Worship in the Early Church

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Texts: Acts 1:1-11, Acts 2:14-41, Acts 17:15-34, Acts 18:1-16, I Corinthians 13 This week in our discussion, we are invited to look beyond the time of Jesus to the very early years during which time the Christian church was...

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In Spirit and in Truth

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Texts: Luke 1:46-55, Luke 4:5-8, Deuteronomy 11:16, John 4:1-24, Luke 19:37-40 Continuing on with the theme of worship – what it is, how it happens, the role and function it plays in believers lives – we are invited to look...

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Worship: From Exile to Restoration

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Texts: Ezekiel 8, Daniel 3, Jeremiah 29:10-14, Haggai 1, Zechariah 1:1-6, Nehemiah 1 All this quarter, we have been looking at worship, particularly as it has been played out in the history of the ancient people of...

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“Trust Not in Deceptive Words:” The Prophets and Worship

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Texts: Micah 6:1-8, Isaiah 6:1-8, Isaiah 1:11-15, Isaiah 58:1-10, Isaiah 44, Jeremiah 7:1-10 We continue with the subject of worship, how it is appropriately done and how it can often fall off into counterfeits and mere rituals. In the lesson...

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Conformity, Compromise and Crisis in Worship

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Texts: Genesis 6:5, Jeremiah 17:5, Deut 12:8, Deut 13:18, 1 Kings 11:1-13, 1 Kings 18, Malachi 3:16-17 Malachi 4:1-6 One of the things to be learned about human beings and worship is that we have a great innate desire and capacity to...

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Worship in the Psalms

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Texts: Psalms 90:1-2; Psa 100:1-5; Psa 100:73; Psa 100:49; Psa 141:2; Psa 20:3; Psa 54:6; Psa 78:1-8 This week, our focus is going to again be on the subject of worship but the particular focus, the place from which we will take our...

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Worship and Song and Praise

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Texts: Psalms 32:1-5; 1 Chronicles 51:1-6, 1 Chronicles 17; 1 Chronicles 16:8-36;Revelation 4:9-11; Rev 5:9-13; Phil 4:8 This week we are still talking about worship and will consider some aspects of King David of ancient Israel in an attempt to...

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Happy Are You, O Israel!

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Texts: Leviticus 9; Leviticus 10:1-11; Revelation 20:9; Deuteronomy 33:26-29; I Samuel 1; I Samuel 15:22-23 The lesson for this week begins with a rather sobering couple of verses, taken from the writings of the prophet Isaiah. The verses read:...

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Rejoicing Before the Lord: The Sanctuary and Worship

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Texts: Exodus 25:1-9; Exodus 35; Exodus 29:38-39; Exodus 25:10-22; Deuteronomy 12:5-7; Deuteronomy 12:12; Deuteronomy 12:18; Deuteronomy 16:13-16 One of the major features of the Old Testament, particularly in its earlier stages, is the appearance of a tent called a “Tabernacle,” with a...

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The Sabbath and Worship

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Texts: Exodus 20:11, Deuteronomy 5:15, Isaiah 44:15-20, Romans 6:16-23, Matthew 11:28-30 The lesson this week traces the links between the call to worship God as creator and redeemer and the Sabbath that was established as a day of commemoration, the...

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Worship and the Exodus: Understanding Who God Is

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Texts: Exodus 3:1-15; Exodus 12:1-36; Exodus 20:4-5; Exodus 32:1-6; Exodus 33:12-23 Opening Question: “Does it make sense to worship we know not what?” This week we will be looking at the subject of worship as it is found in the...

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Worship in Genesis: Two Classes of Worshipers

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Texts: Genesis 3:1-13, Genesis 4:1-4, Titus 1:2, Genesis 6:1-8, Genesis 12:1-8,Genesis 22:1-18, Genesis 28:10-12 Opening Question: “What is this thing we call “Worship?” This whole next quarter, the subject of our lessons will be on the subject of worship. It has...

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Jesus and Our Future

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Relevant Biblical Passages: Hebrews 11-13 Jesus and the Future. The book of Hebrews closes with clear pointers to a future hope. Indeed, the warnings and encouragements sprinkled throughout the book are all shaped by that...

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