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  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Acceptable Worship Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,108 views

    Jesus confronts Pharisaic tradition.

    Acceptable Worshi) Mark 7:1-23 INTRO.: As we read the second through the seventh chapters of the Gospel of Mark, it seems to me there is a major emphasis on the controversy between the Pharisees and Jesus. The great expositor, G. Campbell Morgan, thought Jesus was intentionally confronting the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    Acceptable Worship Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 20, 2012
    based on 19 ratings
     | 17,734 views

    The joy and satisfaction which so many Christian lack can be received only by surrendering back to the Lord what He has already given to us. When we surrender our body, mind and will to God as a living sacrifice, then we can truly render spiritual worshi

    ROMANS 12: 1-2 ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP A tearful distraught young woman approached a pastor who had been speaking on worship at a conference and told him that she could not live the Christian life the way she should. She said, "I'm frustrated. My worship experience is not meaningful and fulfilling ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ben Peak avatar

    Acceptable Worship

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,311 views

    I want to talk with you for a little while about this subject of worship. And I want us to consider the kind of worship that God accepts.

    Maybe you’ve heard the story about the old farmer who went into the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home that afternoon and his wife asked him how it went. "Well," said the farmer, "it was good. They did something different, though. They sang praise choruses instead ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Jerry Flury avatar

    Acceptable Worship

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 10, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 23,330 views

    In order to understand what is acceptable worship we need to understand the purpose of worship, what is not acceptable worship, and what constitutes acceptable worship.

    Acceptable Worship John 4:20-24 Confusion and controversy surround the topic of what is acceptable worship. For many how we worship is not a critical matter. They feel that how one worships is a personal matter and that the individual determines what is appropriate or not. In Christ’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don Campbell avatar

    Acceptable Worship

    Contributed by Don Campbell on Dec 23, 2025
     | 18 views

    Jesus makes it clear that some worship is unacceptable to God (John 4:22; Matt 15:8-9)

    ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP Part 1 INTRODUCTION A. Many people view the worship hour as a stage show: 1. Leaders are the performers, God is the prompter, and the worshipers are the audience (group of listeners or spectators), with many of them being self-appointed critics. 2. It is this attitude that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dr. William D. Poovey avatar

    The Study Of Acceptable Worship Series

    Contributed by Dr. William D. Poovey on Jul 21, 2015
     | 4,879 views

    The Study Of Acceptable Worship

    The Study Of Acceptable Worship Psalm 150:1-6 (KJV) 1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Nature Of Acceptable Worship

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,209 views

    Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well about acceptable worship.

    THE NATURE OF ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP John 4:24 INTRO: The text that we just read is part of a conversation between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. This conversation related to the place of public worship. The Samaritans contended that God should be worshipped ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    The Worship God Accepts Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,232 views

    Examines what acceptable worship looks like through the offerings presented by Cain and Abel.

    THE WORSHIP GOD ACCEPTS > Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain [did]. By this he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through this. The story is told about a man who lay on his death bed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don Campbell avatar

    Acceptable Worship - Part 2

    Contributed by Don Campbell on Dec 23, 2025
     | 33 views

    Jesus taught that acceptable worship must be in spirit and truth. "In spirit" does not mean "spirited" in the sense of animated or peppy.

    ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP - Part 2 INTRODUCTION A. We discovered in lesson one that— 1. There are two ideas behind worship: to pay homage and serve. 2. There are three levels of worship: emotional, moral, and ceremonial. B. There was a woman who did all three (John 4:20). 1. The woman believed that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Johnson Sr., avatar

    Uncommon Worship

    Contributed by Rodney Johnson Sr., on Apr 9, 2016
     | 4,903 views

    All worship should flow from a heart that realizes the uniqueness of God's salvation to each individual.

    Introduction: This morning our Lord received an invitation to the house of a Pharisee named Simon. Close scrutiny of the text revealed that Simon and the other religion folk sought to examine Jesus. But instead, Simon became the patient with an ego virus. A sinful woman of the city, displayed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    God Pleasing Worship

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 24, 2021
     | 4,433 views

    Examines worship that is pleasing to God, from John 4. Part of series preaching through John.

    John 4 (1) - Read John 4:4-42 Jesus and His disciples were traveling through Samaria. He is tired, so He sits down by a well, while His disciples head into town to get something to eat. After He sits down, a woman from the town comes out to get some water. When she comes out, she is surprised ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Klein avatar

    Seeking Motivation For Worship

    Contributed by Steve Klein on May 25, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,096 views

    What is my motivation for worshiping God in a way that is pleasing to Him and satisfying to my soul. The key is to focus on God!

    TEXT: Psalm 96:1-13 Intro: Worship, by definition, is 'the reverent love shown to God.' It is homage. In Matthew 15:8-9, Jesus exposed the vain worship of the Pharisees; their worship sounded good, but it was worthless because their heart was not where it should have been. They followed man's ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Worship, My Way

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Mar 22, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,188 views

    As Cain and Abel's offerings are examined we see that Cain wanted to worship his way instead of God's way.

    Worship, My Way Genesis 4: 1-7 Play YouTube video of My Way by Frank Sinatra. First 45 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7GHgE8fylQ Intro: How many of you remember that song? Some of you may know it as a song that Elvis Presley sang and had great success with it. What you just heard was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kraig Pullam avatar

    Touch....down....worship

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,814 views

    The posture of an unnamed woman in an innumerable crowd becomes the portrait of a worshipper who moves the heart of God.

    I. Touch (If I may touch) To see this woman you need to look low. Look down. That’s where she lives. Low to the ground. Low on the priority list. Los on the social scale. She’s low. Can you see it? Her hand? Gnarled. Thin. Diseased. Dirt blackens the nails and stains the skin. Look ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kraig Pullam avatar

    An Expose’ On Worship

    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 17, 2014
     | 9,679 views

    The kind of worship God seeks...

    If you look in any dictionary the general definition of worship is the expression of reverence and adoration toward God. Some say that worship is exaltation and magnification. There are others who propose that worship is exploration that is peppered with enjoyment. Some others would probably concur ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist