Come on brethren be blessed and experience the heat of God's presence wherever you are in this 17 minutes praise and worship. And may this short outline help you and guide you in understanding praise and worship. God bless you.
- It is awesome to see that we have the ability to bless our Creator.
- We bless our God through praise and worship of Him.
(Psalms 34:1-3 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.)
PRAISE
- Praise is an expression of admiration and appreciation.
- Praise has to do with acknowledging God's character and power.
(Psalms 63:3-4 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.)
(Psalms 22:22,25-26 [22]I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. [25]My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him. [26]The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!)
WORSHIP
- Is an expression of love and adoration.
- Worship has something to do with our love of the Lord. It can be express only with the giving of our whole heart and life to Him.
- God is only interested in the genuine and sincere worship that comes from the heart.
(John 4:23-24 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”)
To worship in spirit and in truth:
In Spirit
- One must be born of the Spirit of God. Meaning, he must be a believer, he must be born again, has recieved Jesus as Lord and Saviour, baptized in water and in the Holy Spirit.
In Truth
- The word of God is truth(John 17:17). Worshipping in truth is worshipping God according to His word.
OUR EXPRESSIONS OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP
1. with our mouth
*Singing
- Psalms 95:1
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
- Psalms 9:2,11
[2]I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
[11]Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.
*Praising
- Psalms 103:1
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Luke 19:37-38 [37]Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, [38]saying: “ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
* Shouting
- Psalms 47:1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
- Shouting to God not to people, shouting for one's victory means honoring Him.
2. With our hands
* Lifting up
-Psalms 134:2
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.
- Psalms 141:2 Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
* Clapping
- Psalms 47:1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
* With instruments
- Psalms 150:3-5
[3]Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp!
[4]Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
[5]Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
3. With our body
* Kneeling and bowing
- Psalms 95:6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
* Dancing and leaping
-Psalms 149:3 Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
- Psalms 30:11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.
- Acts 3:8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.
Amen. God bless you.
:Comment and share your thoughts on what is the effect or power of praise and worship as you have experienced?