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The word ''worship'' means “to honor or show reverence to a divine being.” Broadly speaking, worship can refer to any act of humbling oneself to honor God, including sacrifices in the Old Testament times. However, it is normally used to describe an act of serving God in a certain form such as praying or praising. | <!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:예배]][[vi:Thờ phượng]][[es:El culto]][[ne:आराधना]][[pt:Culto]]<!-- interlanguage:end --><!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:예배]][[vi:Thờ phượng]][[es:El culto]][[ne:आराधना]][[pt:Culto]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->The word ''worship'' means “to honor or show reverence to a divine being.” Broadly speaking, worship can refer to any act of humbling oneself to honor God, including sacrifices in the Old Testament times. However, it is normally used to describe an act of serving God in a certain form such as praying or praising. | ||
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==Forms of Worship== | ==Forms of Worship== | ||
Although there is no standardized worship service recorded in the Bible, the format of worship of the early Church is seen through the work of Jesus and the apostles. In the early Church, worship was held in various places: the homes of the saints, the outdoor spaces, [[Synagogue|synagogues]] where many Jews gathered, etc. | Although there is no standardized worship service recorded in the Bible, the format of worship of the early Church is seen through the work of Jesus and the apostles. In the early Church, worship was held in various places: the homes of the saints, the outdoor spaces, [[The Synagogue|synagogues]] where many Jews gathered, etc. | ||
* '''Sermon''': Jesus set an example of giving a sermon in a synagogue on the Sabbath day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A21&version=NIV |title=Mark 1:21|publisher= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV |title=Luke 4:16|publisher= |quote=}}</ref> The apostles too gave a sermon while keeping worship in a synagogue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+13%3A13-44&version=NIV |title=Acts 13:13–44 |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | * '''Sermon''': Jesus set an example of giving a sermon in a synagogue on the Sabbath day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A21&version=NIV |title=Mark 1:21|publisher= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4%3A16&version=NIV |title=Luke 4:16|publisher= |quote=}}</ref> The apostles too gave a sermon while keeping worship in a synagogue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+13%3A13-44&version=NIV |title=Acts 13:13–44 |publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
* '''Prayer''': Worship was also a time of prayer. When the Bible recorded that Paul and Silas were looking for a place to keep the Sabbath worship, it described it as them “looking for a place of prayer.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+16%3A13&version=NIV |title=Acts 16:13|publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | * '''Prayer''': Worship was also a time of prayer. When the Bible recorded that Paul and Silas were looking for a place to keep the Sabbath worship, it described it as them “looking for a place of prayer.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+16%3A13&version=NIV |title=Acts 16:13|publisher= |quote=}}</ref> | ||