Acceptable Worship

ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP  

               [This Bible study grew out of a Ladies' Bible Class in Parkersburg, WV, many years ago.  It still says important things.  R.D.Ice  5-7-06]

      God’s Love in Jesus Christ is the basis of our Worship to Him!  Romans 8:31-39

1. God is Spirit!  We worship Him by the power of His Holy Spirit. 

      John 4:22-24; 17:15; Romans 5:1-5; 2 Cor. 3:17-18

2. God is Holy!  From a life that is holy and pure, we worship Him in a spirit of humility. 

      Isaiah 1:15-16; Romans 6:1-4; 1 Peter 1:13-21

3. God is Benevolent!  Every good and perfect gift is from Him (James 1:17-18).  We thank Him and praise Him in a spirit of gratitude and happiness!  Psalm 100:1-2; 122:1

4. God is King!  We honor Him in a spirit of respect, reverence, and godly fear.

      Isaiah 6:1-5; Revelation 1:12-18; 4:1-11

5. God is Intelligence!  We use our minds which He has given us, to believe and to trust Him and to worship with undivided attention.

      Matt. 15:7-8; 22:37-38

6. God is Invisible!  Faith is the victory as we believe and walk in faith, trusting in those things we cannot as yet see with our eyes.  But we see Jesus with the eye of faith and see the Father through Him. 

      2 Cor. 5:6-9; Eph. 5:19-20

7. God is Love!  We love Him because He first loved us!  We worship Him out of this love which He made real in Jesus Christ.  We love our fellow man - our neighbor - as He taught us. 

      1 John 4:8,11,20,21; Matt. 5:23-24

8. God Forgives! We worship with forgiveness in our heart toward others.

      Zechariah 3:1-5; Matt. 6:14-15; 18:21-35

9. God is our Father!  As His child, we worship Him and call Him “Abba, Father.”  In a childlike spirit, we are trustful and dependent. 

      Matt. 6:9-13; 18:1-5; Romans 8:14-17