TOPIC: – WE ARE GOING HIGHER: WORSHIP
Memorise: John 4:23
“But the hour cometh,
and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in
truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.”
Read: John 4:19-24 (KJV)
19.
The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
20.
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the
place where men ought to worship.
21.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither
in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22.
Ye worship ye know not what; we know what we worship; for salvation is of the
Jews.
23.
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the
Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24.
God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Kings 15, 2
Chronicles 26
MESSAGE:
Worship
draws Gods attention. In fact, todays memory verse says that God is actively searching
for true worshippers.
When
Bartimaeus wanted to get the Lords attention, he called Him Jesus, the son of
David. In Yoruba land where I come from, when you really want to get something
from a man, you start by recounting his antecedents and achievements. We have
never needed Gods attention more than now, so this is the time to increase our
worship of Him. When you worship Him, He shows up in a great and unique way. In
Acts 16:26, Paul and Silas worshipped Him and He showed up in an earthquake. In
(2 Chronicles 20:22), Jehoshaphat and his people worshipped the Most High God
and He made their enemies destroy one another. When you are faced with a
battle, deploy the weapon of worship and watch the mighty power of God make you
victorious.
At a wedding
in a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, the groom fell and died
just as he was about to sign the marriage register. The pastors began to cry to
God in prayers for the young man’s life to be restored, but instead of coming
alive, he got colder. Someone then remembered what I had always taught about
praises, so he told everyone to switch to praising God. They had only been
doing so for a few minutes when God showed up; the groom came back to life and
the wedding ceremony continued. God always shows up when we worship Him in
Spirit and in truth. John 4:24 says:
“God is a Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
God loves to
be worshipped. He wants to be called the Holy One of Israel, the Lion of the
Tribe of Judah, the Rock of Ages, The Mighty Man of war, the Lord of lords, the
Lord Strong and Mighty, the Lord mighty in battle, the King of kings, the
Almighty God. Go ahead, take some time now to worship Him from the depth of
your heart.
ACTION POINT: Commit
to a lifestyle of worship – in spirit and in truth.
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