Worship in Old Testament History (Part 2)

Music, Revelation and Response

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 5th in the series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 2 (February 2012)  This month we continue to survey the practice and themes of worship found in Israel’s history as recorded in the pages of the Old Testament. Here, as throughout all Scripture, we will see the pattern of Revelation and Response as the paradigm for all of God’s dealings with mankind. God always takes […]

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Worship in Old Testament History (Part 1)

Creation, Faith, Fall, False Worship/Idolatry, Glory of God

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 4th in the series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 7, No. 1 (January 2012) For the next several months we will survey the practice and themes of worship found in Israel’s history as recorded in the pages of the Old Testament. As Steven Hawthorne points out: The Bible is the astounding drama of God’s love drawing the worship of the nations. . . . God reveals

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CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS

Christmas

My monthly worship newsletter Worship Notes can presently be accessed at wornotes.wordpress.com, and the first 63 issues may be found in pdf format at worr.org/worship.php. Among these latter issues are Christmas-themed December issues with a rich variety of reflections, texts, quotations, readings and stories on the wonders of the Christmas event. I invite you to enjoy some of these compiled treasures: 1.12  (2006)  Emmanuel! God with Us 2.12  (2007)  The Dawn of

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IMPORTANT VOCABULARY in Old Testament Worship

Heart Worship, Old Testament

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 3rd in a series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 6, No. 11 (November 2011) A lot of the themes and theology of worship in the Old Testament (and therefore of biblical theology as a whole) can be drawn from the nature and frequency of the various terms used in relation to worship and its practices. 1. lipne YHWH “before the Lord” (in the presence of, lit.

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Biblical Worship Section of the Evangelical Theological Society

Events

Papers to be presented at upcoming Annual Meeting (Milwaukee, Wisconsin; November 14-16, 2012) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Session 1 8:30 AM-11:40 AM Theme: Worship and the Trinity Moderator: Ronald E. Man (Worship Resources International) 8:30 AM—9:10 AM John D. Witvliet (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship/Calvin College) The Doctrine of the Trinity and Contemporary Celebrations of Christ’s Birth, Death, and Resurrection 9:20 AM—10:00 AM Lester Ruth (Duke Divinity School) Trinitarian Similarities and

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IMPORTANT THEMES in Old Testament Worship (conclusion)

Heart Worship, Old Testament

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 2nd in a series WORSHIP NOTES Volume 6, No. 10 (October 2011) 5. Worship of the Heart (Spiritual Sacrifices) Usually when we think of Old Testament worship, our minds go immediately to the complex ritual system of ceremonies and sacrifices commanded by the Mosaic Law. However, Richard Leonard makes this startling observation about the book of Psalms: It is a striking phenomenon that the

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IMPORTANT THEMES in Old Testament Worship

Name(s) of God, Old Testament, Revelation and Response

THEME: Worship in the Old Testament, 1st in a series  WORSHIP NOTES Volume 6, No. 9 (September 2011) 1. Worship as RESPONSE a. response to REVELATION God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘TheLord, the God of your fathers, the God of

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EMERGENCY! The Primacy of the Word in Worship

Revelation and Response, Word and Worship

THEME: Worship and the Word WORSHIP NOTES Volume 6, No. 8 (August 2011) I see these monthly installments as primarily a teaching medium, but this month I feel the urge to preach a little. I’m concerned. Concerned by what I’ve seen, heard, and read about as far as the place of the Scriptures in our services. Worship is not just music. Yet, as has often been pointed out, today music

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LESSONS FROM GLOBAL WORSHIP (Part 6): Bringing It Home

Biblical vs. Cultural, Culture, Global Worship, Gospel

THEME: Worldwide Worship WORSHIP NOTES Volume 6, No. 7 (July 2011) Last month we unpacked the Bridge illustration as a possible approach to the thorny problem of balancing the need for biblical fidelity with the need for cultural sensitivity and relevance in our worship. To end our brief survey of Lessons from Global Worship (begun in Worship Notes 6.2, February 2011), let us consider some perspectives in applying what we

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