Come Let Us Worship

Come, Let Us Worship walks the reader through the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, explaining the meaning of each element and how the congregant may best participate in this fundamental act of Orthodox worship. Those new to Orthodoxy and those who wonder about the meaning of the Liturgy will find this small guide a helpful and informative companion.

Michael A. Rogers: "It is refreshing to see biblical theology so thoroughly integrated with practical directives for developing the worship service." (Eternity) Clifford E. Bajema: " Out of Rayburn's rich experience as a teacher and as a preacher who has served five pastorates, he gives us a book which should further liturgical interest and discussion on Reformed circles... All in all Rayburn's book is very much worth reading." (Calvin Theological Journal) William F. Hunter: "Will hopefully stimulate evangelicals to explore a relatively unknown aspect to the corporate life of believers." (Journal of Psychology and Theology) Donald Macleod: "A very ambitious survey...it is a very comprehensive treatment of the worship responsibilities of the everyday parish ministry." (Princeton Seminary Bulletin) Garry Harris: "A critical self-analysis of the short-comings in the evangelical liturgical experience. (It) should serve as a guide to more meaningful corporate worship." (Seminary Review) R. O. Zorn: "A useful volume which will make ministers and their congregations more conscious of the nature and significance of public worship." (Vox Reformata) Laurence H. Stookey: "Those evangelicals who conduct worship services which are casual and uncoordinated and who shun the riches of catholic prayer and hymnody are presented with a thoughtful challenge by a writer with impeccable evangelical credentials." (Homiletics)

This useful collection of prayers has grown out of David Currie's own weekly worhsip services. His style is modern but not trivial or lacking in dignity. The calls to worship and confession, especially, speak in contemporary language and use experiences of everyday life for illustration. Included are calls to worship and opening prayers, calls to confession and prayers of confession, and prayers for special days and cccasions. Pastors and lay leaders of worship will welcome this fresh, new source of practical assistance.

Worship isn't just something we do--it's the purpose of our existence. Every week, Christians come together to share a taste of heaven itself, where all of God's redeemed people will exalt His holy name forever. But what's really going on when we worship? And what's worship supposed to look like in the life of the church? In Let Us Worship God, Dr. Derek Thomas addresses the "how" and "why" of Christian worship. May we worship God however we want? Do we need the church, or can we worship alone? What are the necessary elements of a worship service? These and other questions find their answers in these pages, leading us to a greater understanding of worship as life's highest privilege and richest joy.

Michael A. Rogers: ""It is refreshing to see biblical theology so thoroughly integrated with practical directives for developing the worship service."" (Eternity) Clifford E. Bajema: "" Out of Rayburn's rich experience as a teacher and as a preacher who has served five pastorates, he gives us a book which should further liturgical interest and discussion on Reformed circles... All in all Rayburn's book is very much worth reading."" (Calvin Theological Journal) William F. Hunter: ""Will hopefully stimulate evangelicals to explore a relatively unknown aspect to the corporate life of believers."" (Journal of Psychology and Theology) Donald Macleod: ""A very ambitious survey...it is a very comprehensive treatment of the worship responsibilities of the everyday parish ministry."" (Princeton Seminary Bulletin) Garry Harris: ""A critical self-analysis of the short-comings in the evangelical liturgical experience. (It) should serve as a guide to more meaningful corporate worship."" (Seminary Review) R. O. Zorn: ""A useful volume which will make ministers and their congregations more conscious of the nature and significance of public worship."" (Vox Reformata) Laurence H. Stookey: ""Those evangelicals who conduct worship services which are casual and uncoordinated and who shun the riches of catholic prayer and hymnody are presented with a thoughtful challenge by a writer with impeccable evangelical credentials."" (Homiletics) Robert G. Rayburn, (d: 1990), was the founding president of Covenant Theological Seminary where he also served as Professor of Practical Theology. He also served five pastorates, including the College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. As a chaplain in the United States Army he served in both the Second World War and the Korean War.

Let Us Worship provides us with a comprehensive overview of the importance of worship. It is a believer's manual that leads the reader into the very presence of God. In this book Dr. Cornwall shows the reader that worship is: The beginning of revival An interpersonal relationship between man and God A present - moment activity Love responding to love An expression of faith The total release of our spirit to God's Spirit.

"Does Grace Grow Best in Winter?" addresses the issue of suffering from the standpoint of the sovereignty of God. It teaches that we need to learn that suffering exists, and we need to learn to suffer.

Arranged according to the seasons of the church year, this volume presents several worship aids for every Sunday: a call to worship, an invocation, a ritual of friendship, an offertory sentence and prayer, a benediction, and a pastoral prayer. Each is designed to make the Sunday morning worship experience meaningful and uplifting. Having just read Come, Let Us Worship, I can highly recommend it to pastors. How I wish I had had it available to me in my early ministry. It is rich in quality and variety. James K. Matthews United Methodist bishop Washington DC Dr. Kirkland, with skill and artistic imagination, offers fresh and exciting wording that captures the highest form for praise, spiritual preparation, and petition, and reflects the mood of sincere reverence that ought to characterize corporate worship at its best. Earl G. Hunt Jr. United Methodist bishop Lake Junaluska, North Carolina During more than fifty years in the ministry, H. Burnham Kirkland served as the pastor of eight local congregations and as a missionary in the Philippines, as well as being district superintendent (twice), conference program director, and treasurer of World Missions of the United Methodist Church. A graduate of the College of the City of New York and Union Theological Seminary in New York City, Dr. Kirkland also holds honorary doctorates from Philippine Wesleyan University and DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana).