WHAT IS THE PROPER BALANCE BETWEEN SCRIPTURE READING, MUSIC, PRAYER, AND PREACHING IN WORSHIP?
The Genevan Order of Worship Invocation Call to confession and prayer Assurance of Pardon Hymn (1st table of the law sung) Prayer for obedience Hymn (2nd table of the law sung) Prayer (concluded w/ Lord’s prayer) Hymn Prayer for illumination of the Holy Spirit Scripture Reading Sermon Prayer (including intercession) Explanation of the Lords Prayer Hymn Benediction Many conscientious pastors today feel severe pressures from the culture with respect to worship service planning. Such pressures, of course, are exacerbated by the heightened expectations of church members who live in an entertainment-driven culture. The question of a proper mixture of the elements of worship is indeed an urgent one. Listed above is the Genevan order of worship developed by John Calvin. If you want to know what Reformation worship looked like, here it is. Since Calvin wanted the church to be reformed by Scripture, he structured the worship of God to revolve around the Word of God, focusing attention on corpor
