Pastor Ken Jung
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Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
True Worshipers Gather …
1. to inspire one another (10:24)
2. because worshiping together is important (10:25)
3. to encourage one another (10:25)
True Worshipers:
“Every Sunday morning there are dozens of voices trying to convince us there’s something better to give our time to than meeting God’s people….Don’t believe them.” (83)
Benefits of the Gathered Church (Kauflin, 73-81)
1. Remembering and rehearsing the gospel
2. Receiving God’s Word together
3. Mutual serving and caring
4. Greater awareness of God’s presence
5. Demonstrating our unity in the gospel
6. Sharing of the sacraments (baptism, communion)
7. Greater display of God’s glory
Text to Life
1. Prepare for the sermon.
2. Arrive at Pathway’s worship service at 10:15am.
Pathway’s Worship Service
10:15: Preparing our Hearts
10:30: Reflection (2 Min Timer)
10:32: Invitation to Worship
10:40: Community Life
10:45: Gospel Reflection
10:50: Praise
11:05: Sermon
11:45: Praise and Prayer
1 Corinthians 14:26
26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up…
True Worshipers Edify One Another…
1. because we come together as a family (14:26)
2. with our personalities, passions, and spiritual gifts (14:26)
3. for God’s glory (14:26)
True Worshipers
“Mutual edification [is] a way of exalting God.” (87)
Text to Life
1. Edify one person each Sunday morning (before, during, after worship service).
2. Connect to a Pathway Life Group
Affirmation for Pathway’s Community
“By God’s grace, we commit to our worship service by preparing for the sermon and arriving early. While there will be circumstances that attempt to keep us away from gathering with Pathway’s community, we will not give in to them. Because Sunday worship also includes mutual edification, we will come alongside our brothers and sisters to encourage them in their faith.”
Reflection
1. What’s the relationship between Jesus’ sacrifice and our worship of God? (Hebrews 10:19-22)
2. Kauflin highlights several benefits for gathering as a worship community (Hebrews 10:25) including remembering and rehearing the gospel, receiving God’s Word together, mutual serving and caring, a greater awareness of God’s presence, demonstrating our unity in the gospel, sharing the sacraments, and a greater display of God’s glory (pp. 73-81). Which benefits have impacted you the most? the least? Discuss.
3. Kauflin lists six practical steps for embracing the benefits of the gathered church: show up on time, pray, prepared, receive, serve, and respond. Which step(s) do you need to improve on the most? How will a change of attitude/action towards these steps make a difference for Pathway and you?
4. Hebrews 10:25 reminds us that it’s easy to stop meeting with one another. “Every Sunday morning there are dozens of voices trying to convince us there’s something better to give our time to than meeting God’s people….Don’t believe them.” (p. 83) To what extent do you allow your circumstances to influence your participation in our weekly worship service? Is there anything you need to change? Share.
5. 1 Corinthians 14:26 highlights the importance of edifying one another. According to Kaulflin, “[M]utual edification [is] a way of exalting God.” (p. 87). What difference would it make if we came to church (not just worship service) with the idea of edifying and building up one another?
6. 1 Corinthians 14:27-33 mentions the gift of tongues, interpretation of tongues, and prophecy. How do these spiritual gifts edify our brothers and sisters? (Note: See Grudem’s Bible Doctrine, chaps 29-20)
7. Kauflin highlights four priorities for building one another up: variety (1 Corinthians 12), love (1 Corinthians 13), intelligibility (1 Corinthians 14:6-11), and the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) (pp. 87-95). Which priority do we need to improve on the most and why?
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