Along the gradual disappearance of Bible reading from gathered worship, the loss of public pastoral prayer is another mystery situation which I notice when visiting other churches. (Of course there’s lots of music) On Christward Collective Nick Batzig has posted Samuel Miller’s Frequent Faults In Public Prayer. Given that there are eighteen of these they …
Songs of preparation: All Things Bright And Beautiful and Lord, I Come Before Your Throne Of Grace. Call to worship: Praise: From All That Dwell Below The Skies. Corporate Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: I Once Was Lost (All I Have Is Christ); The Apostles’ Creed; Praise God From Whom …
Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 39 Q & A 155 Q How is the Word made effectual to salvation? A The Spirit of God makes the reading, but especially the preaching of the Word, an effectual means of enlightening, convincing, and humbling sinners; of driving them out of themselves, and drawing them unto Christ; …
Songs of preparation: Who With God Most High Finds Shelter (Psalm 91) and Here Is Love. Call to worship: Praise: O, For A Thousand Tongues. Corporate Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: : My Faith Looks Up To See; The Apostles’ Creed; Now To Him Who Loved Us. Consecutive reading: 1 …
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