A book by David Nkennor
The last days will
test your worship.
Not whether you have it. What it is made of. Written for every believer, not the platform.
It has always been the last days.
So does worshipping God make a person immune to death, persecution, poverty and the evils that are in the world?
The book opens with a killing. A prolific worshipper, returning home from church in northern Nigeria, was murdered by a mob. David could not let the question go, and asked God why He would allow a life like that to end that way.
The answer came back as a verse rather than a comfort. Luke 21:16.You will be betrayed, and they will put some of you to death.
Chapter one, A Trip Up North
Worship was never meant to be the calling of a few.
Most books on worship are written for the platform. This one is written for the church. Every person who endorsed it said the same thing without being asked: it is not a music book, and it is not only for ministers.
It spends its time where the real problems are, on the posture of the heart before God. The subtle idols that get into our worship. The difference between performing and ministering. What it means to worship God for nothing but Himself.
Seven chapters
The first four each open with a story or a prophetic experience. From the fifth, the book turns and teaches.
- One
A Trip Up North
A higher call to worship / Why we worship
- Two
The Floating Hot-Air Balloon
The new church we don't want / Worship and ministry / Instruments for worship
- Three
The Crying Baby
Worship or idolatry? / Benefits of waiting in worship
- Four
The Tale of a Wealthy Prince
The purity of worship / Acceptable worship: it is all or nothing
- Five
Who Deceived Us?
Cerebral or scriptural worship? / The posture of true worship
- Six
The Sound of the Times
What should the church be singing? / Praise and worship music
- Seven
Last Day Worshippers of the Bible
An army of worshippers / The contention / Remembering Lot's wife
Free chapter
Read chapter one before you buy.
A Trip Up North, in full. Sixteen pages, the story the whole book grows out of, and the question David could not put down.
The global book launch
The book was released to readers in Nigeria and across the diaspora. The full launch is on the channel.
What readers said
This book isn't just about music. It's about posture, the heart and the truth behind worship.
A handbook for anyone wanting to do worship correctly and effectively in these last days. I wish they could make it a compulsory read for anyone aspiring to be a worship leader.
This isn't an easy or popular path. It's the narrow path. Yet that's exactly what makes it necessary.
Get the book
10,000 Naira paperback /5,000 Naira ebook
In Nigeria and prefer to pay direct? Physical copies can be arranged on WhatsApp.
Questions
Is this book only for worship leaders and music ministers?
No. It is written for every believer. Worship was never meant to be the calling of a few, it is the lifestyle of all, and the book deliberately addresses the whole church rather than the platform.
What does the last days have to do with worship?
The book reads worship through the words of Jesus and His Apostles about the end of the age, and traces the pattern of worship that belongs to the days heralding His return.
Is it a music book?
It is not. There is a chapter on what the church should be singing, but the subject throughout is the inner construct of the worshipper's heart, not musical technique or liturgy.
How long is it?
156 pages across seven chapters, with a conclusion and a closing prayer.
How do I buy it in Nigeria?
Selar takes Naira payments and delivers the ebook instantly. Physical copies are 10,000 Naira and can be arranged directly on WhatsApp.