One of the positive things about Prayer Book (PB) worship (not perhaps appreciated by some who use a PB) is the way it keeps a congregation and leader 'on track'. Believe it or not, we are prone to wander, to lose direction and to find ourselves headed for the quicksands of heresy (Acts 20.29f; 2Pet2.1).
When I first attended Anglican church PB services in the '80s much about the services was foreign to me. I had been brought up in 'non-conformist' (without knowing it) Pentecostal worship1 (following some of the practices of the Churches of Christ and Baptists, plus the expression of the charisms of the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor 12.8-10).
When I first attended Anglican church PB services in the '80s much about the services was foreign to me. I had been brought up in 'non-conformist' (without knowing it) Pentecostal worship1 (following some of the practices of the Churches of Christ and Baptists, plus the expression of the charisms of the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor 12.8-10).
