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A Theology of Worship
'Singing' a New Song to the LORD

Contents

Prelude

Verse 1

Verse 2

Verse 3

Verse 4

Verse 5

Finale

Table of Contents

Bibliography

Scripture Index

Note: page numbers correspond to the PDF file pagination.

Prelude........................................................................................................... iii

Verse 1  Out of Tune in Secondary Sanctuary....................................1

            A Secondary Sanctuary             2

                   In Contrast and In Conflict     2

                   Out of Tune                            4

            Tune Up!                                       8

            Chorus                                        14

Verse 2  Composing a New Sanctuary...................................................15

            The Necessity of Relational Clarity and Relational Significance     15

                   Learning from the Old Testament                                     18

                   The Worshipers God Seeks                                             20

In Whose Key? Perceptual-Interpretive Framework and Lens        23

                   Seeing Outer In: quantitative perceptual-interpretive framework    23

                   Grace: transforming perceptual-interpretive framework                  27

                   Seeing Inner Out: qualitative perceptual-interpretive framework    31

The Person We Present           34

Functional Implications           39

Chorus                                       39

Verse 3  Jesus, the Key....................................................................41

            Sourcebook Notes                                    43

            Jesus’ Table Fellowship                          46

            The Lord’s Supper and the Major Relational Barrier    51

            Being Family at the Lord’s Supper         55

            Exposing Human Shaping                       59                   

                   Is Jesus in the bread and wine?          60

                   Is water baptism a requirement for partaking in Communion?    61

                   Triumph of the secondary and substitutes             68

Transforming Communion to Transform Worship    68

Chorus                                                         73

Verse 4  ‘Singing’ a New Song in Relational Language.............................. 75

Music’s Qualitative Nature and Unique Relational Function    76

Reduction of Music’s Unique Function     83

Performing Out of Tune                              86

Deeper Implications                                    90

Chorus                                                          94

Verse 5  ...in the Key of Jesus.................................................................... 95

Tuning in to Relational Clarity and Relational Significance     95

Discomfort with Intimacy             98

‘Singing’ at the Lord’s Supper    100

Proclamation of the Word           101

‘Singing’ More Verses                  102

The Need to Know                        105

Chorus                                           107

Finale......................................................................................................... 109

            ‘Singing’ the New Song (song)    110

Bibliography..............................................................................................111

Scripture Index....................................................................................... 115

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