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True worship is not the mechanical repetition of rituals, but should be wholehearted and reverent. It should be based upon trustful and obedient lives, in that obedience is itself to be seen as an act of worship.

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Worship should be in accordance with God’s commands

Genesis 22:2 ESV
He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
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Worship should not be mechanical

John 4:23–24 ESV
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
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Worship should give God the honour due to him

1 Chronicles 16:29 ESV
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;

Worship of mere human devising is unacceptable

Isaiah 29:13 ESV
And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
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Worship should be orderly and reverent

1 Corinthians 14:40 ESV
But all things should be done decently and in order.
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Worship should be grounded in godly and obedient living

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The proper attitude of worshippers

Preparation for worship

1 Corinthians 11:28 ESV
Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
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Wholeheartedness

Deuteronomy 6:5 ESV
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
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Confidence in approaching God

Hebrews 10:22–23 ESV
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
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