Diversity in God-Centered Worship by John Piper
Piper delivered this sermon way back in 1995 in preparation for the introduction of Bethlehem Baptist’s new worship philosophy. He talks about the importance of pursuing diversity in God-centered worship. While Piper acknowledges the importance of cultural diversity he stresses that it must come under the heading of God-centeredness. So in other words worship can only be relevant to the extent that it is God-centered. If worship becomes culturally centered instead of God-centered then it looses focus and fails to fulfill it purpose. The classic case of “don’t put the cart before the horse.”
Healthy Tensions In Corporate Worship by Bob Kauflin
In this message Bob unfolds his concept of “Healthy Tensions”. Bob defines Healthy Tensions as ”aspects of Biblical worship that seem opposed with one another or are in tension with each other but both make up worship and both are important to consider if we want to lead worship in a way that reflects Biblical values and proportions.” In other words, Healthy Tensions are the proverbial two side coins of worship… Is worship for the head or the heart? Should our focus in worship be vertical or horizontal?
Great Worship Comes At Great Sacrifice by Rob Paoletti
Chances are you have never heard of Rob. He is the worship pastor at Calvary Chapel, Philly. He is also one of the reasons I am a worship pastor today. In this message Rob brings a fresh perspective on worship by moving his thumb back a half of an inch to explore an Old Testament scene of worship. He draws wonderful application from Abraham and Isaacs mountain top experience. The audio is coming for this one. Sorry for the delay.
