Many churchgoers assume that worship is inherently boring, something we need to make exciting. But as Jonathan Landry Cruse shows, churchgoing only seems monotonous and mundane because our eyes are blinded to the supernatural wonder that is taking place all around us. In this book, Cruse helps us perceive the...
Many churchgoers assume that worship is inherently boring, something we need to make exciting. But as Jonathan Landry Cruse shows, churchgoing only seems monotonous and mundane because our eyes are blinded to the supernatural wonder that is taking place all around us. In this book, Cruse helps us perceive the significance of worship and guides us through the spiritual actions of a worship service. Once you recognize how God is doing something to us and for us and through us in each element of the service, Lord's Day worship will become the highlight of your week! Table of Contents: Foreword by Michael S. Horton Part 1: Introduction 1. What Happens When We Worship? Part 2: A Brief Theology of Worship 2. The Most Important Thing We Will Ever Do 3. We Are Being Shaped 4. We Meet with God 5. God Renews His Covenant 6. We Submit to God's Agenda 7. We Commune with the Saints Part 3: The Parts of the Service 8. God Calls Us 9. The Verdict Is Pronounced 10. Jesus Gets Up to Preach 11. God Feasts with Us 12. We Get a New Name 13. We Sing a New Song Part 4: Conclusion 14. Extraordinarily ordinary Worship 15. Preparing for Worship
Many churchgoers assume that worship is inherently boring, something we need to make exciting. But as Jonathan Landry Cruse shows, churchgoing only seems monotonous and mundane because our eyes are blinded to the supernatural wonder that is taking place all around us. In this book, Cruse helps us perceive the...
Many churchgoers assume that worship is inherently boring, something we need to make exciting. But as Jonathan Landry Cruse shows, churchgoing only seems monotonous and mundane because our eyes are blinded to the supernatural wonder that is taking place all around us. In this book, Cruse helps us perceive the significance of worship and guides us through the spiritual actions of a worship service. Once you recognize how God is doing something to us and for us and through us in each element of the service, Lord's Day worship will become the highlight of your week! Table of Contents: Foreword by Michael S. Horton Part 1: Introduction 1. What Happens When We Worship? Part 2: A Brief Theology of Worship 2. The Most Important Thing We Will Ever Do 3. We Are Being Shaped 4. We Meet with God 5. God Renews His Covenant 6. We Submit to God's Agenda 7. We Commune with the Saints Part 3: The Parts of the Service 8. God Calls Us 9. The Verdict Is Pronounced 10. Jesus Gets Up to Preach 11. God Feasts with Us 12. We Get a New Name 13. We Sing a New Song Part 4: Conclusion 14. Extraordinarily ordinary Worship 15. Preparing for Worship
This book as the author says is to """"seek to remedy that ignorance and indifference that have plagued and continue to plague many worshiping Christians. By exposing what's really happening in these moments of corporate worship"""". Many books in differing ways have said the same thing as Cruse does from a Presbyterian and Reformed perspective. He is committed to the principle that the bible regulates worship which he applies in a broad sense. This is a good instructive introductory work on biblical worship. I highly recommend it.
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Makes Churchgoing exciting again!
This book is about going to church and what happens when we come to worship. In the age of online churches, this book is an excellent resource to show why physical church services still matter. \\n. \\nStarting with a brief theology of worship, Cruse gives an excellent survey on the importance of worship. How in worship we meet God and how it is shaping us to be more Christ-like. \\n. \\nThe second section of this book, Cruse covers the anatomy of a worship service. Starting from the call to worship, singing, preaching, praying, communion, and finally the benediction. In this section, Cruse gives a biblical argument for each one and gives us some guidance on what is biblical worship. \\n. \\nDriven from a regulative principle point of view, this book could give you a different perspective on liturgy (if you come from a low liturgical worship style). If you are in a high liturgical context, this book will explain why we do what we do. \\n. \\nAn excellent resource to recapture and reignite our hearts on the beauty and wonders of sunday service.
