Many Christians recognize that the Church's weekly gathering is important, but they seem to give little thought as to why.

Why should we gather on a regular basis for corporate worship and what should our priorities

be when we gather?

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Well, in this sermon from John chapter 4 versus 1 through 26, David Platt identifies the kind

of worship that pleases God. We gather as God's people not to be entertained or to listen to the thoughts of men but rather to

worship God in spirit and in truth. Here's David continuing the series 12 traits of

a biblical church with today's sermon on worship from John Chapter 4

verses 1 through 26.

Well if you have if you have a Bible and I hope you or somebody around you does that you can look on with let

me invite you to open with me to John chapter 4 the Gospel of John and the New Testament chapter 4 as you're turning I want to welcome

those of you who are joining with us in Montgomery County and Loudon and Prince William and down on Main Avenue in the district

and various assisted living centers, other places. It's good to be together across

Washington around God's Word. We have two more traits to go in our

series on biblical traits of church and today is biblical worship and from the start I want to jump right to the why. So why is

this important for your life as Lon has mentioned for so many years, so what?

In order to answer that question,

I want to read you a portion of a letter that I received this week, handwritten letter from a teenager in our

church.

I won't mention her name when she wrote me saying

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