Prophets: Religious Ritualism
About this series
The prophets give us a window into the mind and heart of God. It’s all too easy for us to get trapped in our limited human perspective of life. The prophets jolt us out of this partial and distorted perception by giving us God’s point of view.
Sermon resources
True worship is about a ________________ ______________,
not a ______________ or a ___________________ . (vv. 1-4, 22-24
True worship is about _________________ that reflects God’s
heart. (vv. 5-8)
True worship doesn’t use religion as a ____________ for sin. (vv. 9-11)
Are you worshiping the true God?
1. Read John 4:1-30 and discuss what Jesus means when He says, “True worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kindof worshipers the Father seeks” (v. 23).
2. Read Matthew 5:23-24 and discuss what this passage tells us about God’s priority for us in worship.
3. How would you define a “cultural Christian”? What is the difference between worshiping the God we want and the God who is?
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