Worship Sermon Outline

Traditions of Worship

            Modern hymns as lyrics composed to songs-of-the-day

            History of modern praise

Worship Today

            Modernity: The Power of Song for Good and Evil

                        Atmosphere as goal or means?

                        How to address various preferences

Ancient Rites: All Things New Again

            The Real Value of Tradition

The Role of the Worship Leader

            Aspects of Leading Worship

                        Horizontal vs. Vertical Worship

                        Integrated Worship Living

                        Why Really Knowing the Songs is Important

            Translator of the Holy Spirit

            Leader in Song

                        Talent

                        Environmental Creation

                        Engaging the Senses

Worship is Corporate and Personal

            The heart of Bonhoeffer

            The reality of Church today

            A happy medium

Forms of Worship

            Psalms

                        Scripture shared with the body via song

                        Basis of most praise songs

Hymns

            Relay common human experience encountering God

            Engage more senses and involvement than sermons

Spiritual Songs

                        Spontaneous response to the Holy Spirit

                        God weighs the motives, Pastors control the environment

Getting Back the Heart of Worship

            God is the Center – Worship is expressing worth-ship

            While it’s not wrong to enjoy song, that’s not why we worship

            The Right (and Wrong) Reasons to Leave a Church

                        Community Building – It’s Not About You

                        The Spiritual Meal Together – A Dish-to-Pass