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- The doctrine of the week for this
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- Sunday is worship, because we believe that all God's people are to be involved in worship.
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- Instead of the congregation being spectators, the congregation should be involved.
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- This is why we give people an opportunity to offer up praise. We also believe in congregational singing, where men, women, and children can voice their adoration toward the
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- Lord for all the glorious things He has done. Jesus said in John 4, 23 and 24,
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- He said, God is spirit, and those who worship
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- Him must worship in spirit and truth.
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- So above all, our Father wants His people to worship in spirit and truth.
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- What does that mean? To worship God in truth is to worship Him according to His word.
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- Our worship should draw attention to all that God says about Himself, and we should go away from worship with a new sense of His holiness, as well as His mercy and love.
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- To worship God in spirit involves heartfelt praise from the depths of our heart, delighting in the chance that we have to adore
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- Him corporately as a group. Psalm 100 verses 4 and 5 says,
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- Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless
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- His name, for the Lord is good, and His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.
