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Two Ways to Worship God · The Pilgrim

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  SPEAKER_00: There are basically two ways God want us to worship him.
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  SPEAKER_00: We see these two ways in John chapter 4.
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  SPEAKER_00: The story is about the encounter Jesus had with the Samaritan woman at the well.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the key things Jesus said is in verse 24.
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  SPEAKER_00: For God is spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are only two acceptable ways to worship God, in spirit and in truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Essentially, these are actually one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like two sides of the same coin.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what does it mean to worship in spirit and in truth?
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  SPEAKER_00: In spirit means we can only truly worship God in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Worship is such a God-centered activity we give to God that it takes God to do it acceptably.
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  SPEAKER_00: We cannot worship God without God.
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  SPEAKER_00: In truth means...
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  SPEAKER_00: In truth means two things.
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  SPEAKER_00: First,
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  SPEAKER_00: it means we must worship God according to what He has revealed about Himself in
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  SPEAKER_00: the Scriptures.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our worship cannot be acceptable to God if it is not Scripture-saturated.
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  SPEAKER_00: It must be Bible-based.
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  SPEAKER_00: Second, to worship God in truth means to worship Him in reality.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is, Every aspect of our lives is meant to be an expression of worship to God.
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  SPEAKER_00: You cannot worship God in the truest sense of the word
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  SPEAKER_00: if it doesn't influence every aspect of your life.
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  SPEAKER_00: Paul said in Romans chapter 12 verse 1,
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  SPEAKER_00: And so dear brothers and sisters,
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  SPEAKER_00: I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let them be a living and holy sacrifice, the kind he will find acceptable.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is truly the way to worship him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let your life be an offering to God.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the way to truly worship God.