“TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY”: God’s Purpose in Redemption (Ephesians 1:3-14)

Glory of God, Grace, Redemption

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 17, No. 9 (September 2022) After his opening greeting, Paul launches into his Epistle to the Ephesians by praising God (“Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ”) because he “has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing” (1:3). He then enumerates a number of these blessings which makes Him worthy of praise, namely: Election 1:4Love 1:4Adoption 1:5Grace 1:6,7Redemption 1:7Forgiveness 1:7Knowledge of his …

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The Challenges of Worship in the Church

Biblical vs. Cultural, Church, Culture, Traditional/Contemporary Debate, Worship Wars

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 15, No. 2 (February 2020) An enduring question underlying most of our debates, discussions and dissensions about worship is: How can we be biblically faithful in our worship,and yet culturally relevant in our own particular setting? Two issues in particular make this question difficult to answer: CHALLENGE ONE: The virtual silence of the New Testament The startling truth is that the pages of the New Testament contain …

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ETERNAL PRAISE: Reflections from Revelation (8)

Heaven, Nations, Praise, Revelation

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 14, No. 1 (January 2019) ETERNAL PRAISE AND THE NATIONS(Revelation 7) (part 2) Last month we considered God’s heart FOR the nations. This month we will see how that results in: ETERNAL PRAISE FROM THE NATIONS The Goal John Piper draws some important insights from Romans 15 along these lines. Paul writes there: For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, …

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ETERNAL PRAISE: Reflections from Revelation (7)

Nations, Praise, Revelation

Volume 14, No. 1 (January 2019) ETERNAL PRAISE AND THE NATIONS (Revelation 7) (part 2) Last month we considered God’s heart FOR the nations. This month we will see how that results in: ETERNAL PRAISE FROM THE NATIONS THE GOAL John Piper draws some important insights from Romans 15 along these lines. Paul writes there: For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in …

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ETERNAL PRAISE: Reflections from Revelation (7)

Missions, Nations, Revelation

WORSHIP NOTES Volume 13, No. 12 (December 2018) ETERNAL PRAISE AND THE NATIONS(Revelation 7) The body of Christ has a beautiful diversity, made up of believers from many nations, many cultures, and speaking many different languages. But the beauty, of course, is that what unites is far greater and deeper than what unites us: There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that …

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ETERNAL PRAISE: Reflections from Revelation (6)

Nations, Revelation

Volume 13, No. 12 (December 2018) ETERNAL PRAISE AND THE NATIONS (Revelation 7)   The body of Christ has a beautiful diversity, made up of believers from many nations, many cultures, and speaking many different languages. But the beauty, of course, is that what unites is far greater and deeper than what unites us: There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that …

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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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