Praise & Worship
"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"
(John 4:23 KJV)
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Praise Notes:
By David Breed
Praise Life #1 - Living a life that praises God!
Why praise God? So the enemy cannot manifest himself. WE LIVE A LIFESTYLE OF PRAISE!
IT’S FROM THE HEART!!!!!!!!!!
When should we praise the Lord?
Psalm 34
1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
We are doers of the Word - good habit - praising God has a lot to do with faith.
When you praise God more of His presence lingers on you.
PRAISE DEFINITIONS - HEBREW
HALAL (haw-lal’) 1984 - to be clear (..of sound…); to shine; to make show, to boast; to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; …to celebrate
YADAH (yaw-daw’) 3034 - to give, to throw, to cast, to confess (thanksgiving)
TEHILLAH 8416 (teh-hil-law’) laudation - (giving highest honor to)
ZAMAR (zaw-mar’) 2167 - to touch strings or parts of musical instrument, to play upon it; to make music, accompanied by a voice; to celebrate in song and music
BARAK (baw-rak’) 1288 - to kneel (highest honor)
SHABACH (shaw-bakh’) 7623 - to address in a loud tone, that is loud
SHEBACH (sheb-akh’) 7624 - to adulate (to praise excessively, that is to adore
TODAH (to-daw’) 8426 - an extension of the hand, a sacrifice of adoration, - an sacrificial offering of thanksgiving
MAHALAL (mah-hal-awl’) 4110 - celebrate fame - boast - to rave - to praise
TO PRAISE IS … to boast, to rave, to commend, to speak well of, to laud (give highest respect and honor to)
WHEN SHALL WE PRAISE - CONTINUOUSLY? what does that mean??
1 Chronicles 23:30
30 And each morning and evening they stood before the Lord to sing songs of thanks and praise to him.
PRAISE THE LORD EVERY MORNING & EVENING
Psalm 113:3
3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised.
THANK YOU JESUS FOR MY LIFE TODAY!!
Psalm 119:62
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. (ACTS 16:25-34)
AT MIDNIGHT WE THANK YOU LORD FOR BEING SO RIGHTEOUS - WE THANK YOU FOR THE POSITIVE THINGS IN OUR LIVES!
Psalm 42:8
8 But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life.
FROM THE HEART!!
Psalm 149:5
5 Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds. ——- FROM THE HEART!!
Psalm 71:7-8 YOUR LIFE IS AN EXAMPLE OF GOD
7 My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection. (SO GOOD TO ME!!)
8 That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long. —— FROM THE HEART!!!
AGAIN FROM THE HEART!!
Psalm 34
1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. —-FROM THE HEART!!
When GOD’S FIRE the is burning no man can quench it!
Praise Life - Living a life that praises God!
WE LIVE A LIFESTYLE OF PRAISE! WE LOVE OUR FATHER GOD, JESUS AND THE HOLY GHOST!
Thanksgiving Notes:
By David Breed
Praise Life #2 - Living a life that praises God!
Why praise God? So the enemy cannot manifest himself. WE LIVE A LIFESTYLE OF PRAISE & THANKSGIVING! IT’S FROM THE HEART!!!!!!!!!!
1 Thessalonians 5:18
18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. at all times
Apostle Paul here is saying, “there is great power in thanksgiving”.
THANKSGIVING DEFINITIONS
OLD TESTAMENT - HEBREW
YADAH (yaw-daw’) 3034 - to use/hold out hand - to revere or worship (with extended hands)
TOWDAH (to-daw’) 8426 - an extension of the hand (adoration)
BARAK (baw-rak’) 1288 - to kneel - to bless God (give highest honor)
NEW TESTAMENT - GREEK
EUCHARISTEO (yoo-khar-is-teh’-o) 2168 - to be grateful, to express gratitude
CHARIS (khar’ece) 5485 - graciousness
EXOMOLOGEO (ex-om-ol-og-eh-‘o) 1843 - to acknowledge or agree fully
HOMOLOGEO (homo-ol-og-eh’ - o) 3670 - to assent acknowledge - to publicly declare
SO GIVE THANKS IS… “to extend the hands; to express gratitude; to acknowledge”
Psalm 97:12
12 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
Psalm 119:62
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
Psalms 107:1
Thanksgiving to the Lord for His Great Works of Deliverance
1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Psalms 107:1
Let everyone give all their praise and thanks to the Lord!
Here’s why—God’s better than anyone could ever imagine. Yes, He’s always loving and kind, and His faithful love never ends.
2 Corinthians 9:15
PAUL GAVE THANKS FOR HIS GIFT OF LIFE.
15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
Revelation 11:17 ELDERS THRONE IN HEAVEN
17 “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
The One who is and who was and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
There is great power in thanksgiving.
Thank God for His Life and Power working in others.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other…
faith and love are abounding in you
Giving thanks is putting our Great God in remembrance
We need to thank God for what He has done for you. God did this for me!!!
This is a great key to increase in your life!!! When you thank God you are increasing your capacity to receive from Him. It proves you are a good stewart of those things He is giving to you.
If you are ungrateful why should I give you more?
Complaining is the Enemy of Thanksgiving
We must first change our attitude of complaining and learn to give thanks in the middle of our bad situation. Thanksgiving enables God to change adverse circumstances. We will see amazing changes in our lives when we consistently keep an attitude of gratitude.
WE SEE THAT THANKSGIVING IS AN ACT OF LOVE - it is an act of the heart!! THIS IS A GOOD HABIT!!
Psalm 50:14
"Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High."
Psalm 69:30
"I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving."
Psalm 95:2
"Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."
Psalm 100:4
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
A life of thanksgiving is a blessed life!!!
Colossians 3:17
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."
Praise Life - Living a life that praises God!
WE LIVE A LIFESTYLE OF THANKSGIVING & PRAISE! WE LOVE OUR FATHER GOD, JESUS AND THE HOLY GHOST!
Joy Notes:
By David Breed
Praise Life #3 - Living a life that praises God!
JOYFUL - JOYFUL!!! THE POWER OF JOY!!
MAIN SCRIPTURE
Psalm 34
1 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.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
JOY [NOUN] - IT IS NOT BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
James 1:2-4
Trials and Temptations
2 Consider it pure joy, (your greatest joy) my brothers and sisters,[believers] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Psalm 63:5
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
Psalm 109:30
30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; Yes, I will praise Him among the multitude.
Psalm 109:30
30 But I will give my thanks to you over and over, and everyone will hear my lavish praises.
Psalm 100:2
2 Serve the Lord with gladness (Joy); Come before His presence with singing.
Psalm 100:2
2 Worship [serve] the Lord with joy.
Enter his presence with joyful singing.
Gladness = hebrew - Shimchah 8057 - Glee, gladness, joy, a happy issue- (to serve God.)
Psalm 126:1-3
1 When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing.Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad.
Psalm 126:2
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with joyful shouting.
Psalm 126:2
2 At that time we laughed loudly
and shouted for joy.
HEBREW - “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”
JOY PUTS A NEW SONG IN YOUR MOUTH.
Psalm 40:3
3 He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.
GOD GIVES US A NEW SONG OF JOY EVERYDAY - OUR GOD IS A JOYFUL GOD!!
Psalm 40:3
A new song for a new day rises up in me every time I think about how he breaks through for me! Ecstatic praise pours out of my mouth until everyone hears how God has set me free. Many will see his miracles; they’ll stand in awe of God and fall in love with him!
Praise Life - Living a life that praises God!
Everyday is a victory day!
Praise Life - Living a life that praises God!
WE LIVE A LIFESTYLE OF THANKSGIVING & PRAISE! WE LOVE OUR FATHER GOD, JESUS AND THE HOLY GHOST!
Praise and Worship Minister to the Lord - Keith Butler
"As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them" (Acts 3:2).
Do you know you should to minister to the Lord? Many people only think about God ministering to us. Thank God, He does take care of us, but this thing is a two way street, we must minister to the Lord.
The early church ministered to the Lord by spending time in praise and worship. Well, that's how you minister to the Lord, by worshiping and by praising Him.
The Bible says, God inhabits the praise of His people. The word "inhabit" means to revel in or get smack in the middle of. God loves it when His children praise Him; and praise is an expression of our faith.
Now when you worship God, you're worshiping Him for who He is. When you praise God, you're praising Him for what He's going to do.
You worship God because He is your Maker; and the Maker of the universe, who hung the stars and moon in place, and provided all the earth's beauty and sustenance.
But you praise God because you know the same God who made the whole universe is taking care of you no matter what comes up against you. Your praise comes before you see victory—before anything happens because God will sustain you. Praising God causes you to minister to yourself and minister to God at the same time.
The Bible tells us about the various moods of God, when He was happy, sad, angry, and rejoicing. All of those emotions happened based on what His children do. As parents, we've experience the same emotions—right? We rejoice when our children do, right? And we get angry when they don't do things correctly. We are happy when they exhibit confidence in us and sad when they don't.
I can remember when my oldest daughter was small, and somebody tried to tell her something different than what I said. She told them, "No, my daddy said this, and my daddy said that." You see, she was confident in what her daddy said, and if you said something different, you were wrong because daddy is always right.
God is the same way with us. God loves when you praise Him. Praise and worship exhibits our confidence and faith in His word and will cause God to move on your behalf.
Scripture References: Psalms 150; 104:1-5
A True Worshipper - Keith Butler
"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" (John 4:23 KJV).
One way to receive the blessings of God is to be a true worshiper of God and a lover of His Word. Jesus said that God seeks such to worship Him. He's looking for people who will worship Him in spirit and in truth.
God is looking for people who will worship Him from their inner-most being and with all they have. Worshipping God in spirit and in truth means that the most important thing in the entire planet is your relationship to God Almighty. It is more important than your job, your friend, even your spouse. Your relationship to God is more important than your career, or anything else in your life. God is looking for true worshippers.
If you are a true worshipper, God is the first thing that comes to your mind. You look outside and see the sun and say, "Lord you're the creator of the sun. I worship you." When your feet hit the floor, you say, "Lord you're the one who created my body so that I can operate in this planet. I give you praise and glory today."
When you head to the job, or to school, you say, "Thank you Father. You're the one that's given me abundant life." You're somebody that worships God all the time. And God seeks such to worship Him.
God desires to be praised and to be worshiped. And He ought to be. He is our creator. He's the one that has saved us from the ravages of the devil who desires to kill and destroy everything about us. God is the one that keeps bringing us the word. And keeps bring us the gifts of the Spirit, and keeps bringing us men and women who will share God's Word with us and lift us up when we're down.
It's God who is the one that gives us the peace of God that passes all understanding in the middle of the temptation, test, and trial. It's God who gave us the Holy Ghost so we can pray in other tongues and speak divine secrets of God. He's the one that provides our every need. And every day we are compelled to worship Him.
I may have worked with Him every day for the last 20 years but it's not enough. I've got to worship Him today. Why don't you just lift your hands and worship God.
Scripture References: Matthew 2:2; John 4:5-29
Unified Worship - Lynne Hammond
Worship is the most common way that believers come together in unity before God. People in churches all over the world worship together every Sunday.
Even so, we rarely see the powerful results we should because, in most cases, the voices of the people are in harmony, but their hearts are not. For the power of God to be manifested, those gathered must be in one accord.
In 2 Chronicles chapter five, we see that when Israel came together for the dedication of Solomon's temple, they lifted up their voices in one accord, and the glory cloud rolled into the house:
And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions),
and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets—
indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying:
"For He is good, for His mercy endures forever," that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
(2 Chron. 5:11-14 NKJV)
This is the very reason that it is so important that the music ministry be in one accord, as well as those gathered corporately. Great power is available when God's people worship in real unity.
According to 1 Timothy 3:15, there is a way to behave in the house of God. But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
How were the people behaving when the glory cloud rolled in? They were worshipping and praising God in one accord. That's how we're to behave in the house of God. You won't see the manifest presence of God if part of the people are praising in one accord and others are thinking about the roast they have at home in the oven.
Another example of unified worship is found in Acts 16:25: "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them."
Here, we find Paul and Silas in a critical situation. They'd been beaten and imprisoned. It was truly a midnight hour for them. Certainly they needed to pray. But I want you to notice that they didn't stop at prayer.
The Bible says that they prayed and sang praises. Often people will pray, and pray, and pray and pray. But Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises.
Do you know what happened as they praised God together in that jail? God sent an earthquake! It shook all the doors open, and everyone's bands were loosed. Their feet were in stocks, but the earthquake set them free.
There are times when we need nothing more than to pray and praise, because that's the combination that will bring down the power of God and set us free.
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