Comments on: Two Churches – Three Services http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/ To Lead the church in worship and provide a place for evangelism through excellence Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Stanley McCall http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-97 Stanley McCall Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:51:30 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-97 http://www.cgault.co.uk/hp/shop.asp?cat=hymn_books This is a link to where we get our worship hymn book. It is the PHSS hymn book which stands for Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs. It is divided into two sections with the first 150 hymns for collective worship. http://www.cgault.co.uk/hp/shop.asp?cat=hymn_books
This is a link to where we get our worship hymn book. It is the PHSS hymn book which stands for Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs.
It is divided into two sections with the first 150 hymns for collective worship.

]]> By: cindy hinds http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-96 cindy hinds Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:31:12 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-96 Thanks Stan for your reply. Sounds very interesting and I see that Brian has responded to ya! He is our worship leader at our church. Glad to have you aboard our Faith blog! Thanks Stan for your reply. Sounds very interesting and I see that Brian has responded to ya! He is our worship leader at our church. Glad to have you aboard our Faith blog!

]]> By: Stanley McCall http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-95 Stanley McCall Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:28:16 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-95 A while ago I was having a conversation with a friend and I asked him. What is the reason that we should join a church? He replied, for fellowship, to grow spiritually, for teaching, to serve God, and to worship God. I replied you don't have to join a church to do any of that, you just have to attend. In fact you can worship God in your own home and meet with like minded Christians in your own home. The reason for joining a church is to worship God collectively the way God wants us to worship Him. The woman at the well said to Jesus, we worship in this mountain, and you say in Jerusalem is the place to worship. (she is talking about going to a place for collective worship) Jesus said, the time is coming when neither in this mountain or in Jerusalem shall people worship God, but the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth. (Jesus is talking about collective worshipers) True worshipers worship God, Gods way, not the popular way. We are not trying to entertain God. A while ago I was having a conversation with a friend and I asked him. What is the reason that we should join a church?
He replied, for fellowship, to grow spiritually, for teaching, to serve God, and to worship God.
I replied you don’t have to join a church to do any of that, you just have to attend. In fact you can worship God in your own home and meet with like minded Christians in your own home.
The reason for joining a church is to worship God collectively the way God wants us to worship Him.
The woman at the well said to Jesus, we worship in this mountain, and you say in Jerusalem is the place to worship. (she is talking about going to a place for collective worship)
Jesus said, the time is coming when neither in this mountain or in Jerusalem shall people worship God, but the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth. (Jesus is talking about collective worshipers)
True worshipers worship God, Gods way, not the popular way. We are not trying to entertain God.

]]> By: Brian Sparks http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-94 Brian Sparks Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:15:44 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-94 What I mean as an order of service is, every church in this town does the same thing every Sunday. It's very predictable (which is not all bad). We have one song, a welcome time, two songs, offering, one song, someone sings a special, then there is a sermon, with an invitation at the end. Unfortunately many people assume that this is the proper way of having a worship service. Others have never heard of any other way. What I mean as an order of service is, every church in this town does the same thing every Sunday. It’s very predictable (which is not all bad). We have one song, a welcome time, two songs, offering, one song, someone sings a special, then there is a sermon, with an invitation at the end. Unfortunately many people assume that this is the proper way of having a worship service. Others have never heard of any other way.

]]> By: Stanley McCall http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-93 Stanley McCall Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:19:04 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-93 Would be glad to answer any questions. I agree with your last statement. Many people think music is their gift, it is not one of the gifts of the spirit it is a talent that can be learned. Do you have a web site for your church? I would like to know what you mean by an understood order of service. Where I worship we remember the Lord in the breaking of the bread and the wine every weak. How often do it? Would be glad to answer any questions. I agree with your last statement. Many people think music is their gift, it is not one of the gifts of the spirit it is a talent that can be learned.
Do you have a web site for your church? I would like to know what you mean by an understood order of service. Where I worship we remember the Lord in the breaking of the bread and the wine every weak. How often do it?

]]> By: Brian Sparks http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-92 Brian Sparks Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:24:10 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-92 Stan, this is really interesting. I would like to create a new post just to allow us to interview you. Would you be willing to let me and the others throw a few questions towards you? Here in Southwest AR. there is such a heavy pressure to entertain the congregation. They like it fast and upbeat. There is also an understood order of service. I'm sure that some people who just read your post are thinking that you might be a little far out there. But I am hoping that they will understand that music has very little to do with worship. Stan, this is really interesting. I would like to create a new post just to allow us to interview you. Would you be willing to let me and the others throw a few questions towards you?
Here in Southwest AR. there is such a heavy pressure to entertain the congregation. They like it fast and upbeat. There is also an understood order of service. I’m sure that some people who just read your post are thinking that you might be a little far out there. But I am hoping that they will understand that music has very little to do with worship.

]]> By: Stanley McCall http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-91 Stanley McCall Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:10:16 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-91 No Cindy I don't go to Faith. I am in Hamilton Ontario and I belong to a brethren church. Now you will find what I have to say about worship a lot diffrent than what you are use to. We have no minister, no choir, no musical instruments in our worship meeting and no worship leader. The hymns in our worship hymn book are written in the plural for collective worship. Collective worship is not about what God has done for me but we worship God for His Son and what he has done in bringing us to Him. When we gather for worship on Sunday morning a brother will go to the table and give thanks for the bread and that will be passed around for all in the church to partake of, then the same brother will go to the table and give thanks for the wine and it will be passed around for all in the church to partake of. The remainder of the meeting will consist of brothers in the church leading the congregation in prayer (worship) or giving out a hymn. Everyone sings the hymns, there is no distractions. The meeting is supposed to be an hour but it often goes over time because there are so many people taking part. You should come prepared with your offering of worship from what the Lord has given you from his word during the week. After the worship service a brother will minister to the saints from the word of God. We have a praise band but that is for praise meetings not collective worship of the church. Our singing is better at our worship meetings than at our praise meetings. In fact often the praise band will stop playing just to let the congregation appreciate the words more. No Cindy I don’t go to Faith. I am in Hamilton Ontario and I belong to a brethren church. Now you will find what I have to say about worship a lot diffrent than what you are use to.
We have no minister, no choir, no musical instruments in our worship meeting and no worship leader. The hymns in our worship hymn book are written in the plural for collective worship. Collective worship is not about what God has done for me but we worship God for His Son and what he has done in bringing us to Him.
When we gather for worship on Sunday morning a brother will go to the table and give thanks for the bread and that will be passed around for all in the church to partake of, then the same brother will go to the table and give thanks for the wine and it will be passed around for all in the church to partake of.
The remainder of the meeting will consist of brothers in the church leading the congregation in prayer (worship) or giving out a hymn. Everyone sings the hymns, there is no distractions.
The meeting is supposed to be an hour but it often goes over time because there are so many people taking part.
You should come prepared with your offering of worship from what the Lord has given you from his word during the week.
After the worship service a brother will minister to the saints from the word of God.
We have a praise band but that is for praise meetings not collective worship of the church. Our singing is better at our worship meetings than at our praise meetings. In fact often the praise band will stop playing just to let the congregation appreciate the words more.

]]> By: cindy hinds http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-90 cindy hinds Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:50:08 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-90 Hello Stanley and welcome to our worship blog! Thanks for your input and referral of the book! I am not familiar with your name so do you go to Faith? If not,where do you go to church and how do yall worship? Again,welcome to the blog, Cindy Hello Stanley and welcome to our worship blog! Thanks for your input and referral of the book! I am not familiar with your name so do you go to Faith? If not,where do you go to church and how do yall worship?
Again,welcome to the blog,
Cindy

]]> By: Stanley McCall http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-89 Stanley McCall Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:09:40 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-89 I just read your blog about worship. A book that is worth reading on worship is "Are We Missing Something" by Keith Dorricott. It is available at www.kdpublications.com A brother in Christ Stan. I just read your blog about worship. A book that is worth reading on worship is “Are We Missing Something” by Keith Dorricott. It is available at www.kdpublications.com

A brother in Christ
Stan.

]]> By: cindy hinds http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-87 cindy hinds Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:51:09 +0000 http://faithtexarkana.com/blogs/worship/2007/12/31/two-churches-%e2%80%93-three-services/#comment-87 I agree. Any distraction takes away from the (surrender to worship). For some it is literally ANY distraction. People coming in late for church,the words to the song not on the screens is what I see here lately to be really distracting the congregation. They stop singing and begin to focus on the worship leader,the choir is looking at the media box and this is of course if it is a newer song that everyone isn't familiar with.So,any of those kind of things can hinder our worship. But, then nobody is perfect and these are just things that need to be worked out and prayed about. I agree. Any distraction takes away from the (surrender to worship). For some it is literally ANY distraction. People coming in late for church,the words to the song not on the screens is what I see here lately to be really distracting the congregation. They stop singing and begin to focus on the worship leader,the choir is looking at the media box and this is of course if it is a newer song that everyone isn’t familiar with.So,any of those kind of things can hinder our worship. But, then nobody is perfect and these are just things that need to be worked out and prayed about.

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