Category: Our Worship
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Resources for Liturgical Worship (2): Call to Worship
In evangelical churches, it is typical for the pastor to open the worship service with “Good morning!” or “Welcome!” or even with a joke as an “ice-breaker.” In contrast to this man-centered opening words, Reformed worship begins with the minister reading God’s word calling his covenant people to assemble for worship. Was this Reformed…
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Resources for Liturgical Worship (1): Prayers Part 1
For many evangelicals, liturgy is one of those Roman Catholic leftovers in a few liberal churches, while “led by the Spirit” is their pride. “Liturgy” is not a Roman Catholic invention. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, the people of God always worshiped with a liturgy. This word is derived from the Greek…
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Are Our Songs Fit for Church?
Since there is so much discussion about worship and worship music, I thought that the following principles and guidelines for selecting music for the church would be very helpful. It was written by our federation of churches back in our Synod 2004. Those who use CCM please specially note Guidelines 7, 10 and 11. To…
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Reverence & Joy, Word & Sacraments in Worship
New Horizons magazine of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church has a special issue on Worship in its June 2009 edition. Here are some of the articles: Reverence or Joy in Worship? by Larry E. Wilson The Beginning and the End of Worship by Steven F. Miller The Reading of Scripture in Worship by William B. Kessler…
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Reformed Worship Part 3: Worship Must Be Historical
For a printer-friendly version (PDF) of this article, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 In June 2007, tens of thousands of people all over the United States lined up in front of stores for a chance to be one of the lucky first…
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Reformed Worship Part 2: Worship Must Be Biblical
For a printer-friendly version of this post, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 “I thought that as long as we’re sincere in our worship, God must be pleased. I didn’t know that everything we do in worship must be from the Bible.” Such…
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Reformed Worship Part 1: The Church and Its Business
For a printer-friendly version (PDF) of this article, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 For the past two years, I’ve taught Reformed Worship here in the Philippines. The results have given me some encouragement. Several years ago, the leaders of a church in…
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Reformed Worship Introduction: “On the Necessity of Reforming the Church—Today!”
For a printer-friendly PDF copy, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 In 1543, the great French and Genevan Reformer John Calvin wrote a treatise addressed to Emperor Charles V entitled, “On the Necessity of Reforming the Church,” wherein he discusses the two things…
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“On the Necessity of Reforming the Church,—Today!”
For a printer-friendly PDF copy, click here. Reformed Worship Series: Introduction • Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 In 1543, the great French and Genevan Reformer John Calvin wrote a treatise addressed to Emperor Charles V entitled, “On the Necessity of Reforming the Church,” wherein he discusses the two things…
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Why is Our Worship so Serious?
Download this article in booklet form [wpdm_package id=’12607′] © 2004, 2008 by Daniel R. Hyde. Originally published as “Why is Reformed Worship so Serious?” in The Journal of the Church Music National Conference (Winter 2004): 3–6. Here in San Diego county we have a weekly magazine called The San Diego Reader. It is a magazine…