Gathering to worship God bids us do one thing at once with all our focus. This runs counter to the growing tendency to split attention between any number of tasks, giving full attention to nothing. God deserves nothing less than undivided attention. From John Muether: Single-minded attention is strange to us, even in worship, because …
Song: Saviour Of The World Welcome Call to Worship Song: Saved My Soul Prayer Of Confession Song: My Faith Looks Up To See Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism 52 Song: Worship, Honour, Glory, Blessing Bible Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-17 – Warnings against idleness and concluding benediction. Bible Memorisation: Mark 9:50 Song: Hushed Was The …
From Lewis Allen’s The Preacher’s Catechism – Q&A 23: What does the second commandment teach us? – You shall not make a preaching idol of your image or anyone else’s. Here are some warning signs that you could be in danger of preaching idolatry: You can never read the Bible for your own soul’s profit. …
From Lewis Allen’s The Preacher’s Catechism – Q&A 9: Why does God call us to preach? – God calls us to serve all of our hearers with His Gospel. Preaching to the glory of God is all about helping others to grasp and delight in the truth of the gospel. God’s glory revealed in the …
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