Project Overview

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Christ
Love
The Church as Team
We are the temple of the Living God
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
...the true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such
people to worship him. God is spirit, and those
who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
You awake us to delight in your praises for you
made us for yourself, and our heart is restless,
until it rests in you.
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
Our experiences of worship?

• Lively?

• Dead?

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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
Our experience of worship?

• Boring?

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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
Our experience of worshipping

• Spirituality

• Obedience

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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
The Meaning of the word WORSHIP Giving homage
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
Who and what is God? GOD WORSHIP MAN Who and what
is man?
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
...the true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such
people to worship him. God is spirit, and those
who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP

• Never a place but always a people

• Never a fold but always a flock

• Not a building but a community

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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
The Way to God
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
CHRIST THE CENTRE OF WORSHIP
CHRIST in, through and with
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And so Scripture offers us Christ alone, To us
sends Him, Establishing us in Him. Through Christ
our mouth we speak to the Father Through Christ
our eye We see the Father Through Christ our
right hand We offer ourselves to the Father...
(Calvin)
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
CHRISTS PRESENCE
For where two or three are gathered in my name,
there I am among them
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CHRIST
Presence
Celebrating
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
the fact that Christ himself is present in His
Spirit in our worship, makes it so great and
wonderful that no minister or choir or organist
can make it any more splendid.
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Christ
Love
The Church as Team
We are the temple of the Living God
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
PREPARATION / MINISTRY OF WORD / RESPONSE
Call to Worship Prayer of Praise and
Thanksgiving Hymn/Song/Psalm Confession Hymn
Reading O.T. Reading N.T. Hymn Prayer for
Illumination Sermon
Hymn Collection Prayer of Dedication (Credo/Covene
nt) Hymn The blessing
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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP

• Guidlines for arranging a service
• Biblical theme - grounding
• The Local context
• Appropriate Hymns and Readings
• Ways of responding

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THE TEAM AT WORSHIP
...the true worshipers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such
people to worship him. God is spirit, and those
who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
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Christ
Love
The Church as Team
We are the temple of the Living God