Hungry for Worship Book Review
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
HUNGRY FOR WORSHIP BY BOOK REVIEW
SUBMITTED TO DR. RODNEY WHALEY
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE MUSC 610 – TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR WORSHIP
BY
KIANAN SMITH
LYNCHBURG, VA
JUNE 2014
Name: Kianan Smith
Book Report #
Spring 2014 Semester
Hungry for Worship by: Frank S. Page and L. Lavon Gray
Chapter 1:
Summary:
In this text, Hungry for Worship, authors Frank Page and L. Gray write about the hunger for worshipping God that all leaders should possess. In chapter 1, both authors begin the text with the concept of how the body has fallen in love with the method of worship and not the actual act of being in the Presence of God. They briefly paint a picture of the leader of worship bringing forth a golden calf and trying to lead the congregation into worshipping the calf. They compare this extreme scenario with how the body of Christ has gotten in today’s local churches. According to the authors, the leaders and congregation instead of worshipping God have begun worshipping the way worship in each church is presented.
They point out that the church today is not the first to be guilty of idolatry. They give scripture from Exodus 19 through 31 which describe the different ways that the children of Israel worshipped the Lord. While Moses was away with the Lord, they grew impatient and wanted to make their own Idol which resulted in the creation of the golden calf. They then give scriptural response when it comes to how God sees idolatry. God already established that there were to be no other gods before him in Exodus 20:3.
Page and Gray write that nothing should take importance over him. Another topic within the chapter that is discussed is preaching that should center on worship. They write “far too long many pastors have tried to shift the responsibility of growing the church away from the pulpit and onto music. While music is a great asset to have in
HUNGRY FOR WORSHIP BY BOOK REVIEW
SUBMITTED TO DR. RODNEY WHALEY
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE MUSC 610 – TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR WORSHIP
BY
KIANAN SMITH
LYNCHBURG, VA
JUNE 2014
Name: Kianan Smith
Book Report #
Spring 2014 Semester
Hungry for Worship by: Frank S. Page and L. Lavon Gray
Chapter 1:
Summary:
In this text, Hungry for Worship, authors Frank Page and L. Gray write about the hunger for worshipping God that all leaders should possess. In chapter 1, both authors begin the text with the concept of how the body has fallen in love with the method of worship and not the actual act of being in the Presence of God. They briefly paint a picture of the leader of worship bringing forth a golden calf and trying to lead the congregation into worshipping the calf. They compare this extreme scenario with how the body of Christ has gotten in today’s local churches. According to the authors, the leaders and congregation instead of worshipping God have begun worshipping the way worship in each church is presented.
They point out that the church today is not the first to be guilty of idolatry. They give scripture from Exodus 19 through 31 which describe the different ways that the children of Israel worshipped the Lord. While Moses was away with the Lord, they grew impatient and wanted to make their own Idol which resulted in the creation of the golden calf. They then give scriptural response when it comes to how God sees idolatry. God already established that there were to be no other gods before him in Exodus 20:3.
Page and Gray write that nothing should take importance over him. Another topic within the chapter that is discussed is preaching that should center on worship. They write “far too long many pastors have tried to shift the responsibility of growing the church away from the pulpit and onto music. While music is a great asset to have in