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4. Worship Contents 1 Worship in Genesis: Two Classes of Worshipers 2 Worship and the Exodus: Understanding Who God Is 3 The Sabbath and Worship 4 Rejoicing Before the Lord: The Sanctuary and Worship 5 Happy Are You, O Israel! 6 Worship and Song and Praise 7 Worship in the Psalms 8 Conformity, Compromise and Crisis in Worship 9 “Trust Not in Deceptive Words”: The Prophets and Worship 10 Worship: From Exile to Restoration 11 In Spirit and in Truth 12 Worship in the Early Church 13 Worship in the Book of Revelation

5. Worship Our Goal {5} WITH worship as such a central component of “present truth,” we would do well to learn what it means to truly worship the only One in all creation who, by virtue of who He is, is worthy of that worship.

6. Worship Lesson 12, September 17 Worship Lesson 12, September 17 Worship in the Early Church

7. Key Text 1 Corinthians 13:1 NIV “IF I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.”

8. Worship in the Early Church Initial Words {139} Soon after Christ returned to heaven, the early church began to expand and grow. It would be a mistake to look back on the early church as an idyllic time of worship and praise. The early church struggled with the same issues we struggle with today, issues that would impact everything about their faith, including worship.

9. Worship in the Early Church Quick Look 1. Jesus’ Many “Proofs” (Acts 1:1-3) 2. Peter’s Pentecostal Sermon (Acts 2:32-35) 3. Paul on Mars Hill (Acts 17:23-31)

10. Worship in the Early Church 1. Jesus’ Many “Proofs” Acts 1:1-3 NKJV “THE former account…of all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up…. To whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during the forty days and speaking of these things….”

11. 1.Jesus’ Many “Proofs” Powerful Evidence {140} THE believers in Jesus were given powerful evidence, “proof” of Jesus as the Messiah. Considering the daunting task and all the opposition that they would face, they needed all the proof they could get. The Lord will give us all the reasons we need for faith, all we need to believe in what we do not fully understand.

12. 1.Jesus’ Many “Proofs” Powerful Evidence {140} As we see in these texts, the disciples still did not fully understand the Lord’s intentions regarding the nation of Israel, even after all this time with Jesus. We need to learn to worship, praise, and obey the Lord, despite all that we do not understand.

13. Worship in the Early Church 2. Peter’s Pentecostal Sermon Acts 2:32-35 NKJV “THIS Jesus God has raised up…. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God…poured out this which you now see and hear. For David…says himself: ‘The L ORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ ”

14. 2. Peter’s Pentecostal Sermon Preach the Word {142} MUSIC, liturgy, prayer, the Lord’s Supper, and foot washing all have their place, but, perhaps, nothing’s more important than what is preached from the pulpit during the worship hour.

15. 2. Peter’s Pentecostal Sermon Preach the Word {142} All through his homily, Peter never wavers, but using the Scriptures (then, only the Old Testament) he preaches with power the gospel of Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen Messiah, who is now “ ‘exalted to the right hand of God’ ” (Acts 2:33).

16. 2. Peter’s Pentecostal Sermon Preach the Word {142} We have the same Bible (and now the New Testament, as well) that they had, and we have the same Lord who offers us the same Spirit. Why, then, shouldn’t we have worship services with the kind of power we see here? What is holding us back?

17. Worship in the Early Church 3. Paul on Mars Hill God who made the world and everything in it…does not dwell in temples made with hands. Acts 17:23-31 NKJV “CONSIDERING the objects of your worship, O even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you.

18. ‘For in Him we live and move ang have our being,’ as also some of our poets have said…. “Truly, these times of ignorance God winked at, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world…by the Man He has ordained.” 3. Paul on Mars Hill Acts 17:23-31 NKJV

19. 3. Paul on Mars Hill Unlike Peter {144} PAUL here does not quote the Bible. He quoted a pagan author instead. Paul appealed to logic and reason: look at the created world, and see powerful evidence of the Creator God. They were worshiping something that they did not understand. Paul sought to take that devotion and worship and turn it toward the living God.

20. 3. Paul on Mars Hill Unlike Peter {144} In the end, appeals to logic and reason and natural theology can take us only so far. Paul, in his witness, then sought to teach them about repentance, judgment, and the resurrection, teachings that need to be taken on faith. Hence, he did not have that much success with them.

21. 3. Paul on Mars Hill In Corinth {146} Worship is not just about what you do in church on Sabbath. Worship encompasses aspects of our whole faith: what we believe, what we proclaim, how we act. In the end, it comes down to ourselves and the attitude we bring to church with us on Sabbath.

22. 3. Paul on Mars Hill In Corinth {146} These people were so caught up in tradition, so caught up in how things were done in the past, so caught up in the forms of worship, that when Paul presented them with the One who was the whole purpose of their worship,—they rejected what he said.

23. Worship in the Early Church Final Words {148} Christians should use their spiritual gifts to honor God and to build up the church in unity. But never be used for display of self, personal gain, or in a disorderly way in worship. A church filled with loving, dedicated Christians will exert an influence and power that extend far beyond the worship service.