Joseph Tenney writes about the way in which corporate worship serves to direct the natural flow of our worship toward the one we were created to worship. An excerpt: The gathering together of the church for worship is an act of reversal; it is an act of reversing our loves. Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, …

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Songs of preparation and praise: Tell Me The Old, Old Story; Glory Of Glories; and O Lord, Your Perfect Righteousness. Prayer of adoration and confession: expressing thankfulness for God’s calling us into fellowship with Himself as His covenant people and anticipating the fulfilment of that kingdom with the return and rule of King Jesus. Confessing …

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Responding to the lives of His people asking the question “What have you done for us lately?” God speaks of the workings of his faithful covenant love. Songs of preparation and gathering: There Is A Redeemer, Loved With Everlasting Love, and Be Still, For The Presence Of The Lord. The prayer of approach and confession …

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A condemned man makes what may be his final requests. What can Christians learn about their Gospel relationships and priorities from these words passed from Paul to Timothy? Songs of preparation are See The Destined Day Arise and All People That On Earth Do Dwell. After the call to worship, the prayer of approach and …

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