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Calvin is not mistaken in his assessment of the importance of worship. The reason for our very existence, in time and eternity, is to bring worship to our great and good redeemer God in Jesus Christ. As God, God requires His people to bring Him united praise. Bodies of believers in local congregatio
Rev. VanBaren is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Loveland, Colorado. Contemporary Worship An interesting article concerning "contemporary worship" appears in the Outlook, Oct. 1995, written by Rev. Mark Beach. He evaluates "contemporary" worship services and expresses legitimate dismay
This is no secret. I can see why it would be difficult to condemn it because it is something we like. Many of the elements of contemporary worship are carefully crafted by professional worship directors who are skilled in psychology but, I fear, do not take seriously God’s warnings against false wor
This is the heart of our criticism of any kind of contemporary worship that takes away from the preaching: It leads the people away from a true knowledge of God in Himself. Is there nothing to be learned from contemporary worship? Indeed, but not what you might expect. First, we learn how idolatro
And don't forget candles. Four of them would be good. Why? Well, four usually represents four people or four groups of people: Mary, Joseph, the Magi, and the Shepherds. Or, perhaps four different angels. Or four Old Testament prophets. Or, better, simply to "signal a great crescendo of anticipation
Therefore (second) whether high-liturgy or seeker-oriented, these new worship services take away from the congregational and covenantal aspect of worship. They are individualistic. The people don't praise together, but watch others praise. A Reformed worship service is marked by the deliberate desir
Many churches today are introducing into their worship services all sorts of elements which are foreign to the Scriptures. In this paper we will see what proper worship is, as well as what the elements of worship ought to be. We will then look at contemporary trends of worship and compare them to pr
Essentially, contemporary worship is a form of worship that makes its appeal to the unchurched people who have little or no church background, or to young people who are bored with the traditional forms of worship. In an effort to draw in more people and/or to keep the old, many churches have begun
The second thing we must notice about this contemporary style of worship is its purpose. One may think that the purpose of a worship service is to worship God. Yet, it becomes very evident as one examines contemporary worship that its proponents see church growth as the primary purpose of gathering
One major difference between the traditional and contemporary approach to worship is the preaching. Today, so many people want to be physically involved in the church service; they don’t want to sit quietly and listen to one man speak. Therefore, churches cut sermons short and increase choirs and au