WORSHIP IN EDEN: What We Had, What We Lost, What Was Restored

Creation, Fall, Genesis, Romans, Salvation

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 14, No. 10 (October 2019)   WHAT WE HAD God’s own assessment of His creative work was that it was “good” (9 times in Genesis 1:4–2:12), and that after man was added it was all “very good” (1:31). God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden, where they had direct, unfettered access to God— unmediated worship: Although the Scriptures do not specifically say so, worship of God …

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THE PSALMS: Israel’s Hymnbook . . . and Ours (Part 1)

David, Old Testament, Praise, Psalms

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 10, No. 9 (September 2015) Psalms are the language we use when we need a voice other than our own.(Cornelius Plantinga & Sue A. Rozeboom, Discerning the Spirits:A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today, 160) The Psalms hold a unique place in both Jewish and Christian piety. As has often been pointed out, the full range of human emotions can be found in these 150 songs, …

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WORSHIP ACCORDING TO THE PSALMS (Part 5: Psalms 121-150)

Old Testament, Praise, Psalms

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 10, No. 4 (April 2015) “I want to stress what I think that we (or at least I) need more [than instruction they about sacrifice]; the joy and delight in God which meet us in the Psalms. . . . These poets knew far less reason than we for loving God. They did not know that He offered them eternal joy; still less that He would die to …

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WORSHIP ACCORDING TO THE PSALMS (Part 4: Psalms 91-120)

Old Testament, Psalms, Word and Worship

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 10, No. 2 (February 2015) “Psalms are the language we use when we need a voice other than our own.” (C. Plantinga and S. Roseboom, Discerning the Spirits: A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today, 160). Many facets of worship are seen in the expressions of faith of the Psalmists, which can then in turn guide our thinking and feeling and praising. We continue to survey the diverse perspectives on …

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WORSHIP ACCORDING TO THE PSALMS (Part 3: Psalms 61-90)

Old Testament, Praise, Psalms

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 10, No. 1 (January 2015) The Psalms, Israel’s hymnal, is a special gift to the New Testament people of God as well, as a source of comfort, inspiration, and texts for prayer and singing.  It is reported that Athanasius, an outstanding Christian leader of the fourth century, declared that the Psalms have a unique place in the Bible because most of Scripture speaks to us, while the Psalms …

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WORSHIP ACCORDING TO THE PSALMS (Part 2: Psalms 31–60)

Old Testament, Praise, Psalms

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 9, No. 12 (December 2014) We continue from October our look at facets of worship that are displayed in Israel’s hymnbook, the Psalms. The intent is not to expound exhaustively each Psalm, of course, but simply to highlight one major perspective on worship that can be seen in each. WORSHIP IS . . . (Psalm 31) . . . trustfully waiting on the Lord to deliver and bless.(Psalm 32) . . …

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WORSHIP ACCORDING TO THE PSALMS (Part 1: Pss. 1–30)

Old Testament, Psalms

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 9, No. 10  (October 2014) In this new series we will look at facets of worship that are displayed in Israel’s hymnbook, the Psalms. While not exhaustive studies of each Psalm, of course, we will highlight one perspective on worship that can be seen in each. WORSHIP IS . . . (Psalm 1)   . . . the blessing of relating rightly to the Lord.(Psalm 2)   …

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The Supremacy of God’s Name in the Old Testament

Faith, Glory of God, Name(s) of God, Old Testament, Praise, Prayer

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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Important Old Testament Worship Passages (Part 4)

Glory of God, Heaven, Holiness, Old Testament, Praise, Revelation and Response

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 17th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 3 (March 2013) 18. Isaiah 6:1-8 Revelation and Response In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. “The earthly throne was empty, but not the heavenly one!” (Joseph Lee) A. W. Tozer observed: Every glimpse of heaven shows [God’s creatures] worshiping: Ezekiel 1:1-5, the creatures …

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Important Old Testament Worship Passages (Part 1)

Creation, Fall, False Worship/Idolatry, Music, Old Testament

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 14th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 12 (December 2012) 1.  Genesis 1–3   Worship in Creation and the Fall Man was created with the unique ability to worship his Creator. Actually, all created things are called to give Him praise—i.e, testify to His greatness (see Psalm 148). But man is to lead the way: God made man in His own image to …

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