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Worship Team Bible Study (Video Edition)

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Worship Team Bible Study (Video Edition)

Inspire your team to grow together as you spend time in scripture, reflect on the passage as it relates to worship, and begin conversation with a couple of questions. Designed to be watched together during worship rehearsal, these short videos will help your team focus on God, st

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Dangerous Worship

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Dangerous Worship

Dangerous Worship

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Backs Against The Wall Worship

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Backs Against The Wall Worship

Backs Against The Wall Worship

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The 5 Day Worship Theology Tune-Up Course

The 5 Day Worship Theology Tune-Up Course

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The Ministries Of Christian Worship

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The Ministries Of Christian Worship

This section has resources for the immediate practice of worship within the gathered community and in the world to which the community ministers. Articles deal with pastoral care, spiritual formation, initiation, and nurture and address the church's outreach by showing the connec

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Theologies Of Worship

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Theologies Of Worship

Approaches To The Theology Of Worship Theology is a reflective discipline. That is, people who do theology reflect on the truth of Scripture and the insights of the church in a systematic way. Systematic reflection on worship results in a theology, or rather, theologies of worshi

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Historic Models Of Worship

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Historic Models Of Worship

Pre-Reformation Liturgies The following entries provide the reader with an overview of the major liturgies and worship orders from the early church through the nineteenth century. Each entry has three distinctive features: Introduction, Text or Order or Worship, and Commentary. E

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A History Of Christian Worship

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A History Of Christian Worship

The Worship Of The Early Church (to A.d. 500) From the early centuries, Christian worship has seen a continuous process of development and change in response to theological and cultural factors. Although the basic elements-the service of the Word and of the Lord's Table-have rema

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History And Theology Of Sacred Actions, Sacraments, And Ordinances

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History And Theology Of Sacred Actions, Sacraments, And Ordinances

The Significance Of Sacred Actions Christian worship finds its meaning in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. These events take on significance for worshipers today through not only the proclamation of the gospel of Christ, but also through the sacred actions of worship.

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The Lord's Supper

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The Lord's Supper

History Of The Lord's Supper One of the most profound events in the life of Jesus was the supper he shared with his disciples on the eve of his death. At that supper, Jesus commanded his disciples to share this meal until he comes again. For centuries the church has followed this

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Sacred Actions For The Seasons Of Life

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Sacred Actions For The Seasons Of Life

Marriage The sacred action of Christian marriage is often likened to the relationship that Christ has with his church, for it is a covenant between a man and a woman that joins them as one. The following section explores the history and theology of Christian marriage and provides

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Resources For Preaching In Worship

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Resources For Preaching In Worship

A Brief History Of Preaching Preaching has always been a significant moment in the church's worship. During the Middle Ages, preaching became almost completely irrelevant to the people as the consecration of the eucharistic elements became the sole focus of the liturgy. Fewer and

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Resources For Sunday Worship

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Resources For Sunday Worship

Styles Of Worship A glance at the orders of worship of various churches gives evidence of both commonalities and distinctives. This section provides specific resources for the range of possible service parts included in the Entrance rites, the Service of the Word, the celebration

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The Biblical Foundations Of Christian Worship

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The Biblical Foundations Of Christian Worship

Charismatic Aspects Of Worship Worship in the Pentecostal and charismatic churches has been characterized by certain features that distinguish it from the worship of other Christian communities. These distinctive aspects of charismatic worship are, in greater or lesser degree, re

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Music And The Arts In Biblical Worship

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Music And The Arts In Biblical Worship

Biblical Philosophy Of The Worship Arts Throughout the history of the Christian church, worship has made use of the fine arts as vehicles for bringing glory to God and for augmenting the worshiper's awareness of the presence of God. In considering the biblical foundations for Chr

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Festivals In Biblical Worship

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Festivals In Biblical Worship

The Meaning Of Feasts In The Biblical Tradition The feasts of Israelite and Jewish worship, like those in other religious traditions, were occasions on which worshipers might transcend the shortcomings of ordinary life. These three entries explain how festivals served as "windows

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History And Institutions Of Biblical Worship

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History And Institutions Of Biblical Worship

History Of Israelite And Jewish Worship From the beginning Israel's worship is a response to Yahweh for the acts he has performed in its history. Israel's whole history is a life of coexistence with God, a partnership in a historical drama. The emphasis is on Yahweh as the initia

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Introduction to Biblical Worship

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Introduction to Biblical Worship

The Names of God In Worship The following five entries deal with the most important biblical names or titles for God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Some of the concepts referring to God the Father in the Old Testament are applied also to God the Son in the New

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The Practice Of The Christian Year

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The Practice Of The Christian Year

The Christian Year Among The Churches As this section makes clear, Christians differ significantly on the need for observing the Christian year. Nevertheless, there are signs that even those denominations that have traditionally resisted following a Christian calendar are taking

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The Season After Pentecost And Other Commemorations

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The Season After Pentecost And Other Commemorations

The Season After Pentecost One of the reasons that the Christian year is so widely used is that it is both fixed and flexible. It is firmly rooted in the Christ event, the paschal mystery. The primary Christian celebrations of Christmas and Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost call att

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The Season Of Easter And Pentecost

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The Season Of Easter And Pentecost

Introduction To The Season Of Easter The season of Easter is the season of celebration. Christ is risen! Death is conquered! Let all the people worship the Lord! The solemn preparation of Lent and somber meditation of Holy Week gives way to victorious festivity during the fifty d

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Resources For Holy Week

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Resources For Holy Week

An Introduction To Holy Week Holy Week is the most significant week of the year for Christian worship. During this week the church remembers the events of Christ's passion and death. The attention of the worshiper during this week is directed to the Lamb of God, the Suffering Ser

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The Season Of Lent

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The Season Of Lent

Introduction To Lenten Worship On Ash Wednesday, the church marks an important transition, beginning the great cycle of Easter that extends from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost. The season of Lent is not primarily a meditation on the suffering and cross of Christ; this is saved for Ho

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The Season Of Christmas And Epiphany

The Season Of Christmas And Epiphany

Introduction To Epiphany And Christmas Worship The waiting of advent soon turns to celebration of Christmas and Epiphany: Christ is born, the Word is made flesh. The communities of worshiping believers can be heard singing the angels' song: "Glory to God in the Highest. " This is

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