The Psalmist invites the children of God to sing a new song unto God because of the marvelous things he has done. “Jehovah hath made known His salvation. He hath remembered His loving kindness and His faithfulness toward the house of Israel.” When we are privileged to witness the administration of the holy sacrament of baptism we […]
When we go to church, we should go in the consciousness that we in the communion of the saints will meet God. We cannot expect, nor will we receive a blessing unless we behold God with the eye of faith and listen to what he has to say to us. We also speak to him, but […]
In the holy sacrament of Baptism it is not only the Father who speaks to us. The Son also gives us assurance. Assurance which every child of God craves. It need not surprise us that the assurance given by the Son also concerns the forgiveness of sin. This is the central message of the sacrament of […]
Baptism declares unto us that we in ourselves are unclean and therefore the objects of God’s wrath. God has emphatically stated:—“Cursed is everyone who remaineth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them.” The sacrament of Baptism is a reminder that we should not be in church as […]
Besides the regular elements in our worship on the Lord’s Day, there are special occasions, which bring delight to the pious heart. One of these is the administration of the sacrament of baptism. Those who understand the sacraments find in them a great deal of comfort. I say, […]
The sermon occupies a most important place in our worship. The congregation has come to hear the Word of God. This should be borne in mind by both the preacher and the congregation. There is always the danger that we forget this. The preacher can easily forget that he is an ambassador of Christ. The temptation […]
Congregational singing is a “must” for the Church of Jesus Christ when met for public worship. The people of God are and always have been a singing people. Even the Church Triumphant as depicted in John’s Revelation is heard singing “the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb” (15:3). […]
Confession of faith in the triune God is an indispensable feature of the worship of the Church. Usually the Apostles’ Creed (in some churches the Nicene Creed is also employed) is the vehicle for the purpose of our common confession of faith. In the congregation of which I am a member this is followed by the […]
The Church at Worship VII What are you doing when you join the congregation at worship in the reciting of the Apostles’ Creed? Are you really doing it? “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of the Lord.” God speaks peace […]
The congregation of believers in its confession of sin is a delight unto the Lord our God. God finds a deep satisfaction in his own work. And the congregation which comes before him with a true and sincere confession of sin and an acknowledgment of its unworthiness to stand before him is God’s handiwork. We should be at […]