Dynamic of Revelation and Response
Dr. Bruce Leafblad
Notes by Richard S. Dickson
Saturday, July 29, 2006 1:15 p.m.
Church Music Georgia 2006

Isaiah 6.1-11

• 5 Statements that are pre-suppositions
• God is knowable.
  - difference from every other religion
• God delights to make Himself known.
  - it is His joy to reveal Himself
• God is continually engaged in actions by which He is making Himself known to people.
• God uses the Holy Scriptures as the primary means of His ongoing self revelation.
• God making Himself known to us is the divine action which prompts true worship responses in us.
• 5 Dimensions of Divine Revelation that prompt true worship
• The revelation of God's presence.
• Without a consciousness of God's presence we will not engage in the conversation of worship.
• Worship design/leadership:
• that which we seek we cannot produce
• all we can produce is ram material/kindling
• total dependence on God's Holy Spirit - the flame
• therefore, prayer is the most important element of our planning
• Not just one day a week, but a lifestyle.
• If we experienced His presence only one day a week, we would not be satisfied.
• The revelation of God's person.
• 2 hymns in scripture are from heaven
• Sanctus (Isaiah and Revelation 4)
• Gloria
• The test of a good hymn: how much is God in it?
• Holy (tri (good, better, best): superlative
• relational/positionally
• character (perfect)
• Sovereignty
• Lord: sovereign rule, reign
• Almighty: ultimate, omnipotence
• Eternity of God (from Revelation 4)
• In worship, we mirror who He is back to Him.
• "When they saw Him, they worshiped Him."
• "When we see God as He is, we will worship Him as we are." - Jack Taylor
• If we do not worship Him as we are, we have not seen God as He is.
• The revelation of God's power.
• Holy smoke is a sign of God's presence and pleasure
• What the seraphs sing is truth and God takes pleasure in that.
• Shaking the doorposts and threshold.
• The cleansing of a human heart. No man can do this. Only God can do this.
• Everything happening in church today can be explained by human power.
• God wants to reveal His power but ... do you?
• The revelation of God's purposes.
• There is a mission.
• There is a sending agent.
• There is a missionary.
• Much of scripture concerns itself with God's purposes.
• What God is about in human history.
• Purposes are eternal.
  Wonderful: we are part of them.
• The better/more we know God the better we understand His purpose and as a corollary our purpose.
• The revelation of God's plan.
• If you know Him, God has a wonderful plan for your life.
• There is a piece of the puzzle with your name on it.
• Isaiah was called to fail and he said, "Here am I."
  ... and yet look at what came out of it (the book of Isaiah).
• Beauty from ashes.
• A picture of Calvary.
• Closing remarks.
  Until you worship 7 days a week, you really aren't qualified enough to plan worship 1 day a week.

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