Planting Churches among the City's Poor - Volume 1

P ART II: T HEOLOGICAL AND M ISSIOLOGICAL P RINCIPLES AND I NSIGHTS • 129

C. For spirituality

1. As experience, both personal and communal, of our union with Christ by faith, spirituality is the living expression of the Holy Spirit’s power in the people of God as they remember, reenact, and reflect upon the mystery of God in Christus Victor , 2 Pet. 3.18; John 15.4-5.

2. Clarification

a. It is captured in the ongoing disciplines rooted in deepening our knowledge of God in Christ, 1 Tim. 4.7-9.

b. It is shaped by our gatherings, our lectionary, our liturgy, and our observances of the story of Jesus in the Church Year, Col. 3.1-11.

3. Implication: Participating and being transformed by the life of the risen Lord is the core of authentic spirituality , Heb. 1.1-4.

D. For worship

1. As the ongoing acknowledgment, reenactment, and remembrance of God’s saving acts in Christus Victor , worship is the celebration of the gathered assembly of the people of God as they enter into his presence through the Word and the Table, Eph. 5.18-21; Col. 3.11-17; 1 Cor. 15.1-8.

2. Clarification

a. It is captured in our remembrance, reenactment, and celebration of the Christ event in our worship and service, 1 Cor. 11.23-26.

b. It is summarized and highlighted in our hearing and response to the Word of God, 2 Pet. 1.20-21.

c. It is celebrated in our remembrance and transformation at the Table, the Lord’s Supper, 1 Cor. 11.23-26.

3. Implication: Coming into the presence of the Father through the work of the Son in the power of the Spirit is the heart of worship.