A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-Centered Worship

by Michael Horton

Overview

Now in paper!

"There is a distinct weariness with market-driven, showbiz worship. The pendulum has swung to the longing for transcendence, substance, challenge, and biblically driven worship. Michael Horton shows us the way." —Robert Webber, president, Institute for Worship Studies; author of Ancient-Future Faith

"Horton's enlivening wisdom is surely a godsend to all evangelicals." —J. I. Packer, Regent College

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801064685
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/01/2003
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

The Rev. Michael S. Horton (Ph.D.) is president of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and editor of Modern Reformation magazine. A minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA), Horton lives in Escondido, California.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	9
	Introduction: A Glorious Theater	10
1	Setting the Stage	19
Part 1	"Faith Comes by Hearing": The Ministry of the Word
2	A Dramatic Script	33
3	Casting New Characters	47
4	How Preaching Works	61
5	Discovering the Plot	81
Part 2	Signs and Seals of the Covenant: The Ministry of Baptism and the Lord's Supper
6	Signed, Sealed, and Delivered	93
7	A Table in the Wilderness	111
Part 3	Our Reasonable Service: Getting Involved in the Drama
8	Tasting the Powers of the Age to Come	125
9	What Should Our Service Look Like?	141
10	Is Style Neutral?	163
11	Taking a Break from the Buzz	189
12	Reaching the Lost without Losing the Reached	211
	Notes	243

Editorial Reviews

"Horton's enlivening wisdom is surely a godsend to all evangelicals."

"There is a distinct weariness with market-driven, showbiz worship. The pendulum has swung to the longing for transcendence, substance, challenge, and biblically driven worship. Michael Horton shows us the way."

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