RETURN TO JESUS CHRI

ST

Every
oneknowswhoGodi s,howhi
s
creat
ionsi
s,andpeopl
eworship
accordi
ngtohowtheyseehim.
Somewor shi
phim accor
dingtohi
s
beauti
fulandpowerfulcr
eati
onsonthe
sky,ontheearth,
andi nt
hesea.
I
tisgoodtoser
veGodonhowy ousee
hi
m butt
hequesti
onher
eis;
IshowGod
mustbeworshi
pped?
I
nt heanci
enttimeofI sr
ael'
s,they
worshi
ppedGodonl yonwher ethey
havebuil
tanaltarforhim,especial
lyon
themountain butwhenJesusmet
theSamarit
an'swomanHet ol
dherhow
Godmustbewor shipped.
John4:
21-
26NI
V
21Jesusdecl
ared,'
Beli
eveme,woman,
atimeiscomingwheny ouwi
llworshi
p
theFat
hernei
theronthi
smount ai
nnor
i
nJerusalem.
22YouSamarit
answorshi
pwhatyou
donotknow;weworshi
pwhatwedo
know,f
orsal
vati
oni
sf r
om t
heJews.
23Yetat imeiscomi ngandhasnow
comewhent hetrueworshiper
swill
worshiptheFatherinspi
ritandtr
uth,
fortheyarethekindofwor shi
per
sthe
Fatherseeks.
24Godisspir
it
,andhisworshi
pers
mustworshi
pinspir
itandi
nt r
uth.
'
25Thewomansai
d,'
Iknowt
hat
Messiah'
(cal
ledChr
ist
)'i
scoming.
Whenhecomes, hewil
lexpl
ain
ever
ythi
ngtous.'
26ThenJesusdecl
ared,
'Iwhospeakt
o
youam he.
'
Onthi
soccasi
on,t
hewomanknewonly
t
heMessiahcanshowthem howt
hey
mustwor
shipthei
rGod.
AndJesustol
dherthatt
hetr
ue
worshi
perswi
llwor
shipGodi
nTrut
h
andintheSpi
ri
t.
TheTRUTHi sJesusChr
istwhom
thr
oughHim wemustwor shi
pGodour
Father(
John14:6)
I
ntheSPIRI
Ti sHol
ySpir
itwhom
t
hroughHim wefoundconvi
cti
onand
knowl
edget
owor
shi
pGod(
John16:
7-
13)
Godplansf orusistoret
urnt
oHim and
worshipHim accordi
ngtoHiswi
l
land
Hi
sor dinances.
Manypeopleknowhowt owor shi
pGod
i
ntruthandint
heSpir
itbuttheyhave
fel
ldownbecauset
heirexpectati
ons
anddesir
ingar
enotworkingforthem.
Manyhasf allbecauseoftheworldhas
becomebi gf orthem tooccupi
edand
thei
rlustf
ul desir
eisverynaughtytoget
sotheyfoundot hermeanstohav e
bett
erlif
e.
Ther
earethr
eet
hingsGodr
epr
oofust
o
nott
olovedt
hem:
1John2:
15-
17
15Donotlovetheworldoranyt
hingin
thewor
ld.I
fanyonelovestheworld,
the
l
oveoftheFatheri
snotinhim.
16Foreveryt
hingi ntheworld-
the
cravi
ngsofsinfulman, t
helustofhis
eyesandtheboast ingofwhathehas
anddoes-comesnotf r
om t
heFat her
butfrom t
hewor ld.
17Thewor l
dandi
tsdesi
respassaway
,
butthemanwhodoesthewil
lofGod
l
ivesfor
ever
.
1. Lustoft
heey
e
2. Lustoft
hef
lesh
3. Pr
idenessoft
hel
if
e.
TheWor dofGodemphasi zesi
tclear
thatthesearenotfrom Godand
anythingwhichisnotfrom Godis
againstGodandwecannotwor shipGod
whileswear ethatl
ivi
ng.
Godiscal
li
ngusbackt
ohi m andt
ori
se
upfr
om ourfal
l
entoworshi
phi mf
orhi
s
gl
ory
.
Rev
elat
ion2:
2-5NI
V
2Iknowy ourdeeds, yourhar
dwor k
andyourper severance.Iknowt hatyou
cannottoleratewickedmen, thatyou
havetestedt hosewhocl aimtobe
apostl
esbutar enot,andhavef ound
them f
alse.
3Youhaveper
sever
edandhave
endur
edhardshi
psf
ormyname,
and
havenotgr
ownweary.
4YetIhol
dthi
sagainsty
ou:Youhave
f
orsakeny
ourfi
rstl
ove.
5Remembert heheightfr
om whichyou
havefall
en!Repentanddot hethi
ngs
youdidatfir
st.Ifyoudonotrepent,
I
wil
lcomet oy ouandremovey our
l
ampst andfrom it
splace.
Godst il
lloveusnott odi
einsinbutto
hav efavorinHissightbyrepent
ingand
returni
ngt oHim anddot hi
ngsweknew
from thebeginning.
Donotl
etanyt
hingdepr
ivey
oufrom
HowyouworshipGodasApost
lePaul
sai
d;
Romans8:
35-
39NI
V
35Whoshal lsepar
ateusfrom thel
ove
ofChrist
?Shallt
roubl
eorhardshipor
persecut
ionorfamineornakednessor
dangerorsword?
36Asi ti
swri
tten:'
Foryoursakewe
facedeathal
ldaylong;weare
consi
deredassheept obeslaught
ered.
'
37No, i
nallt
hesethingswearemore
thanconquer
orsthroughhi
m wholoved
us.
38ForIam convincedt hatnei
ther
deathnorlif
e,nei
therangelsnor
demons, nei
thert
hepr esentnorthe
fut
ure,noranypower s,
39nei
therhei
ghtnordept
h,nor
anythingelseinallcr
eat
ion,wil
lbeabl
e
tosepar at
eusf rom t
heloveofGod
thatisinChristJesusourLord.
IfGodiswit
hy ouandy ou'
rewithGod
doesn'
tmeansy ouhavepr obl
em free
No!EvenJesusChristhimselfwas
suff
eredbutwhenHewai t
edpat i
entl
y
Hewasgl or
if
iedbytheFatherinHeav en.
JesusandSamar i
tan'
swoman
conversati
onwasveryint
eresti
ng,Jesus
saidtoher,gi
vemey ourwaterandIwi l
l
giv
eal ivi
ngwater
.
Thewaterofthewomani sherl i
fewhich
shehasbeenwi t
haf ivemenandno
onemarri
edherwhet hershedat eswit
h
somewomenhusbandorment ookher
butnotmarr
yher .Jesusrequestedher
si
nfull
i
fet
obegivent
oHim andHewill
gi
veheranewl
if
eofhappi
ness(John
4:
7-19)
Letuscomeandgiveoursi
nful
and
burdenl
if
etoJesusChri
standHewil
l
gi
veusrest.

Godbl
essy
ou

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epar
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