If you read the suggested passage each day, by the end of 30 days you will have read the entire New Testament.
Day 21
30-day reading plan: 1 Corinthians 10 – 16
Daily Verse: 1 Corinthians 14: 26
What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
I read a book in seminary called Beyond the Worship Wars. I don’t remember it well enough to give you a brief synopsis. I think the title tells you enough. Churches battle over any number of things when it comes to worship. Music style seems to be the topic of discussions in many churches recently.
These conversations about worship need to be about more than music, because worship is more than just music. Behind all the music talk is really a conversation about the style of worship. Traditional worship is more formal and contemporary worship is more casual, but a worship service with hymns can be casual and a worship service with contemporary choruses can have formal elements.
Some think worship with contemporary music will draw more visitors. It is believed new visitors won’t feel like strangers if they don’t feel left out of rituals of the church that are unfamiliar to them. Although, the people currently in the church may not like the worship service if all of their familiar rituals are missing. As long as those in the church are experiencing God, the style or music doesn’t matter. People who have a meaningful experience of God in worship are more likely to invite people to church.
The important elements of worship for the Apostle Paul were music, preaching, and the Lord’s Supper. Paul wants us to sing praises to God, learn from God’s word, and share the Lord’s Supper. How we do that is really not important as long as we encounter the mystery of Christ in our experience.
Question for reflection:
What is most meaningful in worship to you?
30-day reading plan: 1 Corinthians 10 – 16
Daily Verse: 1 Corinthians 14: 26
What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
I read a book in seminary called Beyond the Worship Wars. I don’t remember it well enough to give you a brief synopsis. I think the title tells you enough. Churches battle over any number of things when it comes to worship. Music style seems to be the topic of discussions in many churches recently.
These conversations about worship need to be about more than music, because worship is more than just music. Behind all the music talk is really a conversation about the style of worship. Traditional worship is more formal and contemporary worship is more casual, but a worship service with hymns can be casual and a worship service with contemporary choruses can have formal elements.
Some think worship with contemporary music will draw more visitors. It is believed new visitors won’t feel like strangers if they don’t feel left out of rituals of the church that are unfamiliar to them. Although, the people currently in the church may not like the worship service if all of their familiar rituals are missing. As long as those in the church are experiencing God, the style or music doesn’t matter. People who have a meaningful experience of God in worship are more likely to invite people to church.
The important elements of worship for the Apostle Paul were music, preaching, and the Lord’s Supper. Paul wants us to sing praises to God, learn from God’s word, and share the Lord’s Supper. How we do that is really not important as long as we encounter the mystery of Christ in our experience.
Question for reflection:
What is most meaningful in worship to you?
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