Introduction: God desires Worship! He deserves Worship!! Do you take time every day to Worship? Why not take a moment now and Bless Him, Thank Him, Worship Him… bow down before Him. Unfortunately, today, in our busy lifestyles, we do not take time to really Worship because of people or things.

1. What is real WORSHIP? (John 4:24) – “21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

In response to the “worn-out woman at the well” (worn out from sinful living), Jesus not only offers her a drink of living water but also teaches and reveals to her Who He is, namely the Messiah. She was taught but caught the truth, and as a result, turned Samaria upside down—a revival took place! Real Worship comes from the heart—clean hands and a pure heart. (Psa 24:3,4) “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”

2. How can we really WORSHIP? (Mark 14:3) – “And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.”

Real worship is demonstrated in “SACRIFICIAL GIVING”! This woman was not going to be distracted by critical disciples or by selfish possessions. Are people distracting you from Worship? Has selfishness robbed you of the joy of GIVING to Jesus? Another woman in Scripture discovered the secret of real Worship. (Luke 7:37,38) “And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.”

Again, there were distractions to keep this woman from letting her heart, her tears, and her kisses lavished upon her Lord. But with reckless abandonment of her pride, and with passionate pursuit from her heart, she WORSHIPPED JESUS CHRIST! Will we do the same? Or will our shame and name keep us from WORSHIP?

Conclusion: Will you Attribute Worth to Jesus, who is Worthy to be WORSHIPPED? Be a true Worshipper of Him, and it will change your life!

Love y’all,
Pastor Randy Reese