Principle Three: In Worship God Speaks And Acts

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

If worship is truly rooted in the gospel and celebrates Christ, then we can expect a divine action to occur in worship, revealed through words and signs.

The Word as Reminder of God's Presence

There are a number of passages that accent the importance of the Word of God in worship. Very early in the biblical story we read that in the wilderness at Mount Sinai Moses "took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people" (Exod. 24:7). The people of Israel did not have a Bible in the same...

 

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