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Question #2 Question #3
rM: Why did the apostles continue to ~ Why did the apostles cease to meet in
meet in the temple after Jesus' the temple?
ascension? ~ Opposition and arrest (4:3; 5:25-26)
@' The place of revelation ~ Exclusion of Christians from the
~ Like Jesus, they wanted to proclaim temple and the synagogues
the word of salvation in the centre of
Judaism
~ Preaching about Jesus must be at the Acts 13: 1-3: the Church at Antioch
heart of a theology of worship
"Those who are concerned about God .@.i The Church at Antioch: what is the
honouring worship will be concerned about the significance of the fact that this is the
proclamation of the gospel, in the world and the
church, in public teaching and private
only case where the language of
dialogue." worship (Ieitourgeo) is used in the
@: "Ifworship is an engagement with God on context of a Christian gathering in the
the terms that he proposes and in the way book of Act?
that he alone makes possible, preaching
Christ is the key to that engagemenf' (p.
144).
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Acts 2:42-47: Essential features Acts 2:42-47: Essential features
of early Christian worship of early Christian worship
1&11. Apostolic preaching and [{i)12. Fellowship (koinonia)
teaching "Common participation in Christ
"Teaching and preaching the apostolic necessarily leads to a mutual fellowship
word in the Christian congregation ... is amongst members of the Christian
an essential aspect of what may be community."
termed 'congregational worship' "We proclaim to you what we have
because it is an act of worship or service seen and heard, so that you also may
designed to glorify God. At the same have fellowship with us. And our
time, its aim should be to provoke fellowship is with the Father and with his
acceptable worship in the form of prayer, Son, Jesus Christ" (I John 1:3, 4).
praise and obedience in church and in
the context of everyday life" (p. 153).
Summary:
~ 1. Although the church gathered together ~ If 'there is no longer any "cultus"
regularly for "corporate worship," almost in the ancient sense', it is equally
nothing is said about the form of their
gatherings. true, conversely, that all life has
~ 2. Gatherings included both large and
small groups-the temple and their homes.
become 'cultus' in a new sense.
il 3. Worship was centred around the risen, Life has no other purpose than to
ascended Christ, and was expressed in be rendered up to God in
obedience to the word, prayer, praise, and
acts of service and sharing in every adoration and gratitude.
circumstance of life. (C. F, D. Moule)
[Wj 4. Such worship was the primary "method"
of evangelism- "overheard worship" (H.
Best).