But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers
will worship the Father in spirit and truth ; for the Father is
seeking such to worship Him. John 4:23 The Well @STSA 2013
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Worship = worth + ship to assign worth The Well @STSA 2013
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And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with
all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
This is the first commandment. Mark 12:30 The Well @STSA 2013
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Worship is our primary duty as children of God You shall
worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve [worship].
Matthew 4:10 The Well @STSA 2013
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not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the
manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as
you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 The Well @STSA 2013
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The Heart of Worship The Well @STSA 2013
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holy expectancy The Well @STSA 2013
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Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came
together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke
to them and continued his message until midnight. There were many
lamps in the upper room where they were gathered together. And in a
window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into
a deep sleep. He was overcome by sleep The Well @STSA 2013
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and as Paul continued speaking, he fell down from the third
story and was taken up dead. But Paul went down, fell on him, and
embracing him said, Do not trouble yourselves, for his life is in
him. Now when he had come up, had broken bread and eaten, and
talked a long while, even till daybreak, he departed. And they
brought the young man in alive, and they were not a little
comforted. Acts 20:7-12 The Well @STSA 2013
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For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am
there in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20 The Well @STSA 2013
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Practice the Presence of God daily
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The Act of Worship The Well @STSA 2013
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1.Be prepared And none shall appear before Me empty-handed.
Exodus 34:20
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The Well @STSA 2013 1.Be prepared 2.Engage your body Lift up
your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. Psalm 134:2
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The Well @STSA 2013 1.Be prepared 2.Engage your body 3.Sing
passionately (loudly) Therefore by Him let us continually offer the
sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving
thanks to His name. Hebrews 13:15
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The four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down
before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of
incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new
song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its
seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your
blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have
made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the
earth. The Well @STSA 2013 Revelation 5:8-14
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Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the
throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of
them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of
thousands, saying with a loud voice : Worthy is the Lamb who was
slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and
honor and glory and blessing! The Well @STSA 2013 Revelation
5:8-14
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And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and
under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in
them, I heard saying: Blessing and honor and glory and power be to
Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever! Then
the four living creatures said, Amen! And the twenty-four elders
fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever. The Well
@STSA 2013 Revelation 5:8-14
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What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I
will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit,
and I will also sing with the understanding. 1 Corinthians 14:15
The Well @STSA 2013
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One log by itself cannot burn for very long, but when many logs
are put together, even if they are poor logs, they can make quite a
fire. The Well @STSA 2013