Worship That Is Iniquity

We are reminded that true worship must be offered to God in spirit and in truth, or it is not acceptable to Him. The message teaches us from John 4 and Isaiah 1 that not all religious activity, emotion, prayer, praise, or outward worship pleases God, especially when the heart is disobedient, unfaithful, or hiding sin. We are shown that real worship is not a performance, emotional excitement, tradition, storytelling, or self-focused religion, but honest reverence, love, obedience, and adoration directed toward the true God revealed in Jesus Christ and His Word. The sermon calls us to be open and honest before God, reject false and fleshly worship, know Christ personally, and worship the Father with a clean heart, in the truth of Scripture, and by the Spirit of God.