Should Churches Meet Indoors Despite Government Restrictions?

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Should Churches Meet Indoors Despite Government Restrictions?

25 min

MoralityPolitics

Should Churches Meet Indoors Despite Government Restrictions?

25 min

Episode 646 Show Notes

From the Show

There is a lot of confusion about the circumstances of our worship and the elements of our worship. Circumstances have to do where we are meeting: are we meeting inside or outside, what time are we meeting, are we sitting in pews? The elements of our worship are what make a worship service: Is the word of God being faithfully preached,

——Adriel Sanchez

Should Churches Meet Indoors Despite Government Restrictions?

Questions in this Episode

  1. 1. With how long the Coronavirus pandemic has gone on, is it time now for all churches to open up in defiance of the government orders?

2. In 1 John 4, John says that we should “test the spirits.” What does this mean and look like?

3. How was David a “man after God’s own heart” when he was also a murderer?

4. How was Jesus in the line of David when he was not biologically related to Joseph?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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