Worship

Polybius Describes the Romans’ Worship of Their Ancestors 1. Polybius admired the Roman Republic a great deal, in fact, he believed the roman republic to be a perfect form of government. He believed the success of the Roman Republic was tied to the Romans’ principle mosmaiorum, “the code of elders”. One of the main features that sets apart the Romans from the other civilizations at the time, was their devotion to their ancestors. The Romans’ practice during funerals showcased their devotion and…

In his book Orientalism(1978), Edward Said(1935-2003) considers Thomas Carlyle's" On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History"(1814) a nonprofessional analogue to Caussin's Mohammed, a Mohammed forced to serve a thesis totally overlooking the historical and cultural circumstances of the Prophet's own time and place. His essay is clearly the product of someone arguing for some general ideas on sincerity, heroism, and Prophethood. "His attitude is salutary: Mohammed is no legend, no…

This paper contains two commentaries on our Sunday Morning Worship Services at Rivers Chapel United Methodist Church. The first commentary dealt with the “Word and Table Service” (January 3, 2016). The second commentary deals with January 10, 2016 service on Baptism. The January 3, 2016 Worship Service Program follows the 2016 (Year C) Lectionary Calendar found on the internet. The program not only gave the order of service, it also provided information concerning what period of the…

Recovering A Biblical Theology of Worship. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. 410 pp. $24.99 Biographical Sketch of the Author Daniel Block is a professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and continues to travel around the world on the subject of worship. Author of fifteen books including many published articles and essays. This book, For the Glory of God: Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship, is Blocks newest publication which is solely based on the worship of todays’ churches.…

each Psalm elucidates the historical context of the biblical passage. One of the main purposes of the book of Psalms is to describe the liturgical and religious life of Israel’s people. Furthermore, the book of Psalms could lead current believers to worship God biblically as observed in the history of Israel. By analyzing specific historical characteristics of the book of Psalms, it…

opening call to worship. I got the opportunity to witness the sacrament of baptism in the Presbyterian style. The church had a band and a choir. The choir sang the hymn and the band sang songs of worship. The tradition of worship is a mixture of reformed and revivalist. The history behind the church goes back to the sixteenth century. According to the lectures notes the church I attended to is part of reformed group. They had a few songs they singed during the worship. The worship was followed…

challenging statement when he asserts that “mission is not the ultimate goal of the Church. Worship is”(64). His statement is bold in the sense that there are many who might disagree with him and it is challenging because we have always believed that the ultimate goal of the church is to fulfill God’s mission through missions. According to Piper, our goal should be to draw people to a place where they can get to worship God. In as much as our mission is to share the gospel is very crucial, we…

believe in God but not the other two parts of the trinity, and they also call god ala. Then you have Judaism and they believe in god and they go to church on Sabbath (Saturday). So the first thing we are going to talk about is who they all worship. They all worship one god and technically he’s the same for each of them. They each have a different name for him but it still means god. Jews call him Yahweh, Muslims call him Allah, Christians call him any of the names, but it is most often just…

people flood through the doors of local churches to gather as a body and worship together. Yet, as they walk into the church, say their hellos, settle into their seats and prepare to engage in praise and worship, do they ever really consider how the Church has come to where it is regarding congregational singing? When one considers what interesting facts our history might tell them about the journey to our present state of worship in congregational singing and to whom can we attribute for their…

Holy & Beloved: Calvary greetings in The Holy name of our Lord and Savior. To praise and worship The Lord our God is the only reason we are being born of God. In the atmosphere of praise, the Holy Spirit abides, and the power of the Most High God is released to heal and set free from bondage. Tomorrow is the Holy Sabbath day: Let us not relent or be weary of worshipping our only God. 1 Thessalonians, 5:-18 "In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."…