Congregational Worship Services Why does our congregation have worship services on Sundays and...

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Why does our congregation Why does our congregation have worship services on have worship services on

Sundays and festival days?Sundays and festival days?

Question 1Question 1

What does God want What does God want our attitude towards our attitude towards worship services to be?worship services to be?

Psalm 26:8

Galatians 4:9-11

Ephesians 4:11-13

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2 Timothy 4:2

1 Peter 2:2

Psalm 145:3-5

Key Point 2

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God feeds us with His Word

so we keep growing in faith

We praiseGod insong andprayer

and also encourage one another

Hebrews 10:25

Mark 16:9

Acts 2:1

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Psalm 26:8

I love the house where I love the house where you live, O LORD, the you live, O LORD, the place where your glory place where your glory dwells. dwells.

Galatians 4:9-11

But now that you know God–or rather But now that you know God–or rather are known by God–how is it that are known by God–how is it that you are turning back to those weak you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you and miserable principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all wish to be enslaved by them all over again? You are observing over again? You are observing special days and months and special days and months and seasons and years! I fear for you, seasons and years! I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you. efforts on you.

Key Point 1Key Point 1

___ wants our attitude ___ wants our attitude towards ______ to be towards ______ to be _______ not _______._______ not _______.

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Question 2Question 2

What is one major What is one major reason why our reason why our congregation has congregation has worship services?worship services?

Ephesians 4:11-13

It was he who gave some to be It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. the fullness of Christ.

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the Word; be Preach the Word; be prepared in season and prepared in season and out of season; correct, out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage rebuke and encourage with great patience and with great patience and careful instruction.careful instruction.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies, Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you milk, so that by it you may grow up in your may grow up in your salvation, salvation,

Key Point 2Key Point 2

Our __________ has Our __________ has ______ services so that ______ services so that our _____ can feed us our _____ can feed us with God’s ____ to help with God’s ____ to help us keep growing in us keep growing in ____.____.

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Question 3Question 3

What is the other What is the other major reason why major reason why our congregation has our congregation has worship services?worship services?

Psalm 145:3-5

Great is the LORD and most worthy Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation will can fathom. One generation will commend your works to another; commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. they will tell of your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful will meditate on your wonderful works.works.

Hebrews 10:25

Let us not give up meeting Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–us encourage one another–and all the more as you and all the more as you see the Day approaching. see the Day approaching.

Key Point 3Key Point 3

Another major reason Another major reason our ___________ has our ___________ has _______ services is to _______ services is to ______ God for all his ______ God for all his ________ and so to ________ and so to _________ one another _________ one another in _____.in _____.

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Question 4Question 4

Why do we usually Why do we usually have worship have worship services on services on Sundays instead of Sundays instead of Saturdays?Saturdays?

Mark 16:9

When Jesus rose early on When Jesus rose early on the first day of the the first day of the week, he appeared first week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven of whom he had driven seven demons. seven demons.

Acts 2:1

When the day of When the day of Pentecost came, Pentecost came, they were all they were all together in one together in one place.place.

Key Point 4Key Point 4

We ______ on ______ We ______ on ______ as a _________ of as a _________ of the two wonderful the two wonderful _____ that took _____ that took place on that ___.place on that ___.

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What I’ve LearnedWhat I’ve Learned

We have worship services We have worship services so we can grow in faith so we can grow in faith through God’s Word and through God’s Word and thank and praise God thank and praise God for all the wonderful for all the wonderful things he does.things he does.

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