“My Name Will Be Great among the Nations” (Malachi 1:11)
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“My Name Will Be Great among the Nations” (Malachi 1:11)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 10 (October 2023) God’s name speaks of His nature, His attributes, His glory, His absolute uniqueness as the Creator, and His utter holiness. In Isaiah 42:8: God declares: I am the LORD; that is My name; My glory I give to no other, nor My praise to carved idols. He’s saying: My name is Mine alone, My glory is Mine alone, My worship is Mine
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SPOKEN WORSHIP: Congregational Readings (part 1)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 10, No. 7 (July 2015) Participatory worship involves more than singing, of course. The people of God can lift their voices to express their hearts through various types of readings as well. 1. SCRIPTURE Paul’s command to Timothy, “Devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture” (1 Timothy 4:13) can and should certainly extend beyond the pastoral role. The power of God’s Word read, perhaps even more so
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The Supremacy of God’s Name in the Old Testament
Worship in the Old Testament, 18th and last in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 4 (April 2013) You have exalted above all thingsYour name and Your word. (Psalm 138:2) “I am the LORD; that is My name;I will not give my glory to another.” (Isaiah 42:8) 1. THE NATURE OF GOD’S NAME As is well known, names in Scripture carry much more weight than mere appellation or identification: they
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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 6)
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 9th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 6 (June 2012) This month we look at worship issues in the pre-exilic period of Israel’s history, beginning with the conquest of the land. 5. PRE-EXILIC ISRAEL a. The conquest of the land 1) Purity of worship was the central issue in Israel’s conquest of the Promised Land. “One thing is clear about the conquest: the point
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IMPORTANT THEMES in Old Testament Worship
THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 1st in a series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 6, No. 9 (September 2011) 1. Worship as RESPONSE a. response to REVELATION God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘TheLord, the God of your fathers, the God of
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