- 1. Week 5: Spirit part 2 Worship
2. Worship in the Old Testament
- SHACHAH (pronounced shah kah): to bow down; prostrate
oneself.
- ABAD (pronounced ah bahd): to labor or to work
- YARAY (pronounced yah ray): fear
3. Worship in the New Testament
- PROSKUNEO (pronounced pros - coo- nay oh): to protstrate
oneself; to bow down.
- SEBOMAI (pronounced seb oh my): to shrink away from; be in
awe
- LATREUO (pronounced lah true oh): to serve (This word is
similar to the Hebrew word abad.)
- PHOBEO (pronounced foe beh oh): to fear
4. THE WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE WORSHIP SEEM TO FALL INTO TWO
CATEGORIES:
- THEY SPEAK OF OURATTITUDES .
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- We are to be humbled in the presence of God and be filled with
a sense of fear, devotion, and allegiance to Him because He is our
master.
- THEY SPEAK OF OURACTIONS .
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- Worship is the act of falling down before God and of committing
ones whole self in service to God.
5. Putting it all Together WORSHIP IS THE AWE-FILLED ACT OF
THROWING ONESELF DOWN BEFORE GOD AND BRINGING EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
TO LAY AT HIS FEET. 6. Small Group Study
- What was the image/process of worship for the Jews
- How does Jesus relate to this process?
7. 8. 9. 10. The Temple Today
- Read the following verses
- How does this concept affect our daily lives?
11. Worship Defined [Worship is] the believers response of all
that he is mind, emotion, will, and body to all that God is and
says and does. This response has its mystical side in subjective
experience, and its practical side in objective obedience to Gods
revealed truth. It is a loving response that is balanced by the
fear of the Lord, and it is a deepening response as the believer
comes to know God better. (from Real Worship: It Will Transform
Your Life, by Warren Wiersbe) 12. Discovering Your Sacred
Pathway
- Naturalists:Loving God Out-of-Doors
- Sensates:Loving God with the Senses
- Traditionalists:Loving God Through Ritual and Symbol
- Ascetics:Loving God Through Solitude and Simplicity
- Activists:Loving God Through Confrontation
- Caregivers:Loving God by Loving Others
- Enthusiasts:Loving God with Mystery and Celebration
- Contemplatives:Loving God Through Adoration
- Intellectuals:Loving God with the Mind
13. Key Verses
- Romans 12:1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of Gods
mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing
to Godthis is your spiritual act of worship.
- Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do
it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through him.