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Ever wondered why we sing choruses or clap or hands? Keep reading!
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(II Chr 20:19 NIV) Then some Levites from the
Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel,
with very loud voice.
| Why We Clap Our Hands |
(Psa 47:1 NIV) Clap your hands, all you nations; shout
to God with cries of joy
| Why Do We Lift Our Hands |
(Psa 63:4 NIV) I will praise you as long as I live, and
in your name I will lift up my hands
(Psa 134:2 NIV) Lift up your hands in the
sanctuary and praise the LORD
(I Tim 2:8 NIV) I want men everywhere to lift up
holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing
| Why We have Audible Praise Unto God |
(Psa 34:1 NIV) I will extol the LORD at all times; his
praise will always be on my lips
(Psa 103:1 NIV) Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my
inmost being, praise his holy name
(Acts 4:24 NIV) When they heard this, they raised
their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said,
"You have made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in
them."
| Why we Have This Type Of Worship |
(John 4:23-24 NIV) Yet a time is coming and has now
come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth,
for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in
spirit and in truth."
(Phil 3:3 NIV) For it is we who are the
circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ
Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh--"
| Why We Sing Choruses as Well as Hymns |
(Eph 5:18-19 NIV) Do not get drunk on wine, which
leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak
to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make
music in your heart to the Lord.
(Col 3:16 NIV) Let the word of Christ dwell in
you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you
sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
| Why We Use Musical Instruments in our Service |
(Psa 150:3-5 NIV) Praise Him with the sounding of
the trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with tambourine
and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute, praise Him with the
clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals.
(1 Chr 15:16 NIV) David told the leaders of the
Levites to appoint their brothers as singers to sing joyful songs,
accompanied by musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
| Why we Pray As A Whole Church For Specific Needs |
(Acts 4:24 NIV) When they heard this, they raised
their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said,
"You made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them."
| Why We Anoint With Oil and Pray For The Sick |
(James 5:14-15 NIV) Is any one of you sick?
He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with
oil in the name of the Lord.
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick
person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be
forgiven.
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