Review 2025.04.001
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The Power of Praise and Worship by Terry Law
370 Pages
I cried before I got out of the introduction. Does that make it a good book or not? Who knows! I actually enjoyed the book. It was an easy read and story driven. I was not familiar with Terry Law or his story before reading the book. This book was recommended in a previous book I had read so I added it to my wish list and waited for it to go on sale.
The main premise is that praise and worship releases the power of God. I believe this but because my praise is not energetic, I struggle to believe that my praise and worship releases power. To be clear, the book does not say your praise has to be energetic. That is my own faulty view of what worship should look like.
After reading the book, I found myself thanking God more often which was a good thing. I also found myself encouraging others to be thankful. And I prayed more for churches (generally) to have a spirit of praise in their congregations. It sometimes feels like it is a show but the truth is any worship will contain both true worship and shallow praise.
I don’t always read the epilogue but if you read the book make sure you read it. Good ending to the story.
I already recommended it to a woman on a worship team and would recommend it to anyone who leads or is on a worship team.