Covenanter Witness Vol. 55 - Rparchives.org

gether"praise"maker"ever"giver"ear"purity"words"give"speak"circumspectly"storehouse"still"only"BIBLE LESSONS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 11, 1955wtnessVOLUME LV, NO. 21 TOPEKA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1955Etiquette in the House of GodMartha S. Hooker, in "Moody Monthly"What Our Attitudes Should Be-About attending services in the house of God:"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves to(Heb. 10:25a)."As his custom was, he (Jesus) went into thesynagogue on the sabbath day" (Luke 4:16).On Sabbath morning as we go to the house of God:"I was glad when they said unto me, Let us gointo the house of the Lord" (Psa. 122:1).On entering the house of God :"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with (Psa. 100:4a).About the church building:"Reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord" (Lev.19:30b)."For where two or three are gathered togetherin my name, there am I in the midst ofthem"(Matt. 18:20)."This is none other but the house of God, andthis is the gate of heaven" (Gen. 28:17b).In His presence:"O come, let us worship and bow down: let uskneel before the Lord our (Psa.95:6)."Be still, and know that I am God" (Psa. 46:10a).During the worship service:"God is a Spirit; and they that worship himmust worship him in spirit and in truth"(John 4:24).During the song service:"Sing of the mercies of the Lord for89:1a).(Psa."In psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singLord"with grace in your hearts to theing(Col. 3:16b).During prayer:"They bowed their heads and worshipped"(Exod. 4:31b)."He that cometh to God must believe that he is,and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him" (Heb. 11:6b).During the reading of the Word of God :"I will hear what God the Lord will (Psa.85:8a)."Carefully hearken unto the voice of the Lordthy God" (Deut. 15:5a)."My son, attend to my (Prov. 4:20).During the offering service:"Honour the Lord with thy substance, and withthe first fruits of all thine increase" (Prov.3:9)."Every man ... so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful(2 Cor. 9:7)."Freely ye have received, freely (Matt. 10 :8b)."Bring ye all the tithes into the(Mai. 3:10a).During the preaching of the sermon:"Meditate upon these things ; give thyself wholly to them" (1 Tim. 4:15a)."Hearken . . . and consider, and incline thine(Psa. 45:10a)."Commune with your own heart . . . and be(Psa. 4:4b).After leaving the house of God:"Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers(James 1:22)."See then that ye walk(Eph.5:15a)."Let no man despise thy youth; but be thouan example of the believers, in word, inconversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith,in (I Tim. 4:12).