WORSHIP NOTES Volume 8, No. 11 (November 2023) For God, who said,“Let light shine out of darkness,”has shone in our hearts to give the lightof the knowledge of the glory of Godin the face of Jesus Christ.(2 Corinthians 4:6) His Preincarnate Glory “Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” (John 17:5) His Incarnate Glory Foretold “These things …
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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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 9 (September 2023) Order now at 40% discount using coupon code CONF40at https://wipfandstock.com/9781666762778/let-us-draw-near/ (code good through December 31) Drawing upon his experience in teaching this material over the past twenty-five years in forty countries, Ron Man provides a rich and deep examination of biblical worship, drawing principles out of a rigorous study of the text of Scripture. He also writes as a practitioner, from the …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 8 (August 2023) This month I would like to share a number of quotations from authors who can help us to begin to plumb the depths (or, perhaps rather, attain to the heights) of the mystery of the Trinity and the engagement of all three Persons in our worship. The Nature of Trinitarian Worship The Gift of Trinitarian Worship Worship is a gift we are invited …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 6 (June 2023) A New Field The contextualization emphasis in modern missions values and validates local languages, communication styles, and artistic expressions of the people groups to which the gospel is taken; this is a wonderful development in contrast to how many missionaries used to bring the gospel “dressed in their own cultural “clothing”: language, dress, music styles, instruments, etc.). One aspect of this new …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 5 (May 2023) I’d like to use this month’s issue to inform you about an important upcoming event and a major upcoming publishing project. Celebrating our 20th year, this will be our seventh international event. This year’s Consultation will be held on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas USA (as was the first Consultation in 2003).Registration is now open; please …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, Nr. 4 (April 2023) “Easter” is the period of eight Sundays [until Pentecost], comprising fifty days, often called as a unit “the Great Fifty Days.” For the explosive force of the resurrection of the Lord is too vast to be contained within a celebration of one day. The recovery of Easter as “the Great Fifty Days” of the year can move the church along toward …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, Nr. 3 (March 2023) Israel One of the promises and blessings granted to the covenant people of God in the Mosaic Covenant was His special presence in their midst. Hence, once the Tabernacle is finished we read: So Moses finished the work.Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. (Exodus 40:33-34) Similarly, when Solomon completed construction of …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, Nr. 2 (February 2023) Jewish Roots While we do not have a lot of historical information about worship in the very earliest churches, we can observe that there were influences from Christianity’s Jewish roots: both from the synagogue (especially the practice of the reading and expounding of the Scriptures) and from the temple (especially the remembrance of the once-for all sacrifice of Christ in the celebration …
WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 1 (January 2023) We are unpacking in three parts John’s tremendous vision of the future around the throne of God in Revelation 7 (one of several in the book of Revelation). In November we considered “THE PEOPLE OF GOD: A Great Multitude (Revelation 7:9).” Last month we looked at “THE SALVATION OF GOD: A Great Redeemer (Revelation 7:10). This month: THE WORSHIP OF GOD: A …
A GREAT VISION (Revelation 7:9–12) Part 3: The Worship of God Read More »
