What do our worship services have in common with the temple service in Jerusalem and with the services held in synagogues across the land? This article looks at the connections between the worship service in the Old Testament to the worship service in the New Testament.

This articles gives a history of the development of the worship service from the Old Testament to the Reformation. All the elements of liturgy from the beginning of the service to the end are discussed (preaching, reading of Scripture, public prayer, singing, beginning of service, Lord’s Supper, baptism, the law, etc.).