Songs of preparation: What Blessedness Belongs To Him (Psalm 32) and Far And Near. Call to worship: Praise: This Is My Father’s World. Prayer of adoration and confession: Scripture assurance, confession of faith, doxology: Before The Throne Of God Above; The Apostles’ Creed; Glory To God The Father, God The Son . Continuous reading: Daniel …
The sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper are distinct means of grace; the number of times we receive them, the grace we receive through them, and the time in our life and spiritual development that we receive them worthily differ. To suggest otherwise confuses their purpose, detracting from them and the blessing they give. …
A brief article by Barry York at Gentle Reformation on a neglected aspect of ministry, the call to worship. The basic idea is that rather than telling people not be distracted, you show them the One who will capture their attention. From the article: The great leveling ground as people come to worship is the …
This article was titled 10 Things I Did Not Do that Improved My Congregation’s Singing and it takes the negative to achieve a positive outcome path. These points are all helpful, with some more relevant in our situation than others. The point is that there are pressures on church music and its presentation to conform …
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