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The Dangerous Act of Worship Mark Labberton

The Dangerous Act of Worship By Mark Labberton

The Dangerous Act of Worship by Mark Labberton


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In this prophetic call to the contemporary church, pastor Mark Labberton redefines Christian worship in the language of justice. He calls us away from individualized worship and into worshiping communities that give expression to righteousness, justice and compassion.

The Dangerous Act of Worship Summary

The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice by Mark Labberton

What's at stake in our worship? Everything. Worship is the dangerous act of waking up to God and God's purposes in the world. But something has gone wrong with our worship. Too often worship has become a place of safety and complacency, a narrowly private experience in which solitary individuals only express their personal adoration. Even when we gather corporately, we often close our eyes to those around us, focusing on God but ignoring our neighbor. But true biblical worship does not merely point us upward--it should turn us outward as well. In this prophetic wake-up call for the contemporary church, pastor Mark Labberton reconnects Christian worship with biblical justice. From beginning to end, worship must pursue justice and seek righteousness, translating into transformed lives that care for the poor and the oppressed. Labberton shows how to move beyond the comfort of safe worship to authentic worship that is awake to the needs of the world.

About Mark Labberton

Mark Labberton teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and directs the Lloyd John Ogilvie Institute of Preaching, which encourages the convergence of worship, preaching and justice (micahgroups.org). Previously Labberton served as senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, California. A senior fellow of the International Justice Mission, he is also the author of The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor. John Ortberg is teaching pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and author of many books, including God Is Closer Than You Think.

Table of Contents

Foreword by John Ortberg
Acknowledgments

1. What's at Stake in Worship?
2. The Real Battle Over Worship
3. False Dangers
4. Real Dangers
5. Waking Up to Where We Live
6. Doing Justice Starts with Rest
7. When Worship Talks to Power
8. Dwelling in Exodus or in Exile?
9. An Imagination for Justice
10. Living Awake

Epilogue
Study Guide
Notes

Additional information

GOR013644100
9780830834143
0830834141
The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice by Mark Labberton
Used - Well Read
Paperback
InterVarsity Press
20121031
200
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