Liturgical Worship - Sep 22, 2013

Last Sunday we learned about a worship format called, "Journey into the Holy of Holies". This particular format falls into the category of "Free Flowing Praise" style worship. This style is characterized by a large block of congregational singing at the beginning, which is followed by Scripture and a sermon.

This Sunday we'll be examining our own chosen format of worship - liturgical worship. Instead of a seamless, free flowing worship experience, liturgical worship consists of individual events strung together like beads on a necklace. Why do we stand and sit? Where do the responses come from? Introit? Gradual? Huh? Come learn what the pieces of liturgical worship mean.

10am Bible Class and Sunday School
11am Worship

-Pastor Schaller

Journey into the Holy of Holies - Sep 15, 2013

Last Sunday we learned about a popular worship format called, "Free Flowing Praise". In this format the worship leader uses carefully chosen songs (in one big block, joined seamlessly together) to bring the congregation through the following six phases. Invitation to worship, Engagement in worshiping God, Exaltation of God with stronger music, Adoration of God with a more personal tone, Intimacy with a quieter, more individual sense of communing with God, and a Closeout which leads the congregation out of intimacy and readies them for the next event in the service. The next event may be a sermon/message from the pastor after which the worship service is over.

This Sunday we're going to examine another worship format called, "The Journey into the Holy of Holies". The inspiration for this format is the Old Testament people of Israel making their way up to Jerusalem to worship at the Temple--going out of the hustle and bustle of the ordinary world, into the outer courts, and finally into the inner courts of the Temple.

Come join us to learn about different worship methods. Bible Study and Sunday School begin at 10am in the downstairs fellowship hall, with Worship at 11am.

-Pastor Caleb Schaller

Free Flowing Praise - Sept 8, 2013

Before we broke for the Summer, our Bible Study group was examining worship. We shared things that we consider beneficial about our current way of worshiping, as well as things that we don't. This Sunday our Bible Study starts up again with an examination of one form of worship very common in modern Churches - "Free Flowing Praise". 

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-Pastor Caleb Schaller