Elements of Worship
Believing that worship is giving God the glory, honor and praise due His name, we have identified five key areas to be included in our worship service experience in some form or another. We want to worship God in a fresh, relevant atmosphere, desiring that this worship will lead our congregation into a deeper relationship with God. Each element of our service can be seen and experienced in many ways, including, but not limited to the ways listed below.
1) PRAISE, ADORATION, THANKSGIVING.
a. Singing
b. Drama
c. Life Stories
d. Prayer
e. Instrumental Music
2) GOD’S WORD.
a. Reading and Proclaiming
b. Teaching
c. Preaching
d. Singing
e. Drama
f. Prayer
3) OFFERING.
a. Monetary Gifts
b. Offering of Self
c. Serving Others
d. Praise for what we have
e. Prayer
4) PRAYER.
a. Adoration – telling God we love Him
b. Confession – admitting to God that we’ve done things wrong
c. Thanksgiving – Thanking God for all He is and all He’s done
d. Supplication – asking God to forgive us and to help us
e. House of Prayer (Luke 19:46, Isaiah 56:7) – Our church is a house of prayer.
5) BODY LIFE
a. Announcements
b. Encouragement of members
c. Use of gifts and talents
d. Outreach Impact
e. Communion
These five elements of worship are, in a sense, a bridge that leads people to God. Worship should, first of all, glorify the Lord. A natural progression then occurs and the worship deepens relationships – first with God, and then with each other as we worship our God and our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Our hope and prayer for the congregation of Cedar Grove Community Church is blessing in worship as the five elements are employed.