God's Presence And Peace In The Assembly

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God's Presence And Peace In The Assembly  

Friday 5th September 

Text: I Corinthians 14: 33, 40

Key verse: 1 Corinthians 14: 33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 

God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the three in One God is present at every worship service of believers.  Christian activities must be carried out in the noblest way. The attitude of the worshippers must be that of reverence, joy, sobriety, godly fear and holiness. People do not behave anyhow, speak anyhow, shout irreverently, quarrel or fight in the presence of the king or a great man. They acknowledge his presence with reverence. If they do this to honour a fellow human being, how much more should the assembly of worshipers do so to God. Flamboyant, noisy, ostentatious attitude which seek to promote self and fellow men must be discarded. 

Respect of persons, recognition of dignitaries in the manner or pattern of the world, vain shouts, whistling and mechanical noise, must be put away in the fear of the Lord. Physical fight and ungodly argument must not be seen in the worship service. There should be no carnal competition among the preachers, musicians, or those giving offering or engaged in any aspect of the worship service. There is time for everything. Church musicians must know this. After their performance they should never disturb the rest of the worship service with their instruments, but give the Holy Spirit the place to minister to them and others through other vessels. 

Solution should be proffered for every kind of distraction in order to maximize the intake of God's word by the worshippers. A separate section will be required for the children and the physically challenged (the deaf) for effective communication of the gospel to them, using applicable methods and teaching aids. Note that it is better to split the worship service into sessions or decentralize the church where adequate gospel care can be given to the souls of men than to accumulate a crowd that cannot be evangelically managed. Many souls perish in large assemblies due to inadequate or poor facilities and spiritual care. Every minister shall give account for the souls of men in his congregation. 

Thought for the day: Many souls perish in large assemblies due to inadequate or poor facilities and spiritual care.

Song for the day: You are the Lord, let Your name be glorified…

Bible reading for the day:  Ezekiel 36-38 

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