The Truth About Worship

God is spirit, and His worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth.
John 4:24

(1) There is no exclusive style of worship. The worship style you feel comfortable with says far more about your cultural background and personal preferences than it does about your theology. True worship employs your right brain and your left brain. It engages both emotionand intellect, heart and mind. Jesus gave only two requirements for true worship: "in spirit and in truth."

(2) You don't need a building to worship God. Now there's nothing wrong with buildings, unless you glorify them instead of God. Note: "The Lord of heaven and earth does not live in temples built by hands" ( Acts17:24 ). No building, or the lack of one, should ever be allowed to control, limit or distract you from worshipping God. Jesus said, "Where two or three come together in My name, there am I with them" ( Matthew18:20 ).

(3) Worship is a powerful witness to others. More people are won to Christ by feeling God's presence than by all our theological arguments combined. Few people, if any, are converted to Christ on purely intellectual grounds. No, it's a sense of God's presence that melts hearts, and exposes and tears down mental barriers. In genuine worship God's presence is felt, God's pardon is offered, God's purposes are revealed, and God's power is displayed. When the spiritually hungry come to church and see us relate to God in heartfelt praise, it creates in them a desire to know Him too!