Charismatic Worship Model

All the trappings of historic and well-ordered worship do nothing for the worshiper who is not consumed with the desire to enter into the presence of the Lord "in Spirit and in truth. " A people who have seen a vision of the glory of the living Lord, whose lives have been touched by his covenant love and faithfulness, and whose spirits have been caught up in a heartfelt response to the movement of his Spirit-such a people will worship with a worship at once individual and corporate, timeless and contemporary, ordered and free. The theme of the covenant is a basic theme of worship and is present in the service below in several ways: in the proclamation of the covenant commandments; in the celebration of the new covenant at the Lord's Table, with its emphasis on personal renewal in his presence; and in the sermon, which brings out the covenant bond of the body of Christ as worshipers seek to "admonish one another. " An Order of Worship This entry describes a worship service that took…