Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

“As Worship leaders, we have the ______ and _______ task of placing _______ of ________ on people’s lips.” John D. Witvliet

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  • Important
  • terrifying
  • words
  • worship
  • lips
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2
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It happens every time we choose a______, a scripture or a worship _________ for our church service.

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  • song

* chorus

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3
Q

Our holy calling requires that we be good stewards of _______ ________.

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God’s Word

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4
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The ability to work as good vocalists, musicians, worship leaders, rehearsal directors, worship planners and many other skills ______ required.

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Are

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5
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“While we are not spiritual engineers, we do–with fear and trembling– take the part of priests, placing ______ of worship on people’s lips that may well resonate deep within their souls and ______ them, by the Spirit’s power, closer to God.”

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Words

Draw

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6
Q

A calling from God can sometimes be related to as an ___________.

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Anointing

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7
Q

Wherever we are on the spectrum, it is essential to emphasize the importance of being called by God into _______.

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Ministry

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8
Q

Neither good design nor well-developed _____ are an acceptable substitute for being chosen and empowered by the Holy Spirit for ministry.

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Skills

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9
Q

The Witvilet quote at the beginning of this writing convicted me of the importance for worship leaders to be _______ of the Word.

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Students

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10
Q

God does not accept all _______

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Worship

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11
Q

Amos 5:21-27 is a scorching rebuke to Israel concerning their worship. God did not accept their worship because they offered acts of worship outside of the __________ relationship because of their idolatry, immorality, and selfishness.

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Covenantal

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12
Q

He despise their feasts and told them to take away the ______ of their ______.

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Noise

Songs

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13
Q

Worship is about ______ and His desire to enter into a worship relationship with His people.

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God

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14
Q

Worship should _______ more on God than on the one worshipping God

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Focus

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15
Q

“Shallow music forms _______ people.”

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Shallow

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16
Q

Congregational music must be carefully chosen with content that is _________and _________ sound.

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Theologically

Biblically

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17
Q

On the other hand, perhaps nothing internalizes _________ and integrates it with faith as well as song does.

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Theology

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18
Q

Apostolic songwriters should write songs that are doctrinally distinct and __________ correct.

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Theologically

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19
Q

We must assume that not every song written is _______ to be sung.

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Worthy

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20
Q

The worship planners responsible for song selection are _____________ to God for the songs they ask the church to sing.

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Accountable

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21
Q

Although there is some disagreement about authenticity, Plato has been attributed this quote, “let me write the _______ of a nation, and I care not who writes its laws.”

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Songs

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22
Q

“Let me write the hymns and ______ of the church, and I care very little who writes the theology.”

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Music

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23
Q

Cherry asserts that “selecting song texts, then, is on of the most significant things that worship architects do because they are shaping their congregations’ __________ (and therefore worldview) by the texts they select.

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Theology

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24
Q

Since congregational songs are group responses to God, we should choose music that will not only shape our understanding about the Bible but also motivate us to _________ and to worship God.

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Serve

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25
Q

Worship is about God and His desire to enter into a worship relationship with His ________ Second, instruction will be given concerning the role and preparation of the worship leader.

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People

26
Q

Worship leaders must know what they are ________.

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Leading

27
Q

Worship- an acknowledgement of _______________.

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Transcendence

28
Q

When a _________ creature realizes he has been created by the _________, he becomes keenly aware that the allegiance and homage are demanded in response; it is only appropriate.

A

Finite

Infinite

29
Q

Similarly, a people who have experienced mercy in the form of forgiveness or ___________ realize that the Giver of mercy deserves their gratitude; it is seemly.

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Deliverance

30
Q

C.S. Lewis likens it to the sense in which a work of art demands or deserves our attention. He alleges that _________ is the correct and expected response, and adds “if we do not admire we shall be stupid, insensible, and great losers; we shall have missed something.

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Appreciation

31
Q

In the Psalms we see…..

A

A.) processionals
B.) liturgical responses
C.) Songs
D.) and prayers

32
Q

Some of the responses include…..

A
A.) clapping of the hands 
B.) lifting of hands 
C.) singing 
D.) dancing
E.) and playing musical instruments
33
Q

It alone will endure, like the love of God which it expresses, into _______, when all other activities of the Church will have passed away.

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Heaven

34
Q

Worship is the supreme and only indispensable _________ of the Christian Church.

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Activity

35
Q

It refers to the feeling or expression of __________ and adoration for a deity: the worship of God.

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Reverence

36
Q

_________, of themselves however, do not bring us to a clear understanding of worship.

A

Word-studies

37
Q

The Hebrew word usually translated “worship” in english means literally to, _________.

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Bow down

38
Q

Defining worship can be a _________.

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Challenge

39
Q

Worship is an attitude because it is a whole life __________ of an individual to God

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Response

40
Q

It is also an act which expresses itself ________ and publicly

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Privately

41
Q

Christian worship is not a _________, but a _________ with the Eternal.

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Religion

Relationship

42
Q

As Andrew Hill writes, “worship is a __________ more than a function or ritual…

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Relationship

43
Q

We can sing all the beautiful songs we want and utter prayers of praise, thanks, and petition, but if a love relationship with God is not foundational it is only a boring ______.

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Ritual

44
Q

Many people speak of worship “______” when they define worship.

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Style

45
Q

It is actually possible to participate in these activities of worship and still not truly _______.

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Worship

46
Q

Christian worship has been defined in many ways, but the common thread of these definitions focuses on the __________ relationship between God and his people.

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Covenantal

47
Q

As Karl Barth claimed, “Christian worship is the most ________, and most urgent, the most glorious action that can take place in human life.

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Momentous

48
Q

Often worship is described as a divine-human _______.

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Encounter

49
Q

Gustafson’s definition is based on Paul’s definition of worship in ________.

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Romans

50
Q

I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that he present your bodies a _________ sacrifice holy, acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1

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Living

51
Q

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy ________ and with all thy soul and with all thy mind and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mark 12:30

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Heart

52
Q

The new living translation clarifies that worshipping God whole-heartedly with our spirit, soul, mind and body is… truly the way to _________ him. Romans 12:1 NLT

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Worship

53
Q

The animal ________ of the OT have been replaced with a living sacrifice.

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Sacrifices

54
Q

The NT spiritual sacrifice is to declare the praises of him who called you out of ___________ into his wonderful light. 1 peter 2:9 NIV

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Darkness

55
Q

You _________ in worship

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Participate

56
Q

Worship is a __________.

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Lifestyle

57
Q

If I am offering the members of my body to benefit self, then the object of my worship is I, the _________ if I am offering my body to the Lord in my choices, then He, the _________ is the object of my worship.

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Creature

Creator

58
Q

So much mystery surrounds worship that theologians have pondered it for centuries, yet worship is simple enough for a _______ to participate

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Child

59
Q

An effective philosophy or theology of worship must be built upon a __________.

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Foundation

60
Q

Through the din of the “worship” noise, let us never forget that true worship must have a sure foundation rooted in the _____ ____ _______.

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Word of God