Worship in the Developing Church
Worship in the Lutheran Church
Age of Public Worship
1. What did the Edict of Milan do for the church?
2. What effects did the Edict of Milan have on Christian worship?
3. How did the Edict of Milan push the church a little further towards the Reformation?
The Roman Rite
1. What is the difference between “ordinaries” and “propers”?
2. Why are the words “sober” and “sensible” used to describe the Roman Rite?
The Use of Music
1. What is one specific directive God gives to New Testament Christians concerning worship?
2. Where did the five biggest songs of the liturgy come from?
Medieval Excesses
1. Why is the doxology included in worship in so many places?
2. How were the terms lietourgia (service) and sacrifice corrupted in the middle ages?
3. In what way does medieval worship start to return to Old Testament temple worship?
Psalms
the book of psalms and other places in scripture
Hymns
Romans 11:33-35:
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?
Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay them?
For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.
Ephesians 5:14
Wake up, sleeper,
rise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.
1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and
ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 6:15-16
God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal
and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and
might forever. Amen.
Revelation 4:8:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come”
Spiritual Songs
Magnificat, Benedictus, Gloria, Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Nunc Dimittis, Te Deum