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LESSON TWO HEALTHY CHURCHES OFFER EXCELLENT LARGE GROUP WORSHIP

LESSON TWO HEALTHY CHURCHES OFFER EXCELLENT LARGE GROUP WORSHIP. 10 Common Qualities of Healthy Churches Volume 1: 1. Offer Consistent Bible Truth 2. Offer Loving Fellowship 3. Make Prayer the Priority 4. Trust God to Do Supernatural Things 5. Maintain Unity.

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LESSON TWO HEALTHY CHURCHES OFFER EXCELLENT LARGE GROUP WORSHIP

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  1. LESSON TWOHEALTHY CHURCHES OFFER EXCELLENT LARGE GROUP WORSHIP

  2. 10 Common Qualities of Healthy Churches Volume 1: 1. Offer Consistent Bible Truth 2. Offer Loving Fellowship 3. Make Prayer the Priority 4. Trust God to Do Supernatural Things 5. Maintain Unity

  3. 10 Common Qualities of Healthy Churches Volume 2: 1. Develop a Culture of Generosity 2. Offer Excellent Large Group Worship 3. Create Small Group Relationships 4. Impact Their Community in Positive Ways 5. Welcome New People into Their Church Family

  4. Key Truth: Providing a consistent and biblical corporate worship experience for believers is essential to their faith. “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.” Acts 2:46

  5. Exploring the Principle:WORSHIP IS GOOD FOR US

  6. Worship is Good for UsPractice both PRIVATEand CORPORATEworship to be a healthy Christian. “I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord (private worship alone with God); let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together (corporate worship with other believers.) Psalm 34:1-2

  7. IS CORPORATE WORSHIP REALLY NECESSARY?“Let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing.” Hebrews 10:25

  8. Every Worship Service Shares Common Ingredients

  9. Worship Service Common Ingredients1. SINGINGsongs of PRAISEWorship is for an audience of ONE

  10. Singing Songs of Praise “…as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16

  11. Singing Songs of Praise PSALMS: Singing God’s Word to Him “psalm” = song sung accompanied by a psalter (stringed instrument)

  12. Singing Songs of Praise HYMNS:Composed songs for worship or teaching about the faith

  13. Singing Songs of Praise SPIRITUAL SONGS:Simple praise choruses

  14. Worship Service Common Ingredients • 2. Practicing CorporatePRAYER • Praying together binds our HEARTS

  15. “ I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2

  16. Worship Service Common Ingredients3. Collecting an OFFERINGWe give to DEMONSTRATE our faith

  17. “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”2 Corinthians 9:7

  18. Worship Service Common Ingredients 4. Preaching the WORDGod’s Truth must be PROCLAIMED

  19. Worship Service Common Ingredients5. INVITINGPeople to RespondThe HOLY SPIRITis always at work.

  20. The Bible notes two special observances in the worship services of a healthy church. 1. The Lord’s Supper 2. Believers’ Baptism

  21. Sharing the Lord’s Supper1. Regular observance STRENGTHENSa church family.

  22. A basic Communion message1 Corinthians 11:23-32For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

  23. In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

  24. Sharing the Lord’s Supper2. It is a time of REMEMBRANCE.

  25. Sharing the Lord’s Supper3. It is a time of REFLECTION.

  26. Sharing the Lord’s Supper4. It is a time to REJOICE.

  27. Believers Baptism1. Baptism is a powerful WITNESSto others.

  28. Believers Baptism2. It is a PROFESSION of faith.

  29. Believers Baptism3. We IDENTIFYwith Christ’s death, burial and resurrection.

  30. Believers Baptism4. It is an act of OBEDIENCE. …Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38

  31. What positive changes would you consider making in your worship service gatherings?

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