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Title: CONTEXT OF OUR PREACHING Part Eight: Worship


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  • CONTEXT OF OUR PREACHINGPart Eight Worship

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP SIMPLE
  • John 424- Worship in Spirit and in Truth
  • Worship is New Covenant worship (vs. Old
    Covenant)
  • Worship is done in and through the Spirit
  • Spiritual Worship has an inner coherence and
    intentionality
  • Simplicity does not rule out symbol, but
    regulates it

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP ORDERLY
  • God is a God of order, I Cor. 1440
  • Orderliness is a function of the creation
    mandate, Gen 126-28
  • Order is not opposed to freedom, but concomitant
    to it
  • Diversity in worship styles and particulars is
    appropriate

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP FREE
  • Romans 1423, whatever is not of faith is sin,
    provides a basis for freedom of conscience
  • Adiaphora must be affirmed
  • Diverse worship styles are grounded in the
    Churchs freedom in Christ
  • For chaplains, there is freedom to embrace a wide
    range of options

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP GLORIFY AND EDIFY
  • We are to glorify God in all that we do, I Cor.
    1031
  • All true worship is for the building up of the
    body of Christ, I Cor. 1426
  • Edification
  • May include enjoyment
  • But is more than enjoyment

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP CATHOLIC
  • We are to share the good news with all people,
    Matt. 2819,20
  • Our worship should be that which is done in all
    the congregations of the saints I Cor. 1433
  • This requires openness to other traditions
  • There are two dimensions to catholicity
  • The Horizontal
  • The Longitudinal

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP CULTURALLY SENSITIVE
  • Distinguish between divine commands and the
    cultural expressions of those commands
  • Truth is timeless
  • But it exists in temporal manifestations
  • Consider the redemptive-historical pattern of
    Scripture
  • Consider the requirements of the Great Commission

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP BALANCED
  • Word and Symbol
  • Worship involves the whole person
  • It is more than an intellectual exercise
  • The NT uses symbol (water, wine, bread)
  • The use of sacred space, time, arts
  • Word and Sacrament
  • Truth is communicated through the Word read,
    preached, and exhibited
  • In NT, the Lords Supper was a regular
    occurrence, Acts 246, 207 I Cor. 1118

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PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP CHRIST-CENTERED
  • Complementary to Trinitarian worship
    (perichoresis)
  • Each gathering is a rehearsal of the Christ event
  • Each gathering points back to the cross and
    forward to the Second Advent
  • All worship is mediated through Christ
  • The Spirit of Christ gifts the Church as he will
    sovereignly

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THE CONDUCT OF WORSHIP
  • Issues of Poise, Visual Impressions
  • Use of Humor
  • Clothing and Calling

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PUBLIC PRAYER
  • Read . . . Or Extemporaneous?
  • A Potential Problem with Both!
  • Reading can be stilted, unnatural
  • Extempore prayer can be repetitious, incomplete
  • People cannot actively join Extempore prayer
  • A Benefit to Both!
  • Extempore prayer comes from pastors heart
  • Extempore prayer resonates with current issues
  • Read prayers are carefully crafted (you are
    talking the to King!)

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PUBLIC PRAYER
  • So, what to do?
  • Recognize that both types are legitimate
  • Yes, read prayers go back to synagogue!
  • Consider the Lords Prayer
  • Get a good collection of prayers from various
    books
  • Avoid ineffectual prayers
  • Prepare adequately- at least an outline
  • Work on Personal prayer life!
  • Develop a theology of prayer

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FORMS OF PUBLIC PRAYER
  • Very ancient format (at least back to 4th
    century). Elements
  • Address to God
  • Ascription of divine attribute
  • Single petition (related to theme of day)
  • Related clause
  • Trinitarian conclusion or Doxology
  • Collect from Latin, collectio
  • Focus is on meaning of a particular Sunday or
    feast
  • Sources
  • Book of Common Prayer, ECUS
  • Book of Common Worship, PC (USA)

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FORMS OF PUBLIC PRAYER
  • A Collect may be used in unison as an opening
    prayer or transition prayer
  • Example from Book of Common Prayer
  • Address- O Lord God
  • Attribute- Whose blessed Son our Saviour gave his
    body to be
    Whipped and his face to be spit upon
  • One petition- Give us grace to accept joyfully
    the sufferings
    of the present time
  • Related Clause- Confident of the glory that shall
    be revealed
  • Doxology- Through Jesus Christ your Son our
    Lord, Who lives and reigns with
    you and the Holy Spirit, one God for
    ever and ever. Amen

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FORMS OF PUBLIC PRAYER
  • Prayer of Confession
  • Should be specific
  • Should be corporate (though silent prayer can be
    effective after general confession)
  • May be sung
  • Calvin led this prayer from the communion table
    to show its corporate nature

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FORMS OF PUBLIC PRAYER
  • The Litany (from 4th-5th century)
  • Prayer with repeated congregational response
  • Lord, Hear our Prayer
  • Lord have mercy
  • We give you thanks, O Lord
  • Bidding Prayer
  • Minister mentions a concern
  • Allows time for people to respond in silent prayer

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FORMS OF PUBLIC PRAYER
  • The Morning Prayer
  • Sometimes, the Pastoral Prayer
  • Better still, Prayers of the People
  • Major objections
  • Not really a prayer, but a second sermon
  • Not very pastoral often general, abstract
  • Tries to do everything- does nothing well!
  • Beware repetitious words Father, Just

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  • Just as I am!!

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FORMS OF PUBLIC PRAYER
  • Instead of the Pastoral Prayer
  • Consider a number of shorter prayers
  • Concentrate on various acts of worship
  • Thanksgiving
  • Intercession (prayer for world at large)
  • Petition (local concerns)
  • Confession, etc.

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  • CONTEXT OF OUR PREACHINGPart Seven Worship
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