June 14, 2016

Why Do We Meet on Sunday Evening? (Season 2, Episode 8)

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Why Do We Meet on Sunday Evening? (Season 2, Episode 8)

A couple years ago I read an article about the declining number of churches having a second worship service on Sunday evening. The article mentioned several possible reasons for the decline – too demanding for busy families, too difficult for “pastors” to prepare two sermons each week, lack of attendance/interest by the members, etc. Though the article was written from a denominational perspective, the discussion of this trend is also helpful for us in the Lord’s church. Often, God’s people follow the trends of the religious world around them. Even if we ignore current trends of eliminating the Sunday evening service, it is generally true that attendance is lower on Sunday evening than on Sunday morning in the majority of local churches. The reasons why Sunday evening services are in decline among the denominational world are often the same reasons why churches quit meeting on Sunday evening or why Christians simply choose not to attend the evening service. So in this episode, I want to briefly discuss 7 reasons why we assemble on Sunday evenings.

  1. We meet to worship God.
  2. We meet to encourage our brethren.
  3. We meet to be encouraged by our brethren.
  4. We meet to study the Scriptures.
  5. We meet to offer the Lord’s Supper.
  6. We meet because it is logistically feasible to meet.
  7. We meet because the congregation has determined to do so.

Article: Why Do We Meet on Sunday Evening?

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May 31, 2016

Is Everything We Do Considered “Worship”? (Season 2, Episode 6)

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Is Everything We Do Considered "Worship"? (Season 2, Episode 6)

Jesus said in John 4:24 – “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” Here, Jesus emphasized the need to worship God in spirit and truth (right attitude and right actions). However, while we might think of “worship” as a basic concept, some have attempted to redefine it. Some consider all of our lives as worship. If we are to worship God acceptably, we must understand what worship is. So in this episode, we will seek to answer this question: Is everything we do considered “worship”?

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May 24, 2016

Is Taking Time to Worship a Sign of Laziness? (Season 2, Episode 5)

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Is Taking Time to Worship a Sign of Laziness? (Season 2, Episode 5)

It is not often you will hear religious people actually say something to this effect – that taking time to worship is a sign of laziness. However, many people choose their busy lives – particularly their work – over worship. The supposed “need” to be busy working trumps their real need to worship. There are many people today who cannot seem to take time away from their busy schedules to worship God or assemble with the saints. If there is work to be done, that takes priority in the minds of many. In this episode, we will see how worshiping God is not an act of laziness, but righteousness.

Article: Is Taking Time to Worship God a Sign of Laziness?

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May 17, 2016

Not Getting Anything Out of the Assembly (Season 2, Episode 4)

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Not Getting Anything Out of the Assembly (Season 2, Episode 4)

David expressed the attitude that we must have when it comes to assembling to worship the Lord – gladness. “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord’” (Psalm 122:1). The assembly of the saints ought to be something to which we look forward. Unfortunately, many do not look forward to this time. But rather than acknowledging their own poor attitude and making efforts to change their mindset, they often attempt to shift the blame to others. They will say, “I’m not getting anything out of the assembly!” In their minds, this provides justification for them to complain, become sporadic in their attendance, or quit assembling altogether.

In this episode, we will focus on the attitude of one who claims to be getting nothing out of the assembly of the church. It is a dangerous attitude and we must guard ourselves against it.

Article: Not Getting Anything Out of the Assembly

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May 10, 2016

Instrumental Music in Worship to God (Season 2, Episode 3)

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Instrumental Music in Worship to God (Season 2, Episode 3)

One of the things that sets the Lord’s church apart from most churches of men has to do with the music used in worship. Most other churches use instruments in their music for worship. Faithful brethren have rightly opposed this for years. The practice, however, is certainly not going away. And there seems to be more and more in the church who see nothing wrong with the use of instruments in worship. Every so often it is necessary to remind brethren why we do not use instruments. To stop teaching on a topic can eventually lead to apostasy. In this episode, we will briefly examine why we do not use instrumental music in worship to God.

Article: Instrumental Music in Worship to God

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May 3, 2016

Tradition in Worship (Season 2, Episode 2)

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Tradition in Worship (Season 2, Episode 2)

Many of the things we do in worship are a matter of tradition. Some may be surprised by that admission. They hear of “traditions” being condemned in the Bible and think that all traditions must be wrong. But the fact is, not all traditions are condemned by God in His word. In fact, some are even required. There are basically three types of traditions. In this episode, we will consider each to help us see what sort of traditions are right and which are wrong.

  1. Traditions passed down by the apostles
  2. How we customarily do a thing
  3. Traditions of men

Article: Tradition in Worship

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April 26, 2016

Worship in Spirit and Truth (Season 2, Episode 1)

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Worship in Spirit and Truth (Season 2, Episode 1)

When Jesus was speaking with the Samaritan woman by the well, He told her of the need to worship God in spirit and truth (John 4:24). In this episode, we will examine Jesus’ statement, as well as a parallel Old Testament passage (Joshua 24:14), to see how we can worship God acceptably today.

Article: Worship in Spirit and Truth

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