The Art of Worship

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Fred Bittner. The Art of Worship

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The Art of Worship

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When we use the word worship, we must make a broad stroke with our definition. It must include corporate settings as well as personal one-on-one time with Jesus. It includes singing praises, and being quiet. It includes prayer, reading, serving, preaching, and evangelism. Worship takes place on Sunday, but it also takes place every other day of the week. In fact, as we will learn through this book, corporate worship is a reflection of the worship we experienced the previous six and a half days, as well as the springboard for our worship in the week to come.

Perhaps we struggle to define worship because we struggle to do worship. As Wilhite points out, “Basically, the meaning of life is to wholeheartedly worship the giver and sustainer of life… and to enjoy doing so!”6 Bob Sorge, in Exploring Worship, declares that worship is learned. The psalmist seems to agree. “Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, LORD” (Psalm 89:15). Even though our worship switch is always on, we need to dial ourselves in, and rid ourselves of the static. Dialed-in worship takes practice. “Worship is the art of expressing oneself to God, and we must learn that expression and open our hearts as channels of the Holy Spirit.”7 We need to explore every aspect of the art of worship so that we might become more fulfilled in the acts of worship.

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