This was really helpful! Thanks so much for taking the time to provide a biblically sound answer to this question. As someone who does not place a high value on tradition, and who is skeptical of man-made doctrine, I have struggled with whether or not a liturgical service could be authentic and biblical. Your video helped me see past the fact that these words were written by men from institutions which have historically, and in some ways currently, hold positions I don’t support. Now, I can genuinely get behind the idea of having a somewhat formulaic service. And I can see the biblical context for doing it.
Talking my language. I love a proper liturgy, an aged prayer book style, preferably by Cranmer. It is full of congregational participation, elevated and majestic language, passages from scripture, the creed, the confession, benediction, a call to prayer. Full of content that as one ages stays with one. The trivialities of the commonplace are not there, but the wonder of life in the Kingdom of God is.
Yesterday I attended my first liturgical service and was talking about all these things with a friend. Today, watching at this video I'm just amazed on how we all came to the same conclusions!
Thanks for the teaching. This is very helpful. I’m just beginning to dig into the study of liturgy myself. I spent my first 45 years in life as a charismatic, and liturgical services that I would occasionally visit were so very dead and “religious” in my eyes back then. It was just plain ignorance. I left charismania 10 years ago, and I’m on much stronger footing now, since I’m ten years into reformed theology. I am now a strong advocate of liturgy. Good video. Thanks again.
I'm a Baptist, But I have found it is extremely difficult finding Even a reformed Baptist Church that hasn't been tainted with this Happy clappy, shallow, modern contemporary type of church service that basically feels like a waste of time from beginning to end. I finally started looking at Presbyterian (PCA) churches and came across one and discovered something glorious..AKA reverence.. I never knew what a liturgical service was, But I do now And let me just say, WOW.. I've attended hundreds of churches and I can affirm that everything you said was absolutely correct. The irony of these modern contemporary "churches" is that they strive to feel close to God (worship God) without the Word of God. Some churches are reformed in name, But not in practice. They throw around words like Sola Scriptura, But don't practice it. 🤔 And my wife and I use to live in Pensacola back in like 2005 or so and I love that place so...
@@sayhello5377 It's called hyperbole. People use hyperbole to emphasize a point or express strong emotions in a more vivid or dramatic way. It helps to create intensity in communication. No one reading my above post was supposed to think that I actually visited 100 churches, but only that I have visited a lot of churches.
Very helpful brother! Just curious you mentioned being Reformed Baptist. Does your church subscribe to the 1689 LBC? I didn’t see it listed on your church website. Thank you!
As a Lutheran, I really appreciate your comments! ☮️
This was really helpful! Thanks so much for taking the time to provide a biblically sound answer to this question.
As someone who does not place a high value on tradition, and who is skeptical of man-made doctrine, I have struggled with whether or not a liturgical service could be authentic and biblical.
Your video helped me see past the fact that these words were written by men from institutions which have historically, and in some ways currently, hold positions I don’t support.
Now, I can genuinely get behind the idea of having a somewhat formulaic service. And I can see the biblical context for doing it.
Talking my language. I love a proper liturgy, an aged prayer book style, preferably by Cranmer. It is full of congregational participation, elevated and majestic language, passages from scripture, the creed, the confession, benediction, a call to prayer. Full of content that as one ages stays with one. The trivialities of the commonplace are not there, but the wonder of life in the Kingdom of God is.
Yesterday I attended my first liturgical service and was talking about all these things with a friend. Today, watching at this video I'm just amazed on how we all came to the same conclusions!
Thanks for the teaching. This is very helpful. I’m just beginning to dig into the study of liturgy myself. I spent my first 45 years in life as a charismatic, and liturgical services that I would occasionally visit were so very dead and “religious” in my eyes back then. It was just plain ignorance. I left charismania 10 years ago, and I’m on much stronger footing now, since I’m ten years into reformed theology. I am now a strong advocate of liturgy. Good video. Thanks again.
I'm a Baptist, But I have found it is extremely difficult finding Even a reformed Baptist Church that hasn't been tainted with this Happy clappy, shallow, modern contemporary type of church service that basically feels like a waste of time from beginning to end.
I finally started looking at Presbyterian (PCA) churches and came across one and discovered something glorious..AKA reverence..
I never knew what a liturgical service was, But I do now And let me just say, WOW.. I've attended hundreds of churches and I can affirm that everything you said was absolutely correct.
The irony of these modern contemporary "churches" is that they strive to feel close to God (worship God) without the Word of God.
Some churches are reformed in name, But not in practice. They throw around words like Sola Scriptura, But don't practice it. 🤔
And my wife and I use to live in Pensacola back in like 2005 or so and I love that place so...
How have you visited hundreds of churches? 🤔
@@sayhello5377 It's called hyperbole. People use hyperbole to emphasize a point or express strong emotions in a more vivid or dramatic way. It helps to create intensity in communication.
No one reading my above post was supposed to think that I actually visited 100 churches, but only that I have visited a lot of churches.
Great video, thanks! God bless! I really enjoy the way our church dies this. It takes us about 1 hour 15 minutes but it’s so worth it. God bless!
I wish I could have said that as well as you just did pastor!
Just found this channel. Good stuff brother. I really
Like your approach to this channel.
Well said! Very helpful.
Hour and 45 minutes is baptist sermonette
Very helpful brother! Just curious you mentioned being Reformed Baptist. Does your church subscribe to the 1689 LBC? I didn’t see it listed on your church website. Thank you!
The Cross Church has as our Elder Confession the 2LBC, and our church Confession The New Hampshire Confession
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