"'They that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth,' John 4:24
This is what Jesus said to the woman at the well in regard to her question of where to worship. It seems it is so easy to get caught up in that kind of thinking. The question, 'where do you worship?' is much more common than [simply], 'do you worship?' In fact, most people could answer the first question, but to the second they would most likely say, 'what do you mean?'
Jesus showed is that a spiritual dawn had occurred; the hour had come when true worshippers would worship Him with their whole hearts.
More than anything else, we know that our life as a congregation is built on the worship of God. Jesus has made it a dynamic and living part of [His] church! Yet we know that he will continue to lead us into a deeper understanding of worship and what it means in our lives.
The word for worship in the verse referred to is 'proskuneo' which means to prostrate oneself in homage. From this we see that worship involves a total response on our part; a response of spirit, soul, and body. As we worship the Lord, we do so according to the scriptural responses which are given in the Bible.
Lifting of Hands - 'Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.' Psalm 134:2
Speaking praise - 'O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of His praise to be heard;' Psalm 66:8
Singing hymns - 'Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;' Ephesians 5:19
Clapping hands - 'O clap your h ands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph,' Psalm 47:1
The speaking of 'Amen' - 'And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, 'Amen, Amen,' with lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground,' Nehemiah 8:6
Pastor Ron"