The Meaning of "Worship in Spirit and Truth"

What did Jesus mean when he told the Samaritan woman at the well, "The true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth" (John 4:20-24)? In this "Exploring Faith, Pursuing Grace" podcast, host Daniel Rogers interviews Dr. Tom Wadsworth about his doctoral research into "worship" in the first century.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:40 About the “Biblical Model”
03:50 “Prescriptive” Statements and the Holy Kiss
10:30 John 4: Worship in Spirit and Truth
12:20 How to Define Greek Words
14:30 The Meaning of Proskuneo
16:30 Prostration Indicators
21:00 Naaman at the Temple of Rimmon
23:00 The Requirement of Prostration
28:00 The Bowing-Downers
31:20 The Meaning of Worship in Spirit and Truth
34:00 The Temple-Free Early Church
38:30 The Significance of “Christ in You”
45:00 The Nature of Gatherings of Holy Ones
47:30 About “Delivering Sermons”
50:00 A Participatory Gathering
52:30 Orality vs. Textuality
56:50 Growing in Maturity and Skills
58:00 The Benefits of Small Groups
1:05:40 The Importance of Edification

Daniel Rogers' YouTube Channel:
/ @danielrogers

Tom Wadsworth's website:
www.tomwadsworth.com

Free download of Wadsworth's dissertation:
https://www.tomwadsworth.com/the-chri...

Download Dr. Wadsworth's paper on Proskuneo:
https://www.tomwadsworth.com/s/prosku...

Tom Wadsworth's YouTube Channel:
/ @tomwadsworth