Methodist Worship

by John Bishop

Overview

The first part of this book presents a detailed survey of the worship of the Methodist Church. It examines the eighteenth-century sources, traces the historical development of distinctive Methodist services such as the Covenant, the Watchnight, and the Lovefeast, considers the Methodist doctrine of the Sacraments, and deals with the place of hymns in Methodist worship. The second part of the book deals with the place and function of form and order in a service of public worship as conducted in the Free Churches, and proceeds to consider the various elements that make up such a service--the hymns, prayers, lessons, sermon, and sacraments. A study of this book will serve as reminder of the two-fold tradition of the people called Methodists with regard to form of worship, which has been both liturgical and free, and it will help preachers and congregations to engage in public worship with a deeper understanding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532631672
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	04/25/2017
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Preface iii

Acknowledgements v

Introduction

1 The Two Types of Worship-Catholic and Evangelical, Objective and Subjective 1

2 The Historic Evolution of Free Church Worship 8

Part 1 The Form and Order of Public Worship in the Free Churches

Praise 17

Prayers 27

The Lessons 41

The Sermon 46

The Sacraments 55

Part 2 The Methodist Church-A Detailed Survey of Its Worship

Its Origin and Development 78

Distinctive Methodist Services 100

The Methodist Doctrine of Baptism 111

The Methodist Doctrine of Holy Communion 121

Hymns in Methodist Worship 138

Epilogue 154

Bibliography 159

Index of Authors 163

Index of Subjects 165