2. Worship Reverent love 1 Paying divine honors 2 Figuratively…ideas, powers or qualities 3 “worthship” 4 1 American Heritage Dictionary 2 Unger’s Bible Dictionary 3 The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 4 The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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