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PRAISE & WORSHIP

As we saw in our last lesson on Prayer, that praise is a very important part of each of our prayers. There are different ways to pray and those prayers should contain praise. TYPES OF PRAYER SILENT PRAYER (Meditation focusing our thoughts as if we were talking to God) SPEAKING PRAYER OUT LOUD (Talking out loud to God so that you can hear your own voice) SINGING PRAYER (Sing actual praise songs or sing in the Holy Ghost) POSITIO S OF PRAYER KNEELING SITTING STANDING WALKING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING WE CA PRAY A YTIME A D A YWHERE, FROM A Y POSITIO IT IS VERY IMPORTA T THAT EVERYDAY WE DEVOTE TIME THAT IS JUST WITH GOD! THESE LESSO S ARE BASIC BUILDI G BLOCKS I DEVELOPI G OUR RELATIO SHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SETTI G PRIORITIES Clearing the land to lay a foundation REPE TAMCE Preparing our HEART and ATTITUDE/MI D: TUR I G TO GOD PRAYER Establishing COMMU ICATIO WITH JESUS CHRIST WIT ESSI G Sharing our calling and salvation with others: BUILDI G THE CHURCH PRAISE & WORSHIP Building OUR RELATIO SHIP WITH CHRIST & EACH OTHER

Praise and Worship are unique and separate, but they depend upon each other. You cant have one without the other. Praise is incomplete without Worship and Worship is incomplete without Praise. Prayer is also incomplete without Praise and the very act of Prayer is Worship. REPENTANCE PRAYER PRAISE & WORSHIP PRAYER

WHAT DO THESE WORDS ACTUALLY MEA I OUR LA GUAGE TODAY? PRAISE Expressing perfection in God [PRAISE IS AN OUTWARD EXPRESSION BY BELIEF] 1 of 5

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WORSHIP -- Reverence offered to a divine being; to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion. [WORSHIP IS AN INWARD EXPRESSION OF THE HEART BY FAITH]

WHAT DID THESE WORD MEA I THE OLD TESTAME T: PRAISE SENDING OUR APPRECIATION AND THANKS UP TO THE LORD HOLDING OUT OF THE HANDS EXTENDING THE ARMS SHOOTING ARROWS GIVING THANKS STETCHED OUT WITH YOUR FACE TO THE GROUND SHOWING REVERNCE TO GOD BOWIING DOWN HUMBLY PLEA WITH HIGHEST RESPECT WITH URGENCY

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WHAT DID THESE WORD MEA I THE EW TESTAME T: PRAISE GIVE GLORY, HONOR, DIGNITY APPAULD, COMMEND AND EXALT

WORSHIP STETCHED OUT WITH YOUR FACE TO THE GROUND GIVE KISSES OR THROW KISSES TO HUG, HOLD GIVE ADORATION GIVE REVERENCE WHY WE PRAISE A D WORSHIP THE LORD 1. God is our Creator. Colossians 1:16 ES For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. 2. God is merciful. Psalms 106:1 BBE Let the Lord be praised. give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever. 1 Peter 1:3 ESV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 3. Praise and worship His mighty deeds and greatness. Psalms 150:2 ESV Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!

4. God saves us when we are in trouble by providing three things: 1) REFUGE, 2) STRE GTH and 3) HELP: 2 of 5

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Psalms 46:1 KJV To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 5. Two reasons why we should praise and worship the LORD: His GOOD ESS and His WO DERFUL WORKS! Psalms 107:8 KJV Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 6. We are called you out of darkness into his marvelous light 1 Peter 2:9 ESV But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. HOW WE PRAISE A D WORSHIP THE LORD 1. In the Old Testament, the Israelites were required to offer daily sacrifices to God. Today, we should be offering daily the sacrifice of Praise to God. Hebrews 13:15 KJV By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 2. Offering praise and worship as a way of life continually or always Psalms 34:1-3 KJV A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. (2) My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. (3) O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 3. All of creations, everything is to offer praise (humans, birds, animals, the mountains and valleys) everything shows the praise and honor and glory of God! Psalms 150:6 KJV Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. 4. God has given us our lips and hands to worship Him. Psalms 63:3-4 KJV Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. (4) Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5. There are at least five ways we can praise the LORD: a. Clap your hands; b) shout; c) sing; d) make a joyful noise; e) give thanks Psalms 47:1 KJV To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. Psalms 95:1-2 KJV O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. (2) Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

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6. God takes great pleasure in our praise and worship. We can praise Him in our dance. Psalms 149:1-5 KJV Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. (2) Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. (3) Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. (4) For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. (5) Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 7. Worship in Spirit and in Truth (Our worship needs to be in the WORD and Anointed) John 4:23-24 KJV But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. (24) God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 8. Jesus is not offended by loud and emotional praise (God likes it loud!) Luke 19:37 KJV And when he was come nigh, even now at 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 that they had seen; 9. David danced before the LORD 2 Samuel 6:14 KJV And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 10. When Davids wife was angry because of the way David worshipped and danced, God did not give her children as a punishment. 2 Samuel 6:23 KJV Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

WHAT HAPPE S WHE WE PRAISE A D WORSHIP THE LORD? 1. Gods presence is brought to us. He inhabits the praise of His people. Psalms 22:3 KJV But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 2. Depressions are lifted Isaiah 61:3 KJV To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. 3. Victories are won through our praise and worship. 2 Chronicles 20:22 ESV And when they began to sing and praise, the LORD set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah, so that they were routed.

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WHAT HAPPE S WHE WE WORSHIP OTHER THI GS? 1. If we worship the creature instead of the Creator, God will give us over to our lusts and uncleaness. Romans 1:24-25 ESV Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, (25) because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. 2. If we turn aside from God and make anything or anyone else our god, we will be cursed by the LORD and destroyed. Deuteronomy 11:16-17 ESV Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them; (17) then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and he will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and you will perish quickly off the good land that the LORD is giving you. Praise and Worship are as personal and intimate as our prayers and repentance. God knows our hearts. He wants us in a deep personal relationship with Him. We need to praise and worship Him in public and in private. This is not just a church thing once or twice a week. We need to live in a state of praise and worship, just as we need to live in prayer and always have a soft repentant heart. God is our Father, not like human fathers who are imperfect. Our Father in Heaven is perfect, loving, kind, merciful and gentle to His children. We need to make Him special in our prayer, praise and worship and call him Daddy! Mark 14:36 KJV And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. Romans 8:15 KJV For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Jesus wants us to sit with Him on His throne forever, but He will not share it with a stranger. Matthew 25:12 CEV But the groom replied, "I don't even know you!" Hebrews 4:16 KJV Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Copyright 2011 Thomas C. Blake

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