Congregational gathering and worship
Have you ever heard someone say, “that was such a good meeting,” after a worship service? Or, “what a powerful gathering we just had”? What exactly is meant by such statements? What makes a worship service a good meeting? There are many possible answers, but if we consider these questions in terms of the nature of worship, we might assume that a meeting is good when the worship has made its point and achieved its purpose. What, then, is the purpose of our gatherings? In spirit and in truth Jesus said to a Samaritan woman he met at the well...
