Return To Worship - Ron Owens with Jan McMurray (Book)

Ron Owens, Jan McMurray

Written by: Ron Owens with Jan McMurray.

Description

Through letters addressed to the church and to worship leaders, Return to Worship looks at worship in light of what Scripture says and illustrates. It looks at the fundamentals necessary for the offering to God of that which is acceptable to Him. It gives help for the restoration of authentic worship to those churches that do a lot of celebrating but little true worshiping.

Foreword by Henry Blackaby.

Foreword 1: Henry Blackaby
Foreword 2: Stephen Olford
Preface
Acknowledgements

Part 1: Letters to the Church

Letter 1: Defining Worship Biblically
Letter 2: Our View of God
Letter 3: God's Plumb Line for Worship
Letter 4: Worshiping Other Gods
Letter 5: The Imaging of God
Letter 6: The Use and Misuse of God's Name
Letter 7: The Significance of the Sabbath
Letter 8: Worship as a Lifestyle
Letter 9: Born to Worship
Letter 10: Worship and the Glory of God
Letter 11: Worship and the Authority of God
Letter 12: The Eternity and Activity of God
Letter 13: The Role of Submission in Worship
Letter 14: Service: the Culmination of Worship
Letter 15: To Get or to Give?

Part 2: Letters to the Worship Leaders

Letter 16: The Gathering
Letter 17: The Pastor's Role as Worship Leader
Letter 18: The Primacy of Prayer in Worship
Letter 19: The Importance of Scripture Reading in Worship
Letter 20: The Priority of Preaching in Worship
Letter 21: The Place of Music in Worship
Letter 22: Restoring Selah to Worship
Letter 23: Making the Offering Meaningful
Letter 24: The Lord's Supper: A Feast of Remembrance
Letter 25: Baptism: A Picture of Death and Resurrection
Letter 26: The Call of the Director of Music
Letter 27: The Language and Power of Music
Letter 28: Adrenaline Highs or the Holy Spirit?
Letter 29: Discerning between the Holy and the Common
Letter 30: To Applaud or Not to Applaud? The Response Factor in Worship
Letter 31: Preparing to Worship
Letter 32: Building Continuity into a Service: Cutting the Trough So the Water Can Flow
Letter 33: To the Choir
Letter 34: To the Soloist
Letter 35: To the Accompanists
Letter 36: To Audiovisual Ministers
Letter 37: Returning to Worship

Appendix 1: Choir Covenant
Appendix 2: Checklist for Worship Leaders
Appendix 3: On Preparation for the Lord's Supper: Twenty-Four Questions to Ask Yourself
Appendix 4: When Church Was Just Church: Worship Center or Theater?
Endnotes

Length:	210 pages
Size:	5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
Format:	Softcover
Available Date:	June 1999
Published By:	Broadman & Holman Publishers
ISBN:	080541888-1