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

Author: Mark Labberton, John Ortberg

Narrator: Paul Michael

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/29/2023


Synopsis

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 The Author

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff

"He wants us to think about worship not as a service we attend occasionally but as the life-altering recognition that Someone has shown up and changed the rules that our society tells us govern human existence." This quote by John Ortberg from the forward of the book neatly sums up the intention of......more

Goodreads review by Zoe

A book for school, but still a helpful and interesting book on the reality of our worship needing to result in and be shaped by our doing justice in this fallen world.......more

Goodreads review by Justin

A great read to help bridge the language gap between what is going on in Church culture and what many say we want from our practice of religion.......more