BC-105 Praise & Worship

Course BC-105
Praise & Worship
All Peoples Church

& World Outreach
No. 319, 2 Floor, 7th Main,
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2nd Block, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar

Bangalore 560 043, INDIA
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BC – 116 Praise & Worship
Course Overview
Course Objective
This course is designed to teach us the principles of praise and worship as revealed in the Word
of God. Topics dealt with include what praise is, what worship is, the purpose for congregational
worship, leading in worship, having a lifestyle of worship, etc
Content
1. Introduction - Understanding Praise and Worship......................................................Pg. 02

2. The Hebrew words for Praise and Worship................................................................Pg. 08
3. The Foundation of Praise............................................................................................Pg. 10
4. The Power of Praise....................................................................................................Pg. 11
5. What is worship..........................................................................................................Pg. 13
6. Becoming a worshipper..............................................................................................Pg. 15
7. Entering the presence of God.....................................................................................Pg. 16
8. The full purpose for congregational worship.............................................................Pg. 17
9. Personal and Corporate Worship................................................................................Pg. 18
10. Creating and developing a culture of Worship..........................................................................Pg.22
11. Leading in worship.....................................................................................................Pg. 23
12. Moving prophetically in praise and worship .............................................................Pg. 25
13. The worship team.......................................................................................................Pg. 31
14. Planning & Preparing for a Worship Service ............................................................Pg. 35
15. A lifestyle of worship.................................................................................................Pg. 37
Recommended Reading:
• Exploring Worship (Bob Sorge)
• Worship His Majesty (Jack Hayford)
• Praise and Worship (Rod Parsley & Clint Brown)
• Lift Him Up (Ron Kenoly)
• The Unquenchable Worshipper (Matt Redman)
All Peoples Church Bible College & Ministry Training Centre Page 1
1. Introduction – Understanding Praise and Worship

Introduction:
The dictionary defines worship as the act of expressing love, adoration, respect and honor for
someone or something.
It derives its meaning from ‘worth-ship’ - esteeming something very highly.
As humans, we are all designed to worship whether we realize it or not – to be totally in awe of
something or someone so as to give ourselves completely over to and be greatly influenced by
that something or someone.
Everybody worships, not just the religious ones.

Everybody worships – something or someone. But, the object of worship differs.
For some, the object of worship could be creation itself (a person), for others it could be money
or power or position, an ideology.
The church talks about worship and spends time & effort in worship.
So, is worship the time spent in singing?
Is it a genre of music?
What Is Praise?
To commend, applaud, to express approval or admiration (Dictionary meaning)
Praise is the verbal declaration of adoration and thanksgiving for what God has done and for
what He has promised to do. It focuses on His character and His wondrous acts.
Praise is the spiritual sacrifice that we offer to God.
Sacrifice involves
1) Giving up something that we have a right to or taking on something that we don’t
necessarily have to.
2) Death - death to comfort, self-pity, fleshly desires, pride.
What Is Worship?
1) Worship is the recognition of who God is!

In the very act of recognition we do 2 things – identify and acknowledge.
We identify from having met /encountered.

We acknowledge (i.e) accept and admit to be true.
So, worship is encountering and acknowledging God’s existence, His nature and character – His
Majesty, Greatness, Goodness, Infiniteness, Holiness, love.
Psalm 95:6, 7
6 O come let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
7 For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is,
and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him
Recognition of His Holiness - Psalm 29:2, Psalm 99:5, 9
2) Worship is reverence for God!
To revere is to regard or treat with adoration and utmost fearful respect.

Yes the Lord is our Father. He calls us His friends. He is also the soon and coming King of
Kings and Lord of Lords whose eyes are like flames of fire and His feet like fine brass (Rev
2:18)
Psalm 5:7 But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of
You I will worship toward your holy temple.
Psalm 96:9 Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him all the earth.
3) It is communion with God!

Communion is the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and innermost feelings.
Worship is going beyond the surface and getting real with God.
Sharing intimate thoughts and feelings requires a close relationship – intimacy.
Without relationship and intimacy there is no worship.
John 4:24 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
In spirit – out of our innermost being.
4) Worship is our response to an encounter with God!
Revelation 1:12-17
12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden
lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the seven lampstands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a
garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and
hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 His feet were like
fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; 16 He had in His
right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His
countenance was like the sun shining in its strength. 17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as
dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me,[a] “Do not be afraid; I am the First and
the Last.
Revelation 4:9-11
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne,
who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne
and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honour and power; For You created all things,
And by Your will they exist and were created.”
So, we see that worship is definitely more than the songs we sing though we worship him with
songs. Worship is not about a certain kind of music though we worship him with our musical
instruments. Worship is certainly not ‘the act before the main act. ‘
Worship defies definition.
True Worshippers & spirit and truth Worship
John 4:23-24 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship
the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship
Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
In spirit
-The true worshipper worships from his heart, from his inner-most being, from the core of his
being, with everything within him, NOT half-heartedly, lacking in zeal.
Matthew 15:8-9
8 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart
is far from Me.9 And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
Sebomai (Greek) - devout, religious worship having the right form, words, pious actions but no
heart and therefore empty and useless in God’s eyes.
-It is the spirit of man reaching out, crying out, to the Spirit of God. Worship is a spiritual
activity.
In truth
-The true worshipper worships in sincerity, without any pretense or hypocrisy.
-The true worshipper worships as prescribed in God’s Word for God’s Word is truth.
John 17:17 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
John 4: 23 ‘For the Father is seeking such...’

It is interesting to see that God the Father is actually seeking (looking for and desiring to find)
true worshippers. Let us seek to be true worshippers.
John 4:24 ‘those who worship Him must worship…’

The Lord Jesus categorically states that the true worshippers must worship in spirit and truth.
He does not leave us any options.
Our expressions of worship could keep varying from being very formal to being more
spontaneous with creative arts and dance; with the worship songs sung by huge choirs with
orchestral backing to a contemporary band or even 1 person leading with a single or no
instrument but one thing that must remain constant and unchanging in our worship is that it has
to be in spirit and truth.
So, it’s not about worshipping God however one feels like it but to please His heart in worship,
the way He desires it.
Shaw-khaw (Hebrew) - to prostrate, bow down, fall down flat, revere, beseech
Proskuneo (Greek) - to kiss the hand, to prostrate, to adore and revere
2 word pictures of worship in the Bible.
What Happens When We Worship God?

Worship does not add anything to God or change God.
a) Worship Transforms Us
What or whom we worship influences who we are and what we will become.
Exodus 34:27-30
27 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I
have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” 28 So he was there with the LORD forty days and
forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the
covenant, the Ten Commandments. 29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai
(and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the
mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with
Him. 30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face
shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
Moses didn’t even realise that him being in the presence of God was having an effect on his
physical body.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all,
with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the
same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
In other words, as we surrender to God in worship, there is a marked change in our thoughts,
motives, speech and action as we seek and behold the Glory of the Lord. We become more
Christ-like in our thinking, speaking and behaving.
b) We Experience God’s Presence
In worship, we become more aware of and experience God’s presence.
In worship, knowledge becomes experience.
James 4:8
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and
purify your hearts, you double-minded.

In His presence the believer experiences conviction of sin, fullness of Joy, refreshing and
renewal of strength, supernatural power, and empowerment.
c) Worship Empowers Us To Rule And Reign
Revelation 1:5-6
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over
the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed[a] us from our sins in His own
blood, 6 and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and
dominion forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 2:9
9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people,
that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous
light;
As priests we minister in worship and as kings we reign. Worship and reigning are
intertwined because we are a royal priesthood. He has made us Kings and Priests.
Worshipping God In Difficult Times

Psalm 34:1
34 I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Abraham
Genesis 22:1-15
Vs. 5
And Abraham said to his young men, ‘Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder
and worship, and we will come back to you.’
David - 2 Samuel 12:19-20

19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead.
Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”
20 So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and
he went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he
requested, they set food before him, and he ate.
Paul and Silas
Acts 16:16-34 Vs. 25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God,
and the prisoners were listening to them.
-Our worship of God is not based on our emotions (eg. ‘feeling’ close to God, being in a happy
mood) but rather on the revelation of the unchanging truth of who God is.
-Worship is a choice that we make.
-Worship involves sacrifice.
-When we choose to worship God in difficult circumstances, we elevate the truth above our
circumstances.
-When we worship God, we invite His rule and reign that changes the very atmosphere of our
difficult circumstances.
Watch video History of the Hymn ‘It is well’ – written by Horatio Spafford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3lgJrLhb5Y&feature=youtu.be
KEY TAKE AWAY

Worship is the recognition of who God is, reverence for God, communion with God and our
response to an encounter with Him | The Father is seeking true worshippers | Worship changes us
| We can worship God in difficult circumstances
Praise and Worship

• are not identical entities
• each has its own nature and purpose
• are mutually cooperative activities and equally important
• balancing the two is easier once we recognize the functions of each
• difficult to separate
Differences between praise and worship

1. God does not need our praise; we need to praise Him. God commanded us to praise, not
because of what it does for Him but because of the changes it brings us.* BUT God seeks
worshippers (John 4:23).
2. Praise can sometimes be distant, the heart of man need not be near to God for praise to
occur. It is possible for even rocks to praise (Luke 19: 37-40). BUT worship is intimate.
Relationship is a requirement for worship. Worship involves communion and fellowship;
giving and receiving. It brings us close to the heart of God.
3. Praise is always obvious, either seen or heard. BUT worship is not always evident to an
observer. Sometimes it may be visible but not always. Only God knows whether we are
truly worshipping or not.
4. Praise is mostly ‘horizontal’ in its purpose; we speak to one another, we declare his
praise before each other. BUT worship is primarily ‘vertical’, towards God. It is more
private.
* When we praise, the Holy Spirit begins to stir our hearts, and we become more conscious of
God’s presence. His presence never comes and goes - we are the ones who change. Our
awareness of His presence changes.
Matter of choice
We choose to praise and worship God, when we ‘feel like it’ or not. We choose to praise God
(Ps. 34:1) and we choose to worship God (examples: Abraham in Genesis 22:5; Job in Job
1:20; David in 2 Samuel 12:20)
2. The Hebrew words for Praise and Worship
The Hebrew Words Expressing Various Forms of Biblical Praise & Worship
1. YADAH (yah-dah) – verb - nearly 120 times in the Bible

- Definition: to give thanks, laud praise, to revere or worship with extended hands.
- Yadah is a verb with a root meaning “the extended hand, to throw out the hand,
therefore to worship with extended hand”. According to the Lexicon, the opposite
meaning is “to bemoan, the wringing of the hands”. Yad means ‘hand’.
- Ps 52:9; Ps. 67:3; Ps 107:8, 15, 21, 31; Ps. 138:1; Ps 111:1; Ps. 107:1
2. TODAH (toh-dah) – noun – found 30 times in the Bible

- Definition: extension of hands with thankfulness, thanksgiving.
- Todah comes from the same principle root word as yadah, but is used more specifically.
Todah literally means ‘an extension of the hand in adoration, avowal or acceptance”. By
way of application, it is apparent in the Psalms and elsewhere, that it is used for thanking
God for “things not yet received” as well as things already in hand.
- Ps. 95:2; Ps 100:4; Ps 50:14, 23; Nehemiah 12:31, 38, 40 (‘thanksgiving choir’); Ps.
26:7; Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 33:11 (both translated as “sacrifice of praise”)
3. HALAL (hah-lah) – verb – more than 160 times in the Bible

- Definition: to shine, to boast, to make a show, to rave, to rejoice, to be clamorously
foolish, to celebrate!
- Halal is the primary Hebrew root word from which “Hallelujah” is formed.
“Hallelujah” is a phrase which is a command, hallelu-Jah = ‘all of you must praise Jah-
Yahweh’
- Ps. 22:22, 23, 26; 1 Chronicles 23:30; Ps 35:18; Ps 102:18; Ps 44:8; Ps. 104:35; Ps
105:3, 45; Ps 106:1, 5, 48; Ps.148:2-5, 13; Ps. 109:30; Ps 113:1; Ps 150; Jeremiah 20:13,
Joel 2:26
4. SHABACH (shah-vahch) – verb – 11 times in the Bible

- Definition: a loud adoration or a shout of praise, to commend, to adore, to triumph.
- Shabach means ‘to address in a loud tone, to command, to triumph, glory and shout.’ It
goes in two directions: ‘praising’ and ‘calming’. 8 references deal with speaking words of
praise and the other 3 speak either about calming the tumultuous sea or about hushing up
things within one’s heart. There appears to be a connection between ‘praising with
words’ and ‘soothing with words’.
- Ps. 63:3; 1 Chronicles 16:35; (‘triumph’); Ps. 106:47 (‘triumph in your praise’); Ps 47:1;
Ps 145:4; Ps 117:1
5. TEHILLAH (teh-hil-lah) – noun – occurs 57 times in the Bible

- (Psalms = Tehillim = Book of Praises)
- Definition: glory, praise, song of praise, laudations or hymns of the Spirit.
- Exodus 15:11; 1 Chronicles 16:35; 2 Chronicles 20:22; Ps. 22:3,25; Ps. 119:171; Ps.
106:2, 12, 47; Ps. 149:1; Isaiah 60:6, 18; Isaiah 61:3,11; Jeremiah 33:9; Habakkuk 3:3;
Isaiah 42:10-12; Ps 33:1; Ps 95:2
6. BARAK (bah-rahch) – verb – occurs 330 times in the Bible

- Definition: to kneel or bow down, to bless God as an act of adoration.
- Ps. 63:4; Ps. 145:2; Ps. 103:2, 20-22; Ps. 95:6; Judges 5:2, 1 Chronicles 29:20
7. ZAMAR (zah-mar) – verb – found more than 45 times in the Bible

- Definition: to make music, sing praises, to sing songs accompanied by musical
instruments
- Ps. 21:13; Ps. 57:7; Ps. 108:1; Ps 33:2,3; Ps. 71:22; Ps. 149:3; Ps. 68:4
3. The Foundation of Praise

‘Praise’ in the dictionary = ‘to commend; to applaud; to express approval or admiration of; to
extol in words or in song; to magnify; to glorify’.
Praise is the verbal confession of adoration and thanksgiving for what God has done and for what
He will do, the expression of emotions and heartfelt feelings of thankfulness, etc
We praise God: 1) directly – by extolling Him or expressing out admiration to Him.

2) indirectly – by commending Him to others.
3.1. Scriptural References

1. The first Old Testament reference is found in Genesis 29:35. Judah = ‘praise’. ‘Judah’:
Ps. 114:2 – God’s sanctuary Ps. 22:3
2. The first New Testament reference is found in Matthew 21:16. Jesus refers to
Ps. 8:2.
3.2. Distinctives of praise

1. Extroverted in nature – Throughout the OT, the Hebrew people were very vocal in their
expression of praise and adoration before God.
2. Is to be declared or manisfested – Ps. 66:8 Hebrews 13:15
3. Is based on who God is, not our feelings – often we must will and determine to praise
God, even when we do not feel like it.
Ps. 103:1 Ps. 42:5,6 Habakkuk 3:17-18
3.3. Why should we praise?

1. We are commanded in His Word to do so – Psalm 81:1-4; Psalms 149, 150
2. God is enthroned in our praises – Ps. 22:3
3. There is power in praise – 2 Chronicles 20:21,22
4. It is a good thing to praise – Ps. 92:1; Ps. 135:3
5. God is worthy of our praise – Ps. 48:1; Revelation 4:11
6. We were created to praise Him – Jeremiah 13:11; 1 Peter 2:9; Isaiah 43:21
3.4. When should we praise?

1. At all times – Ps. 34:1; Ps. 70:4; Hebrews 13:15 (all day: Ps. 113:1-3)
2. Forever – Ps. 52:9
[Praising God should be a way of life, just as normal as breathing, blinking or any reflexive
action!!] The Levites in the time of David ministered before the Lord 24 hours a day - 1
Chronicles 9:33
3.5. Where do we praise?

1. In the congregation – Ps. 149:1; Ps. 35:18; Ps. 107:32; Ps. 22:22,25
2. At home – Ps. 149:5
3. Before the nations, all peoples – Ps. 96:1-3; Ps. 40:3
4. The Power of Praise
2 Chronicles 20 : 20
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD,
and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying
‘Praise the LORD, for His mercy endures forever.’(NKJV)
Daniel 11:32
Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who
know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. (NKJV)
Acts 16:25, 26 – 34
a) Shouting in praise
Jericho – Joshua 6 (v20)
Gideon – Judges 7:2, 20
There are times for prayer and times for intercession, but there are also times for spiritual
warfare through praise. It is closely linked to intercession and can be part of it! In praise, we no
longer attack the problem or the enemy forces, we simply confess and rejoice in Christ’s
Lordship.
Numbers 10:9 Genesis 49:8 Judges 1:1,2 Ps. 8:2
Ps. 118:19,20 Isaiah 60:18 Ps. 149:6-9
Key ingredients:
Faith
A word from God – 2 Chr.20
Preparation – Jeremiah 12:5 Proverbs 24:10 Ps. 144:1

(The worship team can do spiritual battle on behalf of the congregation, to break the bondages
that prevent them from experiencing freedom in praise and worship)
Home Work 5 (Due next Class):

Memory Verse: Ps. 149:6,7
b) Expressions of Praise – How we should Praise God?
Scriptural expressions of praise:
1. Singing – Ps. 47:6; Ps. 100:4; 1 Corinthians 14:15; Ephesians 5:19;

Revelations 5:9; Luke 19:38, 40
• The words of a song may be meaningful, but when they are coupled with an
enhancing melody, the message of the song can be expressed with more meaning.
2. Shouting – Ps. 47:1; Ps. 66:1; 81:1; 95:1-2; 98:4-6;100:1
• To release us to have a breakthrough in the Spirit
• A strong ‘battle cry’ like Joshua at Jericho
3. Clapping of hands – Ps. 47:1
• Applauding God
4. Lifting of our hands – Ps. 134:2; 1 Timothy 2:8
• A sign of surrender
• ‘Reaching out to our Father God’
• Symbolically receiving everything God is doing in our lives.
5. Playing of musical instruments – 2 Chronicles 5:13-14; Genesis 4:21; Ezekiel 28:13; 1
Samuel 16:16, 23; 2 Kings 3:15-16; Revelations 14:2; Ps. 33:2-3
• We need to be careful not to become too dependent on those instruments
6. Standing – 2 Chronicles 5:12; 7:6; 29:26; Ps. 135:2; Revelation 4:9-11
• Speaks of respect
• Indicates alertness
7. Singing in the Spirit – John 4:23, 24
• A release to express our praises to the Lord directly from our spirits to Him.
8. Dancing – Zephaniah 3:17; Ps. 149:2, 3; 2 Samuel 6:14; Mark 12:30
• Dancing has no inherent value in and of itself, but the spiritual release it can bring
is valuable.
• If we will remove our physical restraints and be simple enough to dance before
the Lord with all that is within us, we will find that our spiritual restraints will
crumble as well and God will have a greater freedom to move among us.
• Caution: we are not judge others who do not feel comfortable with dancing; they
should not feel threatened or excluded.
• Some churches have dance ministry/troupes which minister during worship.
9. Kneeling, bowing, prostration (mostly a form of worship) –
Ps. 95:6; Revelation 19:4
• Reverential awe in His presence

Memory Verse: John 4:23, 24
5. What is Worship?
Worship (dictionary definition): intense love or admiration, a service showing reverence; to
express reverence, to have a sense of awe, to bow low to.
Worship = ‘worth-ship’= to esteem the worth of; worthy of our honor.
Real worship defies definition. It is the communion with God experienced by His loved ones.
True worship is bowing our hearts and lives before the Lord and acknowledging His supreme
Lordship, even in negative circumstances or complete emotional turmoil:
Abraham - Genesis 22:5

Job - Job 1:20
David - 2 Samuel 12:20
Worship in spirit and in truth

John 4:23,24
In spirit –
1. True worship is our spirit corresponding with God’s Spirit.
2. One of the reasons why Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit, together with the gift of speaking
in tongues, is that we might be released in a greater measure in our worship. 1 Corinthian
14:15
In truth –
1. ‘Ignorant worship’ vs ‘intelligent worship’. We need to involve our minds in worship!!
The more we exert our minds in worship, the more meaningful our worship is likely to
be. Some people wait for some ‘floaty’ feeling before they can say that they have truly
worshipped God!! But that is not what true worship is.
2. Jesus is the Truth (John 14:6). It is only through Jesus that we are truly able to worship
God.
3. We worship in integrity – in truth and purity of heart.
4. We worship in accordance to His Word. “Your Word is Truth” (John 17:17)
Isaiah 29:13
We need to guard against hypocritical worship.

1 Samuel 15:24-31
We need to worship God ALONE.

Matthew 4:10
Isaiah 42:8
What happens when we worship?

1. Worship changes us
a. Psalm 115:4-8: what or whom you worship influences what you are and what
you will become
b. 2 Corinthians 3:18
c. Hebrews 12:29
2. We experience the presence of the Lord

d. James 4:8
e. Deuteronomy 4:29
3. Worship empowers us to rule and reign

f. 1 Peter 2:9
g. James 4:7
h. Matthew 4:8-10
i. Romans 5:17
j. Worship leads us into great conquest
k. Romans 8:17
Hindering attitudes in worship
1. Pride – the greatest hindrance in worship. The essence of worship is our humility.
Sometimes we are more concerned about the opinions of others than we are about the
Lord’s opinion. “Never do anything because others are looking at you, and never refrain
from anything because others are looking at you”.
2. Irreverence – we do not revere God’s nature. We expect His blessings to be showered on

us, without any sacrifice, investment of prayer or humble repentance on our part.
3. ‘Spectatorism’ – Sometimes congregations tend to ‘watch’ the worship team than to be

‘participators’ in worship themselves. We are all commanded to worship.
Romans 12:1 1 Corinthians 3:16 1 Peter 2:5-6 Revelation 1:6
4. ‘Sentimentalism’ – when the music means more to the worshipper than the message of
the song. Overly familiar songs are in danger of becoming sentimental for us.
5. Paying ‘mere lip service’ – merely singing the song but not worshipping from the heart.
God would prefer that we keep our mouth shut rather than singing without meaning what
we sing. (Amos 5:21-23)
6. Fear of manipulation – fear of being ‘controlled’ by the worship leader.
7. Resisting change: “We have never done it this way before”. Sometimes, there is the fear
of change. Our God is a creative God and can work in so many different ways.
6. Becoming a Worshipper
Spiritual Worship Vs. Fleshly Worship
Spiritual Worship
1 Peter 2:5 Hebrews 13:15 Romans 12:1-2 Philippians 3:3
Fleshly Worship
Colossians 2:16-23, Ezekiel 44:15-18 – religious rituals
Revelation 19:10 – worship of angels (likewise, worship of ‘saints’)
Isaiah 42:8; 48:11; Exodus 34:12, 13 – pagan worship
An example of an extravagant worshipper
Luke 7:36-50
1. Worshippers are givers – the expensive perfume cost about a year’s wages. It represented the
woman’s entire savings.
Psalm 96:8, 9 Exodus 23:15
Giving our tithe and offering is an act of worship to Him.
2. Brokenness and tears are truly key elements in worship –the woman’s weeping was an
outward manifestation of a heart that was deeply stirred before her Lord.
3. ‘Proskuneo’ (Greek) for worship means “to kiss the hand toward; to do reverence or homage
by kissing the hand; to bow one’s self in adoration.”
4. An act of worship may attract attention or defamation from others. When David danced before
the Lord, Michal despised him in her heart (2 Samuel 6:14-20). True worship will sometimes
invoke the criticism of the spiritually barren. But real worshippers are willing to pay the price!
5. The disciples had much head knowledge about worship, having sat at the feet of Jesus for so
long; but it took a sinful woman, who did not know the ‘theology’, to emulate being a
worshipper before those disciples. Spiritual maturity does not exempt one from being a
worshipper. In truth, there should be a greater responsibility on the elders and spiritually mature
to worship the Lord and to be examples of worship to others. Pastors and church leaders must
respond to their divine duty of leading the saints to responsiveness in worship by setting an
example.

Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 3:18
7. Entering the presence of God

Varying manifestations of the presence of God:
1. God is omnipresent – His presence is everywhere, all the time.
2. Matthew 18:20 – where two or three are gathered in His name.
3. 2 Chronicles 5:13-14 – the cloud of glory filling Solomon’s temple when the singers and
musicians lifted their hearts in praise to God. This is what we seek today!!
Our approach to God’s presence can be either

1. Through praise: Ps. 100:4; Ps. 95:2; Ps. 42:4; 45:13-15; 68:24-26; Isaiah 30:29; 35:10
2. Through worship: 1 Chronicles 16:29; Ps.96:8; Ps. 5:7; Ps. 132:7;
Ecclesiastes 5:1-2
- There is NO ‘formula’ – there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way, only God’s way. It may be
different every time. A worship leader must have a deep prayer life and must cultivate
sensitivity to the Spirit of God in order to discern the way of God for each service.
- No matter what our form of approach may be the Lord is looking at the heart of those who
come to worship Him.
The responsibility of ministering unto the Lord is the responsibility of every worshipper!
- It is not the responsibility of just the pastor, worship leader or worship team. Everyone is
responsible.
- We prepare ourselves for worship: prayer, Word, confession
- We invest energy
- We need to be self motivated in our praise and worship (Ps. 103:1). We need to enter readily
and wholeheartedly.
- We worship despite distractions.
- We worship all week long. We have a lifestyle of worship.
The sacrifice of praise
Hebrews 13:15 1 Peter 2:5 Ps. 27:6 Ps. 54:6 Ps. 107:22
Ps. 51:16-17 1 Chronicles 21:15-24
- ‘Sacrifice’ speaks of something costly, the giving of something that is dear to us.
- Cost of energy, preparation (Ps. 24:3-4), time

Memory Verse: Ps. 24:3,4
8. The Full Purpose of Congregational Worship

The vertical aspect
1) We are to minister to God – to bless and glorify God, which is our primary purpose in
worship, not to get something for ourselves. The question is not whether the worship service
blessed me but whether it blessed God. We must minister to the Lord not with the ulterior motive
of receiving a blessing but rather with the motive of blessing him whether he blesses us or not.
2) We worship to better realize the presence of God – the main difference between a church
service and a meeting of a social organization is the presence of God. Psalm 22:3
3) To provide the atmosphere for the expression of the gifts of the Holy Spirit – God waits till we
are ready to receive His Word (the prophetic word).
The horizontal aspect
1) To enhance the sense of unity within a body. Psalm 133; Psalm 86:11
• All believers have this one thing in common: they love the Lord Jesus Christ
and can express their mutual faith together in song.
• To some extent, it may increase brotherly love between believers
2) To minister to one another. 1 John 4:21
3) To teach and reinforce spiritual truth. Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
• Hymns and songs are mostly scripture put in music
4) To provide believers the opportunity to profess their faith before others and to declare the
glories of God before unbelievers. Psalm 108:3; Hosea 6:11
5) To provide the atmosphere for the preaching of the Word. Hosea 10:11; Psalm 65:9,10
Also, to prepare the pastoral leadership for the delivery of the Word. 2 Kings 3:15
The inward aspect
1) To release God’s people in an uninhibited expression of their inner selves. Psalm 24:7
2) To provide a verbal expression of the feelings of our hearts
3) To inspire a greater commitment to a life of worship.
9. Personal and Corporate Worship

Let’s look at personal worship (i.e., worshipping God individually… on our own) and corporate worship
(worshipping the Lord as a congregation of believers)
We see in God’s Word that in addition to worship being our recognition of God, reverence of
God, communion with God and our response to an encounter with God,
Worship is also offering up of our sacrifice to God.
We read about the sacrifice aspect of worship in the tabernacle that God instructed Moses to
build in Exodus Ch 25-27, 30, 40 and instructions about the sacrificial offerings in Leviticus.
The Tabernacle
The tabernacle is a picture of a journey of repentance, consecration, prayer and worship leading
to the very presence of God!
There were 3 sections to the tabernacle that Moses built:

1) The outer court, 2) the inner court also called the holy place and 3) the Holy of Holies called
the Most Holy Place
1) The Outer Court had the altar of sacrifice and a bronze laver of water
The priest would wash his hands and feet with water from the bronze laver before entering the
tabernacle of meeting or nearing the altar of sacrifice. The altar of sacrifice was the place where
different kinds of sacrifices were offered – there were burnt offerings for atonement for sin,
grain offerings as memorials to the Lord, peace offerings for thanksgiving, sin offerings and
trespass offerings. The blood of the sacrifice would be sprinkled around the altar.
From here, the priest would then move to the inner court.
2) The Inner Court (the Holy Place) had

a) the table of showbread which represents God meeting our natural needs by divine provision,
the meeting of our spiritual needs through the Word – our daily bread, and also healing and
deliverance (Matt 6:11, 4:4, 15:25-28)
b) the lampstand with the oil and the flame producing light represents the illumination and
revelation that the Holy Spirit brings into our lives (Eph 1:17)
c) the altar of incense represents prayer and intercession (Psa 141:2, Rev 8:3,4)
Only the High priest could move from here to enter the Holy of holies… once a year!
3) The Holy of Holies (the most Holy Place) was separated from the inner court by a curtain and
had the ark of the covenant with the mercy seat place on top of it. This was the place where God
would meet with the high priest and speak to him. There was nothing more for the priest to do. It
was all of God. It was the place to be still and know Him and abide in His presence (Ps. 46:10)
Jesus Christ - the perfect sacrifice

1) The sacrifice at the tabernacle was symbolic of the perfect sacrifice – the Lord Jesus-
that takes away the sins of the world.
Hebrews 9:9, 11-12

9 It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot
make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience
11 But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect
tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12 Not with the blood of goats and
calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained
eternal redemption.
Hebrews 10:11-12
11 And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which
can never take away sins. 12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat
down at the right hand of God,
2) As the royal priesthood because of the sacrifice and blood of Jesus, we have unlimited
access to the holy of holies – the very presence of God
Hebrews 10:19-22
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and
living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High
Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
3) We, as believers are washed, redeemed and made righteous by the blood of the Lord
Jesus, to have access to enter the Holy of holies, anytime, all the time - to meet and
fellowship with God. However, it is up to us to individually draw near to Him in worship
Just like the priests of the tabernacle drew near to the most holy place, we, as worshippers
and priests in the new covenant have to draw near to Him in worship.
So, when we draw near individually and worship God, we call it personal worship.
Some practical guidelines for personal worship.
1) Draw near to God intentionally | Heb 10:22 encourages us to draw near
• With a true heart – in sincerity, whole heartedly
• In faith
• With a clear conscience (ask God for forgiveness, repent)
• Washed with pure water (the water of the Word)
• With boldness (recognizing that we are the righteousness of God through the cross)
2) Express thanksgiving and praise in spoken words, in song
3) Worship with the Word – use scripture passages to express adoration to God
Rev 4:8,11; Ps 36:5-7; Ps 63:1,2; Ps 104:1,2
4) Praying and singing in tongues
4) With our identity as priests, each of us have a responsibility to offer up spiritual

sacrifices
1 Peter 2:5
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you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up
spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Just like the priests of the tabernacle offered up sacrifices, we, as worshippers and priests
in the new covenant have a responsibility to offer up spiritual sacrifices
5) One of the spiritual sacrifices that we are called to offer as we draw near to Him is
Praise.
Hebrews 13:15
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit
of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
Psalm 100:4
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to
Him, and bless His name.
What happens when we personally praise God?
1) God the King inhabits our praise. His presence, His power, His Kingdom (rule and reign)
invades our circumstances and situations. Ps 22:3
Psalm 22:3
3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.
2) Praise causes divine deliverance. 2 Chron 20:22

2 Chronicles 20:22
22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of
Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.
3) Praise stops the enemy. Ps. 8:2 (the Lord quoted this verse in Matt 21:16)
Psalm 8:2
2 Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, Because of Your
enemies, That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
4) Praise prepares our heart to receive from God (Judah<praise> shall plow Hosea 10:11)
Praise is loud, vocal, exuberant, a celebration - outer court (entering in)

Worship is intimate, reverential, contemplative - inner court
So in our praise and worship, we progress from the outer court to the most holy place.
Corporate (Congregational) Worship

(Source :: APC Publication :: Foundations – Track 1 – Pg 68-69)
1) In congregational worship, we minister to God

As a congregation, we minister to the Lord not with the ulterior motive of receiving a blessing
but rather with the motive of blessing Him, whether He blesses us or not.
In ministering to Him, we experience His presence – which is the very atmosphere for the
expression of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the church.
2) Corporate worship brings about a sense of unity within the church.
Though we are all from different cultures, backgrounds, tastes and languages, but the one thing
that we have in common is that we are saved by His grace and so we love and worship Him.
When we do so the sense of unity grows and becomes stronger
3) The songs we sing as a congregation enable us to learn, teach and reinforce spiritual
truth
Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another
in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
4) Corporate worship prepares our hearts and provides the atmosphere for the preaching
of the Word
Hosea 10:11
Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh grain; but I harnessed her fair neck, I will make
Ephraim pull a plow. Judah shall plow; Jacob shall break his clods.”
5) Facilitates us to express the feelings of our heart in uninhibited worship
10. Creating and developing a culture of Worship

In order to bring about any change in a group of people, especially in the body of Christ, people
to need to receive revelation.
REVELATION > CONVICTION > ACTION > DESTINY
Revelation is the intellectual or spiritual awareness of what you did not have before.
Isaiah 6:1-8
Worship begins with a revelation of worship. You can learn music and play well but you need a
revelation of worship before you know how to worship. (Isaiah 6:5)
The revelation of worship will bring about conviction, which is something you believe strongly
in. (Isaiah 6:7, 8)
This conviction will cause action to happen (Isaiah 6:8)
Your actions will determine your destiny.
How do we develop that culture of worship in our lives?

1. Study the Word – on what God says concerning worship
2. Pray – ask God to reveal His truths and also, to keep you humble (‘the more talented you
are, the more you need to pray!’)
3. Exposure – expose yourself to different varieties of worship styles, etc.
11. Leading Worship

A worship leader is needed to bring focus and direction to the time of praise. Proper leadership is
essential for maintaining unity within a group (if many people lead out in songs, with each song
initiated with a different mindset and perspective, the service will continually be shifting in
emphasis and direction). By following the direction of one leader, the service is focused and
there is strength in the consequent unity within the congregation.
Worship leaders are truly “lead worshippers”. Ultimately the Holy Spirit IS the worship leader.
We ‘worship by the Spirit of God’ (Philippians 3:3). The human worship leader then becomes
more of a lead worshipper who tries to follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit and becomes an
example for others to follow.
Being lead worshippers

1. Takes the pressure off – we cannot ‘make’ worship happen.
2. Keeps us dependent on the Holy Spirit without depending on our talent or ‘anointing’
Our dependence on the Holy Spirit is the key to all authentic worship.
Qualifications of a worship leader
1. Must be a worshipper – a worshipper is someone who has learned the daily discipline of
submitting to the total Lordship of Christ regardless of personal emotions or
circumstances of life.
2. Must have a deep and a proven spiritual walk.
3. Must be familiar with the style of praise and worship of the church.
4. Must be musically inclined.
5. Must have a good testimony in the church - consistent
6. Must be able to function as part of a team.
7. Must have a proper attitude toward the church, the pastor and church doctrine.
8. Must be willing to commit himself/herself to this position.
9. Have an enthusiastic, friendly, warm personality.
Things that can be developed:

Most worship-leading abilities are learned through experience only. But worship leaders must be
willing and have the potential, to grow and develop their effectiveness of ministry.
1. Develop singing and musical ability- voice lessons, etc. The better musically equipped
we are, the better is our potential for increased expression in worship.
2. Develop rhythmic ability
3. Develop method of leading team – hand movements
A leader’s preparation
1. Prayer – a regular prayer life is essential! Also, while preparing song list, before the worship
service, etc.
2. Song list – consult the pastor about theme or message title, if possible, to ensure the ‘flow’ of
worship, and the worship should ‘prepare’ the people to receive the message. It is a good idea to
prepare song list in advance, so musicians and singers can have enough preparation time (to learn
and practice song)
General guidelines
1. Be prompt (be on time!)
2. Be natural – be yourself! Try not to ‘copy’ another leader.
3. Try to stay on one theme (unless the Lord wants move in another way or direction).
4. Avoid singing too many songs – ‘flooding’ the worship.
5. Be sensitive to the leading of the Spirit – We need to know when to stop (even if we have not
sung all the songs on our list) when we sense the worship is enough, we should not interrupt
‘high worship’ with another song (sometimes just being quiet before the Lord is enough).
6. Be ever-ready with a song that will fit into every situation. For example, during ministry time,
after the message, choose a song that will suit the message that was preached. (After a message
on recommitment to the Lord, a suitable song can be “This is my desire (Lord, I give you my
heart)”)
7. Learn how to exhort people – use Scripture to encourage people to worship God and
occasionally, to either explain a new song or an expression of worship (choose an appropriate
time to exhort, either in the beginning of the service or when the worship is waning, not during
high worship!). BUT do not talk too much!!! Talking too much or even praying too long might
interrupt the flow of worship and distract people. There is no need to talk in between all the
songs.
THE WORSHIP LEADER’S CHIEF DUTY IS TO PROVIDE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY

POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO WORSHIP GOD!
12. Moving prophetically in praise and worship

We see in scripture that there is a definite connection between worship, music and the prophetic.
And today, we will explore this and see how we as a church can move further into this aspect of
spontaneous and prophetic worship.
Music & Worship

We saw last Sunday that playing musical instruments is a very valid and scriptural expression of
praise & worship.
Music, after all is God’s creation. There is music, melody, rhythm in God’s creations – heartbeat,
flow of the stream, wind blowing through the trees…
Zamar, the Hebrew word used for praise in Ps 68:4 refers to playing music or to singing songs
accompanied by musical instruments.
Psalm 149:3 Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises
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to Him with the timbrel and harp.

Psalm 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!
So music is integral to praise & worship but we should not be overly dependent on it nor let
music become a distraction from our focus on the Lord.
Music & The Prophetic
1 Samuel 10:5 After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine
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garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that
you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a
stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and
they will be prophesying.
The prophet Samuel after anointing Saul as King, prophesies over him and says that he will meet
a group of prophets and lists the music instruments they will be playing and prophesying.
2 Kings 3:14-16 14 And Elisha said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand,
surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I
would not look at you, nor see you. 15 But now bring me a musician.” Then it
happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon
him. 16 And he said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’
King Jehoshaphat goes along with 2 other kings to meet Prophet Elisha for the Lord’s counsel.
Elisha asks for a musician to come. The musician plays.
Elisha experiences God’s touch/presence (the hand of the Lord).
Elisha prophesies ‘Thus says the Lord…’
We see here that somehow music seemed to stir up the prophetic gift and made the prophet
sensitive in his spirit to receive/hear the Word of the Lord.
Music, The Prophetic & Worship

(Resource :: APC Publications :: pg.97 Understanding the Prophetic – Ps. Ashish Raichur)
We see all these 3 elements – music, the prophetic and worship coming together in the tabernacle
that David built and the worship that he established to be offered to the Lord.
The tabernacle of David – the background

The Israelites continued in the years that followed Moses’ time with the tabernacle worship that
Moses instituted (as instructed by God) - with the priests preparing and offering the sacrifices in
the prescribed manner.
In 1 Samuel we read about a time when Eli was the priest of the tabernacle but his 2 sons were
sinning openly in the tabernacle, desecrating the sacrifices and the Lord was very displeased with
what was happening.
During this time Israel went to war with the Philistines taking the Ark of the Covenant into battle
(Eli’s sons were also with the ark) from the tabernacle – in the hope of winning against the
philistine army.
1 Samuel 4:4, 11
4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the
Lord of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,
were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was
defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel
thirty thousand foot soldiers. 11 Also the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, died.
The Ark of the Covenant was taken by the philistines and kept in their temple. The next day,
they found the idol fallen and broken and the philistines experienced the wrath of God and tried
moving the ark from city to city for 7 months and finally decided to return it to the Israelites
because they could not bear the wrath of God any more.
The ark was returned to Israel but they did not know how to handle the ark in the proper manner
(1 Sam 6:19, 2 Sam 6:6) so, it was left in the house of a man named Abinadab in a place called
Kirjath Jearim.
During this time the tabernacle worship continued in Israel but Ichabod – the Glory of the Lord
had departed from the tabernacle. It was ritualistic worship without the presence.
After almost 70 years, when David was made king, he brought the Ark of the Covenant to
Jerusalem, pitched a big tent and placed the ark in it and established worship which included
singing and music.
1 Chronicles 16:1, 4-6

1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected
for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
4 And he (David) appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to
commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and next to him
Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel
with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; 6 Benaiah and
Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
Tabernacle of David – The Davidic Order of Worship

David established an order of worship which continued even when the tabernacle was later
replaced by the temple which Solomon built.
1 Chronicles 25:1-8
1 Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of
Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and
cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: 2 Of the sons of
Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of
Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six,under the direction of their
father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord. 4 Of Heman,
the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah,
Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. 5 All these were the
sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to exalt his horn. For God gave Heman
fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the direction of their father for the
music in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of
the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king. 7 So the
number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the Lord, all who were
skillful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
8 And they cast lots for their duty, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the student.
1) There were 288 prophetic singers, 4000 musicians who ministered in worship to the
Lord. It was big, extravagant.
2) The singers and musicians took turns to minister to the Lord in continuous, 24 X 7, non-
stop, day and night worship. There was a roster with lots being cast to decide the team
and schedule.
3) The musicians were skilled in their musical abilities
4) There were leaders who were in charge of the music and the songs that were to be sung
(eg. Chenaniah in 1 Chron 15:22, 27)
5) It was prophetic in nature with prophecy integrated into their worship and music.
6) There were prophetic worship leaders – Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun (1 Chron 25:1,2)
7) There were prophetic song writers or psalmists. Both David and Asaph were psalmists.
They would write songs and these would be incorporated in their worship and prayer.
(eg. 1 Chron 16:7, many psalms of David begin with the note ‘to the chief musician’)
Different kinds of psalms were written during this time – poems set to music, psalms that
are expressions of meditations and feelings of the heart, psalms that are precious and
personal, prayers and intercessions, psalms that instruct, teach and those that are meant
for singing
The tabernacle of David – Being rebuilt

This Davidic order of worship continued for a period and it was reinstated at various by different
kings and leaders in the OT.
The apostle James quotes the prophecy of Amos (Amos 9:11,12) in Acts 15:13-18.
Acts 15:13-18
13 And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, “Men and brethren, listen to me:
14 Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for
His name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
16 ‘After this I will return And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will
rebuild its ruins, And I will set it up; 17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, Even all
the Gentiles who are called by My name, Says the Lord who does all these things.’18 “Known to
God from eternity are all His works.
The Lord is rebuilding the tabernacle of David in our day and time among His saints.
Prayer and worship movements are being birthed across the world in many nations, where people
are committing to 24 x 7, continuous, day and night worship which is having an impact on
people coming to the Lord as well (Acts 15:17)
The Prophetic Word and its characteristics
Prophecy is simply God speaking to man through man. The Father desires to speak to us ‘in the
now’ in our daily circumstances and situations. So, we speak the heart and mind of God when we
prophesy.
The Holy Spirit communicates the heart and mind of God to our spirit in many different ways –
1) an impression in our heart (an inner witness),
2) a flash of information in our spirit,
3) quickening of scriptures,
4) a knowing on the inside,
5) pictures,
6) a word, sentence, paragraph,
7) physical sensations, etc.
The prophetic word-
1) Brings edification (spiritual progress), exhortation (encouragement) and comfort to us (1 Cor
14:3)
2) Reveals God’s plans and purposes (Zacharias prophesies over his son in Luke 1:67,76-79)
3) Stirs up and causes us to move in faith – in warfare (1 Tim 1:18)
4) Provides motivation and strength to carry out God’s purposes and plans
5) Releases God’s power – healing, deliverance, breakthroughs

6) Brings correction and restoration (King David and Prophet Nathan 2 Sam 11:27-12:1)
7) Causes conviction, repentance and turning back to God. (1 Cor 14:24,25, the Samaritan
woman)
8) Transforms nations. (Eze 37:1-14)
When the prophetic word is released as a prophetic song in worship, it accomplishes all that the
prophetic word accomplishes.
So, it’s powerful when we as a church integrate prophetic songs in worship – when we hear and
receive what the Holy Spirit is communicating and step out & sing it out in worship.
The prophetic song

Prophecy is expressed in song some of these ways-
1) Songs to the Lord
A spontaneous song to the Lord – a love song, a song of praise, worship/adoration,
prayer, thanksgiving – it can be prophetic in nature but it can also be an overflow of our
hearts as inspired by the Holy Spirit
- A new song is often sung when God does a new thing in our lives.
Ps 33:3 ‘sing to Him a new song’
- There are songs that the Lord gives to us to sing back to Him
Ps 40:3 ‘He has put a new song in my mouth’
The song of Moses Duet 31:19,22, the song of the lamb Rev 15:3,4
Deuteronomy 31:19,22
19 “Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of
Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children
of Israel.22 Therefore Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of
Israel.
- Songs that the Lord Jesus sings to the Father (Heb 2:12)
Hebrews 2:11-12
11
For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which
reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying: “I will declare Your name to
My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.
2) Prophetic songs of exhortation to people (Eph 5:18-20, Col 3:16)

Which includes Songs that the Lord Himself sings over us (Zeph 3:17)
3) Songs of declaration over demons, circumstances or nations (Ps 8:2, Ps 149:5-9)

The vengeance and judgement in Ps. 149 is obviously not something in the natural but in
the realm of the spirit
So, the prophetic song could be something new and spontaneous and it could also be a song that
is already written but the apt song for the moment that the Holy Spirit wants to be released /
sung.
Prophetic Worship - Some practical guidelines
Preparation
• Develop depth in prayer and in the Word of God.
• Prayer especially praying in tongues builds sensitivity to the Spirit of God.
• The Holy Spirit draws out and releases songs based on a rich deposit of the Word.
• If we are not strong in the Word, we may not be able to determine if something that we
sense in our spirit is of God or not.
• This applies to both those who are ministering in worship and to us who engage in
worship as a congregation.
Expectation
We are exhorted to desire spiritual gifts. To desire is to have a strong feeling of wanting
something. We need to have that strong sense of expectation for prophetic songs to flow both in
our personal and corporate times of worship.
Sensitivity
We come prepared, expectant and sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. It’s possible to be
preoccupied with worries, distracted by what’s happening around us and therefore lose
sensitivity to the leading of the Spirit of God. The same happens if the worship team is more
preoccupied with getting the song right rather than listening to the Holy Spirit and singing as an
offering of worship.
1) When the worship team encourages us to sing out to the Lord in our own words and language
– Let’s join in and sing without worrying about how we sound!
2) Sing out in tongues. We will be singing the mysteries of God to our spirit. It is like opening
the door to step into the prophetic.
3) Another way to start singing spontaneous songs is to sing out your own words to the tune of a
well-known chorus or hymn. The Holy Spirit will lead further by giving specific words/truths
to sing and declare.
4) When the team prophetically sings and repeats a line or a phrase for which the lyrics are not
the screen yet – Let’s join in singing!
5) The media team can support the church in prophetic singing by keenly listening to the lines
sung by the worship team and projecting those lyrics on the screen.
6) When specific Words of knowledge, direction are sung - receive it, test it, apply it!
Let’s do it!
1) Ask the WT to play a simple chord progression and encourage the church to sing out. You
lead by singing something spontaneous (overflow of your heart or a verse in scripture)
2) See if the Lord is putting a new tune / words in your heart, go ahead and sing it out.
Go with the flow and leading of the Spirit.
Note: Kindly refer APC Publication of the book

‘Understanding the Prophetic’ by Ps. Ashish Raichur
Chapter 7 - Prophetic Song (pg. 97 – pg. 111)
13. The Worship Team

The benefits of a team
1. In a team, there is ‘safety’ or help – the team supports the leader
2. There is power and unity in a team – the effectiveness of the ministry will be multiplied
and enhanced through the joint efforts of a team functioning in unity under that
leadership.
Ralph Mahoney: “A ‘lone ranger’ will not get much done in this world. But a man who can
organize others to work for a common vision, a man who can build a team, can do a significant
work for the Lord’s kingdom…. A vision that can be clearly communicated is the critical thing in
rallying men and resources for achieving the work the Lord wants done.”
One puts a thousand to flight, two puts 10 thousands to flight!
PASTOR
WORSHIP
PASTOR/
CHIEF MUSICIAN
BAND SOUND SLIDES/ SINGERS

TEAM LCD
PROJECTOR
CONGREGATION
The Role of the Pastor

The pastor is the one who is ultimately responsible to God for the church so the worship team
comes under his pastoral oversight.
1. He provides general vision, direction and motivation. He shares his goals for worship with
the team (through the worship pastor). Sometimes gives the worship pastor the plan of messages
for the year so that the team can prepare appropriate songs.
2. His role as an example:

The pastor is the key to the worship ministry. He must be an example of a worshipper before
the congregation. A worshipping pastor will birth a worshipping church; a non-worshipping
pastor will never have a worshipping church, no matter how talented the worship leader may be.
He leads much more by example in this area than by preaching. He can preach about worship but
will see no response (from the people), if he is not a living example!
Often, when the worship leader initiates a new direction, the people will frequently glance at the
pastor to see how he is responding to it. (“Is he dancing, now that the worship leader encouraged
us to dance? Is he shouting after the worship leader has exhorted us to ‘shout unto God with the
voice of triumph’?”) Is the pastor supporting the worship leader by being a foremost example of
worship? By his responsiveness to the Lord in worship (or lack of) the pastor can greatly
influence the participation of the congregation. If the pastor is too casual, it will show in his lack
of response. Conversely, the pastor can show, through his posture of worship that nothing is
more important at that moment than ministering unto God!
2 Samuel 6:21-22: King David is a good model for pastors to follow!
3. His role to teach the congregation on worship.

The pastor should teach on worship – reason why we worship, biblical expressions of worship,
etc. in the church on a regular basis so the congregation can receive the revelation on worship.
The Role of the Worship Pastor
The worship pastor provides overall leadership for congregation, band, singers and in most
churches, sound team and slide projection team during worship.
1. Takes care of the musical as well as the spiritual (in following the Spirit’s leading for the
worship time) aspects.
2. Selects the songs that are to be sung in church – provides a selection of songs for worship
leaders to choose from for a certain ‘season’ in the life of the church, guides worship leaders in
song selection, decided on what new songs to be learnt. (Of course, the worship pastor needs to
be open for suggestions from the team)
3. Trains potential team members and leaders for the ministry of worship.
From time to time, the worship pastor needs to train up potential leaders by first bringing them
into the team as singers, inspire them to worship by his/her example, letting them lead in practice
time and then later allowing them to lead in the worship service.
The Pastor – Worship pastor Relationship
God intends that a mutually cooperative unity prevail between the (senior) pastor and the
worship pastor. God has blessed each of us with abilities that are uniquely our own and we must
be content with our gifts. The pastor and worship pastor are not in competition; each is able to
contribute in areas that make the ministry of the other more effective. A pastor/worship pastor
team that is united in spirit is an unbeatable combination!
Three vital ingredients for a healthy relationship between pastor – worship pastor:
1. Respect
• Worship pastor needs to respect by submitting to his authority, accepting the
direction and decisions of the pastor.
• The pastor should show respect to the worship pastor by not constantly interrupting
and pre-emptying the worship pastors methods without consideration.
2. Consideration
• When the pastor and the worship leader/pastor have different ideas about what the
direction the service should take, each must have consideration for the other. The
worship leader should be considerate of the pastor, respecting his expertise and
experience.
• The pastor may allow the worship leader to make mistakes due to lack of experience
and correct him/her gently after the service instead of publicly during the worship
time. The role of the pastor is to build up. Eph. 4:11-12.
3. Communication
• Amos 3:3. Nothing will cause this relationship to disintegrate more quickly than a
lack of open communication.
• If either have an issue against the other (if worship pastor is frustrated with the
expectations of the pastor, or if pastor is upset with worship pastor for not
understanding the vision, etc…), the only solution will be found in honest, loving
communication.
• Both need to remain humble and guard against pride.
The Role of the Worship Team Members
The worship team includes worship leaders (if a church has more than one), singers, band, sound
team, projection team and in certain churches, the dance/choreography team.
Qualifications of a team member:

1. Have a firm commitment to the team- to be regular and present whenever required
(rehearsal or pre-service prayer, etc)
2. Have attitude of enthusiasm and cooperation.
3. Must be open to receive correction and instruction, and submitted to the authority of the
worship pastor and pastor.
4. Must be flexible musically.
The rehearsal:
Ideally, it is good for the worship team to have a rehearsal (other than practice before the
service), preferably mid-week.
What should happen at a rehearsal:
1. Praise and worship – the team spends time in God’s presence, worshipping in unity.
2. Teaching and bible study – the team is taught on biblical concepts of music ministry.
3. Discussion – open sharing within the team.
4. Prayer – the team prays for the team and worship service, the church, etc.
5. Musical rehearsal – the team practices the songs planned for the Sunday service. This is
also the time to try out new songs that may be introduced to the church.
The Role of the Band (Musicians):
1 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Chronicles 16:42
Today, God is raising up musicians who will not simply “play for” or “play along with” worship
but who will themselves worship on their instruments. Musicians are no longer to be mere
accompanists but initiators – worshippers on their instruments who can prophetically lead and
inspire worship in the congregation.
A musician must have a heart after God and must demonstrate a consistent Christian life.
1 Chronicles 25: musicians were set apart to the ministry

1 Chronicles 25:7: The musicians were skillful
The Role of the Singers
The main function of the singers is to stand before the congregation as a visual inspiration to
worship. They need to be worshippers first (before vocal ability) and able to radiate worship.
14. Planning & Preparing for a Worship Service

1. Worship is a spiritual activity (John 4:23,24)
2. Must be done with the anointing of God (Exodus 30:22-33)
3. Worship is a key that opens the door to-
(a) experience the presence of God (Psalm 22:3 Psalm 76:1)
(b) have victory over the enemy (Psalm 8:2; Psalm 149:6,7)
PERSONAL PREPARATION
1. A personal life of worship during the week (Matthew 5:19 do-then-teach)
2. Consecration of your personal life (Is 52:11; 2 Tim 2:20,21; James 4:8; 1 John 3:21)
3. A consistent personal prayer life
a. Changes you
b. Increases personal intimacy with God
c. Increases your sensitivity to God
4. Anointing of the Holy Spirit
Come spiritually prepared for being part of the worship team.
FLOWING WITH THE SPIRIT
A. Before Worship Time

Song selection
Look at worship
(a) as leading people into an encounter with God and
(b) a time of preparation for what God wants to do in their lives through the Word and
the ministry of His Spirit.
Have a theme for your worship time. Listen to the Holy Spirit beforehand as to what He
intends doing that day. Don’t just throw a random selection of songs that does not take the
congregation on a journey in to God.
Each song should generally build on the previous song.
Understand the different phases of P&W: Declaration, Praise, Worship, Personal Communion,
Selah moments, Repentance, Expectation, Celebration, etc.
B. During Worship Time

Do not interrupt the flow – talk/exhort only when absolutely necessary. The less unnecessary
talk, the better.
Be open to the prophetic. For eg., listen to the scripture or phrase that God is putting in your
heart and sing/declare that.
Repeat songs rather than just rushing through them, till you feel that the congregation has
“soaked in” what that song was intended for.
If you feel the congregation is slipping away or not coming along with what you are
doing, it is possible that there is a disconnect either in focus level or direction. In such moments,
ask the Holy Spirit what to do, what direction to go or how to get the congregation engaged in
worship again. The Holy Spirit may give you a different song or direct you to repeat a song, etc.
Be tuned to the direction of the Spirit throughout the P&W time.

Recognize the phases of P&W that the Spirit is leading into-
Recognize Selah moments
Recognize moments of personal worship
Recognize moments of high praise, declaration, prophetic action, etc.
Recognize the “song of the Lord”..but please do not manufacture it.
C. During Ministry Time (Typically After Sermon)

Develop a wide repertoire of songs, so that you are ready to flow in almost any direction
as needed at the end of the message. Would encourage you to practice more than just a
small set of songs during practice time.
Move quickly to your positions. Understand that the preacher is moving under the anointing and
is trying to flow with the leading of the Holy Spirit. There is a sense of mission and a sense of
urgency to this thing. As a team you are going to help in releasing the work that God wants done
in the lives of people. 2 Kings 3:11-15
If the preacher states something follow as closely as you can.

For example, if the preacher requests the song “Light of the world” to be sung, do not start at
“I’ll never know how much it costs…”…you must start exactly at “Light of the
world..” Or if the preacher says let’s sing “…then sings my soul…” do not start at “O Lord my
God…”….start exactly at “…then sings my soul..”
Know when to just have music, when to come in with a song, etc.
Be sensitive to the mood of what is happening. Flow with the preacher if he is exhorting.
Sometimes you may be ministering through song directly to the people right after the
message.
15. A LIFESTYLE OF WORSHIP

Introduction
Our lives can be at times very well planned, highly regimented and tightly compartmentalized.
Even with all our understanding of God and worship, it’s possible that we think of worship as
something that’s sincere, authentic but reserved for a set time and a set place. This is only partly
correct.
Spirit and truth worship of our God is more than just a ritual or an event.
It is more than something that’s confined to certain hours of certain days of the week.
Worship is what we do 24 X 7.
Worship is a lifestyle!
It is something that happens not just in the spiritually charged atmosphere of corporate worship,
or intimate moments of personal worship but also in the normal routines of the everyday life of a
believer.
Let’s look at some scriptures which point to this fact.
1) A Life of Kindness And Generosity

Hebrews 13:15-16
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit
of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such
sacrifices God is well pleased.
In this verse the Greek word for ‘Good’ refers to the act of ‘being kind and generous’
(Share some practical everyday examples to illustrate the following)

It is a well pleasing sacrifice offered to God when we are,
a) kind to others in our words,
- speaking the truth... but in love (Eph 4:15)
- speaking edifying words that impart grace (Eph 4:29)
b) kind to others in our actions,
c) generous with our resources (treasure, time, talents)
d) not selfish but rather share what we have with others.
The cheerful giver
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully
will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of
necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward
you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good
work. 9 As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness
endures forever.” 10 Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and
multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, 11 while you
are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For
the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding
through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God
for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with
them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding
grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
The cheerful giver,

• Gives bountifully (Vs. 6)
• Gives as he purposes in his heart (Vs. 7)
• Does not give grudgingly or out of necessity (Vs. 7)
• Is loved by God (Vs. 7)
• Experiences the abundant grace of God to have more than enough for every good work
(Vs. 8)
• Is enriched to be even more generous (Vs. 11)
• Causes God to be glorified (does not draw attention to himself) through his liberality
(Vs. 13)
While we are exhorted to continually offer the sacrifice of praise to our God, the writer of
Hebrews says ‘Do not forget’ to do good and share. So, in the same manner we offer our
continual praise to God, we are to remember to continually do good and share.
If we do one and leave the other part undone, it’s only half the job done! We do have a tendency
to emphasise one part (which is somewhat convenient) and exclude the other (which is
inconvenient)!
James 1:27
27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in
their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Isaiah 1:17
17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the
widow.
To seek justice, to defend the fatherless and to take up the cause of the widow, to be a voice for
the ones who don’t is something that’s close to the heart of God
Some of us are people-oriented in our personality and visiting & helping comes naturally. But for
others it is a challenge.
Let’s remember that when we step out of our comfort zone and do this, it is a well pleasing
sacrifice to God.
Sacrifice involves
3) giving up something that we have a right to or taking on something that we don’t

necessarily have to.
4) death - death to comfort, self-pity, fleshly desires, pride.
(Share 1-2 practical examples of helping others which involves inconvenience and sacrifice)
2) A Life of Holiness and Consecration

Romans 12:1-2
1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed
to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that
good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Our body is to be presented to God as something Holy (sacred, pure, blameless and separate
from sin)
Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19,20)

Vs. 19 – ’your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit’
Vs. 20 – ‘glorify God in your body’
We are faced with moral choices daily – either to say yes to God & no to sin or vice-versa.
When we don’t give in to the fleshly sinful desires of the body but instead ‘sacrifice…put to
death’ those desires and present ourselves in holiness to God, it is an acceptable sacrifice of
worship. It is an act of worship unto God.
When we make righteous choices in not sinning with our body, in the face of overwhelming
temptations, we worship the Lord by offering our bodies as a living sacrifice.
Romans 6:13-14
13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present
yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of
righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but
under grace.
Members – all aspects seeing, handling, thinking, hearing, speaking, moving
Instruments –also means weapons. Our right choices are weapons against unrighteousness.
Don’t unnecessarily expose yourself continuously or yield to unrighteousness but rather

intentionally expose yourself or yield to God and His righteousness. Do this from your new
identity as a New Creation in Christ - ‘as being alive from the dead’
Romans 6:18-19
18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in
human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your
members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now
present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.
A slave is obliged to obey the command of the master.

As slaves of righteousness, we are no longer obliged to obey sin but rather righteousness
Genesis 39:1-20
(Paraphrase Joseph being tempted by Potiphar’s wife and refusing to give in)
Yes, this living sacrifice worship is possible.
Yes, this living sacrifice worship invites persecution and ridicule.
Yet, this kind of worship is an offering that’s holy and acceptable to God.
Galatians 5:16
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
3) A Life Of Obedience
John 14:15, 21
15
If you love me, keep My commandments
21
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves me. And he who loves Me
will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him
In worship, we say, sing and express our love and adoration for our Lord.
It is only when we obey the Lord and His commandments, that we truly love the Lord.
It is only when we truly love the Lord in this manner, can we truly worship Him in spirit and in
truth.
Obedience is the language of intimacy

1 Samuel 15:22
22 So Samuel said: “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat
of rams.
King Saul did not fully obey the Lord. He did not fully carry out the Lord’s instruction.
It delights the heart of God when we obey His voice…fully!
Isaiah 40:31 - Spending time with God in communion with Him through His Word and prayer.
SUMMARY
God is calling us to a life of kindness and generosity.
He is inviting us to a life of holiness and consecration.
He is calling us to a life of obedience.
He is calling us to give Him more than just a song.
He is inviting us to A Life Of Worship.
Worship is an expression of our passion for God.
I am a worshipper - I choose to maintain constant intimacy with God.

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1. Introduction - Understanding Praise and Worship......................................................Pg. 02

1. Introduction – Understanding Praise and Worship

It derives its meaning from ‘worth-ship’ - esteeming something very highly.

Everybody worships, not just the religious ones.

Praise is the spiritual sacrifice that we offer to God.

2) Death - death to comfort, self-pity, fleshly desires, pride.

1) Worship is the recognition of who God is!

We identify from having met /encountered.

Recognition of His Holiness - Psalm 29:2, Psalm 99:5, 9

2) Worship is reverence for God!

To revere is to regard or treat with adoration and utmost fearful respect.

3) It is communion with God!

4) Worship is our response to an encounter with God!

And by Your will they exist and were created.”

Worship defies definition.

True Worshippers & spirit and truth Worship

John 17:17 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

John 4: 23 ‘For the Father is seeking such...’

John 4:24 ‘those who worship Him must worship…’

What Happens When We Worship God?

purify your hearts, you double-minded.

c) Worship Empowers Us To Rule And Reign

Worshipping God In Difficult Times

David - 2 Samuel 12:19-20

KEY TAKE AWAY

Praise and Worship

Differences between praise and worship

2. The Hebrew words for Praise and Worship

1. YADAH (yah-dah) – verb - nearly 120 times in the Bible

2. TODAH (toh-dah) – noun – found 30 times in the Bible

3. HALAL (hah-lah) – verb – more than 160 times in the Bible

4. SHABACH (shah-vahch) – verb – 11 times in the Bible

5. TEHILLAH (teh-hil-lah) – noun – occurs 57 times in the Bible

6. BARAK (bah-rahch) – verb – occurs 330 times in the Bible

7. ZAMAR (zah-mar) – verb – found more than 45 times in the Bible

3. The Foundation of Praise

We praise God: 1) directly – by extolling Him or expressing out admiration to Him.

3.1. Scriptural References

3.2. Distinctives of praise

3.3. Why should we praise?

3.4. When should we praise?

3.5. Where do we praise?

4. The Power of Praise

Numbers 10:9 Genesis 49:8 Judges 1:1,2 Ps. 8:2

Ps. 118:19,20 Isaiah 60:18 Ps. 149:6-9

A word from God – 2 Chr.20

Preparation – Jeremiah 12:5 Proverbs 24:10 Ps. 144:1

Home Work 5 (Due next Class):

b) Expressions of Praise – How we should Praise God?

Scriptural expressions of praise:

1. Singing – Ps. 47:6; Ps. 100:4; 1 Corinthians 14:15; Ephesians 5:19;

Home Work 1 (Due next Class):

Abraham - Genesis 22:5

Worship in spirit and in truth

We need to guard against hypocritical worship.

We need to worship God ALONE.

What happens when we worship?

2. We experience the presence of the Lord

3. Worship empowers us to rule and reign

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