As a recovering arrogant self-promoting sinner, Johnson and Duncan III’s essay on Praying the bible in corporate worship is both foreign and refreshing to me. As a child, I wanted to be put on display for the skills that were my right, and be admired for them. But this chapter implies that Prayer and leadership are not about the leader of the congregation, but the God who the congregation is praying to. While the members of the church are edified, as is the intention of public prayer, it needs to be done with a reverence for scripture. This chapter is included in a volume on worship. But the church is so fixated on music as worship that prayer and proper doctrine have been neglected. If we are not properly carrying out the discipline of prayer, is there any value in the singing of the church?
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