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Worship, giving, the giving of thanks is our primary responsibility before God. It is the purpose for which we are made.
(2 Cor 8:5 KJV) but first gave their own selves to the Lord,
Our motivation should be display the glory of God, to follow God's leading and to worship and glorify Him, then I believe the Lord will bless the efforts we make to honor Him. God desires to be in relationship with us and we can respond to His love by worshipping Him. He will respond.
(Psa 22:3 KJV) But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Therefore
(Psa 47:6 KJV) Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
(Psa 47:7 KJV) For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
(Psa 56:12 KJV) Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
(Psa 68:4 KJV) Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
(Psa 68:32 KJV) Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
(Psa 75:9 KJV) But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
(Psa 144:9 KJV) I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
(Psa 146:2 KJV) While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
(Psa 147:1 KJV) Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
(Psa 149:6 KJV) Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;
(Acts 16:25 KJV) And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Here is what you DO need to best praise Him:
- Most importantly is a heart that loves the Lord and a desire worship God.
- Music firstly that is the Bible Scriptures in Song.
Isn't praise and worship just singing any songs to God? NO! Sincere, honest people still do get killed for in ignorance even doing what they were not supposed to be doing.
((2 Sam 6:5 KJV) And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 6 And when they came to Nachon's threshing floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. 7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.) (1 Chr 15:13 KJV) the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.THE WORD OF GOD CLEARLY SAYS WHAT SONGS WE ARE TO SING UNTO HIM.. EVEN PSALMS OF PRAISE, HIS WORDS..
(Eph 5:19 KJV) Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
(Col 3:16 KJV) 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.
(James 5:13 KJV) Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
God also desires that we ALL DO follow the pattern of praise and worship that King David hath set forth.Where David had used musical instruments.The Tabernacle of David is the name given to the tent that King David set up on Mount Zion in Jerusalem to house the Ark of the Covenant. It was the center of a new order of joyful worship which stood in sharp contrast to the solemn worship of Moses' Tabernacle The actual sacrifices offered instead at David's Tabernacle were the sacrifices of praise, joy and thanksgiving, dancing, and prayers.. and can include feasting with food.. the tithe itself allowed for this as well.(2 Sam 6:14 KJV) And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart... 19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. 20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. 22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. 23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
(Psa 95:2 KJV) Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.(Psa 100:4 KJV) Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.(Psa 141:2 KJV) Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.The Tabernacle of David is GOD'S PATTERN, the type of the worship pattern for the New Testament Church.. This was not a Judaic cultural pattern, or solely an Old Testament Jewish type of worship, but rather it is worshipping God truly in body and Spirit. People not right with God would natural oppose this type of free worship in the Holy Spirit as King David's wife Michal had wrongfully did.(Acts 15:14 KJV) Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.The sacrifices of the Church, the New Testament priesthood, are to be the sacrifices of praise, joy and thanksgiving. thanksgiving prayers, giving to others(Heb 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.(1 Pet 2:9 KJV) But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light: 10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.In Revelation chapter 4 God opens a doorway into heaven. John shares this heavenly sight of angels, saints, elders, and strange creatures worshipping God. We have the opportunity right now in worship to enter this same throne room, commune with Almighty God and sense His presence in our lives. When we truly enter God's presence we are never the same again.Psalm 95: 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.... 6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
Just like the psalmist said: "All that is within me give him praise" - PS 103. Let everything you have give the Lord the praise he deserves! Don't hold back on loving your heavenly Father and giving Him Hallelujahs!
I find it funny that some of the Biblical Psalms, Praise worship supporters would next wrongfully object to the Holy Spirit led praise, prayers, singing.. and why do they still wrongfully hate the Holy Spirit still so much? It is cause they are legalistic Judiazers wrongfully trying to bring us back under the law? I think so!
(1 Cor 14:15 KJV) What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
(Gal 3:28 KJV) There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (Col 3:10 KJV) And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
(Gal 5:1 KJV) Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Rom 8:2 KJV) For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
(Gal 4:30 KJV) Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
Worship includes giving of our abundance, of what we have to others, the poor and needy persons as well.. this pattern was also set forth even in tithing too.
(2 Cor 9:8 KJV) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
(Gal 6:10 KJV) As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
In addition in the Old testament the tithe was paid directly to the storehouse only every 3rd year? and the other two years the tither enjoyed the tithes himself by feasting on it?
Deuteronomy 26:12-15 (NIV) 12 When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied
(Deu 12:17 KJV) Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:(Deu 14:23 KJV) And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
The poor persons of your church must also still be included in your giving same as set forth even in the old testament tithing laws, patterns.(Gal 2:9 KJV) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision 10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.) (Deu 15:11 KJV) For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
When God himself had started my Home Church. he God had instructed us to invite certain persons, and to feed them as well freely, no collection was made.. and God supplied beforehand all the moneys for the food as well! Our pattern of weekly worship included a meal together , young and old, followed by exposition of scriptures, praise and worship of God in songs, and prayers for everyone present.. needles to say the services would last for hours and no one would want to leave. Not one.
(Mat 11:5 KJV) The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Our too often rather cultural, man made churches are not flexible enough to allow the Holy Spirit to lead them in this manner.
Some Christian groups that I have been involved with personally as well have also followed this pattern and they have sold entrance tickets for these worship event,
Some churches as I have even witnesses even stole the food that they here sold to others... and they both also abused the moneys they collected here as well.
(John 12:6 KJV) not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
GOD WAS, IS NOT PLEASED WITH THIS STILL TOO.
(Mat 21:12 KJV) And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
God has also confirmed
(Luke 14:12 KJV) Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.13 ) But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.(Mat 19:21 KJV) Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
evidence of genuine conversions includes giving to the poor persons..
(Luke 19:5 KJV) And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
(Luke 4:18 KJV) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
The real Holy Sprit filled persons care practically about the poor and help them as well... thus should we all do the same.
(Gal 2:9 KJV) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. 10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
The church is commanded to prophecy, to preach and teach the whole truth now too, the whole Gospel, not a simplified, distorted version of it..
(Rom 12:6 KJV) Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
(1 Cor 12:10 KJV) To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
(1 Tim 4:14 KJV) Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
(2 Pet 1:20 KJV) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
(2 Pet 1:21 KJV) For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
(2 Pet 1:19 KJV) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
(Rev 1:3 KJV) Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
(Rev 19:10 KJV) And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
(Rev 22:7 KJV) Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
(Rev 22:10 KJV) And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
(Rev 22:18 KJV) For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
(Mark 16:15 KJV) And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature..
Preaching or Bible Teaching. This also is a part of the Christian worship. It is during this time that God speaks to us. It is also through studies that we are able to divide the truth and to handle it rightly. It was the practice of Paul to preach to churches. ((Acts 20:7 KJV) And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight..) (Acts 20:20 KJV) And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house. The church also met House to House! (Mat 18:20 KJV) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Some persons rightfully or wrongfully would say that breaking of Bread should be included in all worship services as well EVEN IN THE HOME ONES.. And some say it should be done very Sunday the fist day of the week only. The Bible says to some , "as often as ye meet" and not rather than just on the first day of the week
The actual verse rather says.. (1 Cor 11:26 KJV) For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.
(Acts 20:7 KJV) And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
(Mat 26:26 KJV) And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
(Acts 2:46 KJV) And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Cast out the bondwoman and her son even in regards to Biblical God-Centered Worship
(Acts 15:14 KJV) Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.The sacrifices of the Church, the New Testament priesthood, are to be the sacrifices of praise, joy and thanksgiving. dancing, thanksgiving prayers, giving to others People not right with God would natural oppose this type of free worship in the Holy Spirit as King David's wife Michal had wrongfully did. And why do they still wrongfully hate the Holy Spirit still so much? It is cause they are still rebellious, and legalistic Judiazers wrongfully trying to bring us back under their false laws, the law? I really really do think so!(1 Cor 14:15 KJV) What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.(Gal 4:30 KJV) Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
(Ezek 19:1 KJV) Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. 7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fullness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. 8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. 9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
(1 Pet 5:8 KJV) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:9 Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Why must we fully "Cast out the bondwoman and her son:" because the rebellious still fleshly, carnal oriented bond women, who was, is not subject to her husband and thus to God, has stiff future plans for her next also would be rebellious son that she wants to become rather the head of home, God's church, and because this rebellion now still is as the sin of witchcraft.. even rebellion in the worship of God pattern... for which even King Saul was removed and King David put into his place... the same sin of disobedience, rebellion for which Queen Vashti was removed and Esther took her place too.
(Est 1:19 KJV) If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
(1 Sam 15:23 KJV) For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
(Eph 5:23 KJV) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.(Eph 5:24 KJV) Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.Let may further say to you many so Called Christians do lie, even of the dispensational brethren type.
Some persons rightfully or wrongfully would say that breaking of Bread should be included in all worship services as well EVEN IN THE HOME ONES.. And some say it should be done very Sunday the fist day of the week only. The Bible says to some , "as often as ye meet" and not rather than just on the first day of the week
The actual verse rather says.. (1 Cor 11:26 KJV) For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.
(Acts 20:7 KJV) And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
(Mat 26:26 KJV) And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
(Acts 2:46 KJV) And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
You may still take it for granted, not full appreciate it, but God clearly has been promoting some of his great, valuable truths to us these days through these devotional too.
I do still rightfully hate it when ANY OF THE people distort, take away and add to the word of God and do not present the whole truth even in regards to Praise, worship, tongues, prophecy, tithing, healing, etc. That is why I have tried to present the full Biblical aspect of praise and worship by the Church now as well
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