CHAPTER 1 PREACHING AS WORSHIP The Heart of Christian Worship The subject of worship is now one of the most controversial issues in the local congregation, if a survey of the literature on worship, and the conversations currently taking place among the churches are true indicators. In fact, many current book titles in evangelical publishing suggest that what the church faces today is “worship warfare.” That very phrase—the combination of the words worship and war—should lead us to very sincere and
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