Pentecostalism has, in recent times, undeniably contributed towards the growth of the
church as a whole. Public worship services inherently submit and contribute towards the
meeting between man and God as well as fellowship between the people who form part of
said service. Public services in honor of God speak to the purposes of God and man’s
fundamental desire to meet with our Creator. Consequently, research into this phenomenon
proves vital in determining and even extending the role of the Pentecostal ideology in
correlation to the longevity of honorary public services.
Chapters 2 through 4 shed light on some of the key concepts that clarifies the dynamic
nature of these events, throughout the service wherein the radiant power of God touches the
human heart in some astounding ways.
Exegetic studies have been undertaken into 2 Chronicles 5-7 which examines these
instances of divine meeting in the Old Testament while the second chapter of Acts deals with
the event from a New Testament perspective. In addition to this, 1 Corinthians 11-14 was
utilized to highlight the role of the Holy Ghost as the instigator for divine meeting.
Specific issues addressed by the research include service preparation and the role of music
and its contribution to ambience preceding a meeting between man and God. Moreover, a
keen focus on the sermon and the delivery thereof as well as its progression leading up to
the conclusion and summary in closing and prayer, are all dealt with as part of this study.
This dynamic, in essence, becomes visible through the statement issued by the life of each
disciple as a living testament to this consuming and changing event. Honorary public
services fit the bill as an event to promote divine meeting.
Chapter 5 delves into some of the auxiliary sciences i.e. sociology, communication science,
psychology and the field of antropology. The principles in chapters 2 through 4 are affirmed
by these aspects of science and provide perspective on the practical applications thereof.
All these factors in relation to practice have also been scrutinized through empirical
research. This research clearly places divine meeting as a central to and inseparable from
perceiver experience.
Chapter 7 provides practical guidelines to alternative approaches in practicum. The study
proposes a model whereby certain aspects can be examined from a Pentecostal point of
view in order to tailor services as a dais for divine meeting. Most importantly it should be
evident in the life of the participant that they have truly encounter God. This meeting is the
prime objective and at the heart of public service. It serves and should always serve as a
doorway to Christian life. / PhD (Liturgics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11051 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Du Preez, Andreas Petrus |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | other |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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