Songs of preparation: The LORD Said To My Lord (Psalm 110) and The Splendour Of The King (How Great Is Our God. Call to worship: Praise: Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus. Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: If Christ Be God; The Apostle’s Creed; Praise God From Whom All Blessings …
From Rhythms Of Grace, by Mike Cosper: Theologian Jeremy Begbie calls the gathering an “echo from the future,” a foretaste of something we;ll see come to fruition when Christ returns and all things are made new, a not-yet life that we taste in part already. Today, we gather in exile, in the world but not …
From Hughes Oliphant Old: Some people today justify worship for any number of other reasons. We are told that we should worship because it brings us happiness. Sometimes worship does make us happy, but not always. We are told that we should worship because it will give us a sense of self-fulfillment. Surely worship does …
Corporate worship: a divine work, a saving work of God. It is the Holy Spirit who purifies our worship by his continual work of sanctification. As the Spirit purifies the worshippers, the worship is made pure. When we worship, having our minds enlightened by the Spirit, our lives cleansed by the Spirit, our wills moved …
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