Worship 6/20/10

PCC Worship Team: Worship Set for 6/20/10

1. Here I Am To Worship
2. All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises
3. Holy Is The Lord
4. How Great Is Our God

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REJOICE: Phillipians 4:4

"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!"

*the following devotion is provided by ResourcesForYourMinistry.org :

What Does Your Church Value? (Part One)

Posted by Roy Clark in Blog on June 7th, 2010 | no responses



What is really important in your church? What do you value? Sometimes an honest look at your bulletin and budget is a good answer. Are they focused on missions, youth ministry, worship, or outreach?

After a recent study of Acts 2, I rediscovered verse 42 and an ancient response to my question. Notice:

They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. (Acts 2:42)

The new Christians, who were saved on the day of Pentecost, were continuing steadfastly in four major areas: doctrine, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer. The expression “continued steadfastly” literally means they were “strong” in these four areas. It would be good for us to reexamine our values in the light of this first-century church. They were not perfect but even their enemies said they were turning “the world upside down” (Acts 17:6). Let’s take a look at these ingredients of a healthy church.

1. The Apostles’ Doctrine. J. M. Stifler writes in his great book An Introduction to the Book of Acts, that it is remarkable that the church embraced these 12 men as their spiritual guides. “First, the thousands accepted new spiritual guides. They ‘continued in the apostles’ doctrine.’ The full meaning of this can be gained only by reflection. Who were these apostles who in an hour won so large a following, and one that could not be drawn from them afterward? They were untutored men from a distant province. They were unknown in Jerusalem, were without credentials, and, unlike the scribes, carried the diploma of no school. No one would for a moment think of saluting them as Rabbi. And yet the thousands took them for instructors in questions pertaining to eternal life, and refused henceforth to be led by those qualified and recognized by their own law as moral guides” (pp.28-29).So, first in the list is teaching. Peter’s sermon on Pentecost is the first teaching from a man filled with the Holy Spirit. New Christians were daily instructed in doctrine and began their spiritual growth.

We’ll pick up here tomorrow…(next week for PCC worship blog)