The Next Worship Bible Study

Our destiny is to worship together as the multiethnic, multilingual family of God. In these five studies, Sandra Van Opstal dives into biblical perspectives on worship that shaped her groundbreaking book The Next Worship, inviting us to consider how worship relates to diversity, reconciliation, hospitality, unity, and more.

Christianity Today's Book of the Year Award of Merit What happens when a diverse church glorifies the global God? We live in a time of unprecedented intercultural exchange, where our communities welcome people from around the world. Music and media from every culture are easily accessible, and our worship is infused with a rich variety of musical and liturgical influences. But leading worship in multicultural contexts can be a crosscultural experience for everybody. How do we help our congregations navigate the journey? Innovative worship leader Sandra Maria Van Opstal is known for crafting worship that embodies the global, multiethnic body of Christ. Likening diverse worship to a sumptuous banquet, she shows how worship leaders can set the table and welcome worshipers from every tribe and tongue. Van Opstal provides biblical foundations for multiethnic worship, with practical tools and resources for planning services that reflect God's invitation for all peoples to praise him. When multiethnic worship is done well, the church models reconciliation and prophetic justice, heralding God's good news for the world. Enter into the praise of our king, and let the nations rejoice!

The Praise and Worship Study Bible guides you on a personal journey to discover a deeper and more meaningful relationship with God. This unique study Bible lets you experience the Scriptures with a focus on worship, praise, and meditative prayer.

Sometimes worship feels like it's on autopilot. This newly updated nine-week study will inspire new passion and understanding of what genuine worship looks like. Bypassing a focus on technique and timing, PurePraise (Revised) zeroes in on the hearts of both worship leaders and worshippers. This is an ideal study for both worship teams and Christ-followers grappling with the questions, What is worship--and how can I worship more authentically? Each lesson encourages you to turn to the Bible while allowing your heart and mind to meditate and absorb the truths from each reading. Pure Praise (Revised) is an invitation to a nine-week personal Bible study combined with group sessions. - The Meaning (weeks 1 & 2) - The Motivation (week 3) - The Methods (weeks 4 & 5) - The Ministers (week 6) - The Means (week 7) - The Mission (week 8) - The Main Thing (week 9) After selling tens of thousands of copies, Pure Praise has been updated to fit today's church and includes renewed analogies, statistics, quotes, and lessons.

This brand new Bible study series from beloved Bible teacher Kay Arthur and the teaching staff of Precept Ministries tackles important issues in brief, easy-to-grasp lessons you can benefit from personally or as part of a small group. Each book in the series includes six 40-minute studies designed to draw you into God’s Word through basic inductive Bible study. As Kay explains, "Rather than simply reading or listening to what others say about a subject, you are going to see for yourself what God says about it."Join one of the world’s most respected Bible teachers in a study that will revolutionize your thinking--and your life. There are as many viewpoints, styles, and preferences about worship as there are people who worship. And the Bible says worship is something everyone does. So how do you know which approach is best? And how do you make sure the goal of your worship is appropriate? This helpful study examines what the Bible says about true worship. You'll discover that we are created for the purpose of worship. And you’ll explore solid, biblical principles for making worship a lifestyle of grateful response to your Creator and Redeemer. Let Kay Arthur and Bob and Diane Vereen guide you into the rich scriptural truths about this important subject.

The nine-week study for those who lead worship...and want to worship more deeply. Leading worship takes more than nailing a mean guitar riff. Worship leaders start with knowing about God...come to know God...then feel a deep desire to bring people to God--through worship. This study is for worship leaders, worship teams, and those who want to dive deeper into experiencing authentic worship. Participants will: experience the meaning of true worship, encounter the best motivation for leading worship, explore various methods of worship leading, and embrace the qualities most needed in worship leaders. Daily devotions transform the worshippers' attitudes and fire up their dedication. And each uplifting team devotion takes just 15-20 minutes--just right for grounding rehearsals on a foundation of true, biblical worship. "A must-read for any worship ministry team" - Rick Muchow, Saddleback Church. -Permission to print one copy of this PDF. Copyright laws apply.-

Worship is of immense concern in the church and ironically the source of controversy and dispute. Can we get behind the question of what style of worship we should engage in to understand the bedrock foundation for God's people--honoring him as he desires? Is the dissatisfaction with worship voiced by so many perhaps a result of our having wandered from biblical teaching on the subject? Through careful exegesis in both Old and New Testaments, David Peterson unveils the total life-orientation of worship that is found in Scripture. Rather than determining for ourselves how we should worship, we, his people, are called to engage with God on the terms he proposes and in the way he alone makes possible. This book calls for a radical rethinking of the meaning and practice of worship, especially by those responsible for leading congregations. Here is the starting place for recovering the richness of biblical worship.

Nearly 200 ready-to-use ideas for hard-hitting Bible lessons and relevant worship services for teenagers! - Bible Study Meetings . . . Techniques and approaches for making any Bible lesson -- topical or scriptural -- appealing to unchurched teenagers as well as to preachers' kids. - Creative Bible Lessons . . . 'Martha and Mary Malpractice' (page 67), 'Noah and the Ark I. Q. Test' (page 43), and 70 more very different, very fun, and very solid Bible lessons. - Theme Lessons . . . Build an entire lesson on a specific theme. Try 'Feet Meeting' (page 118) -- foot games followed by a lesson on the symbolic importance of washing each other's feet. You aren't into feet? Okay, what about the hands of Jesus? Or the light versus darkness? They're all here! - Bible Games . . . These won't speed your kids into seminary, but they certainly go a long way toward making the Bible interesting to your students -- and fun, too! - Worship Services . . . Some are informal, others have a liturgical feel -- and all are innovative. Here are the ideas for communion, confession, music, prayer, and Scripture reading. And More . . . Full lessons (all the components are here, from opening mixers to closing prayers), board games (with reproducible game 'boards'), and ideas for using guest speakers and special projects. Whether you're a youth worker or a recreation director at a church, school, club, or camp -- Creative Meetings, Bible Lessons, and Worship Ideas is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas.