This older post on evening worship was recently referenced at another website. Since the Lord’s Day is a mark of God’s covenant community that sets them apart as holy and reminds them that they are pilgrims on the way to the eternal Sabbath, evening worship provides a beautiful rhythm for the Lord’s Day. For centuries, …
I hope you hear a forgetful preacher tomorrow. From H.B. Charles Jr: Personal holiness, spiritual growth, and ministerial faithfulness are rooted in what you remember and what you forget. You should never forget what the Lord has sovereignly and graciously done for you. You should not forget what God has called you from and what …
Carl Trueman on worship that is tragic for the right reasons. Only the dead can be resurrected. As the second thief on the cross saw so clearly, Christ’s kingdom is entered through death, not by escape from it. Traditional Protestantism saw this, connecting baptism not to washing so much as to death and resurrection. Protestant …
Songs of preparation: How Can It Be? (Christ Is Risen) and Now Open Wide The Gates (Psalm 118). Responsive call to worship: Praise: Rejoice! The Lord Is King. Corporate Prayer of Confession: Song of assurance, confession of faith, doxology: All Heaven Declares; The Apostles’ Creed; Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. Consecutive reading: Hebrews …
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