Worship quotes

As you know, over the past few (several?) weeks, I've been plowing through a bunch of literature on worship. I would appreciate your feedback on these quotes and/or ideas:

James F. White (A Brief History of Christian Worship) references Romans 15:5-6 and concludes,"True worship occurs only in the context of harmony with God and with his disciples." What do you think?

Robert E. Webber (Worship Old and New, revised edition, p. 14) says "During worship God communicates to the worshipers his salvation and healing, to which the people respond with faith, praise, prayer, thanksgiving, and a life of service in the world." What do you think?

Webber also describes worship as an encounter in which we Remember God's saving deeds; Rehearse the covenant; and Live in total obedience to his will. What do you think?

Then Webber (pp. 20-21) cites Exodus 24:1-8, describes this as having the most basic structural elements for a meeting between God and his people. Then he gives this 5 point outline, delineating the basic elements: 1. Meeting convened by God; 2. Full participation by gatherers (as opposed to a performance); 3. Characterized by the proclamation of the Word of the Lord; 4. Commitment to hear and obey, i.e., continuous renewal of commitment; and 5. Climaxed by a dramatic symbol of ratification, sealing the argument, and involving blood. Then he ties this to 1 Peter 2:9,10. What do you think?

Oh yeah: And how in the world do we tie that all in to the benefit of virtually brand new believers on the other side of the world? What do you think?

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