Basic understanding of WORSHIP

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

INTRODUCTION

The concept of worship is often misunderstood. The basic concept of worship begins in the first book of Moses Genesis 22:5-8

"And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you." "And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together." "And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" "And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together."

wood fire burn offering Acceptance

The above scripture passage was the first worship mention in the Bible

1. There was submission to God's order

2. There was a sacrifice must be made for a burnt offering

3. There was a fire for the sacrifice to be burnt to produce a good savor to be accepted.

Manner of Worship was given in the book Leviticus

• it is a manual, instruction and a way that God wants us to worship Him.
• the Hebrew word for Leviticus Vayikra means "AND HE CALLED".
• AND (conjunction with)
• HE ( the commander: Lord)
• Called ( a calling from the Commander)

As the Church

• Our worship center on the Lord.
• The church is subject unto him.

Worship in spirit and truth: Here we see God desire to fellowship with man

1. And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Lev 1:1
2. And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. Exodus 25:15
3. And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him."

New Testament : is Antitype refer Romans 12:1

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."

Worship misunderstood as

- associate to happy enjoy, feelings, joyous ocassion

BUT

- King David worship when he loss his firstborn son

- Job worship when he experience suffering

Leviticus 1:2

Worship is free will - God does not force us to worship

BUT when we choose to worship THEN it is compulsory, conditional, "you shall.." compelling, Abide in His way of worship; play according to his rules

We should not worship at our own terms, our own ways, own common sense or the way I feel like.. our way of intectual

We should worship the way God wants us to worship. God determines the way we should worship Him.

"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock." "If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD." And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him." (Lev 1:4 KJV)

HANDS AND FEET IN WORSHIP