Monday, December 28, 2009

"Service" review

For today's blog entry I have decided to post some review of our 2009 theme.

A review of the foundations of service. We call the gathering time for the church "A Service"

Preparing for service

2 Chronicles 35:10 "So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment."

Once the proper preparations are in place, we need to stand in our correct place.

From the English Standard version of the Bible that I got for Christmas:

Just as Josiah encouraged and instructed the priests and Levites “in the service of the house of the Lord,” the detailed account of his Passover serves as an encouragement and model to the Chronicler's own generation in their use of the temple for worship and spiritual renewal. The Passover was the most significant pilgrimage festival in the postexilic community for reaffirming their identity and vocation as Yahweh's people

Our Service to God (2009 Theme)
A review: The bookends are Sacrifice and Entrance

Sacrifice
Efficiency
Reality
Victory
Integrity
Commitment
Entrance

Hebrews 13:15-16
" God inhabits the praises of His people.
BECAUSE HE IS WORTHY.
BECAUSE HE INHABITS OUR PRAISE.
BECAUSE PRAISE BRINGS VICTORY.
BECAUSE PRAISE BRINGS FREEDOM.

"I don't know how to give back to God what He deserves than to just worship with my life and every part of me"- Kari Jobe-Associate Worship Pastor Gateway Church

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