Worship: The Christian's Highest Occupation

by A.P. Gibbs

If the title of this book is correct, as we believe it is, then the importance of the subject will be obvious to every child of God. A great deal of confusion exists in Christendom as to just what constitutes worship. It is often confounded with listening to a sermon; with service for the Lord on behalf of others; with testimony to Christ s saving and satisfying grace; with the preaching of the gospel; with ministry of the Word to believers, and with prayer. Many Christians put the emphasis of their lives on service for God, to the exclusion of the worship of God. Others swing to the other extreme, and so stress the importance of worship, that service for the Lord is viewed as being of little or no consequence. We must beware of lopsidedness, or of seeking to push one truth of Scripture to an extreme the Bible does not warrant. The believer must seek to maintain the truth of God in its proper perspective and correct balance. The words of our Lord Jesus Christ give the proper order of precedence. In His reply to Satan s temptation, He Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve. (Matt. 4:10) That quality of worship which does not result in service and that service which does not flow from worship, both come short of the Divine ideal. We shall consider the subject of worship under the following ten 1. Its meaning, or definition 2. Its importance 3. Its authority 4. Its object 5. Its ground 6. Its power 7. Its manner 8. Its hindrances 9. Its place 10. Its results

Genres: Christian, Christian Living

224 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 2012

Reviews

[Mark Tasker · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had a strong start where I enjoyed reading and found it actually causing me to consider and modify my understanding of worship. As it narrowed into the "worship service" of the Brethren denomination I still mostly agreed and appreciated the practical applications because I actually attend one of these meetings; but the reading got less interesting.

I would recommend the first half to all Christians and the latter half to half the Brethren denomination (the ones allowed to speak - not a lot of information on how to worship in silence).

One note of appreciation for Gibb's narrowing in on the "worship service" is: he always addresses the worship to the Lord, there is no worship the way we worship. There is absolutely no divergence into how the Brethren do worship the best in all of Church. Please, let's do the same.

[Peggy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book! I learned so much about worship. Highly recommend this book to everyone!

[Tammy Boehler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding!!

[Matthew Gage · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Biblical study of worship.