Carefully Think
- Write down terms that come to your mind when you think about worship in the Old Testament.
- What terms come to mind when you think of worship in the New Testament?
- When you think about our church”™s worship gatherings, what words immediately come to mind?
- If the worship services at church were exactly as you would want them, what would they consist?
Prayerfully Meditate
- Consider the answers to your questions above in light of what we have been learning together in Revelation 4 & 5. How many of your expectations match the emphases of worship we discussed in last week”™s sermon?
- What do you find that helps you to be fully prepared to worship God on each Lord”™s Day?
- What do you find that tends to hinder you from your own preparation for worship each week?
- How do you prepare yourself to come and worship with God”™s people each week?
- Read through John 4:20-26. What did the Woman at the well want to emphasize about worship? What did Jesus emphasize about worship? What are the key differences?
Actively Respond
- Pray for those who will be leading the church in worship this week. Pray that they will have focused hearts and minds to lead us.
- Pray for yourself to have a sharp mind to see who you can serve as you come to worship.
- Spend specific time reading John 4:20-26 and preparing your heart to receive from God”™s Word.
- Meditate on the lyrics to this week”™s songs. What are they saying about God? What do they reveal about us? How do these songs reflect the major themes of the gospel (God, man”™s nature, Christ”™s nature and work, and man”™s response of faith)?
