Tomorrow is not just Halloween, but for those of the reformed faith, we remember it as Reformation Day. It is the day in 1517 that Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses on the front door of his neighborhood church in Wittenberg, Germany. On it he protested the Catholic Church’s practice of selling ‘indulgences’ (certificates sold by the church so that the time…

Finally, last but not least, today we come to the benediction in our discussion of the order of our worship. This is not just an official way to end the worship service, but it is an opportunity for the pastor, ordained by a denomination or ruling body of the church, to bless the people of God as they go out back into…

Today I defer to Albert Mohler on the role of Preaching in our order of worship: “Worship properly directed to the honor and glory of God will find its center in the reading and preaching of the word of God. Expository preaching cannot be assigned a supporting role in the act of worship—it must be central….Worship is not something we do before…

Today I want to speak about the congregational prayer in our order of worship. This is a time where a leader of the church leads the congregation in a prayer for the church, both local and universal. This is where it draws our attention towards the needs of our congregation specifically and the needs of the overall church and universal church (e.g.…

As I continue to go over different parts of our order of worship, today we come to our “Offering of Praise and Thanksgiving” order. One reason why we have praise with our offering time is because our tithes and offerings are in response to His Gospel salvation and to the praise of who He is. Our tithes and offerings then is not…