"Worship in the New Testament, in short, moves toward something radically simple and inward, with manifold expressions in life and liturgy…All of this makes us very free and, perhaps, very frightened—free to find place and time and dress and size and music and elements and objects that help us orient radically toward the supremacy of God in Christ. And frightened because almost every worship tradition we have is culturally shaped rather than biblically commanded." (Piper, Krabill 101) "Worship is a life. Worship is a life before it's an event. Before it's a song, a service, a seminar or a sure-fire way to church growth, worship is a life…Experiencing, planning, leading, critiquing or participating in corporate worship was never intended to be a substitute for worship of the heart or even a preliminary. In God's economy, worship is always a matter of the heart first." (Hall, Krabill DVD Journals, Ethnodoxology 3-1: 12) Given the above 2 quotes, please address some of the questions listed below: What are some hallmarks of the corporate worship liturgy—place / time / dress / size / music / elements / objects / forms—practiced by your local church or faith community? What are some of the core values and characteristics of your church worship experiences that encourage inward transformation and Christcentric values? What "matters of the heart" are addressed? Can you distinguish some of what is culturally shaped versus what is biblically mandated in your assembly's worship?
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