Editor’s note: We came across this congregational worship guide as an insert in a church’s bulletin. You might consider doing that, too, in order to help your people more fully understand the various elements on Sunday morning.
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WHAT IS A GUIDE TO CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP?
This guide is designed to be a tool for you and your family as you gather corporately with the body, as well as in your own times of family or personal worship. Here you’ll find the general outline of congregational worship. May it serve you as you seek to glorify Christ in all of life.
ELEMENTS OF CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP
Scriptural Call to Worship – The congregation is called to worship God from a passage of Scripture (Ps. 95:1–5).
Prayer of Praise – A prayer to the triune God, voiced on behalf of the congregation, praising Him for who He is and what He has done (Eph. 1:3–14).
Prayer of Confession – A prayer to God, voiced on behalf of the congregation, confessing our sins and seeking forgiveness for Christ’s sake (Neh. 1:4–11; 1 John 1:9).
Prayer of Thanksgiving – A prayer to God voiced on behalf of the congregation, giving thanks
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