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Individual & Corporate Worship
#33847
09/02/02 09:50 PM
09/02/02 09:50 PM
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Does the way we worship individually affect the way we worship corporately?
Be prepared to back up your answer with Scripture and/or SOP.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
#33848
09/06/02 10:48 PM
09/06/02 10:48 PM
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Good question Daryl. I will respond from my personal thought, and it is in harmony with scripture. Personal worship is reflected in my and our everyday life. Meaning, the way I act/behave shows who I/we are, and who or what we worship. I have not taken scientific statistics but as I associate with fellow church members it is CLEAR that from the Youth up to and including the Seniors, that we as a corporate body are stifeling (sp?) and smothering the church as a body. This is clear when we enter our Maritime churches and the atmosphere is not one of Worship and Joy but one of repetitious service (order of service, time, participants, etc...) Fellowship and Praise takes a back seat to sermon and tradition...I do not have a clear answer...we as a corporate body have the Truth as is presented in scripture, but We MUST pray for the Spirit to be with us.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
#33849
09/07/02 01:16 AM
09/07/02 01:16 AM
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- Last Day Events---- Satan's Last Day Deceptions -PG- 160 "The most profitable meetings for spiritual advancement are those which are characterized with solemnity and deep searching of heart, each seeking to know himself and, earnestly and in deep humility, seeking to learn of Christ."--1T 412 (1864). -END-
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
#33850
09/07/02 03:51 AM
09/07/02 03:51 AM
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A very intereting question to gauge the reason for or the motive behind our worship:
Do we sing about God, or do we sing to God?
Think carefully before answering.
Continue to Grow... always in Christ Dedreic
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
#33851
09/07/02 08:54 AM
09/07/02 08:54 AM
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It is my observation that those persons who combine the lessons of the book of James & 1st & 2nd Peter - are the ones who outside of Church & inside of Church, not on Sabbath and during Sabbath pray, sing, worship with the spirit & understanding - about God but especially to God.
They are there in His House, in His presence, during His sacred appointed time when He has said He would come and receive them and minister to them during their season of worshiping Him on His terms.
Terms that prepare the worshiper to obtain & receive & put to use what is received - to the intent of helping and blessing others via the stated mission of Scripture. The popular idea that "God is the audience' to my way of looking at it, puts God subordinate to the people coming there to assemble.
If the teachings of Scripture are not followed - Sat night through Friday evening; how can it be called acceptable worship Sabbath throught out the day ? The person's so unprepared during the week, are not made ready to worship by Sabbath morning. Can they sing with the Spirit and the understanding ? What communion during the week is there with God to rise to crescendo during sabbath worship? Thus the hue & cry to hear & sing what reflects the prefered spiritual condition.
Is that all the Everlasting Gospel has to offer in urban society ?
As the teachings of Scripture are followed - Sat night through Friday evening; that is how can it be called acceptable worship Sabbath throught out the day. The person's are prepared during the week, and are made ready to worship by Sabbath morning. Can they sing with the Spirit and the understanding just listen to what they talk about before Church and after? Watch the expressions during singing & listen to the evidences of the works of God during singing. What communion during the week is there with God to rise to crescendo during sabbath worship? - lots of it! Thus the hue & cry to hear & sing what reflects the prefered spiritual condition - Heaven is progressivly more real to them during the week, and thus closer and closer each Sabbath.
What makes the difference ? The teachings & amplifications of Scripture (for non SDA's) and Scripture & SOP for SDA's & non SDA's who by living faith grasp it and engraft it.
engraft = identify, learn, understand & practice, and work to commit to memory, share with others.
The presence Of God comes to individuals and their children covered by their sealing process, if a local Church has members engrafting Scripture & SOP - God fulfills His promise.
"In MY Name" broader & deeper than we think.
Deuteronomy 18:18,19; Psalms 89:18 - 37; Matthew 18:2 - 35; Mark 9:35 - 50; Luke 9:46 - 50; John 14:8 - 29; John 15:1 - 27; John 16:12 - 28.
In these passages look for the references to "in my name & name" What are the conditions, expectations, ramifications, goals of what is involved in the concept brought forth in the phrase and context use of "in my name" ?
The people who during the week are involved with this experience will sing in a manner prompted by this & those who refuse to enter into this will not understand it.
Those who refuse to enter into this weekly communion with God and just come to Church unprepared depending upon basic musical preferences their call will be for varied musical worship that is not the result of weekday communion with God. The contrast & dicotomy will build till one side in the church dominates and often one side leaves.
Song is a part of worship, but it is far inferior to prayer. So according to the spiritual climate of a local Church & the varied understanding or it's lack by it's officers - the nature of worship changes according to what is emphacised and focused upon. Sripture and SOP affords variety but not exclusiveness nor lopsidedness. Not all prayer, not all song, not all testimony, not all preaching, not all superintendent and Sabbath School program, but a harmonious orchestrated unified synergistic blending. Each in it's place edifying and helping the other. [ September 07, 2002, 06:22 AM: Message edited by: Edward F Sutton ]
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
#33852
09/11/02 03:17 AM
09/11/02 03:17 AM
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Ed, I must beg to differ with you on one of your statements. You said quote: Song is a part of worship, but it is far inferior to prayer.
Song is prayer to many people. I frequent sing my prayers and find the words of song so full of how I feel that they can only be my prayer. There are times in church that the songs that pray are far more meaningful than the person praying up front (this is not always and sometimes depends on the pray-er). Words of song have uplifted people for many generations, I think to say that song is inferior to prayer tells me that you are not a singer! When one makes the words of a song theirs, knowing from the heart that the song expresses how you feel, then you can understand how song can be prayer.
I find often, in my daily life, that if I am beginning to be bogged down by stress, discouragement, frustration, illness, etc., that when I sing the world is brighter and all the thigns bothering me diminish in importance. Song, for me, truly is the language of the soul and I have no doubt that the Lord hears my songs as the prayers of praise, thanks and plea that they are intended to be.
Worship without song would be as incomplete as worship without prayer or scripture. [ September 10, 2002, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: Mrs Sarah Moss ]
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
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#114803
06/16/09 04:31 PM
06/16/09 04:31 PM
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I was looking for an existing topic, which this one seems to be, to post the following:
Does, or can individual worship take the place of the need for corporate worship?
For example, do we actually need to go to church on Sabbath to worship together, or can we simply do our own worship at home on Sabbath?
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Daryl]
#114804
06/16/09 04:39 PM
06/16/09 04:39 PM
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If one considers part of worship our being a blessing to others, that's certainly not something we can do by staying to ourselves.
Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Tom]
#114806
06/16/09 07:22 PM
06/16/09 07:22 PM
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Does the Bible and/or the writings of EGW have anything to say about this?
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Daryl]
#114807
06/16/09 07:24 PM
06/16/09 07:24 PM
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Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Rosangela]
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06/16/09 07:43 PM
06/16/09 07:43 PM
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Yes, I did have Hebrews 10:25 in mind.
What does Hebrews 10:25 mean by "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together"?
Does it mean that we should be found in church on the Sabbath?
Does it also mean that God frowns on us not being found in church on the Sabbath?
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Tom]
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06/16/09 07:55 PM
06/16/09 07:55 PM
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Individual worship allows devotional time of prayer and study, but corporate worship is what Christ himself designed for sharing our personal insights, to gain and offer views on truth.
That includes values of music used and shared, not forgetting the careful selection of worship music.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Daryl]
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06/16/09 08:19 PM
06/16/09 08:19 PM
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Yes, I did have Hebrews 10:25 in mind.
What does Hebrews 10:25 mean by "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together"?
Does it mean that we should be found in church on the Sabbath?
Does it also mean that God frowns on us not being found in church on the Sabbath? Yes, it means that Christ came to establish a Church on earth, not individual followers. And the Church exists to fulfill a mission that just individual believers can't fulfill - to preach the gospel of the Kingdom throughout the whole world. In a world in which it is ever easier to isolate ourselves from one another, Christ said, "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35). It is our love for one another which will convince the world of the power of God's love in our lives, and enable us to fulfill the mission He gave us. But if we don't even want to be with our brethren, what does this say about us?
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Rosangela]
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06/16/09 08:59 PM
06/16/09 08:59 PM
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The point I was making has to do with not taking into account the well-being of others. As Colin said: Corporate worship is what Christ himself designed for sharing our personal insights, to gain and offer views on truth. We can't share our personal insights, to gain or offer to others, if we're not in contact with them. If one thinks in terms of one's own self only, one could just stay home. But if one thinks in terms of others, you can't bless others by staying home (and even for ourselves, we'd be short-changing ourselves of the blessings we could receive from others).
Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Tom]
#114821
06/16/09 11:28 PM
06/16/09 11:28 PM
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I agree, which is why going to Sabbath School and church each Sabbath is on the top of my Sabbath priority list.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Daryl]
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06/17/09 02:01 AM
06/17/09 02:01 AM
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Does the Bible and/or the writings of EGW have anything to say about this? Just finished this chapter for SS last week: We sustain a loss when we neglect the privilege of associating together to strengthen and encourage one another in the service of God. The truths of His word lose their vividness and importance in our minds. Our hearts cease to be enlightened and aroused by their sanctifying influence, and we decline in spirituality. In our association as Christians we lose much by lack of sympathy with one another. He who shuts himself up to himself is not filling the position that God designed he should. The proper cultivation of the social elements in our nature brings us into sympathy with others and is a means of development and strength to us in the service of God. {SC 101.2}
If Christians would associate together, speaking to each other of the love of God and of the precious truths of redemption, their own hearts would be refreshed and they would refresh one another. We may be daily learning more of our heavenly Father, gaining a fresh experience of His grace; then we shall desire to speak of His love; and as we do this, our own hearts will be warmed and encouraged. If we thought and talked more of Jesus, and less of self, we should have far more of His presence. {SC 101.3}
By God's grace, Arnold
There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: asygo]
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06/20/09 10:51 AM
06/20/09 10:51 AM
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Yes, this week's Sabbath School lesson study topic is all about "church community" involving not only Sabbath worship, but also in daily church ministry.
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Daryl]
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11/14/09 12:49 AM
11/14/09 12:49 AM
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so what does it mean if my attending "Church" does not fulfill the previously stated results/actions for attending Church?
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: D R]
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11/14/09 01:14 AM
11/14/09 01:14 AM
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If you're talking about SC 101, that means the church you're attending is not fulfilling God's plan for it. It means it is time to change your church.
By God's grace, Arnold
There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: asygo]
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11/14/09 05:28 PM
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Not every church is a perfect match for every person. It doesn't mean there is something wrong with the church if it isn't the right match for everyone. However, if you don't feel comfortable because certain members have treated you unfairly or in an ungodly way, and the normal, healthy, biblical conflict resolution approaches fail to yield satisfactory results - then it's time to move on. Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side. But don't expect to find the perfect church. Remember, humans are in attendance there. And, if you do find the perfect church, please do them a favor and attend church elsewhere. Why ruin a good thing, eh!
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: Mountain Man]
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11/14/09 06:28 PM
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And, if you do find the perfect church, please do them a favor and attend church elsewhere. Why ruin a good thing, eh!
By God's grace, Arnold
There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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Re: Individual & Corporate Worship
[Re: asygo]
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11/18/09 07:17 AM
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"We must press together against obstructions and difficulties, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart."--Review and Herald, Dec. 2, 1890.
"Press together; press together," are the words of our divine Instructor. Unity is strength; disunion is weakness and defeat. {CH 517.3}
"Press together; press together, and love as brethren. Pray together." {FE 527.1}
"These are days of trial and of great peril, the adversary of souls is upon the track of every one; and while we stand out separate from the world, we should press together in faith and love. United, we are strong; divided, we are weak. {HS 213.4}
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