STUDY QUESTIONS FOR “INNOVATIONS IN WORSHIP” [Part 1]

1. What is the important message in 1 Corinthians 4:6?

2. What is the principle found in John 2:5?

3. Why, according to 2 Samuel 6:7, did God strike Uzzah dead, even though he was “on­ly trying to help”?

4. Why was the action of Nadab and Abihu in Leviticus 10 considered incorrect?

5. In “drama events” used in worship services, there is a danger that exaltation and glorification can go to the wrong source. What is that “wrong source”? And where should exaltation and glorification actually be directed?

6. What is wrong with the use of applause in worship to God?

7. What important message is found in Luke 17:10?

8. According to the material presented in this lesson, what is the main error associated with handclapping?

9. How does 1 Corinthians 14:15 impact the concept of handclapping in worship?

 10. According to Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16, what is our singing supposed to ac­complish?

 11. What is reciprocal singing? Is it authorized in the New Testament?

 12. From Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16, we see that all that is authorized is vocal, articulate singing. How does this impact handclapping.

 13. What important principle does Colossians 3:17 teach us concerning our worship to God?

 14. What important principle is contained in 1 Samuel 15:22 that applies to worship of God?

 15. According to 1 Corinthians 1:21, what means has God chosen to save the lost?

 16. According to 1 Peter 4:11, how are we to present God’s instructions to people?

 17. What are two dangers inherent in the use of “praise teams” in worship to God?

 18. What important question is asked in Romans 4:3 that we should ask ourselves in re­gard to our worship of God?

 19. According to According to 2 John 9, what had some people done that was wrong?

 20. What do Deuteronomy 4:2 and Revelation 22:18-19 instruct us not to do?

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