Give Adequate Attention To Doctrines

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Give Adequate Attention To Doctrines 

Monday 1st September

Text: Hebrews 5:12-14 

Key verse: Psalm 95:3 “For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods.”

C: Doctrine is actually the paramount thing in the worship service. Doctrine here refers to the preaching and teaching of the word of God in the worship assembly. It involves the selection and arrangement of scriptures by the preacher or teacher to convey a message to the worshippers through proper interpretation, illustration and application for their exhortation, edification and comfort. The preacher or teacher thinks out his message by the help of the Holy Spirit, gathers and arranges his facts. His authority is the Holy Scripture. He seeks to edify the worshippers through the interpretation and application of the scriptures. 

Preaching or teaching is distinct from the manifestation of the gift of prophecy or prophesying in the worship assembly. While the message of prophecy is wholly from God in a divine manifestation, doctrine is a message thought up by the preacher or teacher backed up by scriptures and conveyed to the congregation for their spiritual nourishment. Prophecy and other gifts of the Spirit may not occur during every worship service. But doctrine is the food which the church must regularly feed on for their salvation and establishment in righteousness.

It is disheartening that many local Assemblies have no place for doctrine. They devote so much time to singing, dancing and other activities. Dancing, an introduction to Christian worship in the late twenty-first century now holds first place in the worship service. It bridges the gap between sinners and saints and accords every one of them the privilege of bodily demonstration in the name of worship. When the worshippers exhaust themselves by these things which give them bodily pleasure, they are unprepared for long sermon. Worshippers in such assemblies cannot be spiritually strong and dependable in the knowledge of the scriptures and righteousness. The local assembly must give more attention and time to preaching or teaching of the word of God than every other worship activity to make the worshippers born again, sanctified, holy, fruitful and prepared for the coming of the Lord.

Thought for the day: Doctrinal teaching is the main thing in the worship service. 

Song for the day: Your word is life, Your word is Spirit…

Bible reading for the day: Ezekiel 25-27  

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