Open Worship: Shaping the Worth of God Book Two is a sequel to the Truth About Worship: Shaping the Worth of God Book One. My resolve in writing this second volume is to bring the meaning and understanding of worship as closely as possible to the biblical expression of the phenomenon using the theological principle of the “Law of First Mention.” According to this law, the meanings of words everywhere else in Scripture are traceable to their places of first occurrence. The significance of words spoken by human speakers is linked to the intent of the Divine original Speaker— God! God mentions the shaping of His worth first and puts Himself above everything and everyone else. Worship is God’s first mention. Abraham’s relationship with God gave us the definition of real worship. I have, in twelve revelation-filled chapters, discussed worship as the product of relationship between the worshipper and the One who is worshipped involving sacrifice, belief, a journey, service and acceptability, revelation and prophecy, provision and blessing, order and extreme obedience. Worship is also a celebration, a covenantal affair and divine drama. Covenantal relationship with God is the underlying current of the shaping of His worth. Every true worship consists of all twelve principles and attributes of the first mention of worship. Like Book One, this book is a must-read for all ministers, church leaders, pastors, worship leaders, choirs, worship team members and the Body of Christ in general. Bible schools and seminaries will find it invaluable in teaching the subject of worship. The book is filled with fresh ideas and powerful nuggets on the revelation of the true meaning of worship.
Saved since the 1970s, Tony Osuobeni has served the Body of Christ in numerous capacities as a Campus Christian leader, Worship Leader, Pastor, Senior Pastor, Christian Educator and prayer devotee. He is a missionary to the United States and ministers internationally as a conference speaker. He is driven by two “ships” – wor(ship) and leader(ship) to which he devotes his ever-growing speaking and writing ministry. Tony is passionate about apostolic church formations, and is “obsessed” with “scripture-pastures” on the biblical revelation of the Body of Christ. He is a core Pauline student of the Word and a five-fold ministry leader. He is ordained as a Bishop and commissioned as an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ. He offers apostolic oversight to many sons and daughters in the ministry and he is the Bishop and Lead Pastor of New Season Assembly – a thriving church in Columbus Ohio. He is trained as a lawyer and resides in the Westerville suburb of Columbus Ohio, USA with his wife, Ibiene and their three children – Tarela, Taribo and Tarike.