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

• Deuteronomy 5:6-10

YARAY (pronounced yah ray): fear

• Genesis 22:12

• Psalm 112:1

• Jonah 1:9

3. Worship in the New Testament

PROSKUNEO (pronounced pros - coo- nay oh): to protstrate oneself; to bow down.

• Matthew 28:9

SEBOMAI (pronounced seb oh my): to shrink away from; be in awe

• Acts 16:14

LATREUO (pronounced lah true oh): to serve (This word is similar to the Hebrew word abad.)

• Philippians 3:3

PHOBEO (pronounced foe beh oh): to fear

• 2 Corinthians 7:1

4. THE WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE WORSHIP SEEM TO FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES:

THEY SPEAK OF OURATTITUDES .

• 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 .

• 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

Read Hebrews 9

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

• 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

• 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

• Ephesians 2:19-22

What is the temple now?

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.