Saturday, April 26, 2014

Distinct Features Of A Sunday Morning Church Service

By Eloise Hewitt


Each weekend many Christians meet to worship. This they do as they were commanded by the savior that even if He would leave them and go to the father, they were to remain watchful and vigilant in prayer. City Denver CO is one of the places in the world where a Sunday morning church service can be interesting. Most of them begin at around nine and end at midday. This seems to be convenient to members.

Most of the ministries have submitted their maps on the internet to enable their potential followers to find them. In those blogs are also their profiles that can give a glimpse of their activities. Generally the procedure depends on the type of congregation that you attend. City Denver Co mainly has two types of churches; the denominational ones and the non-denominational ones.

Denominational congregations start their services as early as six a. M. They follow the traditional practices of mainstream faiths like Catholic and Anglican. The program is characterized by many recitations of prayers like the Lords prayer and the prayer of St. Francis of Asisi. They also use hymns from special booklets.

They always read the scriptures in series. There is the first reading, the second and the third. The priest then leads the believers in a series of prayers intercepted by choir music. When the time for the sermon comes, the choir presents a number that gives a message about being receptive to the word. The priest then gives the sermon. They speak with a normal tone and are not involved in any form of acrobatics.

This is the opportunity that the church leader, be it a pastor, reverend or bishop seizes to lead the crowd in repentance. He or she then prays for them asking God to have mercy and pour His favors on them. The whole congregation agrees to the prayer in solidarity by saying amen which means let it be so. This is shortly followed by announcements and then the preacher takes over and the drama begins. With calculated swerving moves and loud voice, the message is taken home to give way to the concluding prayer

For the denominational gatherings the services begin as early as six. In a whole day they can have a series of three services each taking three hours. They still hold the traditions of the original church and oppose some protestant beliefs. Their prayers are recited communally and the songs are derived from hymn books.

The scripture reading is done in stages. A series of guided prayers follow with some choir sessions in between. The sermon is presented in form of a typical lecture. There is no attempt to be radical but the message is delivered in tranquility and humility. The congregation is thus driven into a calm and reflective mood.

No matter the type of church you decide to visit, it is a nice experience. You will feel peaceful within you and forget the struggles of life, at least for a moment. It is good for believers to commune every Sunday to worship the creator. This is also a perfect moment to seek forgiveness of sin and give life a new turn.




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