Before We Gather
eBook - ePub

Before We Gather

Devotions for Worship Leaders and Teams

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eBook - ePub

Before We Gather

Devotions for Worship Leaders and Teams

About this book

A 52-week devotional for ministry leaders and worship teams to prepare their hearts and minds for the service and make the worship experience of their church more meaningful.

Anyone involved in organized worship has probably seen what worship can be, and they've wondered: How can we tap into that transformative spirit more often? How can we overcome the problems of urgency, fatigue, and the temptation to just go through the motions? How can we gather before God, consistently ready to receive his presence?

In Before We Gather, Zac Hicks—author of the best-selling book The Worship Pastor—provides a unique, year-long devotional that focuses the attention of worship teams and individuals on God. This book offers biblical reflection in a simple, engaging style, helping worship teams set the tone of a gathering by developing a rich theology of worship through the practice of prayer.

Full of field-tested devotionals specifically designed for pre-service prayer times, each entry has a simple, three-part format: read a passage, reflect on it, and then spend time in focused prayer that will propel worshipers into the service.

The 52 entries can be used once a week over the course of an entire year and are also indexed according to themes, individual Scripture verses, and the church calendar, allowing you to adapt and use this resource in the way that best fits your context.

*This 52-week devotional is designed so that you can start it at any point in the year.

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Information

Publisher
Zondervan
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9780310145097
Topic
Teología y religión
Subtopic
Religión

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Learning How to Pray: Matthew 6:7–13
  9. 2. Bring Your Burdens On In: Psalm 55:22
  10. 3. The Worship of Our Ears: Psalm 40:6–8
  11. 4. On Being a Worthy Worshiper: Psalm 15:1–5
  12. 5. Where Did You Go, God?: Psalm 42
  13. 6. Finding True Reality: Psalm 73:1–5, 13–17
  14. 7. Worship That Makes Dead Things Alive: Ezekiel 37:1–10
  15. 8. The Living and Active Word: Hebrews 4:12–13
  16. 9. Worship as Wait Training: Psalm 62
  17. 10. Worshiping God versus Worshiping Worship: Psalm 48
  18. 11. Clear Glass, Not Stained Glass: Numbers 21:4–9; John 3:14
  19. 12. The Lord Is My Song: Psalm 118:1–14
  20. 13. Worshiping before the Nations: Psalm 108
  21. 14. Come, Holy Spirit: Ephesians 5:18–21
  22. 15. The Antidote to Spiritual Amnesia: Psalm 105:1–6; 106:8–13
  23. 16. The New Song: Psalm 149
  24. 17. When “Us versus Them” Becomes “We”: Romans 3:9–18
  25. 18. Our Sacrifice of Praise: Philippians 2:1–11
  26. 19. The Face of God: Psalm 114:1–8
  27. 20. Why Worship Isn’t Always Fun: Psalm 119:103
  28. 21. The Unbudding Fig Tree: Habakkuk 3:17–19
  29. 22. The Day of the Lord: John 20:1–18
  30. 23. Enter with Thanksgiving: Psalm 95:1–2
  31. 24. Worship as Remembrance: Psalm 66:5–7
  32. 25. The (Not So) Ordinary Work of the Holy Spirit: Romans 8:15–18
  33. 26. Two More in the Battle: Romans 8:26–27, 33–34
  34. 27. Glory: John 17:1–5, 20–23
  35. 28. Worship as Confrontation: Psalm 115:1–8
  36. 29. Christ Ascended: Acts 1:6–11
  37. 30. Jesus Time: John 6:41–51
  38. 31. The Spillover: Psalm 139:1–18
  39. 32. Always Repenting: Psalm 107:1–16, 39–43
  40. 33. Lamentation as Praise: Psalm 149
  41. 34. The Goal of Redemption: Exodus 3:11–12
  42. 35. More Than We Can See: Revelation 7:9–12
  43. 36. God-Fearing: Psalm 34:8–14
  44. 37. Shalom Worship: Isaiah 66:12–14
  45. 38. Bezalel and Oholiab: Exodus 31:1–11
  46. 39. Hearing Aids for the Gospel: Galatians 1:3–9
  47. 40. You’re Really Getting Married: Revelation 19:6–9
  48. 41. Symbiotic Worship: Amos 5:18–24
  49. 42. Beyond Us and Them: Psalm 139:13–23
  50. 43. Good Old-Fashioned Submission: Psalm 2
  51. 44. A Safe Space: Psalm 27:1–6
  52. 45. Working Backward from the End: Revelation 7:9–12
  53. 46. The Wilderness of Worship: Matthew 3:1–6
  54. 47. Worshiping “Before the Gods”: Psalm 138:1–6
  55. 48. Digging for His Presence: Isaiah 57:14–15
  56. 49. Easily Blessed: 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
  57. 50. So You Want to Encounter Jesus: Luke 24:13–32
  58. 51. Over the Chaos: Psalm 29
  59. 52. What Qualifies Us to Serve: Psalm 51:1–13
  60. Conclusion: Passing the Baton
  61. Acknowledgments
  62. Topic Index
  63. Bible Index
  64. Christian Calendar Index
  65. Worship Pastor Theme Index