Worship•Reverent love1

•Paying divine honors2

•Figuratively…ideas, powers or qualities3

•“worthship”4

1 American Heritage Dictionary2 Unger’s Bible Dictionary3 The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia4 The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible

Man has an inherent drive to worship•Belief in higher power, purpose•History & experience prove it

God is worthy of worship•Creator & sustainer, Psa. 95:1-6•Holy, Psa. 99:5; 1 Pt. 1:15-17•Benefactor of the soul, Ecc. 12:7; 1 Pt. 1:18, 19

God commands man to worship•Patriarchal, Gen. 4:2-4; 12:7•Mosaical, Ex. 34:13, 14; Heb. 8:5•Christian, Jn. 4:23, 24

Common elements of worship•Sacrifice, Gen. 4; Lev. 4:2, 3; Heb. 9:23-28•Reverent & obedient, Gen. 4; Lev. 10; 1 Cor. 14:40•Regularity, Gen.; Ex. 20:8; 1 Cor. 16:1, 2

New Testament worship, Acts 2:42•Study, Acts 20:7•Giving, 1 Cor. 16:1, 2•Lord’s Supper, Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 11:23-26•Prayer, 1 Cor. 14:4, 15•Singing, Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16

Objects, Ex. 20:3-5; Phil. 3:19•Angels, Col. 2:18; Rev. 22:8, 9•Man, Acts 10:25, 26•Animals, Rom. 1:23, 25•Nature, Deut. 4:19•Ideas, Acts 17:18, 21•Money, Col. 3:5•Desires, 1 Kgs. 11:5, 7

Actions & attitudes•Worshipping something other than God•Worshipping God in vain, Mk. 7:6-8∙Circumcision, Phil. 3:1-3∙No baptism, Acts 2:38∙Entertainment, 1 Cor. 14:26

Worship•Reverent love•Paying divine honors•Figuratively…ideas, powers or qualities•“worthship”

Man has an inherent drive to worship•Belief in higher power, purpose•History & experience prove it