Authentic Worship: The Path to Greater Unity with God by A.W. Tozer Compiled and Edited by James L. Snyder Book Review

 

Authentic Worship is a book that enclosed sermons that A.W. Tozer preached on about the power of worshipping God. This is the first time the book has been released. In the book, he discussed what it means to truly worship God and not follow how churches or the world tells us what is allowed. He wanted us to understand what scriptures stated about worship. He begins by exploring the difference between Cain and Abel’s style of worship. Cain worship was more for him and his people. Abel’s contained blood and God accepted this worship. He described how worship is more than just singing and praying. We are supposed to be living it and working and serving others. A major feature of the book is understanding what unity is and how essential it is. He clarified how there is divisions in the churches and how this is affecting us. There are no denominations in Heaven and we can learn to worship in unity. A lot of the problem could be the enemy in spreading division within the churches. 

 

 

 

One of my favorites examples included in this book was about the topic of unity and how the universe is one massive system that works together. I immensely loved how he compared all of this to numerous things that bring balance to the world. These included a leaf falling to the ground, a baby born, or a stone on the seashore. All of these things are interlocked and work together and they serve a purpose. I loved how he also compared it to God and Christ watching over the world sitting side by side being at the center of the world. This is a mind-blowing example that will really get the point across about unity. 

 

 

I would recommend this amazing book on the topic of authentic worship to anyone who is ready to grow deeper in their relationship with Christ. They also are wanting to have more unity in their churches. I loved how each chapter included a prayer and a poem/ teaching from a religious leader, such as: Martin Luther, Charles Wesley, just to name a few. Another eye-opening illustration was about the burning bush that Moses witnessed and how it purified and what it teaches us about sanctification. Everything burned that was on the bush and this included fungi, bugs, and worms. He used this to explain how nothing can withstand the fire and how sins can’t be too greater that God can’t forgive. This is a wonderful book about worshiping and understanding the character of God. 

 

 

 

 

"I received this book free from the publisher, Bethany House/ Chosen for my honest review.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you would like to purchase a copy, check it out on Amazon.com:

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Worship-Path-Greater-Unity/dp/0764240285/