Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-31
IMPROVED UNIFoRM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDGYSGlOOL
LESSON
(By REV r B. FTTZWATER, D. d..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1919. western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 8
CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.

LESSON TEXTS-Rev. 1912; John Al
10, 1924; Mat 6:5 s; Heb 10:1s-25.
GOLDEN TEXT-God is spirit, and
they that worship him must worship him
is spirit and in truth.-John 4:24
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Mat. 4:I0
Psalms 81 and 122
PRIMARY ToPIC-c Children praising
God CMat. 21:15, 49,
JUNIOR TOPIC-w orsfip In Gods
house G.uke 2:4i-50).
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-why wor-
ship and how.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The ma
ture and value of true worship
I. What Is Worship? (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-
neyolently inclined toward his crea
lures. 1t is the outgoing of the ar
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 Grew. 7:10-12).
!. God wv. II, IL. CT. Matt. 4:10).
Since in him we live, move and have
our being (Acts IT :2s), and from him
every good and perfect gift cometh
DANES 10, we should worship and
adore him.
2. Jesus Christ the Lamb ". 10).
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
whom we have access to God (Heb.
/ 10:21).
! III. Qualifications for Acceptable
Worship (John 4:1-l0, 1920.
This Is q fine example of personal
evangelism. Christ must needs go
through samariaH TO find this poor
sinful woman. He slSilfully disclosed
his identity to her. He knew the deep
need Of her soul, even the inward un-
rest which was Ners while practicing
| sin He made the pointeof contact by
{ that which was uppermost in her mind,
namely, water, and passed from the
4 water of earthly to the water Of ev-
erlasting life which was in himself w..
10Y. In order to worship God accepta-
bly, there must be-
/. knowledge of Christ ". 10). Must
know him as d prophet from God ".
/ 19)-the one sent Of God (Acts Z 1871,
/ cf. Deut. Is t15) to make known to lost
men the way to God. Must know him
as the Messiah-tAe one aneinted of
4 God d save lost men (John 4:42).
q a new nature wv. %, 2F. Only
the receneratcd can worship God in
spirit. Iesns declared that which is
born of the flesh is flesh, and that
which is born Of the spirit is spirit'
(John 500. Except a man he born
] from above, he cannot see the King
dom of God" (Jehn 3:3). The natural
I man has not tlia capacity to See
God, therefore ne cannot worship him
God is spirit, therefore only the one
whose spirit has been auickened can
enter into fellowship with him in wor-
ship.
5. A sanatfed life Heb. 1o:22)
4 The. life = S,il,csYtied by the Spirit
I Peter :H through obedience IL
the Word nf God (John HID.
4. FAITH in God (fIeh. II g, CT. TO-
\ 22). Pretended worship without vital
lied faith is an ahonination to God.
5. Men Of every nation and kindred
Grew. 7:9) God is the God Of all ma
tons
w. Where to Worship.
l.. In secret Matt. SO, g.. The sou
shut up with God, with the world ant
its cares shut out, really worships. -Ev
cry Christian ought TO have score
chamber.
2. In tIe assembly QIeb. 1924 25)
| While the private prayer is of first i'm
, portan"e. there is value in joint wor
ship with fellow Christians whicl
, should not be overlooked. The action
of others are helpful in conducting
frame of mind for worship.
3. Everywhere (John 4 :20-24. Coz
is the Omnipresent Spirit. therefor
& wherever there is person whose ma
ture is spiritual he can worship Chris
tianity is unlike every other religio
in that without ritual or temple I'll
individual may worship God anywhere
e John as truly worShiped God in Pal
mos as in the assembly at EpheSus, Q
4 Paul in the Roman prison rs we'll q
: with the beloved saints at Philippi.