Dr. Donald Carmont seeks to delve beneath the Sunday morning expression and experience of worship, to transcend style and identify the true substance of worship that should be the everyday norm of believers, embracing the principle that worship is all of life.
He describes Naked Worship as worship that is unfeigned, transparent, real, authentic and without guile or pretense: worship that is pure, simple, honest and open before God. Naked worship means that we come before God bare, stripped of any self-righteousness, works, good deeds, or any rites or rituals by which we might hope to impress Him.
His quest begins with a panoramic view of the Scriptures as a worship encyclopedia, examining worship encounters in the Scriptures, beginning with the first worship experience recorded in Genesis, and finding its crescendo in the worship of the redeemed in the Book of Revelation.
Thus, the author develops a theological base for true worship, to enable believers to realize the truth articulated in the shorter Westminster catechism, "Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever."
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FOREWORD to the first edition INTRODUCTION PREFACE Let's Get Biblical Naked Worship The First Murder-On the Way out of Church Look for the Gold at the End of the Rainbow Are You Sure God Told You to Kill Your Son? Love, Romance and an Arranged Marriage Worship-a Totally Awesome Encounter! Wrestling with God Could Give You a Limp A Barefoot Briefing by a Burning Bush Fast Food, Bloody Doors and Rapid Transit A Song and Dance on the Red Sea Banks A Family Celebration with the In-Laws Trembling Mountain, Trembling Hearts An Exclusive Invitation to Divine Intimacy Furnishings of Gold in a Portable Church A Man-Made God and a God-Made Man Don't Follow the Crowd-Follow the Cloud Seeking Seeker-Sensitive Seekers Everyday Worship and Sunday Best Designer Worship: It's in Your Genes Worship or Warship? SELECTED QUOTES ON WORSHIP BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHIC WEBSITES
