Pastor Chris Gordon and Dr. Robert Godfrey ask what’s really motivating people to go to church on Sunday. They discuss Reformed worship and how its God-focused structure isn’t particularly attractive to many. They look at modern culture and how it has led some churches to focus on entertainment and emotion,Continue Reading
The confessional Presbyterian and Reformed (P&R) churches […] begin with the assumption that it is not the function of singing in worship for us to say whatever we want to God but to repeat God’s Word after him. The role of a song in worship is not for us toContinue Reading
Keith Getty, author of the widely sung contemporary hymn “In Christ Alone”, lamented that, in its quest for “cultural relevance”, modern worship music is “de-Christianizing people”. He said: “Over 75 percent of what are called the great hymns of the faith talk about eternity, heaven, hell, and the fact thatContinue Reading
It might be shocking to the reader to hear that much of what is so-called praise today in worship is not received by the Lord. God certainly turns his ear away from not just vain repetitions, but also empty hearts due to empty theology. It should be self-evident that ourContinue Reading
Dear Brothers and Sisters of RCSS, The church Council would like to take this opportunity to bring you up to speed on the latest developments with respect to recommencing public worship thanks to the latest level 3 government lockdown regulations. Lord willing, we will congregate at the Rondebosch ScoutContinue Reading
The liturgy Sunday 26 April can be viewed here: :: Call to worship/ Call on God’s name for help by reading: Psalm 67 And praying: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we call your name, praying that you would be pleased to turn away from our many terrible sins, by whichContinue Reading
In Matthew 12:1-14 the Pharisees try to trip Jesus up for his so-called Sabbath violations. In his response, Jesus exposes – yet again – the Pharisees for the professional legalists and hypocrites they are. Here we have helpful insights into not only the perpetuity of the Sabbath institution, but alsoContinue Reading
Pastor Robert Godfrey writes: The privilege and blessing of meeting with God in public worship is seriously undervalued in our time. Too often it is thought that small prayer meetings or Bible studies, missionary reports or musical presentations can replace public worship as activities that are more spiritually profitable. SuchContinue Reading
One of the best books I have read on the subject of Christian and Reformed worship is D.G. Hart and John R. Muether’s With Reverence and Awe: Returning to the Basics of Reformed Worship. One of the insights that I find most valuable about this volume is the connection itContinue Reading
In today’s Tatler newspaper, which is circulated in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, RCSS ran its first of six advertisements to raise awareness of its presence in the community. The purpose of the “campaign” is to invite you to re-discover or perhaps discover for the first time a betterContinue Reading