Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship: Celebrating the Legacy of James Montgomery Boice Book

Foreword R. C. Sproul ix

James Montgomery Boice and the Huguenot Fellowship William Edgar xv

Introduction Philip Graham Ryken 1

Part 1 The Bible and Worship

1 Does God Care How We Worship? J. Ligon Duncan III 17

2 Foundations for Biblically Directed Worship J. Ligon Duncan III 51

3 The Regulative Principle: Responding to Recent Criticism Derek W. H. Thomas 74

4 Corporate Worship: A Means of Grace Edmund P. Clowney 94

Part 2 Elements of Biblical Worship

5 Expository Preaching: Center of Christian Worship R. Albert Mohler 107

6 Evangelistic Expository Preaching Mark E. Dever 122

7 Reading and Praying the Bible in Corporate Worship Terry L. Johnson J. Ligon Duncan III 140

8 Baptism: Joyful Sign of the Gospel D. Marion Clark 170

9 The Lord's Supper: An Overview Richard D. Phillips 193

10 Hymnody in a Post-Hymnody World Paul S. Jones 222

11 Restoring Psalm Singing to Our Worship Terry L. Johnson 257

Part 3 Preparing for Biblical Worship

12 Private Worship Donald S. Whitney 289

13 A Call to Family Worship J. Ligon Duncan III Terry L. Johnson 317

14 Worship in All of Life William Edgar 339

15 Worship and the Emotions W. Robert Godfrey 358

Part 4 Worship, History, and Culture

16 Worship through the Ages Nick R. Needham 375

17 Calvin's Theology of Worship Hughes Oliphant Old 412

18 Challenges and Opportunities for Ministry Today Michael S. Horton 436

Afterword Eric J. Alexander 447

Notes 449

Contributors 487

Biographical Summary for James Montgomery Boice 493

Index of Scripture 497

Index of Subjects and Names 507