Sentences with phrase «center of worship»

Churches erected at this time, often in the Gothic style, have large, formal, high - ceiling sanctuaries that focus the congregation's attention on the liturgical center of worship rather than on fellow worshipers.

«In particular, it may undercut current restrictions on opening new centers of worship — which would be good for all, but especially Christians.»

Efforts like composting, and maybe even small - scale waste - to - energy projects, could pop up at churches, temples, and other centers of worship as these organizations work to wring every bit of use out of this «waste» while reducing their carbon footprints and other environmental impacts.

He had a center of worship in Jerusalem in the 1st century BCE.

And the antidote to this secularization is restoring the integrity of the center of worship — the praise of God.

He was moved to violent physical action by the combination of irreverence and black - marketeering which was corrupting what was meant to be the center of worship — the Temple in Jerusalem.

St. George's Church is not only a center of worship; it is also a medical clinic, a pharmacy, a dentist's office, and a food distribution center.

When we insist on emphasizing attendance, we subtly knock God out of the center of worship and replace this vital core with an emphasis on ourselves.

Here is the center of worship; here the Pharisees play a special role; from here, it is hoped, the Kingdom of God will take its start.

But Christians know that God is, in full, unknowable, and a day of intense suffering is at the center of their worship.

Microsoft's PowerPoint used on the big screen in worship, overpowers the worshiper with its content that disrupts and trivializes the center of worship.

I've been tracking youth reading habits and test scores for a long time, but I've never asked this question: What becomes of a faith that places a book at the center of worship if the rising generation doesn't read?

Jesus Christ in that idea of Christianity plays the part of the great teacher and prophet who enunciated the truths with which Christians are concerned, but who is not Himself the center of their worship and their service.

Their version of the scripture was different from that of the Jews; and their center of worship was Mount Gerizim, not the Temple in Jerusalem.

It's no good going on about making the gospel the center of our worship and discipleship if we are not on the same page for what the gospel actually is.

It occurred to me that traditions that make communion the center of worship and that use the lectionary for sermon topics have found some pretty effective built - in ways to guard against the phenomenon of celebrity pastors.

First Church has been a center of worship, hospitality, faith development, care, mission, and outreach for over 175 years.

The site of Machu Picchu was a center of worship and astronomical observation and was probably a private royal family estate of Inca Pachacutec.

Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was both a center of worship and astronomic observatory, and likely the private retreat of the family of Inca ruler Pachacútec.

A center of worship and pilgrimage until the Spanish arrived, the site is still considered sacred by the Yucatán's present - day Maya population.

Learn how this large pre-Colombian city played an important role in Mayan civilization from around A.D. 600 to 1200, and remained a center of worship and pilgrimage until the arrival of the Spanish.

During creation of this work, the artist considers the idea of art as an act of worship, as the sun has been the center of worship for the earliest of human religions.

First Church has been a center of worship, hospitality, faith development, care, mission, and outreach for over 175 years.

First Church has been a center of worship, hospitality, faith development, care, mission, and outreach for over 175 years.