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Joe: Hi everyone, welcome back to our third and finally segment from Chapter 2 in Volume
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2 of the “Basics Elements of the Christian Life.” The title of this chapter is “A
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Simple Way to Touch the Lord.” Michael, the section that we’re discussing today
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is titled “True Worship,” and it begins with two verses from John: John 4:23 and 24.
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I’d like to read these two verses and ask a short question. It says, “But an hour
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is coming, and it is now, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truthfulness,
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for the Father also seeks such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship
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Him must worship in spirit and truthfulness.” Michael: Right.
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Joe: So based on this verse how can we render God this kind of true worship?
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Michael: Well, this true worship of fellowship that God talks about, the Lord talks about
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in these verses is intended to be constant and life-giving. God’s intention is that
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we would not merely be ones who keep rules, regulations, and rituals but enter into a
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rich, deep fellowship within with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as the Truth and the
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Reality. There are a number of verses in the New Testament that really help us with this
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matter, and we could summarize this true worship and this simple way to touch the Lord with
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four little words: O Lord, Amen, Hallelujah. And maybe I could explain a little bit more
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where we get these four words from: O Lord, Amen, Hallelujah. Well, in Matthew 8:2 it
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shows a leper coming to the Lord and says that he bowed down and worshipped Him and
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said, “Lord.” In Matthew 15 verse 25 the Canaanite woman beseeching the Lord to help
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her little daughter, also it says she worshipped Him and said, “Lord.” And then we also
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see in the Psalms in Psalm 119:145, “I called with my whole heart; answer me, O Lord...”
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And Psalm 116:4 says, “But I called upon the name of the Lord. Lord...” So we see
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that a component of our worship, simple worship to the Lord is this wonderful term: “O Lord,”
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and “Lord.” Also, then Revelation chapter 3 verse 14 we see that the Lord’s name is
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also the Amen; “These things says the Amen, the faithful and true Witness.” In 2 Corinthians
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1:20 we’re told that “In Him is the Yes; and through Him is the Amen to God.” So
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when we say, “O Lord” or when we say “Amen” we’re really using the Lord’s name, touching
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the Lord and rendering true worship to God and to our Father. Then finally, in Revelation
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19:4 it says “The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped
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God who sits upon the throne saying, Amen, Hallelujah!” So again we see worshipping
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God using “Amen” and “Hallelujah.” So when we put these four words together:
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O Lord, Amen, and Hallelujah, this is a simple way for us to touch the Lord and a simple
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way for us to worship the Lord in spirit and truthfulness from deep within our being: “O
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Lord, Amen, Hallelujah.” Joe: So, Michael in this segment we first
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saw from John 4: 23 and 24 that God is Spirit and that we must be those who worship Him
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in spirit and this is to give true worship to the Lord.
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Michael: Yes. Joe: And then also we saw that one way to
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render this true worship is this simple way to touch the Lord, which is to say, “O Lord,
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Amen, Hallelujah.” Michael: Yes.
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Joe: So anytime, no matter where we are or what we’re doing we can contact the Lord
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by saying, “Oh Lord, Amen, Hallelujah.” Michael: Amen.
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Joe: Amen. Michael, thank you for joining us and fellowshipping with us today.
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Michael: Thank you Joe. Joe: And thank you all for joining us as well.
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We’d like to encourage you to order the “Basic Elements of the Christian Life”
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from Bibles for America in order to get into this topic even further. Thank you again for
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joining us.
