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3. Contextual SDA Worship

3. Contextual SDA WorshipSeminar on

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God grows His church by growing people.

God grows His church by growing people.

IntroductionIntroduction

God grows His church by growing the people and preacher in worship.

God grows His church by growing the people and preacher in worship.





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Devotional

Pease and Holmes

Historical

Perspective

Liturgical Mission

Adventist Worship

Devotional

Pease and Holmes

Historical

Perspective

Liturgical Mission

Adventist Worship

Overview of the DayOverview of the Day

Worship and Sacraments

Order of Service

Managing the Service

Worship and CultureCreating the Service

Worship and Sacraments

Order of Service

Managing the Service

Worship and CultureCreating the Service





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DevotionalDevotional





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Pease and HolmesPease and Holmes

Norval PeaseAnd Worship Him

Born in 1910Wrote book in 1967

Raymond HolmesSing a New Song

Converted Lutheran PastorWrote book in 1984

Norval PeaseAnd Worship Him

Born in 1910Wrote book in 1967

Raymond HolmesSing a New Song

Converted Lutheran PastorWrote book in 1984





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“The Seventh-day Adventist church has managed to avoid, to a large degree, the experimentation with new forms of worship which took place in the 1950s and 1960s in other church bodies, both Protestant and Catholic” (Holmes 1984:3).

(However: Maranatha Music and “Seeker Services in the 1990s).

“The Seventh-day Adventist church has managed to avoid, to a large degree, the experimentation with new forms of worship which took place in the 1950s and 1960s in other church bodies, both Protestant and Catholic” (Holmes 1984:3).

(However: Maranatha Music and “Seeker Services in the 1990s).

Historical PerspectiveHistorical Perspective





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Liturgical mission based on Revelation 14:6

Historical setting: Hour of JudgmentMission: Worship Him!

“Adventist forms of worship . . . must grow out of theological reflection on worship as Revelation 14 sees it: intimately related to the ministry of the Lord in heaven” (Holmes 1984:10).

Liturgical mission based on Revelation 14:6

Historical setting: Hour of JudgmentMission: Worship Him!

“Adventist forms of worship . . . must grow out of theological reflection on worship as Revelation 14 sees it: intimately related to the ministry of the Lord in heaven” (Holmes 1984:10).

Liturgical MissionLiturgical Mission





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Common meaning of “Liturgy” Set prayers and forms of worship Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal “High Church”

Biblical meaning of “Liturgy” “A minister (Greek: leitergos) in the sanctuary”(Hebrews 8:2). Jesus is the “Liturgist” in the heavenly sanctuary. The priestly function has not been transferred to the earthly church but the heavenly sanctuary which we should model.

Common meaning of “Liturgy” Set prayers and forms of worship Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal “High Church”

Biblical meaning of “Liturgy” “A minister (Greek: leitergos) in the sanctuary”(Hebrews 8:2). Jesus is the “Liturgist” in the heavenly sanctuary. The priestly function has not been transferred to the earthly church but the heavenly sanctuary which we should model.






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“Our liturgical mission is to proclaim His heavenly ministry and promised return by what we say and do when we worship” (Holmes 1984:14).

“Our liturgical mission is to proclaim His heavenly ministry and promised return by what we say and do when we worship” (Holmes 1984:14).


Heavenly MinistryHeavenly Ministry Promised ReturnPromised Return

We say and do in worship

We say and do in worship

ProclaimsProclaims





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The SabbathThe Sabbath

Adventist Worshipin Theological Context


“As one of the three major biblical doctrines which identify Adventists, the Sabbath should be liturgically dramaticized and illustrated in every worship service” (Holmes 1984:27).

“As one of the three major biblical doctrines which identify Adventists, the Sabbath should be liturgically dramaticized and illustrated in every worship service” (Holmes 1984:27).

The Heavenly SanctuaryThe Heavenly Sanctuary“When Adventists gather for worship they are by faith connected, not simply with historical events, but also with the present ministry of the Lord in the heavenly sanctuary” (Holmes 1984:39).

“When Adventists gather for worship they are by faith connected, not simply with historical events, but also with the present ministry of the Lord in the heavenly sanctuary” (Holmes 1984:39).





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The Second AdventThe Second Advent



“In its worship the Seventh-day Adventist Church not only looks back in grateful memory, but also looks forward in confident hope. That hope rests firmly on the biblical promises concerning the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Adventist worship takes place, therefore, on the threshold of His coming” (Holmes 1984:53).

“In its worship the Seventh-day Adventist Church not only looks back in grateful memory, but also looks forward in confident hope. That hope rests firmly on the biblical promises concerning the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Adventist worship takes place, therefore, on the threshold of His coming” (Holmes 1984:53).





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The SabbathThe Heavenly Ministry of ChristThe Second Advent of Christ

The SabbathThe Heavenly Ministry of ChristThe Second Advent of Christ

“The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist church must be made audible and visible in its worship services, thereby reflecting the distinctive doctrines we hold to be essential and vital” (Holmes 1984:15).

“The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist church must be made audible and visible in its worship services, thereby reflecting the distinctive doctrines we hold to be essential and vital” (Holmes 1984:15).How could you make the following doctrines “audible and visible” during the worship service?

How could you make the following doctrines “audible and visible” during the worship service?







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Traditional MeaningTraditional Meaning

Worship and the Sacraments


Catholic Church mystical seven sacramentsCatholic Church mystical seven sacraments

Biblical/Historical MeaningBiblical/Historical MeaningLatin word derived from Greek “musterion/mystery”

Can mean pledge/oath, covenant“In this sense ‘sacrament’ simply expresses the mutual pledge” between God and His people. “Our alternate term ‘ordinance’” came from the Puritans who thought sacrament was too “superstitious” (Holmes 1984:60).

Latin word derived from Greek “musterion/mystery”

Can mean pledge/oath, covenant“In this sense ‘sacrament’ simply expresses the mutual pledge” between God and His people. “Our alternate term ‘ordinance’” came from the Puritans who thought sacrament was too “superstitious” (Holmes 1984:60).





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BaptismBaptism



“Baptism obliges the church to make clear in its preaching and teaching the distinction between living like a pagan and living like a converted Christian” (Holmes 1984:64).

Baptism must not just be “stuck in the worship service as an afterthought” but the entire worship service must be “planned around this event” (Holmes 1984:69).

“Baptism obliges the church to make clear in its preaching and teaching the distinction between living like a pagan and living like a converted Christian” (Holmes 1984:64).

Baptism must not just be “stuck in the worship service as an afterthought” but the entire worship service must be “planned around this event” (Holmes 1984:69).





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CommunionCommunion



“Communion provides liturgical opportunity to demonstrate this surrender, the body of Christ offering itself anew in faith and in obedient service and discipleship.” In the prayer over the bread, “it is the people of God who are the true sacrament: broken bread and poured-out wine for a world in desperate need of a Saviour and the righteousness of God.” (Holmes 1984:72).

“Communion provides liturgical opportunity to demonstrate this surrender, the body of Christ offering itself anew in faith and in obedient service and discipleship.” In the prayer over the bread, “it is the people of God who are the true sacrament: broken bread and poured-out wine for a world in desperate need of a Saviour and the righteousness of God.” (Holmes 1984:72).Section on Frequency—Biblical and

HistoricalChapter on Footwashing

Section on Frequency—Biblical and HistoricalChapter on Footwashing





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Worship and the Order of Service


“Worship . . . requires careful planning as well as a careful education of the congregation as to the meaning and significance for the last-day church. . . . The worship of the last-day church should reflect an orderly progression towards a pre-determined goal” (Holmes 1984:90, 91).

“The planning of the order of service takes place in the wide area that exists between what Peter Brunner calls the ‘absolutely commanded’ and the ‘absolutely forbidden’” (Holmes 1984:92).

“Worship . . . requires careful planning as well as a careful education of the congregation as to the meaning and significance for the last-day church. . . . The worship of the last-day church should reflect an orderly progression towards a pre-determined goal” (Holmes 1984:90, 91).

“The planning of the order of service takes place in the wide area that exists between what Peter Brunner calls the ‘absolutely commanded’ and the ‘absolutely forbidden’” (Holmes 1984:92).





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Constants and Variants (Holmes 1984:94-95).

Constants: Introit “Entrance;” The Sabbath Prayer Response: Heavenly

Sanctuary Benedictory Response: The Second

ComingVariants: Prelude Prayers Invocation Special Music Hymns Sermon Scripture Readings Benediction

Constants and Variants (Holmes 1984:94-95).

Constants: Introit “Entrance;” The Sabbath Prayer Response: Heavenly

Sanctuary Benedictory Response: The Second

ComingVariants: Prelude Prayers Invocation Special Music Hymns Sermon Scripture Readings Benediction





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Principles to keep in mind for conducting the service:

1. Plan ahead2. Keep it simple3. Keep it balanced4. If you add, then subtract

5. Stand up, start up, sit down6. Get the preacher up7. Begin and end on a high note

Principles to keep in mind for conducting the service:

1. Plan ahead2. Keep it simple3. Keep it balanced4. If you add, then subtract

5. Stand up, start up, sit down6. Get the preacher up7. Begin and end on a high note

Managing the ServiceManaging the Service





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Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California Maliksi, PhilippinesMaliksi, Philippines

Same Theology, Different Sociology

Different Worship

Same Theology, Different Sociology

Different Worship

Worship and CultureWorship and Culture





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The local worship of a SDA church should be uniquely shaped by the theological influence of the Sabbath and Second Coming and the sociological influence of its context.

While the church is to strive to maintain its unity of faith and practice, it also needs to encourage the emergence of new understandings of the message and how it is presented in the many different parts of the world today.

The local worship of a SDA church should be uniquely shaped by the theological influence of the Sabbath and Second Coming and the sociological influence of its context.

While the church is to strive to maintain its unity of faith and practice, it also needs to encourage the emergence of new understandings of the message and how it is presented in the many different parts of the world today.





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Adapting the worship service to the local culture needs to move beyond the mere singing of songs and doing the service in the native language.

We need to adapt the important rituals of the country and transform their meaning into the Christian and Adventist context.

Example: Should a Thai Adventist Church have pews?

Adapting the worship service to the local culture needs to move beyond the mere singing of songs and doing the service in the native language.

We need to adapt the important rituals of the country and transform their meaning into the Christian and Adventist context.

Example: Should a Thai Adventist Church have pews?





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Create a unique Seventh-day Adventist worship service keeping the following principles in mind:

1. What is the theme of the service? (2nd Coming, Peace, Faith, Love,

etc.).

2. What are the unique SDA elements? (Sabbath, 2nd Coming, Heavenly

Ministry)

3. How many minutes will each element take?

4. How does the service reflect the culture?

Create a unique Seventh-day Adventist worship service keeping the following principles in mind:

1. What is the theme of the service? (2nd Coming, Peace, Faith, Love,

etc.).

2. What are the unique SDA elements? (Sabbath, 2nd Coming, Heavenly

Ministry)

3. How many minutes will each element take?

4. How does the service reflect the culture?

Creating the ServiceCreating the Service

Make this part of the your final presentation.Make this part of the your final presentation.

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