Worship Ministry
Our WorshipOur worship is not just about music and about what takes place within a musical aspect of worship. It’s about living a life of worship - at our jobs, in our relationships, our financial world, the way we spend our time AND the communion of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is to glorify, honor, praise, exalt, and please God. God seeks true worshippers, and He identifies them as those who "worship Him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:23-24: "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
We are to worship God with the fullness of our heart, to be obedient, and to proclaim the truth of God to the world! We prove we love Him by our obedience to His Word and to the Holy Spirit.
Biblical Words for “Worship”
A. Hebrew word shachah - "bowing down before an object of honor"
Neh. 8:6 - Israelites "bowed low and worshipped the Lord"
Ps. 95:6 - "let us worship and bow down"
B. Hebrew word abad - "service or work for God"
Deut. 6:13 - "fear the Lord your God and worship Him"
Ps. 2:11 - "Worship the Lord with reverence"
C. Hebrew word segid - "showing respect" or "doing homage"
Dan. 3:5-18 - "worship the golden image"
D. Greek words gonu and gonupeteo - "bending the knee"
Eph. 3:14 - "bow my knees before the Father"
Phil. 2:10 - "every knee should bow at the name of Jesus"
E. Greek words sebo and eusebeo derived from sebas - "fear or reverence"
Acts 18:13 - "worship God contrary to the law"
Acts 17:23 - "worshipped in ignorance"
F. Greek word proskuneo, derived from pros, "toward" and kuneo, "to kiss"
Matt. 4:10 - "You shall worship the Lord your God"
John 4:24 - "worship Him in spirit and truth"
G. Greek word latreuo, derived from latris - "servant"
Rom. 12:1 - "spiritual service or worship"
Phil. 3:3 - "worship in the Spirit of God"
H. Greek word leitourgeo, derived from laos, "people", and ergeo, "to work"
Acts 13:2 - "ministering to the Lord"
II Cor. 9:12 - "ministry of service"
I. Greek word therapeuo - "to heal"
Acts 17:25 - "God not worshipped by human hands" (KJV)
J. English word "worship" derived from old Anglo-Saxon weorthscipe, meaning "worth-ship"
Neh. 8:6 - Israelites "bowed low and worshipped the Lord"
Ps. 95:6 - "let us worship and bow down"
B. Hebrew word abad - "service or work for God"
Deut. 6:13 - "fear the Lord your God and worship Him"
Ps. 2:11 - "Worship the Lord with reverence"
C. Hebrew word segid - "showing respect" or "doing homage"
Dan. 3:5-18 - "worship the golden image"
D. Greek words gonu and gonupeteo - "bending the knee"
Eph. 3:14 - "bow my knees before the Father"
Phil. 2:10 - "every knee should bow at the name of Jesus"
E. Greek words sebo and eusebeo derived from sebas - "fear or reverence"
Acts 18:13 - "worship God contrary to the law"
Acts 17:23 - "worshipped in ignorance"
F. Greek word proskuneo, derived from pros, "toward" and kuneo, "to kiss"
Matt. 4:10 - "You shall worship the Lord your God"
John 4:24 - "worship Him in spirit and truth"
G. Greek word latreuo, derived from latris - "servant"
Rom. 12:1 - "spiritual service or worship"
Phil. 3:3 - "worship in the Spirit of God"
H. Greek word leitourgeo, derived from laos, "people", and ergeo, "to work"
Acts 13:2 - "ministering to the Lord"
II Cor. 9:12 - "ministry of service"
I. Greek word therapeuo - "to heal"
Acts 17:25 - "God not worshipped by human hands" (KJV)
J. English word "worship" derived from old Anglo-Saxon weorthscipe, meaning "worth-ship"
From James A. Fowler (Christ in You Ministries)
Worship is About God
It is about God and honoring Him with our lives - a humbling and sacrifice of oneself allowing Him to mold and change us. This should happen on a daily basis and not just during our corporate worship service. We are told in Romans 12:1 to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is our spiritual worship. Jesus also commanded us as is written in Matthew 22:37 that “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
It is about God and honoring Him with our lives - a humbling and sacrifice of oneself allowing Him to mold and change us. This should happen on a daily basis and not just during our corporate worship service. We are told in Romans 12:1 to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is our spiritual worship. Jesus also commanded us as is written in Matthew 22:37 that “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
For some, the concept of "worship" has been defined as the time when Christians come together to sing songs, raise their hands, dance around, and get excited about the Lord together in church. For some, it has become a thing you do once or twice a week to absolve yourself of guilt and then during the week do whatever you please. And for some, the main reason is to “get something out of the service”, rather than going there to give our worship to God.
First, worship without obedience is no worship at all. God is looking for our sacrifice of praise, but notice that it is not the fact that you are attending a "worship" service but are an active witness for Him in the world. Worship to God is holy and sacred. It is God-centered and not man-centered.
- This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.. 1 John 5:3
- Those who obey His commands live in Him, and He in them. And this is how we know that He lives in us; we know it by the Spirit He gave us. 1 John 3:24
We value coming together corporately as a body of believers and giving our praise and worship as we exalt God and give Him the glory due. (Psalm 29:2 - Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name, worship the Lord). Our specific goal is to draw near to God and come into His presence. Thanksgiving and praise move us into His presence.
- “Enter His gates with thanksgiving , and His courts with praise.” Psalm 100:4
- Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the Lord in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth. 1 Chronicles 16:29
- Worship the Lord in holy splendor.
- “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16
Another very important element of our corporate worship service is to hear the Word of God proclaimed. When the Scriptures are read and explained in the church, God speaks to His people, for “through the Holy Spirit, Christ is present in the sermon, offering grace and calling for obedience.” (from the Book of Common Worship)
What Happens During Our Corporate Worship Service?
Our time of worship begins with prayer and songs of praise and worship. As we gather together, we share in our joy as we sing songs that focus on God and His nature, His unchanging character, His attributes and story alive among us! The core of our musical time of worship appreciation and thankfulness. We respond to God's self-revealing with songs of surrender, prayer, intimacy and choice offering ourselves with love and allegiance to Him and His purposes.
Teaching Message - You will hear a message from the Bible that is informative and relevant. 2nd Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousnes so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
What Happens During Our Corporate Worship Service?
Our time of worship begins with prayer and songs of praise and worship. As we gather together, we share in our joy as we sing songs that focus on God and His nature, His unchanging character, His attributes and story alive among us! The core of our musical time of worship appreciation and thankfulness. We respond to God's self-revealing with songs of surrender, prayer, intimacy and choice offering ourselves with love and allegiance to Him and His purposes.
Teaching Message - You will hear a message from the Bible that is informative and relevant. 2nd Timothy 3:16-17 tells us that all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousnes so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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