Living Worship: A Biblical Guide to Making Worship Real in Your Life (Paperback)

by John Randall Dennis (Author)

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"Living Worship is a book that impacted something important in my life-the way I worship the Father. That's powerful!" -- InTheLibraryReview.com

Product Description
Living Worship strips away the worship trappings to help readers understand the heart of worship. Through portraits of ancient worshippers, including Job, Isaiah, and David, Dennis identifies the elements of worship and applies them to the lives of 21st-century believers. Bypassing "worship wars" over music, liturgy, or Sunday-service format, Living Worship lays an easy-to-understand biblical foundation for worship. Discussion questions and a leader's guide make this book equally valuable for individual and small-group use.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764229281
• ISBN-13: 978-0764229282
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,229,586 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging, enlightening and challenging, May 14, 2005

By	Lynne Chapman "lynnechapman.com" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What does the word worship mean to you? It may bring to mind praise and worship, worship service, worship leader, and in a non-religious setting, worship of power, money, or beauty.

After reading this book, I'll think of worship in a different light. John Randall Dennis has a warm and friendly way of writing, making his book very easy to read as he shares his insight into worship as God desires it.
Mr. Dennis shows us pictures of authentic biblical worship that God put in the Bible for us to see. His writing brings to life the worship experience of ancients such as Job, Isaiah, David and Jehoshaphat.

Job
Yes, worship in the book of Job! My view of worship is often that which comes spilling out of a heart filled with happiness, not in the suffering of Job.

It doesn't have anything to do with our circumstances.


Isaiah
This very `religious' man was undone when he actually came into contact with the Almighty.

True worshipers are awed by the `other-ness' of God.


David
This king didn't care who saw him as he worshiped God with abandonment.

"Worshipers abandon their pride to worship"


Jehoshaphat
Worship in a time of war.

"Worshipers respond to the word of God with deliberate acts of worship."


We see worship in awe, with abandon, in suffering and in war. We learn to worship with perseverance and humility. It is for every experience in life.

I recommend "Living Worship" for anyone who has a genuine desire to draw closer to his Creator. As I read, I found that authentic worship is intended to be more natural in all circumstances than I thought.

I loved the book. It was, at the same time encouraging, enlightening and challenging. This is an inspiring book that can lift you out of `normalcy' and show you a life of authentic and intimate worship. Worship for God alone.

"Living Worship" is about 135 pages that are divided into twelve chapters with helpful discussion questions at the end of each.