Worship

“the regulative principle of worship states that God alone determines the content, motivation, and aim of worship. …The further we get away from his directions, then, the less we actually worship.” - Ligon Duncan

“Several people responded to Aniol by posting Bible verses that describe people raising hands in worship…Psalm 63:4 and 1 Timothy 2:8… Aniol responded, ‘Prayer. Not emotional singing.’” - C.Leaders

“the more you talk about things in Sunday announcements, the less effective the messaging for everything is.” - C.Leaders

“Two years into the pandemic, more religious institutions are asking themselves what a hybrid approach can and should look like.” - RNS

“While online worship allows us to truly worship the living God, it ruptures our common sense [input from the five senses] in a way that doesn’t happen with in-person worship …. This is not to deny the real value of online worship… however, it does offer us a way to understand how it differs from in-person worship.” - TGC

“During the week, how much time do you think you personally spend in worship? When you attend church, how often do you actually worship?” - P&D

“Paul’s exhortation to Timothy to devote himself to the public reading of Scripture in 1 Timothy 4:13 sets a precedent for the church today. Unfortunately, many churches struggle to incorporate this element into the weekly worship service.” - Andrew Lucius

“There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.” - GARBC Commentary

“The success of ‘Mary Did You Know?’ is a miracle to the songwriter, three decades later.” - CToday

“Worship based on purpose, however, responds to a relationship that already exists internally. So, we respond not because of what our songs do to us, but instead, because of what Christ has already done in us.” - C.Leaders