Biblical Worship
Biblical Worship (c) 2012 by Shamblin Stone
published by Westbow Press, a division of Thomas Nelson Publishing
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About This Book
God has always had a way He wants to be worshiped. He has outlined that way for us in His written revelation – the Bible. In it He has commanded us to worship Him with our entire being, holding nothing back. According to Jesus, this is the first and greatest commandment.
The reasons God has given us for obeying His commands to worship Him are: because of who He is, and because of what He does.
Worship is the Biblically declared reason for mankind’s existence. However, how and when we worship is just as important as the fact that we do worship. Also, what God means when He uses the Biblical synonyms of the word “worship” is important to understand when we are trying to obtain a more complete picture of how God wants us to worship Him.
“Biblical Worship” is a book for every Christian, regardless of their preferred worship style or worship traditions. The fresh, new insights contained within its pages about what type of worship God desires from us all, have the potential to shock you at times. At the very least, this book will cause you to never view worship the same way again.
Reviews
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This book changed my life! I encourage all Christians to read it!
Judy Ervin
March 25, 2018
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It is so important to have a correct paradigm of worship. Shamblin Stone shows us how God wants us to worship Him. IT is not up to us to decide what we like to do in worship. It is how does our Heavenly Father want us to worship Him. The Bible is the key...thank you Shamblin for this book.
LaMar Boschman
September 16, 2018
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface: My Call to Teach Worship........................................................................................ 1
Chapter One: What Is God Doing in the Earth Today?....................................................... 7
Jesus Christ Is the Central Figure of History
Jesus Christ Is the Creator of All that Exists
History Is “His-Story”
Arise, Shine
To Whom Is Isaiah Writing These Five Chapters
Righteousness and Praise
Why Both Righteousness and Praise?
The End-Time Contrast
How Will God Establish Righteousness and Praise
A Crown of Glory
Chapter Two: God’s Response to Non-Biblical Worship.....................................................29
Christian/Biblical Worship Is
God Has Always Had a Way He Wants to Be Worshiped
Worship Is the Expression of Our Hearts
Christian Worship Is Based on Love
Worship and Blood Sacrifices
The Story of Cain
Self-Willed Worship vs. Biblical Worship
The “Way” of Cain
The Three Deadly Sins of the Last Days According to Jude
These Sins in the Church Today.
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Chapter Three: Biblical Synonyms for Worship..................................................................41
Worship Is a General Term with Many Synonyms
The Difference between Synonyms and Expressions
Some Biblical Synonyms for Worship
Chapter Four: Defining Biblical Worship............................................................................45
Why Learn Definitions
Important Information for This Chapter
Greek Words
Proskuneo
Other Greek Words
Hebrew Words
Halal
Other Hebrew Words
Chapter Five: Intimate, Passionate Worship........................................................................65
God Desires an Intimate Relationship with Mankind
Biblical Relationships between God and Man
Jesus Creates Every Person Out of Love
The Father/Child Relationship
Relationships Are to Progress and Develop
Progression into a Marriage Relationship with God
The Marriage Act and the Worship Act
Passionate Worshipers Are Passionately Obedient
The Results of Non-Passionate Obedience
A Word of Balance
Chapter Six: The Presence of God........................................................................................79
Psalm 100—An Exposé of Biblical Worship
Worship Springs from a Thankful Attitude
God’s Goal for Us Is that We Would Know Him
How to Know God
Practicing the Presence of God
The Desire for God
Isaiah’s Revelation of God
The Worship Cycle
Let’s Review—Worship Is
Two Philosophies of Worship
Chapter Seven: Rejoice Always—A Study of When to Worship..........................................99
Rejoice_ Is a Synonym for Worship
Worship Is Easy When Life Is Good
Why Do We Suffer
Job’s Struggles
Habakkuk’s Struggles
Habakkuk’s Resolve
What Does it Truly Mean to Rejoice
Why Dancing?
God Dances
Jesus Danced
A Result of Exuberant, Extreme Rejoicing
Other Results of Biblical Rejoicing
Chapter Eight: Perfected Praise..........................................................................................116
Make His Praise Glorious
Man’s Natural Definition of Perfected Praise
God’s Definition of Perfected Praise
The Setting of Perfected Praise
The Children Who Offered Perfected Praise
Perfected Praise Summarized
Comfortable Life Philosophies
God’s Greatest Commandment
The Religious Response to Perfected Praise
Perfected Praise Is Ordained Strength
The Reason God Ordained Strength through Extreme Worship
Lucifer, God’s Enemy
Lucifer’s Punishment
Mankind Is Part of Satan’s Punishment
High Praises
Hebrew Parallelism
Parallelism in Psalm 149
The Kingdom of Satan
To Execute Punishments
The Written Judgment
This Honor Have All His Saints
Concluding Thoughts
About the Author, Pastor R. Shamblin Stone...................................................................141
About the Worship College.................................................................................................143
Bibliography.........................................................................................................................145