In this series of video posts, Jim Altizer discusses a variety of topics. What is the Meaning of Baptism? Communion? Sacrament? How To Evaluate a Worship Service? Why is there Conflict? Why Should I Go to Church? How Do You Imagine an Unimaginable God? Are There Different Types of Worship? How Do You Choose Songs [...]

Servants don’t select the field in which they will work They work wherever the Master sends them That’s why He is called “Master” Servants don’t decide how much they should get paid The Master provides exactly what He wants them to have When He wants them to have it Servants don’t worry about housing Servant’s [...]

What is worship? What does the word “Worship” mean? -From the Middle English Worthschipe – To show or possesses a state of worth. -Biblically defined as either acts of homage or acts of service towards God. What is worship? -The appropriate human response to God’s attributes. -Def: “To reflect back to God his self-revealed worth.” [...]

Short answers to big questions: What makes Christian worship  Christian?  What makes Christian worship  Worship?  Are there required ingredients for worship?  What separates Christian from pseudo-Christian worship? -What separates Christian from pseudo-Christian worship? -Acknowledgement of the deity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. -An orthodox acknowledgement of Scripture, the Church, forgiveness and the eschaton. -Agreement [...]

Short answers to big questions: What are Symbols, Sacred Actions and Sacraments?  What is the significance of Baptism?  Why do some churches baptize infants?  What is the significance of Communion?  What is Sacred Time?  What are the advantages of observing the Christian Year? What are Symbols, Sacred Actions and Sacraments? -How do symbols and symbolic [...]