The act of leading a congregation in prayer gives voice to present hope and future expectation by invoking the memory of God’s person, works and promises. In corporate prayer, the people of God remember who God is, and who they are. Remember that in public prayer you are a remembrancer. When a pastor leads in …
A benediction (a good word) was traditionally used at the end of a worship service as a sending blessing for the congregation. Today they’ve been somewhat supplanted by the modern form “Please join us for a cup of coffee or tea.” A book collecting benedictions from Dale Ralph Davis called Grace Be With You has …
Song: From The Day Welcome: Call to Worship Song: My Lighthouse Prayer Of Confession Song: Rise Up, You Saints Of God Affirming our Faith: New City Catechism 26 Song: Now To Him Who Loved Us Bible Reading: Luke 6: 12-36 – Jesus chooses His twelve apostles, and preaches His “Sermon on the Plain” (verse 17), …
We don’t worship God because he needs it. We worship God because we need it. From Taylor King: We come to the Sunday morning service beat by the world if not beat up by ourselves. We come into the sanctuary with wounded hearts and worn out minds. When Heaven seems so distant, congregational worship reminds …
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