Suffering on Account of the Temple and Suffering on Account of the Church
For Whom is Worship?
The Worship Service in a Reformed Church
How Can I Worship When I Feel Nothing?
Is it possible to still glorify God in worship when you find little appeal in it? This article responds by saying that it is possible, and urges the struggling worshipper to continue to worship, with the wish and prayer that God would rekindle a thirst for worship.
Why Do We Gather for Corporate Worship? Five Essential Reasons
This article provides five important reasons why it is vital for every Christian to gather weekly for corporate worship.
Worship: Communing with Our God
Idle Worship
Covenant Worship Honour God from the Heart, and Reap the Rewards
Appearing in God's Presence: Liturgy and the Worship Service I
Worship Acceptable in God’s Sight
To worship God is to enter God’s presence in order to have fellowship with him. This article explains the character of this worship and its nature.
Whatever Happened to God?
The article deals with the deficiency that the author sees as appearing in most church worship and in the lives of believers today. These deficiencies include lack of proper doctrinal teaching such as on the doctrine of God, and substitution of useful teaching with increased attention to information that comes through television.
Reformed Worship: Fellowship with the Holy One
The act and content of worship are important to God. Knowing this should shape the way congregational worship is conducted. From Psalm 96:9 this article shows that worship must be covenantal, holy, and fearful.
Clothing Matters: What We Wear to Church (Part 2)
This second of a two-part article continues to reflect on what is appropriate clothing for Sunday worship. It gives due consideration to how we should come to worship, out of a concern for God and others.
Clothing Matters: What We Wear to Church (Part 1)
This first of a two-part article considers what is appropriate clothing for Sunday worship.
Joyful Worship
The Dialogical Principle of Worship (2)
At the heart of reformed worship is the covenant. The covenant implies a relationship in which God declares Himself to be the God of His people and that His people are His own. Because of this covenant, God speaks to His people and His people respond. This is what forms the dialogue nature of worship service which is made possible by God through Christ. Cementing this conviction, the author shows how this dialogue principle is applied through the liturgy.
The Dialogical Principle of Worship (1)
This article builds upon a previous article entitled The Covenantal Assembly. At the heart of reformed worship is the covenant. The covenant implies a relationship in which God declares Himself to be the God of His people and that His people are His own. Because of this covenant, God speaks to His people and His people respond. This is what forms the dialogue nature of worship service which is made possible by God through Christ.
The Covenantal Assembly (2)
What should motivate God's people to come together in public worship? Looking at Psalm 95:1-7, the author shows that a true understanding of God as Creator and Redeemer is what causes the covenant child to come and worship God. This understanding and desire is the work of the Holy Spirit, and causes the worship service to be God-centered, with the word of God taking the center stage.
Ten Things You Should Know about the Lifting of Hands in Worship
Is it appropriate to lift your hands during worship? This article offers ten considerations on the matter, advocating for the lifting of hands in worship.
The End of Faith? A Disturbing Development is Actually Good for Christians
Divine Connection
The Essential: Worship
What is worship? It is essentially the glorifying of God by responding to his revelation of himself.
True Worship
Worship Is Not a Reflection of How You Feel
Many people tend to mistakenly think that worship is an expression we activate whenever we want to express our feelings. But, as this article explains, biblical worship is not about how we feel. Rather it is about what we know to be true about God and what he has promised in his Word.
Worship in Spirit and Truth – Some Basic Principles
In chapter 1, John Frame wants to give an answer to the question, “What is worship?" He emphasizes that it should be God-centred, gospel-centred, and it is worship of the triune God. He also explores how in worship attention should be given to the relationship with our fellow believers and society as a whole. Frame also explains his understanding of worship in a narrow and broader meaning.
Encountering God Together – The Gathering of God
What do people do when they gather for worship? What does it mean that worshippers gather as the people of God? Chapter 1 considers the fact that God is gathering a people for himself throughout history and that they meet for worship and to receive God’s blessing.
Why You Need to Be in Church This Sunday
This article explains why your church attendance is important. Worship is the intrusion of God's heavenly kingdom upon us.