Course: 5. Worship in the Church (Amharic)
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“In Jesus’ Name”
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 11, No. 5 (May 2016) She was a small, unassuming woman, librarian of the Presbyterian seminary sponsoring the conference I was speaking at in Nigeria. At the end of one of the sessions, the moderator asked this woman to close the time in prayer. I will never forget how she started her prayer: she said, “In Jesus Name,” and then went on with her prayer to the Father. I
Important New Testament Worship Passages (Part 4)
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 8 (August 2013) NOTE: For the crucial passage on worship in John 4, please see Worship Notes 3.9. 4. BIBLICAL CONSTANTS OF WORSHIP (Acts 2:42,47) a. Normative Elements Luke has just recounted the events of the day of Pentecost: the coming of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ followers, Peter’s sermon, and the conversion and baptism of “three thousand souls” (2:41). And in the very next
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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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