PRAYER AND PRAISE IN PUBLIC WORSHIP Having previously noted* (a) The Word of God read and preached, we consider next (b) Prayer (i) Prayer belongs to true worship. Gen. 4.26 tells of the beginning of public worship and is indicative of prayer. Abraham prayed Gen. 12.8; 13.4. Tabernacle and Temple service included prayer. In the …
Author: K. F. T. Matrunola
PUBLIC WORSHIP Worship acceptable to God must be Biblically based. Our public worship needs to be regulated by the Word of God. 1. What we mean by public worship. In distinction from private worship such as in Matt. 6.6, there is social worship, the worship of God by a group of believers. In the Old …
ORDER AND OVERSIGHT IN PUBLIC WORSHIP 1. Order in Worship The Biblical pattern for worship requires order. We have seen that God seeks worship that is acceptable to Him; also that our worship must be God-centred, doing that which God has appointed rather than what man likes better or judges to be an improvement. Scripture …
PUBLIC WORSHIP AND THE WORD OF GOD We have already shown that public worship must be governed by the principles of God-Centredness, Order and oversight. These are plainly advanced in the Scriptures. Our intention now is to state briefly the parts of worship, naming, and explaining them, also seeking to set out the responsibilities of …
THE WORSHIP GOD REQUIRES Worship belongs to our relationship with God and is of great importance. We must ever seek that what we do in worship meets the test of Scripture lest the Lord’s evaluation be, “In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men” (Matt. 15.8). We must also seek …