15 Benefits to Having Children in the Worship Service.

15 Benefits to Having Children in the Worship Service
Geoffrey R. Kirkland
Christ Fellowship Bible Church

An audio podcast can be found here.

What are some benefits to having the children in the entire worship service? What can be gained? Why do I have this conviction? This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are 15 reasons why I believe kids in the worship service is a wise decision.

1. They are exposed to the powerful Word of God.
2. They observe the church body worshiping Christ.
3. They see the importance of biblical, elevated, transcendent worship.
4. They notice that worshiping God thru Christ is not only something their parents do, it’s something many people joyfully do.
5. They learn the great hymns of the faith — often memorizing the stanzas and hiding the truths in their hearts.
6. They realize the primacy of the written Word of God that permeates the worship service.
7. They understand how holy God is as the congregation stands to sing to Him, to read His Word and to pray.
8. They distinguish between the holy place of worship and the unholy environment of the world.
9. They grow to intellectually understand who God is, what the gospel is, and what He expects of His people.
10. They are able to ask follow up questions to the parents after the worship service.
11. They are placed in a place where God’s Word can save them or sanctify them as it goes forth.
12. They observe how important it is to give financially to the Lord and to His work.
13. They see the diversity of the people of God — young, old, various colors, ages, seasons of life all united together to worship Christ Jesus the Lord.
14. They learn to pray as it is modeled by the pastor and others who lead the congregation in prayers (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, praise, petition)
15. They see how specific the Bible speaks to everyday issues as it is preached and applied to everyday life week in and week out.

Audio podcast can be found here.