Maranatha! The NIV Worship Bible

By zondervan-publishing-house

Book Overview

40 full-page, color inserts use Scripture to formulate God's expressions of love 425 quotes form great worshipers of the past 425 hymns of faith and modern songs of praise are placed next to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310920329
• ISBN13: 9780310920328
• Release Date: January 1900
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 1792 Pages
• Weight: 2.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

i love this MARANATHA NIV WORSHIP Bible

i saw this at a friend's and knew i had to have one. it's amazing. every introduction to specific books come from the perspective of how worship is highlighted and addressed. all the notes are worship-centered Scripture prayers. at the top of these prayers, it specifically tells you the chapter and verse/s the prayer refers to. at the bottom of these prayers is a list of the scriptures used to form these prayers. you can check it out and see that the prayer does indeed flow from the aforementioned Scriptures, and all of them combined can lead you into your own worship of the Lord Jesus. all of these Scripture prayers are printed in a lovely dark red. there are also quotes, some of them are prayers, from the likes of st.teresa of avila, to martin luther, to watchman nee, to corrie ten boom, to charles swindoll, to joni eareckson-tada and many,many,many more. it also has lyrics from maranatha! publishers { a contemporary Christian music publishing house} and each of these songs {as far as i've read anyhow} seem to come from the 1980s-2000-ish. these, along with some wonderfully old to recently old hymns that they also quote, are all worship oriented. there is one drawback, and though it saddens me, it is in no way a reason not to get, and be blessed by this Bible. it is however the reason i would only give this 4 and 1/2 stars instead of 5 if given the option. the entire book of psalms has no notes {Scripture prayers},lyrics, or quotes, and specifically prayer quotes. instead they have lined portions of those pages for we readers to write our own prayers. the publishers stated their reason, but i have to disagree. i would have still wrote my own prayers there, that's what most people who read the Word do anyhow. but i feel like i lost out of some incredibly beautiful Scripture-prayers, quotes, and lyrics. for some reason, this Bible is already out of print. i bought mine from elotsofstuff and received it in excellent condition, and well before the time allotted. elotsofstuff charged me a very reasonable price. be careful, because it is out of print, people could charge over-inflated prices. i heartily recommend this bible. if you love bibles and if you love worship,get one or two or three, so you can give them away or save one if yours gets too beat up--what a wonderful dilemma to have! :) lover of Scripture

Falls just short of perfection

I doubt if there is a better Bible out there for purely devotional reading than this one. I originally purchased it thinking I would use it as a resource in my worship leading at church, but I found that it is even better used for my own personal quiet times. My tendency is often to read the Bible in a theological frame of mind. This edition of the Bible is invaluable for bringing me closer to the Author of all scripture, the Creator of the universe. The prayers in the margins can be used in personal devotional times, but are also appropriate for public worship as well. There are also quotes from great Christian writers throughout the ages, and excerpts from hymns and praise songs to complete the worship experience. This Bible is almost perfect.Almost. I had to dock it one star because I believe the editors dropped the ball when it came to the book of Psalms. Psalms has no quotations or accompanying prayers, just some lined margins for the reader to jot down his or her own prayers. The editors had a perfectly logical rationale for this, after all, the Psalms are basically prayers and hymns anyway, so how could anyone add to them? I still think some accompanying quotes or some other input would have been helpful here. After all, some of the Psalms (the "imprecatory" Psalms) may be problematic for some Christians today, because of the vengeance and even hatred toward enemies interspersed among the high praises and hallelujahs. The honest wrestling with God expressed in many of the Psalms could be helped by some illumination, but maybe I'm getting back to my "theological" frame of mind here when I offer these criticisms. These minor reservations do not prevent me from giving this Bible my highest recommendation for anyone wanting a great devotional tool.

Inspirational

I try to read through the Bible once each year, using a different Bible each time. Last year I wanted a Bible that would inspire me to praise God, instead of a heavy-duty study Bible. This Bible fit the bill perfectly. My favorite things about this Bible are the quotes from classic and contemporary Christian authors and the lyrics to hymns and praise songs. It helped me understand more how every book of the Bible, even difficult ones like Leviticus, should inspire us to praise our awesome God. I highly recommend this Bible to anyone who longs to know God better or who wants to learn new ways to praise Him.

The Book for Worship & Praise

The Maranatha Worship Bible is certainly a great bible for any Christian. It is a Praise & Worship Bible to assist Christians to praise & worship God while reading through the scriptures. Hence, it helps to link people to God by allowing individuals to develop their own styles in responding to the scripture. The bible feature the useful thick margin along the side which has a prayer, a famouse quote about worship and the lyrics of hymns/ songs that are inspired by the scripture. The empty spaces along the magins are great for dropping down your own notes/ prayers! Be creative, innovative & personal!One of its new innovation is the "MY Beloved" sections in the Bible. The are selected passages from the Bible which are being put into a letter format; a real letter from God for you. Putting the scripture into another perspective does help the understanding of the scripture.If I am allowed to, I can keep talking about it. It is just a very good Bible. And of course, if you are a worship leader, it is almost a must. The prayers & quotations are great help to inspire you when planning your next worship serivce! Got dry on the songs.. flip through the Bible and start to get inspired by the songs, too.Overall, this is a wonderful Bible, a gift of God for mankind!

A great bible!

What a blessing to have a bible like this one. the notes are absolutely inspiring and wonderful, the scriptures come alive and we are reminded day to day what little we think of god and how much we should bow down and worship him as creator and lord who loved us so much. The other thing i liked about this bible is the fact that you can also receive a free cd with the purchase, i highly recommend it to the worshipper at heart