Grace to Praise: An Interactive, Practical Guide for Worshipping God

In a world filled with challenges and uncertainties, many struggle to find reasons to praise and worship God. But what if there was a way to tap into the unmerited love and favor of God, to experience His grace in a way that ignites heartfelt and genuine praise? Grace to Praise: Drawing Living Waters from God's Inexhaustible Wells is an interactive, practical guide for worshipping God.

Grace to Praise explores the concept of "wells of praise," the various channels through which God reveals Himself to humanity. Each chapter uncovers these wells and provides insights into how they nourish our intimacy with God, enabling us to declare His excellence for His glory and joy. This book is not just a theoretical exploration of worship; it is a hands-on guide, filled with worksheets at the end of each chapter that provide a practical framework for drawing closer to God through worship. By engaging with these tools, individual readers, small groups, or classes can deepen their understanding of God's nature, strengthen their communion with Him, and express their love and adoration through words and deeds.

Find refreshment and strength in the inexhaustible wells of praise, drawing closer to God and experiencing the fullness of His joy and the pleasures found in His presence.

John Johnson was born and raised in New Mexico. He attended Eastern New Mexico University on a vocal scholarship. Having taught choir and guitar in the public school for five years, John then went into full-time ministry, being ordained in St. Louis as a worship leader and pastor of New Covenant Church from 1982 to 1994. During his years in St. Louis, he also taught worship seminars, training worship leaders and worship teams in the U.S. and the U.K. John has a passion for worship, mentoring, and training of worship leaders and congregations, and writing new songs. He preaches the gospel of the Kingdom dramatically through the Word, and he will even break into song while preaching to better illustrate a point in the sermon. John seeks to impart the wisdom he has gained through the years to every believer. He believes each person has a unique and wonderful role in the holy priesthood unto God and an important contribution as they gather to worship. John, former Dean of the worship division at Visible Music College for six years, now offers his unique talent and wisdom to churches across the world. He and his wife, Martha, have been married since 1972 and have four grown children and twelve grandchildren. For more information about John and what services he offers to congregations, pastors, and worship leaders, please go to his website, hisinstrumentsofworship.com, or to ask any question that you might have, please forward your inquiries to hisinstrumentsofworship@gmail.com.

Huston Henry was born and raised in southern Ohio. He attended Miami University (Oxford, OH) where he earned the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Master of Arts in Art Education. Through the campus ministries of Campus Crusade for Christ and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Huston became a born again Christian. This began the ongoing transformation of his life by the renewing work of Jesus Christ. Since then, over the past 40 plus years, he has dedicated his life, artistic talents, and instructional skills to the glory of God. Professionally, he has taught art to elementary students, instructed high school students in a variety of mathematic courses, provided technical job training for several corporations, and provided marketing support for corporate benefi t plans. Spiritually, Huston has consistently utilized his giftings in serving the local church. He has assisted in the development of children and adult church programs, taught adult Sunday school classes, and led small groups. More recently, Huston administered a two-year junior high program studying the Westminster Shorter Catechism. He currently resides in Missouri with his wife, Susan.