Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-01


Is spirit and in truth.-John 4:24.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Mat. 4:lo;
Psalms S4 and 122
PRIMARY TOPIC-Children praisins
God (Mat. 21:15, 16)
JUNIOR TOPIC-Worship in Gods
house Guke 2:4-50).
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Why wor-
ship and how.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-The ma
ture and value of true worship.
I. What Is Worship7 (Rev. 7:12).
1t is the attitude of the soul toward
God, which recognizes him as the SUI
preme Being of the universe and be
nevolently inclined toward his crea'
| lures. 1t is the outgoing of the af'
| fections toward him and the ascrip-
ton of praise and alteration to him
| as the one from whom all blessings
| come, the one to whom all glory and
honor should be given, the one who is
all-wise and powerful.
II. Whom to Worship (Rev. z :10-12).
1. God wv. IL, II, cf. Matt. 4:10).
Since in him we live, move and have
our being (Acts II :2S), and from him
every good and perfect gift cometh
(James I'D, we should worship and
adore him.
| 2. Jesus Christ the Lamb ". 10Y.
We should worship him because he is
God and because he, in the incarna'
ton, linked himself with humanity and
on the cross made an atonement for us
and is now our high priest, through
whom we have access to God (Heb.
10:2D.
III. Qualifications for Acceptable
Worship John ITO, 1924.
This is a fine example of personal
evangelism. Christ must needs &C
through Samaria" to find this poor
sinful woman. He skilfully disclosed
his identity to her. He knew the deer
need of her soul, even the inward un
rest which was hers while practfcins
sin. He made the point of contact By
that which was uppermost in her mind
namely, water, and passed from tht
water of earthly to the water of ev
erlasting life which was in himself "
10). In order to worship God accepta
bly, there must be
1. knowledge of Christ ". 10). Mus
know him as prophet from God "
19)-the one sent of God (Acts 1881
CT. Deut. 18 :15) to make known to los
men the way to God. Must know hin
as the Messiah-the- one anointed o
God to save lost men (John :42).
2. A new nature (vv. %, 24). Onl
the regenerated can worship God il
spirit Jesus declared "that which
born of the flesh is flesh, and tha
which is born of the spirit is spirit
John 3:6). Except man be Dor
J from above, he cannot see the kine
| dom of God" (John 3:3). The naturs
man has not the capacity to 'see
God, therefore he cannot worship hin
: God is spirit, therefore only the on
g whose spirit has been quickened ca
enter into fellowship with him in wol
: ship.
3. A sanctified life (Heb. 10 %
] The life is sanctifed by the Spir
. 1 Peter / :2); through obedience
the Word of God John II 10.
4. Faith in God (Heb. IL :6, CT. 10
22). Pretended worship without vita
t ized faith is an abomination to God.
: 5. Men of every nation and kindre
0 (Rev. 10y. God is the God of all nj
y tions.
8 w. Where to Worship.
2 l. In secret Matt. 6:5, 81. The sol
f shut up with God, with the world an
:. its cares shut out, really worships. E
e cry Christian ought to have a seer,
!. chamber.
e 2 In the assembly (Heb. 10 "a, 25
While the private prayer is of first in
2 portance, there is value in joint wo
e ship with fellow Christians whiC
/. should not be overlooked The actor
( of others are helpful in conducting
frame of mind for worship.
3. Everywhere John 4 :20-24). &C
is the Omnipresent Spirit, therefor
+ wherever there is a person whose n
; ture is spiritual he can worship. Chri
= tianity is unlike every other religiC
t in that without ritual or temple Il
i individual may worship God anywher
: John as truly worshiped God in Pa
: mos as in the assembly at Ephesus,
a Paul in the Roman prison as well
q with the beloved saints at Philippi.
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