Worship Of The Heart

The Rav here explores the crucial interface between living religious experience and halakhic norms. He analyzes the Amidah, the Shema and other liturgical texts, and considers the tension between human dependence and exaltation.

If you have ever been in a worship service watching individuals being touched by the Lord and longed for that same life-transforming touch from Jesus, then this is the book for you. And if you are the type of person who has had numerous encounters with the Lord, are addicted to His sweet love and can never get enough, this book is also for you. This book is a how-to handbook to help believers connect heart-to-heart with the Lord, both in private and in group worship, in order to experience real and deeply satisfying intimacy with Him.

Together, we journey . . . to learn more and more of what it really means to bring meaningful offerings to the heart of God. Thoughts, words, deeds, and songs--the whole of our lives can be a response to His immeasurable worth. This book is for all those who find themselves on such a pilgrimage: lead worshippers, pastors, musicians, dancers, singers--anyone with a heart to pursue the depths of worship. Within these pages you'll find a mixture of creative Bible insights and hands-on advice for how to lead worship and write congregational songs. The Heart of Worship Files will sharpen you in your quest to know Jesus and make Him known to others.

A Heart of Worship will energize and invigorate your worship life, changing forever the way you view your potential, ability, and experience worship.The book is filled with inspiration to ignite in you worship the Lord seeks. You will discover: * How to instill passion and power in your worship* Keys to renewing worship* The importance and relevance of worship* A renewal of worship* How to empower your worship with awe and wonderA Heart of Worship contains a special section for pastors and worship leaders revealing tips to leading the Lord's church into whole-hearted worship.You will find a rebirth of excitement and purpose in your worship life as you discover a Heart of Worship

Cardinal Yves Congar is universally known and respected as the great ecclesiologist of Vatican II whose seminal ideas helped to reconfigure the landscape of Catholic theology following the council. Less well known is his role in contributing far-reaching insights to the emerging liturgical movement in the church. This collection represents several of Congar's decisive contributions. Reading them makes possible a deeper and more cogent reception of the key ideas of the council documents. These texts are at once both erudite and exciting, both essential and pastorally incisive. There has never been a better time to disseminate these critically important liturgical insights than the present moment.

Williamson and Groves leap past the worship style wars of contemporary Christianity to address what true worship is. It involves studying to know God, overcoming barriers to worship, passionate pursuit of God, worship rather than workship, and making room for the Spirit. Foreword by Kay Arthur.

Provocative and practical, this guide will equip pastors to build a more effective and heartfelt worship service that churches of all sizes will be able to implement for years to come.