The Story of Worship

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

“ THE STORY OF WORSHIP”
SUBMITTED TO DR. LAVON L. GRAY
IN PARTIAL FULFULLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE
WORSHIP
510

BY
TERESA L. DAVIDSON

ELY, IOWA
March 13, 2013

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION…………………………………………3

I.) OLD TESTAMENT PRINCIPLES FOR WORSHIP

Creation………………………………………………4

Three Worship Wars…………………………………4

Patriarchs…………………………………………….6

Books of History……………………………………..9

Three Kings…………………………………………..9

II.) NEW TESTAMENT PRINCIPLES FOR WORSHIP

Christ’s example……………………………………12

The Early Church…………………………………...14 Revelation…………………………………………...15

III.) PRINCIPLES LEARNED ABOUT WORSHIP FROM THE PSALMS………………………………………………….16

APPENDIX (Words for Study)…………………………...20

BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………. …………………..22

INTRODUCTION

We were created for worship. From the moment God breathed life into man, he was meant to worship God. We are each born with the innate desire to worship. If we are not worshiping God, we are worshiping something else. God desires our worship for Himself. This desire is plain to see from Genesis to Revelation in the Bible. In the Garden of Eden, God showed His desire for a relationship with man. Even after man’s fall into sin and death, God continued to demonstrate His desire to dwell with man through stories of the patriarchs. He gave us lessons in worship through three kings: Saul, David and Solomon. In Psalms and Proverbs, God provided us with songs and wisdom to teach us how to build a relationship with Him. Idolatry has been a problem with men since the beginning of time. The prophets spoke directly to that problem in ways we can use even today. After four hundred years of silence from God, He sent His only Son into the world. Jesus Christ, the introducer of the New Covenant as the fulfillment of worship. He was and is our ultimate example of worship, and His lessons are recorded in Scripture. God provided examples of every day

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