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Christian Worship

Christian Worship. WORSHIP. The Words for Worship & The Nature of Worship. Your Worship Words. When I think of worship, I think of . . . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. WORSHIP. The Words for Worship & The Nature of Worship. Old Testament Worship Terms. Worship Words. Chinese terms.

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Christian Worship

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  1. Christian Worship

  2. WORSHIP The Words for Worship & The Nature of Worship

  3. Your Worship Words • When I think of worship, I think of . . . • 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. • 5.

  4. WORSHIP The Words for Worship & The Nature of Worship

  5. Old Testament Worship Terms

  6. Worship Words Chinese terms Chinese connotations • 礼拜 • 尊敬 • ? • ? • Worship (ceremony, worship) • To respect (respect a senior) • ? • ?

  7. שָׁחָהTo bow down下拜 • Genesis 24:26 • 那人就低頭向耶和華下拜、 • Then the man bowed down and worshipedthe Lord. • 低頭 to bow the head • 下拜 to bow down

  8. דָּרַשׁTo seek尋求 • Ezra 4:2 (& 6:21) • 就去見所羅巴伯、和以色列的族長、對他們說、請容我們與你們一同建造、因為我們尋求你們的　神、與你們一樣．自從亞述王以撒哈頓帶我們上這地以來、我們常祭祀　神。 • they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, “Let us help you build because, like you, we seekyour God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.”

  9. עָבַדTo serve事奉 • Joshua 22:27 • 乃是為你我中間、和你我後人中間作證據．好叫我們也在耶和華面前獻燔祭、平安祭、和別的祭事奉他、免得你們的子孫、日後對我們的子孫說、你們與耶和華無分了。 • On the contrary, it is to be a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worshipthe Lord at his sanctuary withour burnt offerings, sacrifices and fellowship offerings. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the Lord.’

  10. עָבַדTo serve事奉 • Psalm 102:2 • 你們當樂意事奉耶和華．當來向他歌唱。 • Worshipthe Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. • Look at the parallelism in the first and second halves of the verse. What do we learn about worship from this parallelism?

  11. Compare this Google Image search on “worship” to what we have discussed so far. Psalm 143:6 (great need of forgiveness) Psalm141:2 (prayer) Psalm 134:2 (praise)

  12. בָּרַךְTo bless/praise稱頌 • Genesis 24:26-27 • 26那人就低頭向耶和華下拜、27說、耶和華我主人亞伯拉罕的　神是應當稱頌的、因他不斷的以慈愛誠實待我主人．至於我、耶和華在路上引領我、直走到我主人的兄弟家裡。 • 26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord, 27 saying, “Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.” • How does verse 26 help us better understand the praise described in verse 27? • Psalm 100:4 • 當稱謝進入他的門、當讚美進入他的院．當感謝他、稱頌他的名。 • Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praisehis name.

  13. הָלַלTo praise讚美 • Psalm 135:1 • 你們要讚美耶和華。你們要讚美耶和華的名。耶和華的僕人、站在耶和華殿中、站在我們　神殿院中的、你們要讚美他。 • Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord; praise him, you servants of the Lord, When you look at the rest of Psalm 135, what do you learn about praise?

  14. New Testament Worship Terms

  15. שָׁחָהTo bow down 下拜

  16. αἰνέωTo praise讚美 • Acts 2:47 • 讚美　神、得眾民的喜愛。主將得救的人、天天加給他們。 • praisingGod and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

  17. The Words for Worship • Write down two thoughts that come to mind as you reflect on our discussion of Biblical “words for worship.”

  18. WORSHIP The Words for Worship & The Nature of Worship

  19. Never-ending Worship

  20. λατρεύωTo worship敬拜 • Philippians 3:3 • 因為真受割禮的、乃是我們這以　神的靈敬拜、在基督耶穌裡誇口、不靠著肉體的． • For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh. • Romans 1:9, Hebrews 9:14 . . . These verses use the same word for “serve.” What does this teach us about worship?

  21. Worship is . . . • Colossians 3:17 • 無論作甚麼、或說話、或行事、都要奉主耶穌的名、藉著他感謝父　神。 • And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

  22. Gathering for Worship It’s unique when compared to one’s personal worship because . . .

  23. It’s unique when compared to one’s personal worship because . . . Worshiping together is . . . 1. An opportunity for _______________ Hebrews 10:25 你們不可停止聚會、好像那些停止慣了的人、倒要彼此勸勉．既知道〔原文作看見〕那日子臨近、就更當如此。 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

  24. It’s unique when compared to one’s personal worship because . . . Worshiping together is . . . 2. An expression of _______________ 1 Corinthians 11:18-19 18第一、我聽說你們聚會的時候、彼此分門別類．我也稍微的信這話。19在你們中間不免有分門結黨的事、好叫那些有經驗的人、顯明出來。 18 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. 19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.

  25. It’s unique when compared to one’s personal worship because . . . Worshiping together is . . . 3. An opportunity for mutual _______________ 1 Corinthians 14:16-17 16不然、你用靈祝謝、那在座不通方言的人、既然不明白你的話、怎能在你感謝的時候說阿們呢。17你感謝的固然是好、無奈不能造就別人。 16 If you are praising God with your spirit, how can one who finds himself among those who do not understand say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying? 17 You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other man is not edified.

  26. It’s unique when compared to one’s personal worship because . . . Worshiping together is . . . 4. An opportunity for agreed-upon _______________ Matthew 18:19-20 19我又告訴你們、若是你們中間有兩個人在地上、同心合意的求甚麼事、我在天上的父、必為他們成全。20因為無論在那裡、有兩三個人奉我的名聚會、那裡就有我在他們中間。 19 “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.”

  27. It’s unique when compared to one’s personal worship because . . . Worshiping together is . . . 5. An opportunity to confess the _______________ and to receive together God’s forgiving grace in the ___________________________ of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 林前 10:16-17 16我們所祝福的杯、豈不是同領基督的血麼．我們所擘開的餅、豈不是同領基督的身體麼。17我們雖多、仍是一個餅、一個身體．因為我們都是分受這一個餅。 16 Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.

  28. Worshiping together is . . . 一同敬拜是… • An opportunity for encouragement 鼓勵的機會 • An expression of unity 合一的表現 • An opportunity for mutual edification/instruction 互相教導/指導的機會 • An opportunity for agreed-upon prayer 一致禱告的機會 • An opportunity to confess the “one body” and to receive together God’s forgiving grace in the body and blood of Jesus 承認 “一個身體” 和領受耶穌的身體和寶血的赦罪恩典的機會 Gathering for Worship It’s unique when compared to one’s personal worship because . . .

  29. WORSHIP The Words for Worship & The Nature of Worship

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