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If your church's worship is on autopilot, this 9-week study will inspire new passion and understanding. The focus bypasses technique and timing; instead it zeroes in on the hearts of worship leaders and worshippers. An ideal study for any worship team or adult group grappling with the questions, "What is worship--and how can I worship more authentically?"Readers are encouraged to read the Bible with each lesson to allow their hearts and minds to meditate and absorb the truths from each reading. Pure Praise is an invitation to a nine-week personal Bible study combined with group sessions that review the following: The Meaning (weeks 1 & 2) The Motivation (week 3) The Methods (weeks 4 & week 5) The Ministers (week 6) The Means (week 7) The Mission (week 8) The Main Thing (week 9)Pure Praise is a study that can be followed alone or in a group. "The more we get to know our God, the more we fall in love Him, which is the ultimate source of all our worship," says Moore.
Perfect Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Group Publishing; 1st edition (November 20, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764437488
ISBN-13: 978-0764437489
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
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I first heard about Pure Praise, A Heart-Focused Bible Study on Worship from Rick Warren's weekly e-mail to pastors. I'm a minister at a university campus-focussed church and a member of the worship team. After reading Pure Praise, my depth of worship has dramatically increased. Moore has written a book that is extremely approachable and easy to relate to for young people, but also has a lot of meat for the more mature. He's written a good blend of material that focuses on the Lord, worshipers in the Bible, and practical advice for modern worshipers. He is respectful of denominational differences and recognizes that some forms of worship aren't as "popular" today. He encourages the reader to step out of their comfort zone and into a place of Pure Praise.The way I read the book each morning was with my Bible program and a notebook (Word document) open. I recorded 17 pages of scriptures, Strong's Concordance references, quotes, and notes that I find myself referring to frequently. [I'm starting to write worship songs and have found a lot of song ideas in the themes of the book. The same would hold true for Word study topics, sermon topics, etc.]The book is not meant to be read cover-to-cover in one sitting, but rather it drives you daily to the Word and to prayer.Here is a brief rundown of the weekly topics:Week One: Understanding WorshipWeek Two: Understanding PraiseWeek Three: The God We WorshipWeek Four: Hearing God's VoiceWeek Five: Five essentials of effective worship servicesWeek Six: Qualities of LeadershipWeek Seven: Using Our Tools WiselyWeek Eight: 5 goals for lead worshipersWeek Nine: Five Keys to Finishing WellI have now given my copy to our worship leader in hopes that our whole worship team might go through the study. If you've gotten this far in the review, I'd advise you to spend the few bucks to buy it. You'll find it is money well invested!
I am Worship Leader/Music Director at a small rural church with a small praise band. We have attended a variety of conferences, both as a group and some individually.This book was amazing for getting hearts focused on WHY we are members of a worship band - WHAT our task IS - and on how important that task is! It was very intense and VERY, VERY worthwhile. I have already gone back to parts of it a couple of times and it is a study that I feel I will be repeating every couple of years - there is a WEALTH of information, both head and heart, in there that I have yet to uncover fully!I can't recommend this book/study highly enough.If you can only get ONE this year - THIS is IT.Maggie in Vermont
I did a Bible study group on this book. It was very good. There are a couple sentences in the book that show that the author comes from a conservative bent with which I did not agree and it sort of took me out of the Bible study because I then had to do research on those statements instead of my lesson on praise, but even with those poignant issues, I still found the study to be worthwhile and informative. In fact, enough so that I bought 3 more book as Christmas presents this year. I would recommend completing this study with a group if you can, but don't pass it up if you can't. And do do the exercises and read the Bible passages, even if they seem silly, because otherwise there's no point in doing the study. :)
Great book for team building with the Praise and Worship Team. You can use this book at a weekly practice only or have members work on the studies daily, then have a "debriefing" once a week.
Our praise band has been struggling for years with our so traditional church. The type of music like with so many churches is such an issue. We have had many discouraging thoughts after so many services because they weren't what "we" wanted them to be. This study is truly eye opening and God inspired. We are beginning to realize that it's not about us. It is all about Him and we have to totally depend on His leading. There is so much meat to these lessons and we are excited each week to start the next lesson. We still have 4 more weeks to go but can't wait to see what God has instore for our services due to this enlightening with our group.I highly recommend this book. Thank you to Dwayne Moore.
This book is a must have for any person that is on a praise team or who sings publicly. Our praise team is using the book as a group study. We are not even finished with it but it has already changed the way we praise and worship. Get the book and get ready, get ready, get ready. It will change your life.
I'm just getting started reading through it, but the first day was so good I have decided to purchase copies for my praise team so that we can do the 9 week study together. I can't wait to see what God does in us and through us as we truly become unified in God, as a team, leading others into the presence of Almighty God!
I really like this devotional but decided to just use as a supplement for another devotional as it is a bit too involved for my team to do on their own time. Its a great devotional for the leader and they have some great group discussions but my team members all work outside of our team so they wouldn't have time for the at home study part of it.
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