Jeff:  Thanks for the post. Very thought provoking.  JGR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Scanlan" <jscanlan@...>
To: <soundofgrace@...>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 2:40 PM
Subject: RE: [soundofgrace] Church Service


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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: H Dorrington [mailto:hjdinfl@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 28 February 2006 2:30 AM
> > To: soundofgrace@...
> > Subject: Re: [soundofgrace] Church Service
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> > Maybe I missed the post but did we ever establish that the duty of
> > proclaiming the Word was restricted to just elders, or is it of course
the
> > duty of elders as well as the duty of the priesthood of all believers?
It
> > seems to me that there is a funnel down level of duty in that those who
> > are more mature have the duty of teaching/discipling those who are less
> > mature.
> >
> >   In a teaching elder lead service are we now saying it is wrong for the
> > elder to appoint or ask someone to share in the service by reading
> > Scripture?  If we really believe that it is wrong, then it is the
> > responsibility of the elders to also collect the worship giving through
> > the offering, is it not? Then we would have to say it is the duty of the
> > elders to play the piano and organ as they proclaim the Word through
> > music.
> >
> >   So are the spiritual gifts restricted to elders?
> >
>
>
> My question is this: how could you ever tell anyone *not* to preach the
> gospel?
>
> Jeff
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