BOOK REVIEW: The Letters of Paul as Rituals of Worship (John Paul Hell)
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THE GREAT SCENES OF WORSHIP IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 17, No. 8 (August 2022) Sinclair Ferguson, the great Scottish theologian, and preacher, said in a sermon: A friend of mine led a tour last year to the seven churches of the book of Revelation. I said, “Did you go to the island of Patmos?” “No,” he said, “I asked the people about going to Patmos, and they said, ‘It would take you a day to
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The Worship Trajectory and Goal of the Entire Bible (Part 2: New Testament)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 16, No. 8 (September 2021) Scott W. Hahn, in his excellent article “Canon, Cult and Covenant:The Promise of Liturgical Hermeneutics” (in Canon andBiblical Interpretation, ed. Craig G. Bartholomew, Scott Hahn,Robin Parry, Christopher Seitz, Al Wolters [Zondervan, 2006]),has given a fascinating overview of the entire spectrum of biblicalrevelation as centered in and heading towards worship. In fact,he shows how each major movement in the scriptural recordculminates in worship. Last
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A Tale of Two Mountains (John 4) (Part 2)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 16, No. 6 (July 2021) Last month we saw how Jesus, in His encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, breaks down geographical barriers (John 4:3-4), ethnic and social barriers (4:5-9), and spiritual barriers (4:10-15). Now we come to the core of Jesus’ teaching on worship, and see how He breaks down the religious barriers between the Jews and the Samaritans. JESUS BREAKS DOWN RELIGIOUS BARRIERS As
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A Tale of Two Mountains (John 4) (Part 1)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 16, No. 5 (June 2021) John 4 is one of the most important passages on worship in the New Testament. Because it’s here in John 4 where Jesus Himself teaches on worship. Zane Hodges wrote: [The Samaritan woman] raised the subject of worship, and the Saviour’s reply was as pregnant a statement on this issue as had ever escaped the lips of man. Indeed, once He had
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The Road to Understanding: A Post-Easter Meditation (Luke 24:13-35)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 16, No. 4 (April 2021) INTRODUCTION How small and distant God can seem when we’re discouraged! Two of Jesus’ disciples faced that kind of disappointment and discouragement as they wearily made their way from Jerusalem to a village called Emmaus on the Sunday afternoon after their Master had undergone a horrible execution on a Roman cross, as related to us in Luke 24. THE WALK Two
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Worship from the Heart (part 3)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 14, No. 8 (August 2019) The Principle at Work New Testament Examples “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment.”“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say
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