Worship

Course: The Higher Calling to Worship

Lesson 3 (Outline)

Lesson Title: The Father is seeking worshippers

Text: John 4:23-24

Theme: The lowest in society can reach the heights of worship.

Introduction: The eternal plan and purpose of God calls the lost to salvation and the redeemed to worship.

• The Son of man came to seek and save that which was lost', Luke 19:10.
• The Father is seeking for worshippers, (John 4:23).

There is no higher calling than the call to worship.

Introductory Story: The discourse between the Lord Jesus and the Samaritan woman, John 4:4-42.

• The need of salvation, John 4:10.
• The need of salvation leads to the theme of worship, John 4:20-24.
• The woman becomes a witness to who Jesus is, John 4:29.

Exposition:

1. The greatest worshippers are aware they have been lifted from the lowest depths of sin, Psalm 113:7-8.

• The Samaritan woman was an outcast through race, gender and character.
• God is no respecter of persons.
• She became an example to the disciples of a worshipper who the Father is seeking.

2. The Holy Spirit draws people to the Lord Jesus, 1 Corinthians 12:3.

Question: How did the Samaritan woman come to see who Jesus is?

• It was a word of knowledge that drew the Samaritan woman to Jesus, John 4:17-18.
• Jesus ministered in the power of the Holy Spirit so that we can minister as He did, John 14:12.

3. The Lord lifts the lowliest in society to the heights of worship.

• The Samaritan woman was excited about meeting Jesus, John 4:29.
• The depths that we have been lifted from should reflect the height of our worship, 1 Peter 2:9-10.
• What we desire most will determine the height of our worship, Psalms 27:4

Conclusion: The call to worship is the highest calling of God.

1. The true worshipper never loses the excitement of knowing Jesus.

2. The gifts of the Holy Spirit will draw people to the Lord.

3. The heights that we can reach in worship is dependant upon how much we desire to know the Lord.

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