Saturday Evening Session
Worship
Excerpts
What does worshipping God mean for you and me? …
First, the Actions That Constitute Our Worship
One of the most common and important forms of worship is to gather in a consecrated space to perform acts of devotion. …
Worship on the Lord’s day is marked by a particular focus on the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. … For the penitent, partaking of the sacrament is the highlight of Sabbath worship.
… As a community of Saints, we strengthen each other in worship and in faith.
Even so, we cannot forget the daily acts of worship that we engage in individually and at home. …
The Attitudes and Feelings Inherent in Worship
True worship means loving God and yielding our will to Him—the most precious gift we can offer. …
This was the pattern of Jesus’s own worship of the Father. …
Worship is striving to follow this perfect example. …
Third, the Exclusivity of Our Worship
Whatever takes precedence over worship of the Father and the Son becomes an idol. … The object of our worship is exclusively “the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom [He] hast sent.”
Finally, the Need to Emulate the Father and the Son
Ultimately, how we live may be the best, most genuine form of worship. Showing our devotion means emulating the Father and the Son—cultivating Their attributes and character in ourselves. …
… As we walk the covenant path, the sanctifying “power of godliness is manifest” in us.