Worship and Knowing God

Knowing God is a powerful part of being able to sanctify God’s Name.  In Gospel Worhip, Jeremiah Burroughs says, “Thus, understanding God in a right way will help us a great deal in His worship and to sanctify His name.” (114). Burroughs continued to expound on the importance of knowing God by showing how knowing God affects how we approach Him.  He shows how, since God is spirit, we must, as commanded in Scripture (John 4:24), worship Him in spirit (111-112).  Since God is holy, we cannot come worship Him in a sinful state (119).  By knowing our God, we will be able to worship Him according to who He is.  As Daniel 11:32 says, “. . . the people who know their God will display strength and take action.”  Our knowledge of God affects our ability to serve Him and bring Him glory.  Do churches today often try to get their congregants to know who their God is or is the focus more on knowing what God’s Word lays down for life principles? Is knowing God something that should primarily occur in a private worship setting and then that knowledge is brought to the corporate setting?