9.1.19 Glorify God Through a Worship Lifestyle

“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.” John 4:23 (NIV)

- Pneuma (Greek): spirit, the vital principal by which the body is animated, the
power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides

- Aletheia (Greek): truth, fact, reality

- We are to worship the Father in _______ and in ________

- Worship is a state of ______ and a position of the _______

- Proskuneo (Greek): worship, bow down, prostration to do homage

- “The response of the heart to the knowledge of the mind, when the mind is
rightly understanding God, and the heart is rightly valuing God.” - John Piper

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH:

- To glorify God by living out the gospel through discipleship, evangelism, and
worship.

- “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your
bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and
proper worship.” Romans 12:1(NIV)

- Latreia (Greek): worship, to perform sacred services.

WORSHIP IN ACTION:

- “whether you eat or drink, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31(NIV)

- “whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17(NIV)

- God’s glory is the supreme __________ of the ___________.

- It is in the _________ of sinners where God’s ______ is most clearly seen. God
saved you so that you could ________ _____.

- “______________ is one of the deepest longings of the heart….The delight is
incomplete till it is _____________.” - C.S. Lewis