WORSHIP NOTES Volume 19, No. 1 (January 2024) Then He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” (Luke 24:44) This month and next we consider several authors’ fascinating insights into Jesus’ familiarity with, usage of, and fulfillment of the Psalms. […]
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, Nr. 12 (December 2023) O Love beyond Compare, Thou art good when thou givest, when thou takest away, when the sun shines upon me, when night gathers over me. Thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world, and in love didst redeem my soul;Thou dost love me still, in spite of my hard heart, ingratitude, distrust. Thy goodness has been with me another year,
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, 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
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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 just like to introduce you to the new home of Worship Notes! From now on it will be posted on the totally-redone website of Worship Resources International (worship-resources.org): When you click on Worship Notes at the top of the site, you will see how the topical index is now built in and can be searched directly. I’d encourage you
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WORSHIP NOTES Volume 18, No. 7 (July 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
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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
What in the world is Ethnodoxology?? Read More »
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
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