Attitudes Toward Worship

John 4:20-24
 Let us Examine ourselves and
several attitudes toward worship
service, and what our attitude
should be.
  We must come to worship God in the right
attitude and for the right reasons.

This afternoon we will notice:

Wrong attitudes to have toward worship.

 The right attitude to have when worshiping God.

Wrong Attitudes to have Toward Worship
Attending worship for one's own Personal Gain.
This doctrine says that if you worship God you will be
blessed with great physical wealth.
 This is also the same attitude that Job's friends had (
Job 11:13-20).
 Is this the right reason to worship God?
If we come to worship to obtain physical wealth, we
come for the wrong reason.
 There are those who attend services in order to be
entertained.

  In today's world people are use to being entertained;

they've come to expect to be entertained.

Should this be the reason that we come to worship God?

Should the singing entertain?

 We should sing for the purpose of praising God

We should sing for the purpose of teaching and

admonishing each other (Colossians 3:16).

  If we come to worship to be entertained, we come

for the wrong reason.
Some attend services simply because their family
has always attended.
 Your family is not going to get you to heaven (
2 Corinthians 5:10).
 If we attend simply because our family has always
attended, we are not attending for the right reason.
 The Right Attitude to have Toward Worship
 Reverence to God
 Ecclesiastes 12:13.  1 Peter 2:17

If we respect God we will:

 Not fall asleep during the service.

Not talk or otherwise cause disruptions.
  Humility.
The Bible tells us that we are to humble ourselves
before the Lord. James 4:10.
We should strive to be like the publican and unlike the
Pharisee (Luke 18:9-14).
In Remembrance
We come together to remember Christ and all he did
for us 1 Corinthians 11:24-25).
1 Corinthians 15:1-4.
 In Obedience.
We must worship him according to his divine
instructions in order to please him.  1 John 5:3

In Faith.
Without faith it is impossible to please God
Hope is our anchor, and faith is the cable that holds us to
that anchor 
We must attend worship because we love God and
want to please Him.

Not because our family attends.

Not because we want to be entertained

Not because we want material gain

 Conclusion

Are you here for the right

reason?