CORPORATE WORSHIP HOW THE CHURCH GATHERS AS GOD’S PEOPLE
LAKEWOOD’S CURRENT CHURCH-WIDE BOOK
At 10:45 every Sunday morning for generations, people gather in the sanctuary at Lakewood Baptist Church for something called a “worship service”. But have you ever stopped to ask why? Why do we gather? Are we all gathering for the same reasons? Should we all be gathering for the same reasons? Is it ‘ok’ to do whatever we want during this time? Does God set specific parameters for what is and is not permissible worship? What is worship anyway? Is it just singing?
I could keep going with these questions. I’m sure that if I polled our congregation, there would be a variety of different answers to questions like this. Does it even matter?
Yes. Absolutely it matters. What we believe about worship will drive what we do in a worship service. And as you would expect, God’s word has some important things to say on the matter. Corporate Worship: How the church gathers as God’s people helps us to recognize God’s design for worship. As you might expect, it is not simply about ordering our services correct. More importantly, it is about organizing our hearts correctly for the worship of our Creator and Redeemer.
The small hardcover book can be purchased on Amazon for around $7.00 new and $5.00 used.
In addition, I have already begun uploading the audio onto our podcast site, available at: podpoint.com/lakewood-baptist-church.
Blessings,
Pastor Bruce