Book Review: The Word of God and the Fellowship of His Saints by Isaac D Worley

Ever planned a worship service for Sunday morning? It is not as easy as it looks and can be time consuming. Pastors and worship leaders come together to plan services weeks and even months in advance as the people of God come together for corporate worship. 

There are a few helpful tools our there for church leaders, but for the purpose of this review, I am happy to recommend The Word of God and the Fellowship of His Saints: A Reference Tool for Selecting Calls to Worship, Calls to Confession, Assurances of Pardon, and Benedictions for Corporate Worship by Isaac D. Worley as a very helpful resource to assist church leaders in planning their worship service. Worley is a pastor, so he knows a thing or two when it comes to planning a service. 

He shows what verses are good with calls to worship, calls to confession, benedictions, etc. He gives a brief introduction in each section followed by scripture reference that are printed in the book using the Legacy Standard Bible (LSB). Granted what Worley is showing is what can be used mostly for liturgical worship rather than a contemporary service although I think a church that does contemporary worship can benefit from this book in planning their worship service. 

For those wondering about what songs would be appropriate to use with each passage in the service, Worley gives some suggestions in Appendix 3 of the book. He gathers the songs from the Psalms and Hymns to the Living God which is published by G3 Press who also published this book, which makes these two resources a perfect contribution in assisting church leaders in planning a worship service. 

I received this book from G3 Press in exchange for an honest review.