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Book SynopsisImagine meeting God. Yes, the One who spoke His word and everything came into being: God! This is exactly what happened to a man named Isaiah, a prophet who lived more than 2,600 years ago. Isaiah’s ministry was defined by a life-changing encounter with God, as described in the sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah. This momentous event in Isaiah’s life provides insights about God-directed, authentic worship. There are sixty-six chapters in the Book of Isaiah. The sixty chapters that follow this event are a testament to the fact that Isaiah’s life was given to God as an act of worship. This event was one link in a long chain of Isaiah’s lifelong commitment to worshipping and serving God. God is asking you and me to enter into the same worship experience that Isaiah knew: approach God in worship, surrender ourselves, experience God, and activate a living worship of God every day. God created worship so that we can know Him and be in a relationship with Him. Authentic worship is about being a person whose life―every thought, word, and action―reflects and points to the ultimate “worth-ship” of God. Isaiah discovered this truth in a most amazing way. In The Isaiah Encounter, learn from Isaiah’s experience about living an everyday life of worship.
Table of ContentsPreface: Perspectives Part 1 Worship 1. Face-to-Face 2. Isaiah’s Vision 3. Isaiah’s Encounter 4. Lessons from Isaiah 5. Defining Worship Reflections on Worship Part 2 Approaching God in Worship 1. God’s Greatness: The Scale, Part 1 2. God’s Love: The Scale, Part 2 3. Hats and Crowns 4. Sacred Place 5. Approaching with Others Reflections on Approaching God in Worship Part 3 Surrendering to God 1. Yield 2. Be Still 3. Search 4. Agreements 5. Getting Out, Letting In Reflections on Surrendering to God in Worship Part 4: Experiencing God 1. Thirsty and Hungry 2. The New Fountain 3. God-Directed Worship 4. Conduit and Fuel 5. Wineskins Reflections on Experiencing God in Worship Part 5: Living a Life of Worship 1. A New Route: Repentance 2. Allegiance 3. Unity 4. Mops and Gates 5. Persevering Reflections on Living a Life of Worship Epilogue: Life-Changing Worship 26. Embers 27. The Heavenly Throne Room Revisited 28. Worship Commitment Prayer Reflections on Life-Changing Worship Appendix A: Isaiah Chapter 6 Appendix B: A Life-Changing Encounter Study Guide Works Cited Acknowledgements About the Author
