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Worship Styles

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Worship Styles based upon the book "Sacred Pathways"

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

"dRAW NEAR TO gOD AND HE WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU."

jAMES 4:8

sacred pathways

by gary thomas
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NATURALISTS

loving god out of doors
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NATURALISTS

  • I feel closest to God when I'm surrounded by what he has made - the mountains, the forests, or the sea.
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NATURALISTS

  • I feel cut off if I have to spend too much time indoors, just listening to speakers or singing songs. Nothing makes me feel closer to God than being outside.
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SENSATES

Loving God with the Senses

SENSATES

  • I feel closest to God when I'm in a church that allows my senses to come alive - when I can see, smell, hear and almost taste His majesty.

SENSATES

  • I'd have a difficult time worshiping in a church building that is plain and lacks a sense of awe or majesty. Beauty is very important to me, and I have a difficult time worshiping through second-rate Christian art or music.

TRADITIONALISTS

Loving God Through Ritual and Symbol

TRADITIONALISTS

  • I feel closest to God when I'm participating in a familiar form of worship that has memories dating back to my childhood. Rituals and traditions move me more than anything else.

TRADITIONALISTS

  • Participating in a formal liturgy or prayer-book service, developing symbols that I could place in my car, home, or office, and developing a Christian calendar for our family to follow are activities that I would enjoy.

ASCETICS

Loving God in Solitude and Simplicity

ASCETICS

  • I feel closest to God when I am alone and there is nothing to distract me from focusing on His presence.

ASCETICS

  • Taking an overnight retreat by myself at a monastery where I could spend large amounts of time alone in a small room, praying to God and studying His Word are activites I would enjoy.

ACTIVISTS

Loving God Through ConfrontatioN
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ACTIVISTS

  • I feel closest to God when I'm cooperating with Him in standing up for His justice: writing letters to government officials and newspaper editors, picketing at an abortion clinic, or urging people to vote.
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ACTIVISTS

  • The words "courageous", "confrontation" and "social activism" are appealing to me.
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CAREGIVERS

Loving God by Loving Others

CAREGIVERS

  • I grow weary of Christians who spend their time singing songs while a sick neighbor goes without a hot meal or a family in need doesn't get help fixing their car.

CAREGIVERS

  • I sense God's power when I am counseling a friend who has lost a job, preparing meals for a family in need, or spending a week at an orphanage in Mexico.

ENTHUSIASTS

Loving God with Mystery and Celebration

ENTHUSIASTS

  • God is an exciting God, and we should be excited about worshiping Him. I don't understand how some Christians can say they love God and act like they're going to a funeral whenever they walk into church.

ENTHUSIASTS

  • I spend more money on music and worship albums than on books.

CONTEMPLATIVES

Loving God Through Adoration

CONTEMPLATIVES

  • I feel closest to God when my emotions are awakened, when God quietly touches my heart, tells me that He loves me, and makes me feel like I'm His closest friend.

CONTEMPLATIVES

  • The most difficult times in my faith are when I can't feel God's presence within me.

INTELLECTUALS

Loving God with the Mind

INTELLECTUALS

  • I feel close to God when I participate in several hours of uninterrupted study time - reading God's Word or good Christian books and then perhaps having an opportunity to teach or lead a discussion in a small group.

INTELLECTUALS

  • I spend more money on books than music.

"dRAW NEAR TO gOD AND HE WILL DRAW NEAR TO YOU."

jAMES 4:8

what's your style?

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