TRUE WORSHIP

CONNECTION

By: Rev. Kay Oyco CarolinoMarikina Foursquare Gospel Church

Merriam-Webster 1) reverence offered a divine

being or supernatural power 2) an act of expressing such

reverence. 3 : a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual.

Wikipedia

Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity.

Catholic Dictionary

.Acknowledgment of another's worth, dignity, or superior position. In religion, worship is given either to God, and then it is adoration, or to the angels and saints, and it is called veneration. Divine worship actually includes three principal acts, namely adoration (or the recognition of God's infinite perfection), prayer or the asking for divine help, and sacrifice or the offering of something precious to God. Worship as veneration also has three principal forms, whereby the angels and saints are honored for their sanctity, asked to intercede before the divine Majesty, and imitated in their love and service of God

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WHAT TRUE WORSHIP IS NOT 1) It is

not expected

from unbelieve

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Exodus 9:1Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: “Let my people go, so that they may worship Me."

Psalm 14:5

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 2) It is not

ABOUT OUR INDIVIDUAL

PREFERENCES

Psalm 115:1

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 3) It is

not just praying

to get our

needs met

Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preserve them all; and the host of heaven worship thee.

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 4) It is

not just about

physical gestures

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 5) It is

not confined

to the worship service

Jesus replied, "believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 6) It is

not dependen

t on earthly

situation or being

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 7) It is

not WHAT IS DONE

TO US

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 8) It is

not JUST A

ROUTINE OR HABIT

WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 9) It is

not BASED

ON EMOTION

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WHAT WORSHIP IS NOT 10) It is not

ABOUT HAVING OBEYED

THE STANDARDS

OF THE WORLD

CONCLUSION

GOD SET THE STANDARD OF WORSHIP

IN HIS WORD. IT IS MUCH HIGHER

AND MORE REWARDING