Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship

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This call for the doxological reformation of the church is offered to “ministers who lead their congregations in worship, musicians who seek a deeper understanding of the spiritual purpose of their work, [and] seminary students who are clarifying their commitment to biblical worship..."

Give Praise to God continues the legacy of James Montgomery Boice by examining the biblical foundations for worship, the warranted elements of corporate worship, worship in the home and in all of life, and worship throughout the ages.

Table of Contents:

Foreword – R.C. Sproul

James Mongomery Boice and the Huguenot Fellowship – William Edgar

Introduction – Philip Graham Ryken

Part 1: The Bible and Worship

1. Does God Care How We Worship? – J. Ligon Duncan III

2. Foundations for Biblically Directed Worship – J. Ligon Duncan III

3. The Regulative Principle: Responding to Recent Criticism – Derek W.H. Thomas    

4. Corporate Worship: A Means of Grace – Edmund P. Clowney

Part 2: Elements of Biblical Worship

5. Expository Preaching: Center of Christian Worship – R. Albert Mohler Jr.

6. Evangelistic Expository Preaching – Mark E. Dever

7. Reading and Praying the Bible in Corporate Worship – Terry L. Johnson and J. Ligon Duncan III

8. Baptism: Joyful Sign of the Gospel – D. Marion Clark

9. The Lord’s Supper: An Overview – Richard D. Phillips

10. Hymnody in a Post-Hymnody World – Paul S. Jones

11. Restoring Psalm Singing to Our Worship – Terry L. Johnson

Part 3: Preparing for Biblical Worship

12. Private Worship – Donald S. Whitney

13. A Call to Family Worship – J. Ligon Duncan III and Terry L. Johnson

14. Worship in All of Life – William Edgar

15. Worship and the Emotions – W. Robert Godfrey

Part 4: Worship, History, and Culture

16. Worship through the Ages – Nick R. Needham

17. Calvin’s Theology of Worship – Hughes Oliphant Old

18. Challenges and Opportunities for Ministry Today – Michael S. Horton

Afterword – Eric J. Alexander 

Endorsements 

“The list of fine scholars who have contributed to this volume is tribute itself to the astonishing influence of Dr. Boice and the high regard in which he was held by the Reformed community throughout the world. The volume is not only a fitting memorial to Dr. Boice, however, it also makes a significant contribution to our understanding to Christian worship."  — The Rev Professor A.T.B. McGowan Highland Theological College, Scotland

"A Reformed view of the various nuances of worship – its place in the Bible, the elements which give it legitimacy, the personal and affective aspects of worshipping God, as well as its place in the history of the church – has been lacking in the literature. . . It is fitting tribute to the legacy of Jim Boice, and a timely call to the people of God everywhere."  — Rev. Dr. Iain D. Campbell Minister, Free Church of Scotland, Back, Isle of Lewis, Scotland