Family worship is a family’s practice of regularly worshiping God together through the reading of scripture, song, and prayer. Donald Whitney’s book Family Worship serves as a helpful and brief guide to this important and practical topic.
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Across history, Christians have worshiped God in their homes as families on a daily basis. What is family worship, what does it look like, and what are some practical instructions for how we might go about implementing it in our own homes? In today’s episode, we talk to Donald Whitney, a professor of Biblical spirituality, about the practice of family worship.
Access the episode here. (Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and more.)
Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis is a practical introduction to the regular habits and rhythms of the Christian life that God uses to grow us into Christlikeness. They are channels to experience God’s sanctifying grace and access more joy in Jesus.
In addition, you can download my study guide for the book.
Hymnals are a great resource for both personal and family devotions. The hymns are “catholic,” songs of the universal church. They connect us to our past, showing us that our faith is a historic one. Many of the hymns are lyrically rich and able to teach us great theology. And their melodies have staying power, able to get lodged into our memories for life.
Continue readingValley of Vision, compiled by Arthur Bennett, is a collection of Puritan prayers. Its aim is not simply to supply the reader with sample prayers but to prompt and encourage the Christian as he or she follows the path of others who have gone before. Draw upon the inspiration of the elegant prayers of such Puritans as John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, David Brainerd, Augustus Toplady, and Charles Spurgeon. Learn from and enter into their prayers as you foster and grow your own prayer life.
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