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Chapter 16. False Purpose

“We Didn't Come for No Form or Fashion”

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Chapter 1. Seeking Understanding 1
Chapter 2. Belief, Knowledge, and Experience 9
Chapter 3. Experiencing the Holy 14
Chapter 4. A Conversation 25
Chapter 5. Beginnings 30
Chapter 6. Scripture 43
Chapter 7. Prayer 53
Chapter 8. A Conversation 74
Chapter 9. Song 84
Chapter 10. Praise 110
Chapter 11. Welcome 125
Chapter 12. Response 149
Chapter 13. The Emcee 163
Chapter 14. Format 189
Chapter 15. Purpose 203
Chapter 16. False Purpose 230
Chapter 17. Elevation 264
Chapter 18. Invitation 308
Chapter 19. Benediction 314
Appendix: Stepping Around Experience and the Supernatural 327
Notes 335
Bibliography 377
Acknowledgments 391
Index 397

Fire in My Bones

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https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203011.230

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Chapter 1. Seeking Understanding 1
Chapter 2. Belief, Knowledge, and Experience 9
Chapter 3. Experiencing the Holy 14
Chapter 4. A Conversation 25
Chapter 5. Beginnings 30
Chapter 6. Scripture 43
Chapter 7. Prayer 53
Chapter 8. A Conversation 74
Chapter 9. Song 84
Chapter 10. Praise 110
Chapter 11. Welcome 125
Chapter 12. Response 149
Chapter 13. The Emcee 163
Chapter 14. Format 189
Chapter 15. Purpose 203
Chapter 16. False Purpose 230
Chapter 17. Elevation 264
Chapter 18. Invitation 308
Chapter 19. Benediction 314
Appendix: Stepping Around Experience and the Supernatural 327
Notes 335
Bibliography 377
Acknowledgments 391
Index 397

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