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Principles of Worship

  • Principles of Worship (General) (162)
  • Worship as Communion with the Triune God (28)
  • Worship as Communion with the People of God (General) (11)
  • Worship as Gathering and Communion of the Local Church (2)
  • Worship as Communion with Young and Old (23)
  • Worship as Communion with the Church of all Ages and Places (7)

Christian Worship

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  • Leon Morris

What is Christian worship? Worship springs out of our basic theological convictions and expresses them. Morris explores both the Old and New Testament understanding of what worship is.

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Target Audience

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  • Eric Kampen

This article shows that the seeker-sensitive call has changed the target of worship services. The worship service is to be a meeting between God and his covenant people. Therefore, the primary target audience is God.

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The Inheritance and Worship

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  • Cornelis van Dam

Looking at the inheritance a believer has in Christ, this article shows how this links with the worship service and the preaching of the Word.

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Shall We Dance, Rock, and Play? Or: How Shall We Judge Contemporary Worship

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  • Barrett L. Gritters

Reformed worship cannot be judged by whether is it traditional or contemporary. In its nature it is covenantal. The nature of covenant worship is found in its union between God and his people, centred on God’s Word. In this article the focus is on preaching in worship.

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Sensual Worship: A Sign of Impending Apostasy

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  • Iain H. Murray

This article considers what happens when worship appeals to the senses of man: a return the Old Testament forms of worship.

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The Whole Christian Life Every Sunday

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  • Tim Challies

A well-planned worship service is one whose elements have been carefully planned to fulfill God’s purposes for the gatherings of his church. Such a worship service displays the whole of the Christian life. This article explains how.

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Twelve Reasons Why Public Worship Is Better Than Private Worship

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  • David P. Murray

God desires both our private worship and public worship. This article gives twelve reasons why public worship is better than private worship.

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Where Has All the Worship Gone?

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  • Anthony R. Dallison

Looking at the influence of marketing strategies and entertainment on the worship service, this article points out that the sense of biblical worship has been lost. It thus makes a call to return to worship that touches the conscience, mind, imagination, heart, and will.

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Worship

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  • Jan Huijgen

This article is about the worship of God over the whole earth (Psalm 57:5, 11).

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What Is “Biblical” Worship? Biblical Hermeneutics and Evangelical Theologies of Worship

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  • Michael A. Farley

Christian worship must be biblical worship. What are the hermeneutical principles involved in developing a good biblical theology of worship? The primary goal in this paper is to clarify some of the hermeneutical confusion, by noting some of the distinct approaches that do exist in the English, Scottish, and American Presbyterian traditions.

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Running on Empty? The Care and Feeding of Worship Leaders

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  • Judith Baker

How important is it to minister to the minister, care for the elder, and lead the music leader? This article considers ways to care for those called upon to lead the church in worship, in order to refresh them in their calling.

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