The Trinity and Worship
Evaluating Worship The Regulative Principle The Setting for Worship Song (Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16) Prayer (Matthew 21:13) Reading of God s word (1 Timothy 4:13) Preaching (2 Timothy 4:2) Baptism and the Lord s Supper (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38, 39; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Colossians 2:11-12) The Triune Nature of God The Content of Worship
#1: We enter into His presence through the Son by the Spirit Ephesians 2:18 for through Him [Christ] we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. Worship Through the Son We need the mediation of the Son because of our spiritual condition We are ignorant of God (Matthew 11:27; John 1:18) We are alienated from God (Ephesians 2:3) We are unable to return to God (John 14:6) We need the mediation of the Son because He alone is sufficiently qualified being fully God and fully man Our mediator who died for us is fully man without sin (Hebrews 4:15; 7:19, 25-28; 9:14; 10:19, 20; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:1, 2; 2 Corinthians 5:21) Our mediator is fully God (Hebrews 1:3)
#1: We enter into His presence through the Son by the Spirit Ephesians 2:18 for through Him [Christ] we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. Worship by the Spirit We need the help of the Spirit Philippians 3:3; John 4:24 We are brought into union with Christ by the Spirit Christ s death (Romans 6:3, 4), resurrection (Romans 6:5-11), and acceptance by the Father (Colossians 3:3, 4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:6) become ours by the indwelling of the Spirit
Worship through the Son by the Spirit and the Grace of the Father The giving of the Son as our Mediator is a sign of the love of God Romans 5:8 1 John 4:9, 10 The giving of the Holy Spirit to unite us to Christ is a sign of the love of God Romans 5:5 Galatians 3:5
#2: Each person of the Godhead is central to and active in our worship 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. The Father s ministry Displaying His wisdom Ephesians 3:10
#2: Each person of the Godhead is central to and active in our worship 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. The Son s ministry Commends, exhorts, and rebukes Revelation 1:12, 13; 2-3 Nourishes and cherishes Ephesians 5:29 and 4:7-16
#2: Each person of the Godhead is central to and active in our worship 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. The Spirit s ministry Aides us in submitting to Christ s lordship (1 Corinthians 12:3) and conforming to Christ s character (2 Corinthians 3:18)
The Spirit helps us to pray (Romans 8:26, 27; Ephesians 6:18; Jude 1:20) to persevere (Romans 15:13; Galatians 5:5; Ephesians 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 2 Timothy 1:14) to bear fruit (Romans 8:2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14; Galatians 5:16, 18, 22, 25) to make our service acceptable to God (Romans 15:16) to make known the things of God to us (1 Corinthians 2:12, 13) to impart and exercise spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:7) to unite us to one another in love (Ephesians 4:3, 5; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Philippians 2:1; Colossians 1:8) to receive and affirm truth (1 Thessalonians 4:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:13?) to worship (Philippians 3:3)