Order in Worship Service

Introduction

Review

Constitution Interpretation

Brett Kavnaaugh

Church Membership by Jonathan Leeman

How the World Knows who represents Jesus

Key Verse: Verse 33. “God is not a God of confusion, but a God of peace.”

This peace and lack of confusion should be typical of all worship services as a reflection of who God is.

We are representatives of God

How are we to represent the peace and order of God?

We have a purpose as we meet together.

To build each other up (vs26)

each one can learn and be encouraged (vs 31)

There are distractions to the worship service that must be avoided.

Unbiblical content

hymn , lesson, revelation, tongue with interpretation, prophecy

Colossians 3:16 ESV

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

These (above) build up, edify, cause the Church to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Chirst

Too many speaking in tongues

Limit those who speak in tongues to 2-3

Speaking in tongues without and interpreter

Does not build up the Church

Is confusing to unbelievers in our Church services

Too many prophets

Must be able to “weigh” what is said

Women asking questions during the service

challenging the speakers’ authority?

Bringing shame upon the husband and his role as spiritual leader

shameful for a woman to speak in the church service

1 Timothy 2:12–13 ESV

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve;

Men should prepare themselves as the spiritual leaders in the home to answer the spiritual questions of their wives

Church Worship Service must be orderly to reflect the peace of God.

Orderly signifies some planning and preparation

Those who speak must go in turn (one by one)

Not all at once, causing confusion

Limit the number of those speaking in tongues

zero if no interpreters

Limit the number of speakers

Ask questions af

Weigh what is said

Don’t interrupt those speaking, but ask questions after the Service

We are to acknowledge that these practices are from the Lord. (vs37)

Danger of not recognizing this teaching!

Everything should be done decently and in order!