41 Physical Worship

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Special Thanks for This Episode:

Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline, 1998

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This Episode Show Notes

Episode 40

John 4:19-24

19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”

21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

V.23

The Father is seeking worshipers

V.24

God is spirit, we are spirit/flesh hybrids. In worship, physical can only ever be a means to help our spirit to connect with God.
Worship in the Spirit
Worship in the Truth

“We are to present our bodies to God in a posture consistent with the inner spirit in worship. Standing, clapping, dancing, lifting the hands, lifting the head are postures consistent with the spirit of praise. To sit still looking dour is simply not appropriate for praise. Kneeling, bowing the head, lying prostrate are postures consistent with the spirit of adoration and humility.” (Foster, p. 169)

Challenge

Three times while you are worshiping this week, think about the truth of that worship moment and find a way to express that truth with your physical body as you attempt to express it with your soul. Explore physical expressions you do not normally do.

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