Recalling the Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the Garden to the New CreationMoving beyond worship wars over style and denominational proclivities, Allen Ross has completed an extensive study of the biblical material that informs the heart of true worship: "to recall and celebrate the hope of glory." Much more than a biblical theology of worship, Recalling the Hope of Glory is an inductive study of the Bible, showing how the many biblical events and teachings develop the central focus of worship. Beginning not with early Israelite worship, but with creation itself, this work uncovers the glories and beauty of true worship as it is progressively revealed from its beginning in the Garden to its climax in the new heavens and new earth. Throughout the book, the focus is on the integral issue of who we worship . . . and why. Ross then applies these discoveries to the contemporary Christian practice and debate. Recalling the Hope of Glory stands to become a definitive resource for the pastor, worship leader, and those training for the ministry. Regardless of their denomination, readers will appreciate the author's high view of Scripture and just how much it can and should inform Christian worship. |
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... teach- ers , students , and congregations . But I would like to mention my students especially , for in taking the courses and interacting with the material as it was being developed , they proved to be a valuable testing ground ...
... teaching was bad, for the ritual was concerned with clean and unclean, holy and profane, and right. 38. See Susan A. Ross, “The Aesthetic and the Sacramental,” 2–17; and Richard Viladesau, Theological Aesthetics. 39. The mystery or drama ...
... teaching only imparts information, and fellowship is equated with socializing, and the ritual acts are rushed and not explained, the moral sense will not be caught by the people. If worshippers leave a ser- vice with no thought of ...
... teach- ing or preaching . No one would ever fault the desire to instruct and ex- hort people from the Word of God . In fact , an emphasis on this may be refreshing to those who have grown up in services that had short , ten- minute ...
... teachings down through the history of the faith. And because there are so many things that are part of what we call worship, it is very difficult to write a definition that is both clear and complete. If we try to cover all the ideas in ...
Contents
To Offer Praise to | 274 |
Offering the Sacrifice of Praise | 278 |
Conclusion for Part 5 | 290 |
True Worshippers Are Confessing Believers | 302 |
Conclusion for Part 6 | 327 |
The Focus on the Word of | 335 |
The Incarnate Word | 343 |
Conclusion | 351 |
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The Worship of the LORD in the Life of Abraham | 134 |
Conclusion for Part 3 164 | 165 |
Introduction | 169 |
The Patterns of Worship at Sinai | 182 |
A Holy Place for Worship | 188 |
Sacrificial Ritual | 196 |
Qualified Worship Leaders | 208 |
Conclusion | 216 |
Introduction | 221 |
A Place for Praise | 243 |
Ministers | 252 |
The Psalms in Worship | 266 |
Offering the Sacrifice of Praise | 268 |
Conclusion for Part 7 | 359 |
The Essentials of Worship in the Early Church | 366 |
The Worship of the LORD in Abrahams Descendants | 8 |
Vows and Commitments | 9 |
Seasonal Celebrations | 13 |
Worship possesses a balance of form and spirit | 42 |
221 | 50 |
531 | 52 |
135 | 92 |
223 | 177 |
350 | 232 |
Christ in Glory with Choirs of Angels | 50 |
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