They spend most of
their worship services calling him several different names and even singing songs to all but the right name at times.
The idea is based on his experiences with a similar
worship service called The Bridge back in Ventura, where he feels the «very community - based» approach made worship services «very real, more about relationship and less about religion.»
Not exact matches
He was probably already at church and followed the directions of the
worship leader to turn off all cellphones during the
service... I'm sure He'll return your
call later.
Yet it seems we look with longing always towards the fervent excitement of the tent meeting altar
call — and never towards the dignified beauty of a Wittenberg
worship service.
To cite a present - day example: Many people were not at all surprised at the report (in January, 1968; whether the report was correct I do not know) that so noted a theologian as Helmut Thielicke had
called on a number of officer - candidates to prevent leftist students from disrupting the
worship service at a Hamburg church by their demonstrations.
This would involve many of the usual religious activities that a pastor provides: religious
worship services, administration of the sacraments, individual pastoral
calls, religious study, and discussion groups.
I did however experience two weeks ago at our
worship gathering (what I
call it cause we do very little serving so doesn't justify the name
worship service I feel) and I talked about that church you posted about once — the one where the biker is involved and the pastor leading the church out into their community — and turned it on our congregation asking, what can we do in our community?
From Dianna: You seem to have a pretty unusual faith journey, but one thing I notice throughout each of the four major steps (Catholic - Hindu - Anglican - Orthodox) is the inherent beauty in each of those
worship styles - Catholicism has a very beautiful set routine of liturgy, the Hindu
call to prayer is (to me) one of the most beautiful sounds in the world, and Anglican
services tend to be quite beautiful as well.
But aside from that this potential can be used for good (such as orienting us as a community to bring practical expressions of God's love to the world, such as pursuing social justice) or for evil (such as when we turn our
worship services into corporate naval gazing that never moves beyond the intention to touch the world — there is far too much of this kinda BS pretending to be
worship of God, the Bible would
call this idolatry).
Only after he had received the first 1,000 phone
calls, then and only then, did he conduct an actual, live
worship service before actual, live worshipers.
I find it odd that he
calls for an «integrated» approach to social
service endeavors but then is perturbed when I defend Evangelical ministries that adopt a genuinely integrated approach by combining material help with Bible study,
worship, and spiritual mentoring.
(v. 10) is not primarily a
call for silence in a
worship service.
A thoroughgoing biblical inquiry into the relation between the «
service of God» and what we have come to
call the «
service of
worship» by the congregation of believers assembled in a specific place has got to be undertaken.
The report
called the churches to begin the evangelization of the world at the level of local congregations, in the local and ecumenical dimension of its life:
worship, sacrament, preaching, teaching, healing, fellowship and
service, witnessing in life and in death.70
This has been
called a «
worship service» directed to the Lord.
Then there's the so -
called «glory cloud»: a sparkling gold cloud that seemed to appear at the side of the stage during several
worship services and which was even captured on amateur video.
In the Athanasian Creed, that ancient canticle of Christian faith still found in the
service books of many Christian communions, there is a fine statement which gives the proper setting for any discussion of Christian
worship and, a fortiori, for a discussion of the central act of Christian
worship, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, the Eucharist, the Holy Communion, the Divine Mysteries, the Liturgy, the Mass —
call it what you will.
The album's breakout single — a
worship anthem
called «Reckless Love» — is now a staple of Sunday morning
services across the country, but the decision to include it on the album was a controversial one, even among members of the band.
But whereas most seeker churches work with the models of the shopping mall and the television audience in designing their space and
worship service, Fabian likens
worship at St. Gregory's to a rock concert, which he
calls the modern secular experience that most closely resembles the divine liturgy.
The very act of attempting to convert one's colleague may be an act of solidarity, a way of creating a mutual bond, and the pastor who preaches in individualistic terms may still invoke a sense of community by
calling — in the collective setting of the morning
worship service — for unity amid diversity.
At 11 a.m., NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and NYCLU Director Donna Lieberman hold a press conference to speak out against a resolution that
calls on Albany to allow religious groups to use New York City public school space for
worship services; Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.
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calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in
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Worship, Learning & Caring, Service, Evan
Worship, Learning & Caring,
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calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in
worship and mission It does this through: Worship, Learning & Caring, Service, Evan
worship and mission It does this through:
Worship, Learning & Caring, Service, Evan
Worship, Learning & Caring,
Service, Evangelism.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, Mission San Buenaventura is a parish rich in Catholic heritage
called to «go forward» in
worship to spread God's Word through compassionate
service.