If the bulletin makes it clear that Scripture is an important part of Christian worship, then we can be sure people will get the message that the Bible is crucial in shaping their lives as Christians.

But when the role of Scripture in worship is negligible, when Scripture is used only to launch a sermon, what is communicated is that the Bible is marginal in Christian life, too.

The use we make or fail to make of Scripture in our worship says far more about Christian discipleship than we may realize.

from Making Our Worship More Biblical, in Perkins Journal 34:38