Main Point: Through Worship, God transforms our affections and connects us more deeply to himself.

Questions:

What impacted you from the message this weekend? What did you learn about worship? What does it mean to worship? God has created humanity to worship, and everyone worships something. How can you get an idea of what a person worships? Read Romans 12:1. What does this verse communicate about worship? What does Paul mean by “God’s mercy”? What does Jesus’ sacrifice tell us about the character of God? What does it mean to offer yourself to God as a “living sacrifice”? How is offering oneself to God “true and proper worship”? Read John 4:1-26. What did you learn about Jesus from this passage? What did you learn about worship? What does Jesus’ discussion with the Samaritan woman teach us about the location of worship? True worshippers worship God in “Spirit and Truth.” What does this mean? Why are both elements important? Read Hebrews 10:24-25. What is the author of Hebrews encouraging his listeners to do? Why is it important to meet together regularly with other Christians to worship? How did Jesus model this? What are some common reasons for missing church? What are the consequences of sporadic church attendance? Why is it important to encourage each other? What did you learn about God in these verses? What did you learn about yourself? What is God asking you to understand or to do as a result of what you have learned? By God’s grace what is one thing you can do to apply what you have learned this week?