1. Corporate religious experience

2. Homework Due today on the Blog

3. Pie Jesu Pie Jesu, Requiem
Pie Jesu forms part of the sung Mass at a funeral in a Catholic church. Mass is the service where the death of Christ is remembered through the taking of bread and wine.
Pie Jesu, (×4) Qui tollis peccata mundi,               Dona eis requiem. (×2)
Holy Jesus, Who takes away the sins of the world, Give them rest.
Agnus Dei, (×4) Qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona eis requiem, (×2) Sempiternam (×2) Requiem.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Give them rest, Everlasting Rest.
How might believers experience God during this?

4. ‘Jesus, Remember Me’ - Taizé
Taize community
The Taizé community was established by Catholic monks, but now welcomes thousands of people every year from across the Christian church. It is based in Taizé, Saône-et- Loire, Burgundy, France.

5. Describe ‘Jesus, Remember Me’
Simple
Reverent
Repetitive
Biblical
Meditative
What might a believer gain from singing this piece of music with others?
What qualities of God are emphasised?

7. Hillsong – ‘Mighty to save’
Hillsong Church, Sydney, Australia
Hillsong is a Pentecostal megachurch originating in Sydney, Australia. The church believes that in order to live a fruitful Christian life a person should seek the baptism in the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit enables the use of spiritual gifts, which include speaking in tongues.

8. Describe Hillsong, ‘Mighty to save’
Contemporary
Upbeat
Passionate
Awe inspiring (why?)
What might a believer gain from singing this piece of music?
What qualities of God are emphasised?

9. ‘Dance again’
Pentecostal churches are associated with signs and wonders, including healings. These often take place during worship.
Dance again
Story behind Dance again

10. Glossolalia (speaking in tongues)
Glossolalia, often understood among Protestant Christians as speaking in tongues, is the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables that lack any readily comprehended meaning, in some cases as part of religious practice.
There are some Christians, especially within the Pentecostal movement, who believe there is a supernatural explanation for glossolalia similar to that described in the New Testament. They believe that the chief purpose of the gift of speaking in tongues is to manifest the Holy Spirit being poured out upon them just as on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), which was prophesied by Joel.

11. Glossolalia (speaking in tongues)
Among those Christian churches who do espouse the practice of glossolalia to one degree or another, there is no uniform agreement as to its workings. For example, some are adamant that it is indeed a gift of the Holy Spirit, while others minimize its importance, saying Paul taught that the gift of “speaking in tongues” wasn’t nearly as important as the other gifts of the Holy Spirit (see1 Corinthians 13). Also, there are those wishing to avoid dividing the church on such issues by not speaking of it at all or dismissing it as a simple psychological experience. Then there are those who regard glossolalia as a deception of Satan himself. Medical testing performed on tongues speakers

12. Homework: Toronto Blessing
Research the ‘Toronto Blessing’. What is/ was it? How could it be described as a ‘corporate religious experience’? Is it convincing evidence for the existence of God?
Here are some links to get you started:
History of Toronto Blessing