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Is My Pastor in a Dress?
With a new pastor come new changes, hopefully all for the glory of God and edification of the church! One immediately noticeable change is in the attire that the minister wears. Anyone participating in worship will surely see that the minister is wearing what looks like a dress or a gown. What is it, and why wear one? It is called a Geneva Gown, worn by the ministers in Calvin’s Geneva, and this God-honoring sartorial practice has been worn by…
God’s Blueprint for Worship – Part 2
In the previous post (God’s Blueprint for Worship) I stated that God has not left us free to do as we please in the worship service. If God had left us to do as we please during the Lord’s Day gathering we might ask ourselves this guiding question: “What will please the congregation?” Unfortunately, too many churches ask themselves this question and their answer, which means their practice, is usually unbiblical. The right question to ask ourselves about how we…
God’s Blueprint for Worship
God has commanded us to worship Him and He alone is worthy to be worshipped. But how are we to worship God when assembled together as a congregation? The answer will transform your worship service, your congregation, and your life. How could biblical, God-centered worship of an almighty, infinite God do otherwise? The Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 7, describes God in this manner: God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; all-sufficient, eternal,…