Seven Words of Worship: The Key to a Lifetime of Experiencing God

by Mike Harland, Stan Moser

Overview

Seven Words of Worship combines biblical truth, practical application, and inspiring real life stories to clarify the reader’s understanding and living out of  w orship, focusing the spiritual practice on seven key words:  Creation; Grace; Love; Response; Expression; Presence; Experience.  Indeed, worship is a leading topic throughout the church today and the central purpose for gathering the body of Christ each week. But worship style and technique are often divisive elements among believers as well. More than a subjective art form or tradition, Seven Words of Worship authors Mike Harland and Stan Moser explain that worship is foremost intended to be a pure and powerful declaration of love to God. When offered with passionate sincerity, worship brings God into our presence and makes all things possible!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780805464092
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Mike Harland is director of worship for LifeWay Christian Resources, one of the largets Christian resource companies in the world.  He holds degrees from Delta State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and is also a respected worship songwriter.  Mike and his wife Teresa have three children and live just outside of Nashville, Tennessee.

Stan Moser is a veteran Christian music and publishing executive whose past credits include leading Word Records, Star Song communications, and Maranatha Music as well as helping to develop artists such as Amy Grant, Bill Gaither, and dc Talk.  Today he is president of Spin 360, a service that provides worship resources for more than one thousand churches.

Table of Contents

Foreword     vii
Preface     ix
Introduction     1
The Heart of Worship
Song of Worship: "Unto the One"     5
Experiencing God-A Personal Encounter     7
God's Revelation and Our Response     15
Free to Worship     20
God Inhabits Our Worship     27
Seven Words of Worship     32
Creation
Song of Worship: "We Were Made to Worship"     35
Created for Relationship     37
Created for His Presence     43
Faith-filled Worship     47
Revelation Is Essential for Worship     54
A Place to Worship     59
Grace
Song of Worship: "Shadow of Your Cross"     65
Amazing Grace     67
God's Ultimate Expression of Grace     75
Accepting God's Gift of Grace     80
Worship in Spirit and Truth     87
A Correct View of God     92
Love
Song of Worship: "Life and Breath"     97
Love Came Down     99
Worship: Our Response to God's Great Love     103
Love One Another     109
The Passageway to the Heart     114
Let Worship Begin Here and Now!     119
Response
Song of Worship: "The Stand"     123
Our Response: Service and Surrender     125
A Lifestyle of Worship     132
Worship and the Word     137
Worshipping While We Wait     141
Freedom in Worship     145
Expression
Song of Worship: "Stand and Shout"     151
A Unique Expression     153
Expressing Worship through Music     158
The True Worship Leader     163
Worshipping Together-The Corporate Worship Service     167
An Everyday Expression     174
Presence
Song of Worship: "You Are Near"     179
In God's Presence     181
God's Presence in the Old Testament     188
God's Presence in the New Testament     195
Encountering God's Presence Today     201
Faith Is Foundational to Worship     205
Experience
Song of Worship: "Prepare the Way"     213
Experiencing God in Worship     215
Keys for Worship     219
More Keys for Worship     225
Worshipping without Restraint     231
Never-Ending Worship     235
Epilogue     240
About the Authors     242