{"id":2866,"date":"2018-12-18T07:20:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2866"},"modified":"2018-12-17T23:30:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T04:30:22","slug":"putting-service-into-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/putting-service-into-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting Service into Worship?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wonder what it would be like if a worship service were structured to emphasize actual community service?<\/p>\n

That is, what if a Sunday service began with praise and prayer and worship, but instead of following that with a sermon it segued into a period of no-kidding, hands-on service<\/em> directed toward some specific need(s) outside the congregation? Sometimes we learn best by doing, after all, and the activity could illustrate specific Scriptures or just general principles.<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s been tried somewhere, but I don’t recall ever seeing it in any order of worship.<\/p>\n

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\nDon’t forget: the word translated as “charity” also means “love.” (Image: “Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Mount Vernon, Ohio) – stained glass, Charity,” by Nheyob, on Wikimedia Commons.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Given how many evangelical churches seem to concentrate on offering entertainment value these days, I wonder: if a church were to institute such a thing, how well would we as congregants participate in it? Would we do it very often, or for very long?<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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