O.T.
N.T.
“To prostrate before, do reverence to, to revere, to
render religious service or pay homage to...”
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of N.T. Words, p. 235
“THESE PEOPLE DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH THEIR
MOUTH, AND HONOR ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT
THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME.
AND IN VAIN THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS
DOCTRINES THE COMMANDMENTS OF MEN.”
Matt. 15:8-9
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship
Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him
must worship in spirit and truth.”
Jn. 4:23-24
Implies there are also
false worshippers
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship
Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him
must worship in spirit and truth.”
Jn. 4:23-24
If we do not worship in
spirit and truth, God is
not seeking our worship
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship
Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him
must worship in spirit and truth.”
Jn. 4:23-24
God’s requirement, He
will accept nothing else
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and
truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship
Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him
must worship in spirit and truth.”
Jn. 4:23-24
Proper Motive,
Attitude, and
Heart
Right Way,
According to
God’s Instruction
1. Preaching – Heb. 10:25; Acts 20:7
All
these
MUST
2. Prayer – 1 Thess. 5:17; 1 Tim. 2:1
be
done
in
spirit
3. Giving – 1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 9:7
and
4. Singing – Heb.
2:12; truth
Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16
4:24
5. Lord’s SupperJn.
– 1 Cor.
11; Acts 20:7
1. Preaching / Teaching
In Spirit and Truth
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• N.T. churches assembled together to hear God’s
Word proclaimed
“And they continued
steadfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, in
the breaking of bread, and in
prayers”
Acts 2:42
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• N.T. churches assembled together to hear God’s
Word proclaimed
“on the first day of the week,
when the disciples came together
to break bread, Paul, ready to
depart the next day, spoke to
them and continued his message
until midnight. There were many
lamps in the upper room where
they were gathered together”
Acts 20:7-8
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• N.T. churches assembled together to hear God’s
Word proclaimed
• 1 Cor. 14:4,5,12,19, 23
“church” = assembly
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• God’s Word was read publically in the assembly
(Col. 4:16; 1 Thess. 5:27;
1 Tim. 4:13)
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• Preach the Word – all the Word, only the Word
“Preach the word! Be ready
in season and out of season.
Convince, rebuke, exhort,
with all longsuffering and
teaching”
2 Tim. 4:2
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• Preach the Word – all the Word, only the Word
“For I have not shunned to
declare to you the whole
counsel of God”
Acts 20:27
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• Preach the Word – all the Word, only the Word
“speaking truth in love”
Eph. 4:15
1. Preaching / Teaching
Truth Preaching and Teaching Basics
• Remember the purpose
of preaching is not to
entertain, but to
change (Acts 14:15), to
save (1 Cor. 1:21), and
to mature (Col. 1:23,28)
1. Preaching / Teaching
Spirit Preaching and Teaching Basics
• Be Engaged in the Study of the Word
(Bereans) “searched the
Scriptures daily to find out
whether these things
were so”
Acts 17:11
1. Preaching / Teaching
Spirit Preaching and Teaching Basics
• Apply God’s Word to Your Life
“But be doers of the
word, and not hearers
only, deceiving
yourselves.”
Jas. 1:22
2. Prayer
In Spirit and Truth
2. Prayer
Truth
• Praying can be individual
(Acts 16:25; Jas. 1:5; 5:13), or
congregational (Acts 2:42;
16:16)
2. Prayer
Truth
• Pray to the Father through Jesus’ name
“And whatever you ask in My
name, that I will do, that the
Father may be glorified in the
Son. If you ask anything in My
name, I will do it.”
Jn. 14:13-14
2. Prayer
Truth
• Pray to the Father through Jesus’ name
“I am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me.”
Jn. 14:6
2. Prayer
Truth
• Pray to the Father through Jesus’ name
“ there is one God and one
Mediator between God and
men, the Man Christ Jesus”
1 Tim. 2:5
2. Prayer
Truth
• According to God’s Will
“Now this is the confidence that
we have in Him, that if we ask
anything according to His will, He
hears us. And if we know that He
hears us, whatever we ask, we
know that we have the petitions
that we have asked of Him.”
Jn. 14:13-14
2. Prayer
Spirit
• Do not pray with hypocrisy
or to be seen of men (Matt.
6:5-6; Lk. 20:45-47)
2. Prayer
Spirit
• Do not pray with selfrighteousness (Lk. 18:10-14)
2. Prayer
Spirit
• Be Engaged in the Prayers to God
Prayer Basics
5 dAdoration / Praise (Acts 4:24ff)
Confession: faith and sin (Heb. 13:15; Jas. 5:16)
Thanksgiving (Rom. 16:4; Col. 4:2-3; 1 Tim. 2:1)
Supplication / Petition (Phil. 4:6; 1 Tim. 2:1)
Intercession (1 Tim. 2:1)
3. Giving
In Spirit and Truth
3. Giving
Truth and Spirit
• The contribution was made on “1st day of
the week”
“concerning the collection for the
saints, as I have given orders to
the churches of Galatia, so you
must do also: On the first day of
the week let each one of you lay
something aside, storing up as he
may prosper”
1 Cor. 16:1-2
3. Giving
Truth and Spirit
• The contribution came from individual, freewill offerings, not sales or businesses (1
Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 9:7)
3. Giving
Truth and Spirit
• The contribution was for the work of the local church
evangelism (1 Cor. 9:6-14;
2 Cor. 11:8-9)
benevolence (Acts 2:4445; etc.)
edification (1 Tim. 5:17-18)
3. GivingBasics
Contribution
From 1 Corinthians 16:1-3…
• Prescribed – “as I gave order to the churches…”
• Patterned – “so you must do also…”
• Periodic – “upon the first day of the week…”
• Personal – “let each one of you…”
• Planned – “lay something aside…”
• Proportioned – “storing up as he may prosper…”
3.
Giving
Contribution Basics
From 2 Corinthians 8-9…
• Graciously (8:1) - “the grace of God”
• Liberally (8:2-3) – “the riches of their liberality”
• Sacrificially (8:5) – “they gave their own selves”
• Sincerely (8:6-9) – “the sincerity also of your love”
• Readily (8:10-11) – “the readiness to will”
• Ably (8:11-12) – “out of your ability”
3. GivingBasics
Contribution
From 2 Corinthians 8-9…
• Wisely (8:16-24) – “take thought for things honorable”
• Bountifully (9:6) – “he that soweth bountifully”
• Purposefully (9:7) – “purposed in his heart”
• Cheerfully (9:7) – “God loves a cheerful giver”
• Thankfully (9:11-15) – “thanksgiving to God”
3. Giving
Truth and Spirit
• Understand the different types of giving (2 Cor. 9:6-7):
– Stingy giving
– Angry giving
– Forced giving
– Cheerful giving
3. Giving
Truth and Spirit
• Be Engaged When You Give to the Lord
1. Preaching – Heb. 10:25; Acts 20:7
2. Prayer – 1 Thess. 5:17; 1 Tim. 2:1
3. Giving – 1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 9:7
4. Singing – Heb. 2:12; Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16
5. Lord’s Supper – 1 Cor. 11; Acts 20:7
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the
true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such
to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who
worship Him must worship in spirit and
truth.”
Jn. 4:23-24
GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION
Rev. 2:10
1 PET. 3:21
JN. 12:42
LK. 13:3
JN. 6:29
baptism
confess
ACTS 3:22
repent
believe
hear