This is the second study that looks at the Biblical background for why we do the things we do when we gather for corporate fellowship.

SAYING “AMEN”

Deuteronomy 27:14-15

-This pattern continues through verse 25

-The people respond to affirm their community conviction

I Chronicles 16:36

-It was the spontaneous response to their heart being moved

Nehemiah 5:13; 8:6

-Affirmation and action!

I Corinthians 14:16

-It is about being a part of the community

-Church is meant to be multi-directional, not uni-directional

-As people speak or sing and we affirm with “Amen” we now give to others

-This strengthens the overall conviction of the church as a community

CONTRIBUTION

Proverbs 3:9-10

-Giving is a form of worship in which we honoring God

Deuteronomy 16:16-17

-Agrarian societies tithed three times per year according to their harvests

-We should give in both time and percentage 

SERVING

Romans 12:1, 4-8

-Giving our lives to Christ is spiritual worship

-That offering finds application in serving in the church

Ephesians 4:15-16

-We grow closer to Christ and other disciples as we share in the work of church

Spiritual Exercise: Say “amen” when you agree with something in the service. Find a way you can serve in the church and talk to someone about beginning to volunteer.