In the Order of Worship/Service, what is essential?
Submitted by Tony Germain on Mon, 2009-03-09 00:20.
I thought I'd throw this thought out into the light of day. In our various church backgrounds, what do you consider as essential in your Order of Worship and what parts are secondary (indifferent) or to say, may help and not harm a Worship Service?
What is the main reason you attend church?
Grace!
tonygermain@msn.com
Micah 6:8
I agree with you Maria
maria said:
know... He is present everywhere and I can pray in my room. But in making the extra effort to visit Him in His place, I am showing love and respect for the Lord. Also, there is much benefit to assemble before the presence of God. As Lee state, when two or more are present... He is in their midst. END
I have missed you sis.
While God is ever present and there is no pit we might be in where His love is absent, the calling together of the local assembly is important and very precious. Aside from the teaching of healthy doctrine and theology proper, which we discuss considerably at ccel, assembly is the place where three or even two can come together in Jesus name, and God be in thier midst.
While I dont see the Lord's day as Sabbath keeping, certainly the principle of taking time to devote oneself to qualitative and uninterrupted communion with God and each other is scriptural. It is one thing to pray and worship in the course of daily life, and we need that, but I think we equally need the time of devotion with no interruption in the community of the saints. I mean need in the sense that we have a need that can only be met when our heart craves and desires to be with God's people. Then we can weep and rejoice with each other in true empathy. One in Christ is the only way we can edify each other in love as commanded. We have access to the Apostolic revelation contained in the Bible but we need the Church, the true Body of Christ with Christ at the Head, because we need each other. We allow the pastoral, evangelistic and teaching functions of the Church to work in our lives when we are present and comparing what we hear to what the scripture says.
In Christ,
Dan Fugett