The Bethel Church Podcast Episode 5: Corporate Worship

Worship
What is worship?  This is the topic Pastor Jeromy and Josh tackle in this next podcast series.  Worship is an immense word with an immense impact on our lives.  How we understand it informs how we practice it in our daily lives.  Listen, as we explore what the Bible teaches about worship, why it’s so important for the church collectively, and for each member of the church personally.  

Session 2 – Worshiping Corporately (with the Church)  

Mike Harland says, “The church doesn’t gather to watch something or to hear something.  It gathers to do something.  And that something is telling their stories of faith for the benefit of all.”  Worship Essentials, 2018

• • We are obeying.  
    Hebrews 10:25  
  • We are glorifying.
    Matthew 5:14  
  • We are loving.
    1 Corinthians 13:1
  • We are encouraging.  
    1 Thessalonians 5:11
  • We are edifying. 
    Ephesians 4:16  

• We are learning.
  2 Timothy 4:2  

• We are strengthening.
  Ephesians 3:17-19 
• We are unifying.
  Ephesians 4:3
• We are thanksgiving.
  Ephesians 5:19-21 
• We are giving.
  Romans 12:13
  
  
  

For Small Group Leaders
If you’re a small group leader, thank you for listening to the podcast and taking an interest in these topics.  Josh and I want to help you build dialogue with your group to discuss the truth of Scripture and its application to our every day lives.  This podcast – Worship – is to help you start the conversation with your group about the importance of living in worship.  Here are some suggestions on how to use this with your group: 

• Encourage your group to listen to the podcast on their own.  Its better to listen separately (not as a whole group) and then discuss it.  
• Encourage your group to read the Scripture in the notes and any others that relate to mission.  Discuss as a group which verses catch their attention and why.  
• You might make this topic a starter discussion to kick off your group time, a closing discussion to end your session, or incorporate it into your current study together.  

Small Group Questions 

• How does your personal worship through the week prepare you for worship on Sunday?  
• Do you come to worship more for what God has for you, or to celebrate what God has already done?  
• Why is coming to worship on Sundays important to you?