As the Apostle Paul teaches us, -We are the temple of the living God- Since this is the case, public worship is an entrance into the special gracious presence of God. We enter His presence in an orderly way. For this reason, we follow an orderly process for entering God's presence. We have an order of worship.

There are God mandated changes in worship over the course of the biblical history. Men and women are responsible to maintain the standards of worship ordained by God in the era in which they live. The attached pdf outlines the Biblical Transitions in worship.

Change is hard. Early Hebrew converts experienced this difficulty and many turned back to their old traditions and away from Christ. They failed to embrace the changes that lead to Christ. The text outlines these changes and exhorts us to embrace them.

The church gathered for worship is the special dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Therefore, worship is a special meeting with and encounter with God.

Which principle do we follow- This one- In worship, whatever is not commanded is forbidden- Ot this one- In worship whatever is not forbidden is permitted-

The Old Testament tabernacle, temple, and sacrifices were meant to lead men and women to Christ. But the ancient people looked at the temple and the sacrifices as ends in themselves. They missed Christ. A similarly, we can cling to the outward means of daily devotions, church attendance, etc. and fail to cling to Christ.

This text, like many others, gives you the opportunity to glimpse the life changing greatness of Jesus Christ

This exposition of Psalm 100 shows how an understanding of Hebrew poetic structure leads to proper meaning and appropriate application.

This final conference lesson reviews the benefits believers receive as a result of the redemption accomplished by Christ and personally applied by the Holy Spirit. We cover WSC 34-38. The attached pdf is the handout for this lesson.

The Catechism Sermon for Wednesday Evening Conference Worship- Question 28- Wherein consisteth Christ's exaltation---Answer- Christ's exaltation consisteth in his rising again from the dead on the third day, in ascending up into heaven, in sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day.