WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 12 (December 2020) The Letter to the Hebrews is the great worship book of the New Testament. There we learn more about the depths of New Covenant worship than anywhere else. In its portrayal of the superiority of Christ and of the New Covenant, Hebrews of course has a lot to say about the past, completed work of Christ for our salvation: specifically, in 1:3; …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 11 (November 2020) † A Scriptural Meditation † But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 10 (October 2020) Reformation Day, October 31, is celebrated in Protestant Europe (and in many of our churches: see Worship Notes 2.10, 5.8, 11.10, 12.8, and 12.10) as the anniversary of the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, touching off what we now know as the Protestant Reformation. In honor of Martin Luther, who along with the other Reformers risked …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 9 (September 2020) For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him.That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen to God for His glory.(2 Corinthians 1:20) In this amazing little verse Paul summarizes the entire dynamic of God’s work on our behalf in Christ, and our response to His gracious provision: “YES” and “AMEN.” The essence of New Testament …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 8 (August 2020) Once again with apologies to C.S. Lewis and his Screwtape Letters, here is one more letter from Screwtape’s relative Tapescrew, writing to his own nephew Woodworm and speaking to issues facing worship in our churches today. __________________ My dear Woodworm, It is delightful to see what havoc we have caused around the world by perverting, of all things, the worship of the …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 7 (July 2020) Once again with apologies to C.S. Lewis and his Screwtape Letters, here is another letter from Screwtape’s relative Tapescrew, writing to his own nephew Woodworm and speaking to issues facing worship in our churches today. My dear Woodworm, When human creatures first come into the world, they are notorious for their single-minded focus on their basic needs, and their effectiveness in making …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 6 (June 2020) Again with apologies to C.S. Lewis and his Screwtape Letters, here is another letter from Screwtape’s relative Tapescrew, writing to his own nephew Woodworm and speaking to issues facing worship in our churches today. My dear Woodworm, On earth they are presently in what I like to call the “Do It Yourself” age. Everywhere you look, men and women are in a …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 5 (May 2020) C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters consist of an imagined correspondence between a senior, experienced demon Screwtape and his young nephew Wormwood. Screwtape gives advice on tempting and leading astray humans; and Lewis thereby makes some insightful and often biting observations about the human condition and how easily we are deceived by the forces of evil. Well, I’m happy to report some new letters …
Tapescrew on Worship (with apologies to C.S. Lewis) Read More »
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 4 (April 2020) “The triune God desires a personal relationship with His people and so makes His presence known to establish and cultivate this relationship. . . .This relational presence of God lies at the heart of the Bible’s overall message.”(J. Scott Duvall and J Daniel Hays, God’s Relational Presence:The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology, 325) Gen. 2—3 (fellowship with God in the garden) Gen. …
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