God is Spirit, and those who worship God must be led by the Spirit to worship him according to the truth.
–John 4:24

If you grew up in Sunday school, you might remember singing:

“The church is not a building, the church is not a steeple,
the church is not a resting place—the church is the people!”

That little song carries a big truth. Worship isn’t about stained glass, pews, or even the sanctuary itself. Worship is about the people. Us. Worship is about those gathered in the Spirit, turning our hearts toward God.

In John 4:21–26, Jesus has a remarkable conversation with a Samaritan woman at a well. She asks him where the proper place to worship is, on her people’s mountain or in Jerusalem. Jesus replies that a time is coming (and is already here!) when true worship will no longer depend on location, but on spirit and truth. In other words, worship isn’t about where we stand, but how open our hearts are to God’s presence.

This Sunday we continue our series, “Living Our Verbs” by exploring the word “Worship,” not as a noun, but as an action. Worship is what we do together when we lift our voices, pray, and come to the table. But it’s also what we do when we carry that spirit of truth and love into the world.

Come ready to live your verb and to bring your voice, your story, and your gratitude as we worship together in spirit and truth. Hope to see you on Sunday if not sooner for the big craft fair we are hosting this Saturday!

Brett