The new Presbyterian hymnal, Glory to God, will be published in September of 2013 but is now available for pre-order for individuals and congregations. This new book of congregational song will include: • Over 800 hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs. • Approximately 50% of included hymns will be from the 1990 Presbyterian hymnal. The remaining pieces will come from former Presbyterian hymnals, other denominational songbooks, and individual authors...

Is Christian worship best conceived as a creative, Spirit-fueled experience that any formalized structure necessarily inhibits, or are there any biblical prescriptions around for worship that Christians were meant to follow? In light of recent research from various disciplines-including history, psychology, and New Testament studies - In Defense of Christian Ritual: The Case for a Biblical Pattern of Worship argues the latter. Specifically, this...

En este libro descubrirás las bases bíblicas de la alabanza y la adoración para poder adorar a Dios como Él está buscando que lo hagan. Podrás encontrar los siguientes temas y muchos más: * Significados de alabanza y adoración * Cómo manifestar la alabanza y la adoración * Por qué adorar al Señor * Cómo convertirme en un adorador * El alcance de la presencia de Dios * Importancia de adorar en comunión * El efecto que tiene la adoración...

Worship is a congregation's most important practice. In worship we encounter God's gracious presence and come face to face with the frailty, goodness, and potential of our humanity. We are comforted, corrected, forgiven, healed, challenged, and sometimes even disturbed by the divine and one another. We are morally formed and sent by God into the world. The mysterious and uncontrollable work of the Spirit is at the heart of all genuine worship. Yet...

Psalms are about real human life, full of feelings. They sing about fears, fights and celebrations, and bring it all to God. Psalms teach us how to pray, in the hard times and the good times, in church and alone and with the people we love.I hope that my versions ring true with each original Psalm and also translate ancient words and mind-pictures into images to which children can relate. I also hope that you explore other translations and enjoy 'saying...

The Church of Sweden is the largest Lutheran church body in the world, with 6.5 million members that represent about 70% of the Swedish population. The Meaning of Christian Liturgy illuminates and explains the changes that have occurred in the liturgy of the Church of Sweden from 1980 to 2000. In the process, this volume asks a number of questions of immense importance not only within Sweden but also for Christian churches in the English-speaking...

While worship is the primary purpose of all churches, worship in the small church is distinctive. Whether a house church, a new church plant, a rural church along a country road, or a city church whose neighborhood demographics have shifted, these small faith communities present unique opportunities and challenges for worship leaders. Peter Bush and Christine O'Reilly draw on their passion and experience equipping lay people to plan and lead worship...

Worship. That intimate, face-to-face encounter with our most wonderful God, where we lavish our love upon Him... hear His heart... and simply, BEHOLD. Worship the King is a book compiled by authors who know what it is to have their hearts entwined with His in the intimacy of worship. Come; respond to the calling of the deep and share the mysteries in this secret place... Worship the King. Nic Bilman begins with examples and an exhortation about how...

Are you seeking to renew your communal worship experience in ways that will bring new life and vitality to your community of faith? This Time with Feeling offers an accessible, informative balance of rationale, anecdotes, examples, and invitational prompts to reignite the fire of worship as a personal, emotional experience of the Divine. Worshipers are guided to pay attention to the world around them, as well as the ways that story, music, language,...

Desde el principio Dios siempre ha buscado al hombre. Su inmenso corazón de Padre lleno de amor ha anhelado una relación íntima y especial con cada uno de nosotros. Teniendo en cuenta la prioridad número uno que debemos tener en nuestro corazón, el pastor Jorge Lozano nos expresa conceptos basados en la Palabra de Dios que nos ayudarán a: o Conocer el corazón de Dios, descubrir el anhelo que Él tiene de encontrarse con nosotros día a día....