1 Corinthians 14:26-40: Order in the Church!

Rev. Nabil Nour, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hartford, SD and fourth vice president of the LCMS, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study 1 Corinthians 14:26-40. “God is not a God of confusion, but of peace.” (V.33) Disorderly conduct is unbecoming in most situations, but it should be unheard of in worship. Sometimes people think that the liturgy is rigid and confining, and yet its structure keeps the focus on the main thing: God’s gifts of grace through his word and sacrament. The motivation to have an “order of worship” comes from St. Paul’s inspired teaching in this passage where he instructs the Corinthians to organize their worship practices so that everyone present can benefit. Far from a free-for-all, the Apostle explains that worship should be organized, purposeful, and rooted in the spiritual gifts God has given. Here he also reiterates the vocation of men to be leaders in worship. In this episode, Pastors Booe and Nour unpack what specific problems St. Paul was addressing in Corinth and how this affects our worship practice.