Biblical Worship, Not a Worship Service

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Instead of worship at a set time and place, worship as Jesus and the apostles taught is in Spirit and Truth and in presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice. The worship God wants from us is daily and from a heart that obeys Him at all times. Worship is all of us surrendered to the Lord's ways all the time, not an emotional musical experience we may have at a building.

We are members of the Temple of God now. And if we obey God from the heart daily, no weekly program is needed.

The early church met in informal places to edify one another. They did not meet for Worship services, preaching, or music. It was a gathering mostly at houses where people would be hospitable and encourage each other in the things of God, each sharing in turn.

John 4:23-24
King James Version
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Here is what it truly means to worship.


Romans 12:1
English Standard Version
12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

 

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Great 18 minute summary of a 7 part series by Tom Wadsworth.

He explains that the early church for three centuries were very much against big buildings because God is not contained by them and believers are the temple of God.

Notably, when the Lord's supper was turned into a sacrifice, it led to altars, priests, and a temple over time in church history.