“To Him Be the Glory Forever”: Paul’s Doxology in Romans 11:33-36

Praise, Romans, Word and Worship

Volume 17, No. 2 (February 2022)     THEOLOGY Paul’s explanation in Romans of the ramifications of the fall (1:18-32) and the ensuing blackness of sin that has engulfed the human race (3:9-18,23) makes the gospel shine all the more brightly as he expounds on it in the ensuing chapters. He shows how the gospel is indeed “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (1:16), for through […]

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“TO HIM BE GLORY FOREVER”: Paul’s Doxology in Romans 11:33-36

Glory of God, Praise, Romans, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 17, No. 2 (February 2022) Theology Paul’s explanation in Romans of the ramifications of the fall (1:18-32) and the ensuing blackness of sin that has engulfed the human race (3:9-18,23) makes the gospel shine all the more brightly as he expounds on it in the ensuing chapters. He shows how the gospel is indeed “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (1:16), for through

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A Tale of Two Mountains (John 4) (Part 2)

Centrality of Worship, Christ and Worship, Heart Worship, Lifestyle Worship, New Testament, Priority of Worship, Private Worship, Word and Worship

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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The Road to Understanding: A Post-Easter Meditation (Luke 24:13-35)

Biblical and Theological Studies, Easter, Faith, New Testament, Resurrection, Word and Worship

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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Books that Transformed My View of Worship

Biblical and Theological Studies, Christ and Worship, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 12, No. 11  (November 2017) Here are the books that over the years have most impacted my understanding of worship. THE CENTRALITY OF WORSHIP The first, and ultimately the most influential, is: About 25 years our missions pastor walked across the hall and showed me the first edition of this book. It was the first Piper book I ever read, and I would never be the same.

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Thinking Ahead: A Christmas Festival of Lessons & Carols (part 2 of 2)

Christmas, Incarnation, Music, Revelation and Response, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 12, No. 7  (July 2017) (original cover artwork by Emily Ozier for our 2010 Festival of Lessons & Carols)   THE ELEMENTS OF A LESSONS & CAROLS SERVICE (continued) 2. THE THEME Obviously the theme is the birth of Christ! But often we have looked at the Christmas story from varying angles, with an overarching sub-theme giving direction and focus to the individual lessons and to the

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BIBLICAL OR CULTURAL? Non-Negotiables and Negotiables in Worship

Biblical Principles of Worship, Biblical vs. Cultural, Culture, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 12, No. 2  (February 2017) I know of no church or denomination that does not desire to be biblical in its worship (no one is seeking to be unbiblical!). The question is what our “biblical” worship will look like. And this is where it gets tricky, because the New Testament gives us very little in terms of direct instruction or guidelines for what our worship services should

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The Reformation of Worship

Christ and Worship, Church, Gospel, Music, New Testament, Reformation, Salvation, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 11, No. 10 (October 2016) We usually think of the Reformation of the 15th Century in terms of doctrinal renewal. The Reformers were not seeking to bring new or original truths to the Church; rather they were zealous to bring back to the Church the biblical/apostolic teaching concerning salvation, which had been largely lost to the Church. Hence their emphasis on justification by grace alone, through faith

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The Importance of Worship for Theology

Christ and Worship, Hebrews, Reformation, Revelation and Response, Theology and Doxology, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 11, No. 9 (September 2016) Last month we looked at the importance of theology for worship (that is, a biblical understanding of worship). This month we want to look at it the other way around and consider the importance of worship for theology. In any of our biblical study as believers, whether it be in Bible school, in seminary, in Sunday School, or in our own private study, it

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WHY STUDY THE THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP?

Lifestyle Worship, Priority of Worship, Revelation and Response, Theology and Doxology, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 11, No. 8 (August 2016) The Bible is a collection of writings by authors inspired by God over the course of many centuries. These writings are of different genres: historical books, books of poetry and prophecy, letters, etc. And the Bible is not arranged thematically like a textbook would be. The work of a theologian is to draw, from the different parts of the Bible, its teachings

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