Our Worship - The ONE Church, Dallas, TX

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What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness,

and go after that which is lost , until he find it? - LUKE 15:4

Church

Dallas, TX

The ONE Church

PO Box 192701 Dallas, TX 75219-2701 The1Church@Yahoo.com (214) 462-5979

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This page was last updated: November 23, 2011

Our Worship

The ONE Church is a Spirit-filled church. This means that we believe in worship that is inspired by the Holy Spirit of God. Man-made worship and liturgy do not please the Lord. Neither does worship that is contrived or insincere.

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. JOHN 4:23-24

TRUTH: Truth is the most important ingredient in worship. Many churches have tried to imitate Spirit-filled worship without embracing sound, Biblical doctrine or without abandoning false doctrines of their past. One can shout without having truth, but when one has the truth, they cannot help but shout. God's people celebrate and rejoice in the revelation and knowledge of God's truth. SCRIPTURES

MUSIC, SINGING, & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: The early Christian church was made up primarily of Jewish converts. These people had been brought up to worship in Hebrew fashion, primarily after the model and exhortations of David in his Psalms. Most early Christians felt comfortable worshipping in the Hebrew temples and synagogues, where music, shouting, dancing, etc. were all quite prevalent. It was not for many years that Christians began to construct their own buildings, and when they did, there is no evidence that they discontinued worshipping according to the manner encouraged by the Psalmist David in the Biblical Book of Psalms. Music & singing are an integral part of worship as they help to bring all of God's people into unity and harmony of voice and spirit. SCRIPTURES

KNEELING: God's people often kneel while praying in an act of submission and humility. Kneeling before the Lord acknowledges His supremacy and position as Lord and King in our lives. SCRIPTURES

RAISING HANDS/ARMS: God's people may raise their hands and/or arms in the air. This is done as an act of submission and surrender as one makes themselves available to God for service. It also can symbolize one's desire to be closer to God, or to touch Him - as it were. SCRIPTURES

HAND CLAPPING: Applause is a common sign of approval, acceptance, or agreement. God's people clap their hands in a joyful expression of worship. Occasionally the church may applaud that which the pastor says while preaching. It is not the pastor that they applaud, but rather that which he is speaking. SCRIPTURES

SHOUTING: Old-Testament Hebrew worship was joyous, jubilant, and demonstrative. We serve a real and living God, therefore their is no shame in one's raising their voice in praise, adoration, or prayer. God's people will often shout out with a loud and extended shout as they express victory, deliverance, or joy. SCRIPTURES

AFFIRMATION: While the pastor preaches, songs are being sung, or individuals testify; it is common for members of the congregation to affirm or support what he is saying by vocalizing an "amen" or similar comment. By doing this visitors are able to know that the people agree with and support what is being sung, spoken, or preached. SCRIPTURES

DANCING, LEAPING, OR JUMPING: God's people may engage in a joyful expression of leaping, running, or dancing as an expression of victory, joy, celebration, or deliverance. On such glorious occasions as folks being baptized in the name of the Lord, folks being delivered from demonic oppression or possession, or folks being healed, etc., God's people may respond by dancing. SCRIPTURES

SPEAKING WITH OTHER TONGUES: Those of God's people who have received the Holy Ghost baptism are enabled by the Spirit of God to speak in other languages, otherwise unknown to them, as the Spirit of God enables them to do so. They may do this while worshipping or praying. An individual may feel inspired to speak forth with what we refer to as a "message" in another language, according to the direction and motivation of God's Spirit. The church will become silent when a message in tongues is being delivered. When this happens, an interpretation of that message should follow. When God causes a message in tongues and an interpretation to come forth in a worship service, the Word of God clearly teaches that this is done by God as a sign to unbelievers. SCRIPTURES

PROPHECY: When one of God's people begins to address the congregation loudly and in the first person, it is generally accepted that they are delivering a word of prophecy which God has placed in their spirit for that moment. Prophecy is meant to address the church for the purposes of encouragement, direction, rebuke, exhortation, or encouragement. The church will become silent when a prophetic message is being delivered. Every "prophecy" is to be weighed against the Word of God, and the spirit by which it is delivered. A prophecy is never assumed to be of God, but rather the people of God will "try" (test, weigh, discern) the spirit to see if it be God or not, and if it is deemed to have come from God, someone, often the pastor, will confirm that the Lord has spoken in truth. The Bible teaches that prophecy is specifically for the edification of the church/believers. SCRIPTURES

LAYING ON OF HANDS, HOLDING HANDS, & ANOINTING THE SICK WITH OIL: God's people are directed by Scripture to lay hands upon those for whom they are praying, particularly in matters relating to healing or deliverance. Laying hands upon an individual signifies that the person being prayed for, as well as the persons or person praying for that individual, are in agreement concerning the matter over which they are praying. Olive oil, the oil common to Israel in Biblical times, is used to anoint the sick as an act of obedience. Anointing with oil reminds us that God remains with us to heal and help, even after those who pray for us have left. Oil is representative in Scripture of the Holy Spirit, or God's presence. SCRIPTURES

"IN THE SPIRIT": Anyone can leap, jump, or dance, and shout; but it takes a Spirit-filled child of God to be able to "plug into" the flow and direction of God's Spirit so that the whole tenor and direction of a service is entirely orchestrated by the Holy Spirit. SCRIPTURES

The final word in all Christian worship is found in God's Word;

"Let all things be done decently and in order."

I CORINTHIANS 14:40