs. 20 - Our fathers worshiped
onon this mountainthis mountain, but you Jews, but you Jews
claim that the place where weclaim that the place where we
must worship is inmust worship is in Jerusalem.Jerusalem.””

 Vs. 23-24 - the trueVs. 23-24 - the true
worshipers will worship theworshipers will worship the
FatherFather in spirit and truthin spirit and truth….….
God is spirit, and hisGod is spirit, and his
worshipers must worshipworshipers must worship inin
spirit and in truthspirit and in truth.”.”

Topic: Worship in SpiritTopic: Worship in Spirit
and in Truthand in Truth

= Seekers are Welcome by= Seekers are Welcome by
God.God.
 John 4:17-18 - “I have noJohn 4:17-18 - “I have no
husband,” she replied. Jesushusband,” she replied. Jesus
said to her, “You are right whensaid to her, “You are right when
you say you have no husband.you say you have no husband.
The fact is,The fact is, you have had fiveyou have had five
husbandshusbands, and the man you now, and the man you now
have is not your husband. Whathave is not your husband. What
you have just said is quite true.”you have just said is quite true.”

SongSong = He is Lord= He is Lord
 He is Lord (x2), He is risenHe is Lord (x2), He is risen
from the dead and he is Lord,from the dead and he is Lord,
Every Knee shall bow, everyEvery Knee shall bow, every
tongue confess that Jesustongue confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord.Christ is Lord.

 Philippians 2:9-11Philippians 2:9-11 - Therefore- Therefore
God exalted him to the highestGod exalted him to the highest
place and gave him the nameplace and gave him the name
that is above every name, thatthat is above every name, that
at the name of Jesusat the name of Jesus every kneeevery knee
should bowshould bow, in heaven and on, in heaven and on
earth and under the earth, andearth and under the earth, and
every tongue confessevery tongue confess thatthat
Jesus Christ is Lord,Jesus Christ is Lord, to the gloryto the glory
of God the Father.of God the Father.

= Seekers are Sought after By= Seekers are Sought after By
GodGod
 Vs. 23 - the true worshipersVs. 23 - the true worshipers
will worship the Father in spiritwill worship the Father in spirit
and truth, for they are the kindand truth, for they are the kind
ofof worshipers the Fatherworshipers the Father
seeks.seeks.

How Can We Be theHow Can We Be the
Worshippers the Father isWorshippers the Father is
Looking For?Looking For?

1.1. LocationLocation in Worshipin Worship
 Vs 21 - Jesus declared,Vs 21 - Jesus declared,
“Believe me, woman, a time is“Believe me, woman, a time is
coming when you will worshipcoming when you will worship
the Fatherthe Father neither on thisneither on this
mountain nor in Jerusalem.mountain nor in Jerusalem.

= What does God want= What does God want
Christians to do WhereverChristians to do Wherever
they Are?they Are?
 Vs. 21 - Jesus declared,Vs. 21 - Jesus declared,
“Believe me, woman, a time is“Believe me, woman, a time is
coming when you will worshipcoming when you will worship
the Fatherthe Father neither on thisneither on this

 1Timothy 2:8 - I want men1Timothy 2:8 - I want men
everywhereeverywhere to lift up holyto lift up holy
hands in prayer, without angerhands in prayer, without anger
or disputing.or disputing.
 Acts 16:25 -Acts 16:25 - About midnightAbout midnight
Paul and Silas were prayingPaul and Silas were praying
and singing hymns to God, andand singing hymns to God, and
thethe other prisonersother prisoners werewere
listening to them.listening to them.

= How Can We Worship God= How Can We Worship God
well in Our Homes or Workwell in Our Homes or Work
places?places?
 Vs 21 - Jesus declared,Vs 21 - Jesus declared,
“Believe me, woman,“Believe me, woman, a time isa time is
coming whencoming when you willyou will
worship the Fatherworship the Father neither onneither on
this mountain nor inthis mountain nor in
Jerusalem.Jerusalem.

(1) Be God-(1) Be God-WorshippersWorshippers
AlwaysAlways
 Philippians 4:4 - Rejoice in thePhilippians 4:4 - Rejoice in the
LordLord alwaysalways. I will say it. I will say it
again: Rejoice!again: Rejoice!
 1Thess. 5:16-17 -1Thess. 5:16-17 - Be joyfulBe joyful
alwaysalways;; pray continuallypray continually

(2) Be God’s(2) Be God’s PresencePresence AlwaysAlways
 Mt. 28:20 - And surelyMt. 28:20 - And surely I amI am
with you alwayswith you always, to the very, to the very
end of the age.”end of the age.”

(3) Be God’s(3) Be God’s MinistersMinisters AlwaysAlways
 2Timothy 4:2 - Preach the2Timothy 4:2 - Preach the
Word; be preparedWord; be prepared in seasonin season
and out of seasonand out of season (whether(whether
the time is favorable or not.the time is favorable or not.
NLT)NLT)

We Can Be theWe Can Be the
Worshippers the FatherWorshippers the Father
is Looking For by Havingis Looking For by Having
the Right concept onthe Right concept on thethe
Location in WorshipLocation in Worship

2.2. KnowledgeKnowledge inin
WorshipWorship
 vs. 22 - You Samaritansvs. 22 - You Samaritans
worship whatworship what you do notyou do not
know;know; we worship whatwe worship what wewe
do know,do know, for salvation is fromfor salvation is from
the Jews.the Jews.

= What is the Problem of= What is the Problem of
Samaritans in worship?Samaritans in worship?

 vs. 21-22 - Jesus declared,vs. 21-22 - Jesus declared,
“Believe me, woman,“Believe me, woman, a time isa time is
comingcoming when you will worshipwhen you will worship
the Father neither on thisthe Father neither on this
You Samaritans worship whatYou Samaritans worship what
you do not knowyou do not know; we worship; we worship
what we do know, forwhat we do know, for
salvationsalvation is from the Jews.is from the Jews.

= What Kinds of Ignorance= What Kinds of Ignorance
was Present in thewas Present in the
Worship of Samaritans toWorship of Samaritans to
God?God?
 Vs. 22 - You SamaritansVs. 22 - You Samaritans
worship whatworship what you do notyou do not
knowknow;; we worship what we dowe worship what we do
know, forknow, for salvationsalvation is from theis from the
Jews.Jews.

(1) Salvation in Worship.(1) Salvation in Worship.
 John 14:16 - Jesus answered,John 14:16 - Jesus answered,
“I am“I am the waythe way and the truthand the truth
and the life.and the life. No one comes toNo one comes to
the Fatherthe Father except throughexcept through
me.me.

(2) Three persons of God in(2) Three persons of God in
Worship.Worship.
 Mt. 28:19 - Therefore go andMt. 28:19 - Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations,make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them inbaptizing them in the name ofthe name of
the Father and of the Sonthe Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,and of the Holy Spirit,

(3) Prayer in Worship.(3) Prayer in Worship.
 John 14:13 - And I will doJohn 14:13 - And I will do
whatever you askwhatever you ask in myin my
name,name, so that the Son mayso that the Son may
bring glory to the Father (Johnbring glory to the Father (John
16:24)16:24)

= Why has the Way of= Why has the Way of
Worship Changed with theWorship Changed with the
Coming of Jesus?Coming of Jesus?
 Vs. 23 - Yet a time is comingVs. 23 - Yet a time is coming
andand has now comehas now come when thewhen the
true worshipers will worshiptrue worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth,the Father in spirit and truth,

 (a)(a) 952952 BC by SolomonBC by Solomon
 (b)(b) 516516 BC after the ExileBC after the Exile
 (c) AD(c) AD 7070 – Destruction of– Destruction of
the Templethe Temple

(1) Jesus is the(1) Jesus is the TempleTemple of God.of God.
 John 2:19-21 - Jesus answeredJohn 2:19-21 - Jesus answered
them, “Destroy thisthem, “Destroy this templetemple, and, and
I will raise it again inI will raise it again in threethree
days.”days.” The Jews replied, “It hasThe Jews replied, “It has
taken forty-six years to buildtaken forty-six years to build
this temple, and you are goingthis temple, and you are going
to raise it in three days?”to raise it in three days?” ButBut
the temple he had spoken ofthe temple he had spoken of
waswas his body.his body.

 1Corinthians 12:13 - For we1Corinthians 12:13 - For we
were allwere all baptized by one Spiritbaptized by one Spirit
intointo one bodyone body — whether— whether
Jews or Greeks, slave or freeJews or Greeks, slave or free
 1Corinthians 12:27 - Now you1Corinthians 12:27 - Now you
areare the body of Christthe body of Christ, and, and
each one of you is a part of it.each one of you is a part of it.

 1Corinthians 6:19 - Do you not1Corinthians 6:19 - Do you not
know thatknow that your body is ayour body is a
temple of the Holy Spirittemple of the Holy Spirit,,
who is in you, whom you havewho is in you, whom you have
received from God? You arereceived from God? You are
not your own;not your own;

(2) Jesus is the Only True(2) Jesus is the Only True
PriestPriest in the True Temple ofin the True Temple of
God.God.
 Hebrews 8:1-5 - The point ofHebrews 8:1-5 - The point of
what we are saying is this: Wewhat we are saying is this: We
do have such ado have such a high priest,high priest, whowho
sat down at the right hand ofsat down at the right hand of
the throne of the Majesty inthe throne of the Majesty in
heaven, and who serves in theheaven, and who serves in the
sanctuary, thesanctuary, the true tabernacletrue tabernacle

 set up by the Lord, not byset up by the Lord, not by
man…… They serve at aman…… They serve at a
sanctuary that issanctuary that is a copy anda copy and
shadowshadow of what is in heaven.of what is in heaven.
This is why Moses was warnedThis is why Moses was warned
when he was about to build thewhen he was about to build the
tabernacle: “See to it that youtabernacle: “See to it that you
make everything according tomake everything according to
the pattern shown you on thethe pattern shown you on the
mountain.”mountain.”

We CAN Be the WorshippersWe CAN Be the Worshippers
the Father is Looking For Bythe Father is Looking For By
Having the Right Concept onHaving the Right Concept on
the Location in Worship, thethe Location in Worship, the
Knowledge in WorshipKnowledge in Worship

3.3. SeekingSeeking in Worshipin Worship
 Vs 23 - Yet a time is coming andVs 23 - Yet a time is coming and
has now come when the truehas now come when the true
worshipers will worship theworshipers will worship the
Father in spirit and truth, for theyFather in spirit and truth, for they
areare the kind of worshipers thethe kind of worshipers the
Father seeks.Father seeks.

= Why do You Think that= Why do You Think that
God is Seeking the TrueGod is Seeking the True
Worshippers?Worshippers?
 John 4:23 - Yet a time isJohn 4:23 - Yet a time is
coming and has now comecoming and has now come
when thewhen the truetrue worshipersworshipers willwill
worship the Father in spirit andworship the Father in spirit and
truth, for they are the kind oftruth, for they are the kind of
worshipersworshipers thethe Father seeksFather seeks..

A Case StudyA Case Study on “Is Everyon “Is Every
Worship Acceptable to God?”Worship Acceptable to God?”

 Isaiah 1:12-13Isaiah 1:12-13 – When you– When you
come to appear before me,come to appear before me,
who has asked this of you, thiswho has asked this of you, this
trampling of my courts? Stoptrampling of my courts? Stop
bringingbringing meaninglessmeaningless
offerings!offerings! Your incense isYour incense is
detestable to me.detestable to me. NewNew
Moons, Sabbaths andMoons, Sabbaths and
convocations— I cannot bearconvocations— I cannot bear
your evil assemblies.your evil assemblies.

 Malachi 1:14Malachi 1:14 - “Cursed is the- “Cursed is the
cheat who has an acceptablecheat who has an acceptable
male in his flock andmale in his flock and vows tovows to
give itgive it, but then sacrifices a, but then sacrifices a
blemished animal to the Lord.blemished animal to the Lord.
For I am a great king,” saysFor I am a great king,” says
the LORD Almighty, “and mythe LORD Almighty, “and my
name is to be feared amongname is to be feared among
the nations.the nations.

Malachi 1:10Malachi 1:10 - “Oh, that one- “Oh, that one
of you wouldof you would shut the templeshut the temple
doors,doors, so that you would notso that you would not
lightlight useless firesuseless fires on myon my
altar! I am not pleased withaltar! I am not pleased with
you,” says the LORDyou,” says the LORD
Almighty, “and I willAlmighty, “and I will accept noaccept no
offeringoffering from your hands.from your hands.

A Case Study onA Case Study on Hypocrisy inHypocrisy in
WorshipWorship
 Mt 15:7-9 - YouMt 15:7-9 - You hypocriteshypocrites!!
Isaiah was right when heIsaiah was right when he
prophesied about you: “Theseprophesied about you: “These
people honor me with their lips,people honor me with their lips,
but theirbut their hearts are far fromhearts are far from
meme.. TheyThey worship me in vainworship me in vain;;
their teachings are but rulestheir teachings are but rules
taught by men.”taught by men.”

= What Does It Mean by= What Does It Mean by
“Worship in spirit and in“Worship in spirit and in
truth?”truth?”
 Vs 23-24 - Yet a time is comingVs 23-24 - Yet a time is coming
and has now come when theand has now come when the
true worshipers will worship thetrue worshipers will worship the
FatherFather in spirit and truthin spirit and truth, …., ….
God is spirit, and his worshipersGod is spirit, and his worshipers
must worshipmust worship in spirit and inin spirit and in
truth.”truth.”

(1) Worship by the(1) Worship by the HolyHoly
Spirit.Spirit.
 Romans 8:26-27 -Romans 8:26-27 - In certainIn certain
ways we are weak, but theways we are weak, but the
Spirit is here to help us. ForSpirit is here to help us. For
example,example, when we don'twhen we don't
know what to pray for, theknow what to pray for, the
Spirit prays for usSpirit prays for us in waysin ways
that cannot be put into words.that cannot be put into words.

 All of our thoughts are knownAll of our thoughts are known
to God. He can understandto God. He can understand
what is in the mind of thewhat is in the mind of the
Spirit, as the Spirit prays forSpirit, as the Spirit prays for
God's people.God's people.

(2) Worship by the(2) Worship by the TruthTruth
 John 14:16 - And I will ask theJohn 14:16 - And I will ask the
Father, and he will give youFather, and he will give you
another Counselor to be withanother Counselor to be with
you forever—you forever— the Spirit of truth.the Spirit of truth.
 John 14:26 - But theJohn 14:26 - But the
Counselor, the Holy Spirit,Counselor, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send inwhom the Father will send in
my name,my name, willwill teach you allteach you all

 willwill remind you of everythingremind you of everything II
have said to you.have said to you.
 John 16:8 - When he comes,John 16:8 - When he comes,
he willhe will convict the world ofconvict the world of
guiltguilt in regard to sin andin regard to sin and
righteousness and judgment:righteousness and judgment:
 John 16:13 - But when he, theJohn 16:13 - But when he, the
Spirit of truth, comes, he willSpirit of truth, comes, he will
guide you into all truth.guide you into all truth.

(3) Worship by the(3) Worship by the Super-Super-
naturalsnaturals
 Acts 11:5 - I was in the city ofActs 11:5 - I was in the city of
JoppaJoppa praying, and in apraying, and in a
trancetrance I saw a vision.I saw a vision. I sawI saw
something like a large sheetsomething like a large sheet
being let down from heavenbeing let down from heaven
by its four corners, and itby its four corners, and it
came down to where I was.came down to where I was.

 Acts 22:17-18 -Acts 22:17-18 - When IWhen I
returned to Jerusalem andreturned to Jerusalem and
was praying at the temple,was praying at the temple, II
fell into afell into a trancetrance and saw theand saw the
Lord speaking.Lord speaking. ‘Quick!’ he‘Quick!’ he
said to me. ‘Leave Jerusalemsaid to me. ‘Leave Jerusalem
immediately, because theyimmediately, because they
will not accept your testimonywill not accept your testimony
about me.’about me.’

 Acts 9:10-12 - In DamascusActs 9:10-12 - In Damascus
there was a disciple namedthere was a disciple named
Ananias.Ananias. The Lord called toThe Lord called to
him inhim in aa vision,vision, “Ananias!”“Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered.“Yes, Lord,” he answered.
The Lord told him, “Go to theThe Lord told him, “Go to the
house of Judas on Straighthouse of Judas on Straight
Street and ask for a man fromStreet and ask for a man from

 Tarsus named Saul,Tarsus named Saul, for he isfor he is
praying. In apraying. In a visionvision he hashe has
seen a man named Ananiasseen a man named Ananias
come and place his hands oncome and place his hands on
him to restore his sight.”him to restore his sight.”

How Can We Be the WorshippersHow Can We Be the Worshippers
the Father is Looking For?the Father is Looking For?
With the Right Concept ofWith the Right Concept of
(1)(1) LocationLocation in Worship,in Worship,
(2)(2) KnowledgeKnowledge in Worship,in Worship,
(3)(3) SeekingSeeking in Worship.in Worship.

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