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I Appeal To You Therefore, Brethren, And Beg of You In View od (All) The Mercies Of God,To Make A decisive Dedication Of Your Bodies (Presenting All Your Members And Faculties)As A Living Sacrifice, Holy (Devoted, Consecrated) And Well Pleasing To God, Which Is Your Reasonable (Rational, Intelligent) Service And Spiritual WorshipRomans 12:1 (Amplified Bible)Since the days of the Exodus, wherever

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"You Are A Chosen People, A Royal Priesthood. A Holy Nation, God's Special Possession, That You May Declare The Praises Of HIm Who Called You Out Of Darkness Into His Wonderful Light."1 Peter 2:9This is a remarkably encouraging passage of Scripture. It tells us of our chosen position, our royal role in this world, and our inheritance as children of the most high God. We read verses like this and

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I Will Extol The LORD At All Times;His PRAISE Will Always Be On My LipsPsalm 34:1What would happen if we decided to let every thought and every breath bless God? Imagine the result if His name were affectionately on our lips as we lay down at night, as we turned over in our sleep, as we awoke in the morning, and as we went about our daily business. Would such a perspective radically change our

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"All this I will give you," he said,"if you will bow down and worship me."Matthew 4:9For only one life in history was it ever approriate to worship and to be worshiped simultaneously. Have you ever considered that? Jesus as the in carnate God is worthy of our worship, yet at the same time He demostrated true worship for us in the flesh. The worshiped became the worshiper for a brief moment in

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“The Lord looks at a person’s thoughts and intentions.” 1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT) AUTHENTIC WORSHIP FROM THE HEART When Jesus said, “Love God with all your heart and soul” (Luke 10:27) he meant that worship must be genuine and heartfelt. It is not just a matter of saying the right words; you must mean what you say. Heartless praise is not praise at all! It is an insult to God.When we worship, God

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The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,but the prayer of the upright pleases Him.Proverbs 15:8Several Bible passages tell us that the fear of God is where wisdom begins ( Proverbs 1:7, 2:5, 9:10 ). If we are to be truly wise, we must understand who He is. All of creation was based on His character. His heart is written into the fabric of every part of this universe, even if sin obscures it.

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"The true worshippers will worshipthe Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship"John 4:23 (NKJV) The greatest pleasure of the Christian life is WORSHIP, though we scarely realize it until we've dive in WHOLEHEARTEDLY. We often approach it at first as an obligation. We're fairly self-focussed, and it's hard to turn our HEARTS toward God. But if we do, IN SPIRIT AND IN

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A TIME OF PRAISE & WORSHIP “When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy…. And they fell down and worshiped him.” Matthew 2:10-11 "The hope and fears of all the years are met in THEE tonight" - Phillips Brooks Worship was such an important part of that first Christmas. The wise-men worshiped Jesus in the house where they found him. The prophetess Anna and Simeon worshiped

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For To Us A Child Is Born To Us A Son Is Given And The Government Will Be On His Shoulders And He Will Be Called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince Of Peace Isaiah 9:6 Christmas is a time of joy and giving. Christians all over the world commemorate this occasion because "God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son Jesus Christ ..." (John 3:16) In our celebration,

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"True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is a spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."John 4:23-24The dictionary defines "Essence" as the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. So when we speaks of the Essence of Worship, we are speaking of that "True Worship" which God is after.

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Jesus taught in several parables how important it is for his servants to be ready for the Master's return. The instruction is made explicit in the admonitions to "abide in Him; that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him" (1 John 2:28). "looking forward to these things," we are to "be deligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot, and blameless" (2 Peter 3:14).

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THE SIGN IN HEAVEN As the 15th chapter of Revelation opens, John writes that God allowed him to see "another sign in heaven, great and marvelous" (Revlation 15:1). God used signs often throughout history to gain the attention of human beings. For example, God gave the sign of burning bush to Moses when He promised to deliver His people from Egyptian bondage. God also gave a sign to Gideon when He

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THE ANNOUNCEMENT The Seven Angels With The Seven Trumpets In Revelation chapter 8 to Chapter 11, the first six judgments on the earth will take place as the LAMB opens the first six seals of a book, or scroll. But when He opens the seventh seal, something different will occur. Seven angels will come forward, all bearing trumpets whose successive blasts introduce judgments even more serious

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Last week we shared the awesome grandeur worship in the Throne Room witnessed by the apostle John where he revealed wondrous heavenly beings and honoured elders of the redeeemed bowing down in worship to Almighty God. (Revelation 4). After this event, six terrible judgements will be loosed upon the world, and then follow a pause before the seventh and final judegment. During that pause, John

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We began our study on the ESSENCE OF WORSHIP in Genesis with the first recorded Act of Worship in the Bible. God accepted the worship of Abel, but not his brother Cain (see TPWC's blog post dated 7 May 2011); God could see the conditions of their HEARTS. In fact, the pattern has been the same throughout the rest of the Bible. God instructs and encourages mankind to fall before Him in worship.

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We all know Job was a righteous man. God in the mystery of His ways permitted him to be deprived of everything he possessed though He Himself declared that "There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shun evil" (Job 1:8 NIV). How did Job react to the sudden calamities and disasters that stripped off all of his wealth? " At this, Job got up and tore

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Mary took a pound of ointment of pure liquid nard [a rare perfume] that was very expensive, and she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair. And the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.John 12:3 (Amplified Bible) The account of Mary's anointing of our Lord is found also in Matthew 26:6-13 and Mark 14:3-9. But it must not be confused with the account given in

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"Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" 'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:38-42 NIV I would like to approach this passage of scripture in the perspective of a worshiper ... (1)

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"About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them." - Acts 16:25 - What do you do when your hostile environment seems to get the best of you? If you're like most people, you fight, lament your looses, or just get depressed. Not Paul and Silas. They sat in a dirty Philippian jail in the dark of night singing hymns to God. The

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We are worshiping creatures by nature. It's why we were made. A glance around our world reveals a panorama of worship. Our culture alone includes an abundance of styles, a plethora of deities, a multiude of definitions, and myraid motives. Considering the central role of worship in the life of a human being - is our entire reason for being, as well as the eternal activity of the saints in heaven,

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The greatest pleasure of the Christian life is WORSHIP, though we scarely realize it until we've dived in wholeheartedly. We approach it at first as an obligation. We're fairly self-focussed, and it's hard to turn our hearts toward God. But if we do, in spirit and in truth (i.e with zealous inspiration and according to who God really is), we find inexpressible delights. Jesus seeks to turn us,

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JACOB EXPRESSED HIS FAITH The blessing JACOB gave his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh is significant as a demostration of FAITH. The content of that blessing is also important. For one thing, it defied all normal expectation. "Then Israel stretched out his rgiht hand and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh

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By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped,leaning on the top of his staffHebrews 11:21 After September 11, 2011, the thought of being in a doomed aircraft became all too real to contemplate. On that horrific day all America was grieved by stories of men and women who called loved ones for a final farewell. Yet amidst the awful devastation, an entire

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Therefore, whether you eat or drink,Or whatever you do,Do all to the glory of God1 Corinthians 10:31 1) GOD'S GLORY IS OUR PURPOSE It is one thing to say that GOD'S GLORY is our purpose in life, but it is quite a different thing to understand tehstatement we have just made. What is GOD'S GLORY? GOD'S GLORY can be briefly defined as His awesome spupremacy and divine mode of being. Yet because God

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When we begin to comprehend all that Christ is to us, like Paul we count "all things loss" in comparison. That attitude will become the foundation of our worship to the LORD, the natural expression of hearts into which "God has sent forth Spirit of His Son." TRUE WORSHIP DRAWS DISTINCTIONS How does Paul choose to illustrate the difference bewteen the  false teachers and true believers? By their

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As worshipers we must guard against substituting mere tradition for TRUE WORSHIP. Jesus taught us why when He confronted the issue of traditionalism.  Tradition exalts people - Truth humbles people. Tradition creats pride - Truth creats holiness Tradition is impersonal - Truth is intimate Tradition only affects the outside - Truth penetrates the heart. Tradition produces hypocrites - 

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Continuing from Part 1, having established God's attributes of authority and greatness, justice and righteousness, the psalmist moves on to his application. 3) THE LORD IS REVEALED God's holy nature is revealed through His dealings with humanity. For the LORD rules with equity when He allows His people to pray and intercede for others; when, altogether just, He yet forgives sins; and when also

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Psalm 99Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His holy hill;for the Lord our God is holy A key barometer of how we treat God is our worship. This fact was true in Old testament days when God's people sometimes had great respect for God and at other times followed their own ideas. At such times they might still observe the outward forms of worship, or they might forsake appearances and follow

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Worship should be exciting. King David is portrayed in the Bible as dancing and singing and giving praises to God. Does exciting worship consist merely of such obvious demonstrations? In learning what the Bible has to teach us about worship, the example of King David’s attitude is instructive. BRINGING BACK THE ARK (2 Samuel 6) The first attempt was unsuccessful (2 Samuel 6:1-10) because the

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We continue Part 2 on the story of King David's sin and restoration. From last week post, how could King David respond in worship at the death of his child? The answer is found in David's writing. David composed Psalms 32 and Psalm 51 in connection with this sin and repentance. In these two psalms, there is a clear and important six-step pattern of repentance that opened the door of David to

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The story of King David's adultery with Bathsheba is recorded in 2 Samuel chapter 11 and 12. David was about fifty when, contrary to custom and duty, he decided one year to stay home from the wars and let his general lead the army. Strolling about the palace one evening, he noticed the wife of one of his generals. He conceived a lust for Bathsheba, sinned with her, and then compounded his offense

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Hannah provides an Old Testament example of someone who manifested complete commitment in her worship. As the first book of Samuel opens, Hannah is carrying a great burden. She is unable to have children. This experience is a painful one for any woman, but it was especially difficult for Jewish women who felt obligated to continue the seed of Abraham. And Hannah faced individual circumstances

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It is possible for us to be so concerned about the acts of worship, that we run ahead of the necessary steps of God requires as He leads His people to True Worship. In a sense, True worship is not an act but rather a natural response to foregoing knowledge or experience. In other words, whereas God's people can run hither and  yon trying to discover genuine ways to worship God, He would rather

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WORSHIP ACCORDING TO GOD’S LAW When Joshua began to settle God’s people in the Promised Land, one of the first things he did was to draw the people together in worship of God. Since this worship centred on sacrifices and offerings, the surrounding pagans might observe the Israelites’ worship and conclude that they were all doing the same kind of thing. But there was at least one major difference

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The book of Joshua opens with God's commission to Joshua to lead His people into the land of Canaan. God's aged servants Moses and Aaron has died. Now Joshua, a young man, was faced with this enormous task. If Moses, with all his years of experience was unable to bring the people into the land, what hope was there for him? How would he be able to cope with the seven tribes that inhabited the land

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In Exodus 32 to 34 we read of a difficult situation Moses encountered. Alone on Mount Sinai with God, the ten commandments written on two tablets were committed to Him. Meanwhile, trouble had broken out on the plain. The people had made a golden calf and worshiped it. This provoked God to great displeasure and He said to Moses: “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of

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Three months after the Israelites left Egypt, they must still have been buzzing about their deliverance. Then God did something they did not expect. He took Moses up into the mountains for forty days. That act did not make sense to the people. To make matter worse, God issued a clear but seemingly inexplicable instruction. While He met with Moses at Mount Sinai, He told the people in no uncertain

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In Exodus chapter 4 we read about the story of the Israelites in bondage in the Land of Egypt. When God sent Moses and Aaron to tell the children of Israel that He had seen their affliction and was about to deliver them from the bondage of the Egyptians, "the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they

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In Genesis chapter 24 we read the story of Eliezer, Abraham's servant, who was given the responsibility to find a wife for His master's son, Issac. By this time, Abraham was about one hundred and forty years old. And though God had promised to make of his descendants a great nation, Abraham was becoming concerned. His son was now forty-two years old and had no wife or children. Abraham did indeed

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Nearly every fast food restaurant today has a "Value Meal". These menus contain items that do not cost much, with a wide selection of choices for every taste. Although it's nutritional content may be limited, the menu is designed for people who feel hungry but do not want but do not want to spend much time or money on food. Spiritually, are we "Value Meal Christian"? We feel hungry,

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TRUE WORSHIP IS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD WHEN IT COMES FROM A RIGHTEOUS HEARTA good place to begin the study of TRUE WORSHIP is with the first example of worship found in the Bible, the story of Cain and Abel. In this account we learn that these two sons of Adam and Eve were different, not only in age and occupation, but also in character. Abel was a submissive shepherd (Genesis 4). This fact in itself

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"True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is a spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."John 4:23-24 The dictionary defines "Essence" as the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. So when we speaks of the Essence of Worship, we are speaking of that "True Worship" which God is after

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"Praise is the greatest work God's children can ever do. It is the loftiest expression the Saints can ever show. The highest manifestation of spiritual life is seen in men praising God." Watchman Nee - Assembling Together "Praise is not something we experience occasionally, but is a garment which will be worn constantly by the last-day church (Isaiah 61:1-3). The garment of praise is the

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"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen- Hebrews 11:1 - FAITH has it's anchor in the unseen realm. It lives from the invisible towards the visible. FAITH actualizes what it realizes. The Scriptures contrast the life of FAITH with the limitations of natural sight. FAITH provides eyes for the heart. FAITH sees. It brings His Kingdom into focus. All of

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"It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp" Psalm 92:1-3 No matter what the source of the evil, if you are in God and surrounded by Him as by an atmosphere, all evil has to pass through Him before it comes to you. Therefore you can

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"But You Are Holy, Enthroned In The Praises Of Israel"Psalm 22:3 Another important principle in praise is the enthroning principle. The Lord inhabits, or dwells in; or is enthroned upon our praise. In other words, our praises become a throne for our King. All the authority and majesty of the King is present in our most humble offerings. When we stop to think about that, it is awesome! He could

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The praises we have been called to offer are not simply to be spoken or sung, but the WORD says that we are to make known the wonderful virtues and excellencies of God in the earth. This definitely calls us to more than a duty of singing a few songs on Sunday morning and going home. This verse implies the requirement of a life's worth of action and demostration on our part.The Greek word for

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"Enter His gates with thanksgiving His courts with praise; Give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is Good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations" Psalm 100: 4-5How important it is for each of us to know the way into God's presence? How do we enter His gates? How do we come into His courts? The psalmist points out the way that God has

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I Will Bless The Lord At All Times;His Praise Shall Continually Be In My MouthPsalm 34:1 (NKJV)Thank God for corporate praise when we gather together. It helps us to get among a body of believers as we celebrate and magnify the name of the Lord. There is also a personal private praise which we (lifestyle worshipers) must not neglect. The reason for this is that until we come to the place where we

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May the praise of God be in their mouthsand a double-edged sword in their hands,to inflict vengeance on the nationsand punishment on the peoples,to bind their kings with fetters,their nobles with shackles of iron,to carry out the sentence written against them—this is the glory of all his faithful people.Praise the LORDPsalm 149:6-9This particular passage of Scripture shows that PRAISE and

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Have you ever wondered why God commands and desires our PRAISE? Is it because He has as ego problem? Is He insecure? Does He need our PRAISE? The answer to all these questions is emphatically NO. God does not need our PRAISE. Scripture records that there are creatures in heaven that do nothing but WORSHIP Him day and night (Revelation 4:8)Why then has God ordained our PRAISE? Psalm 8:2 gives us

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TRIALS ENABLE PEOPLE TO RISEABOVE RELIGION TO GODBrother AndrewGod uses trials in our lives to refine, beautify, and strengthen us.. In our natural state our personalities resemble unrefined gold. The heat of our difficult circumstances melts the gold and brings to the surface the dross in our characters - the pride and unbelief, the unloving attitudes, the self -will.PRAISING God brings our

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Why do we praise God? Do we desire to honor Him and make Him glad? Or do we feel that praise puts God under obligation to grant the earthly longings we bring to Him in prayer? Will God do whatever we ask simply because we praise Him?God is not a heavenly vending machine into which we insert the coin of praise, press the right button, and get whatever we want. Nor is praise is a magical

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SHOW ME YOUR GLORYExodus 33:18There's a key to becoming a fountain of praise. It's simple, really, although we often have a hard time remembering it. We come up with formulas and techniques, strategies that we think will get us closer to the heart of God. Perhaps we want some special insight that will be the key to understanding His nature and praising Him more deeply. If only we had that missing

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The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his gloryRomans 8:16-18But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed1Peter 4:13Perhaps you

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I Will Bless The Lord At All TimesHis Praise Shall Always Be In My MouthPsalm 34:1CHOICE: Everyone of them, in a sense is a test. Why? Because they reveal our desires. As worshipers, our choices have profound spiritual results: often our taste for obedience is exposed and our deepest loves come to the surface in the choices we make.What would happen if we decided to let every thought and every

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Let Us Continually Offer To God A Sacrifice Of Praise ... For With Such Sacrifices God Is PleasedHebrews 13:15-16 Do you want to pleased God? As a believer, of course you do. Not only has He put His Spirit into you to prompt such desires, it was your created purpose from the beginning. We often get it backwards, thinking that God exisits for our pleasure; but when we read the Bible, we get a

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May My Lips Overflow With Praise,For You Teach Me Your DecreesPsalm 119:171PRAISE will revolutinize your life! There's no doubt about it. It will reorient your thinking, taking your mind off of yourself and placing it firmly on GOD, where it belongs. Rehearsing His mercies will open your eyes to them, and confessing His name as the source behind all your blessings will magnify your blessings

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Every Day I Will Praise YouAnd Extol Your Name For Ever And EverPsalm 145:2As we step into the New Year, what would be our thanksgiving, praise and worship to our King be like? Is it a Sunday ritual or a frenzied emotion that we can put on and take off? Is it limited to one style of music or a particular church?God seeks those whose worship emantes from deep within. He desires legitimate praise

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For To Us A Child Is BornTo Us A Son Is GivenAnd The Government Will Be On His ShouldersAnd He Will Be CalledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince Of PeaceIsaiah 9:6Christmas is a time of joy and giving. Christians all over the world commemorate this occasion because "God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son Jesus Christ ..."In our celebration, we proclaim the

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"But You are holy, O You Who dwell in [the holy place where] the praises of Israel [are offered]"Psalms 22:3 (Amplified Bible)We learnt from the last two posts - The Hallelujah Factor - that the word "HALLELUJAH" means PRAISE THE LORD! The Hebrew Word "Hallal" means 'to boast, to brag on, to laud, to make a show even to the point of being clamorously foolish or mad' before the Lord. And "JAH" is

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We observed in the previous post that the premier word for praise, HALLELUJAH, was used twenty-four times in the Old Testament. Now we reach the New Testament to discover that it is used even more sparingly. Yet the usages are worthy of study for we have unveiled in them more of the mysteries of this amazing word. All the HALLELUJAHs in the New Testament are found in Revelation 19.1) HISTORICAL

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The word most often used for PRAISE is "HALLELUJAH" which means "PRAISE GOD" and it comes from two Hebrew words, "Hallal" and "JAH". "Hallal" forms the first part meaning 'to boast, to brag on, to laud, to make a show even to the point of being clamorously foolish or mad' before the Lord. And the second word 'JAH' is simply the shortened name of GOD which means YAWEH. So when we say "HALLELUJAH"

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Unstoppable worshipers will never quit when it comes to adoring God. Faced with opposition, danger or even death they just keep going. We're told of worshipers in the early church who, more than simply enduring, actually rejoiced "because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name" (Acts 5:41).We continue to share more "UNSTOPPABLE WORSHIPERS" from the Bible:1) THE THREE

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Charles Wesley The year was 1744, and hymn writer Charles Wesley was in Leeds, holding a prayer meeting in an upstairs room. Suddenly there's a creak in the floorboards, followed by a massive crack, and the whole floor collapses. All 100 people crashed right through the ceiling into the room below. The place was in chaos - some were screaming, some were crying, some just sat in shock. But as the

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Bible is full of Unquenchable Worshipers - people who refused to be dampened, discouraged or distracted in their quest to glorify God.1) The Prophet Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3)His heart attitude was to make a choice to respond to God's worth, no matter how bleak a season he found himself in :"Though the fig-tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop falls and the

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Profile Of A WorshiperIf someone ask a teacher what he does for a living, he will reply, "I am a teacher." He says that because he works or spends most of his time teaching. Similarly, you know you are a worshiper when what you do the most is worship.Worshipers don't just worship on weekends. They don't need a bulletin, or a "call to worship" or a worship leader to encourage them to go vertical.

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"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,the evidence of things not seen."- Hebrews 11:1 - Faith has it's anchor in the unseen realm. It lives from the invisible towards the visible. Faith actualizes what it realizes. The Scriptures contrast the life of faith with the limitations of natural sight. Faith provides eyes for the heart.Faith sees. It brings His Kingdom into focus. All of the

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Are you trapped in a prison of despair, doubt or anxiety? Learn to release the power of praise.The apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians is one of the Bible's most unique books. Some scholars call it "the epistle of joy" because the word "joy" or "rejoice" appear in it 16 times. Yet what is amazing is that this letter about Christian joy was written from a prison cell!While Paul was under the

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To The Degree That You Are Willing To Discipline Your Life, God Will Be Able To Accomplish His Desired Plan For You ... To Bring To Pass Those Desires That He Has Placed In Your Heart, And To Bring About Those Things For Which You Are Believing Him. It Doesn't Happen Merely Because God Said It Was Going To Happen. A Lot Depends On You And Me." - The 2nd Flood by John W. StevensonWhen God shows

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Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!At the sound of their voicesthe doorposts and threshold shookand the temple was filled with smoke. Isaiah 6:3-4Isaiah had a vision of the unsearchable glory of God. He saw the Lord in His throne room, high and lifted up, and His glory filled the room. Around Him stood massive angels called seraphim, who, because of God's

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What are God's demands in His Word regarding Worship? Do you know that there is a spiritual war going on? It is a war between the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of hell. It is a war as to which kingdom gets WORSHIP... God or Satan? We can see it from Genesis to Revelation ... every event throughout The Ages of the Patriachs, The Bondage in Egypt, The Conquest of Canaan, The Period of the

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Jesus Was Intimately Acquainted With And Have A Daily Relationship With His Father Exhibited Through ObedienceWe have sought to establish for the past weeks that there is a distinction between the state of being a worshiper and the acts of expression of worship. A worshiper is one who is intimately aquainted with and has a daily relationship with God exhibited through OBEDIENCE. We have

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In our last two posts we learnt that the life of a WORSHIPER is a life of FAITH, OBEDIENCE AND SACRIFICE. This week let us look at the life of Abraham who is one great model to learn from:1) The Promised Of A SonSo After Waiting Patiently,Abraham Received What Was PromisedHebrews 6:15As a childless couple, they had been told by an invisible God that they would be the parents of countless

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"Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego replied, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, your majesty. But even if he doesn't, we want to make it clear to you, your majesty that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up." (Daniel 3

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A Worshiper Is One Who is Intimately Acquainted With And Has A Daily Relationship With God Exhibited Through Obedience - John W. StevensonWe were created NOT to DO but to BE a worshiper. In order for us to gain greater insight into what it takes to be a worshiper of God, we must use the "Law of First Mentioned," a principle that states the first time a word or idea is mentioned in Scripture is

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It was blessed week to have the privilege to host pastor John W. Stevenson the author of "Worshiper By Design - A Unique Look At Why We Were Created" who was ministering in Singapore. I met pastor John twenty years ago and it was certainly no coincidence to cross path again to be inspired with a message concerning worship and the worship life of the church which the Lord has placed in his heart

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Give unto the Lord the glory due to His namePsalm 29:2Let us praise God CONTINUALLY because it is His due. Should J-H-V-H be left unpraised? Praise is the rent that He asks of us for the enjoyment of all things. Will we be slow to pay? Will a man rob God? When it is such a happy work to give Him His due, will we deny it? It blesses us to bless the Lord. Will we stint God in the measure of His

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By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his nameHebrews 13:15As believers, we are called upon to offer to God a CONTINUAL sacrifice. Aren’t we glad that instead of presenting in the morning and evening a sacrifice of lambs and on certain holy days bringing bullocks and sheep to be slain, we are to present to God the

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Let's continue to look at king David's passion for God's dwelling place. Psalm 27 was probably written when he was exiled from home and being hunted by king Saul and his men. The Psalm does reveal that David was in great danger from violent evildoers (v2) who were lying about him (v12) and wanting to kill him (v2 & v12), and Saul and his men qualified. David was confident (v3), courageous (v14)

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I Would Rather Be A DoorkeeperIn The House Of My God ...Psalm 84:10As we take a page out of King David's intimate journey with God, we wonder why would a king want to be a doorkeeper? As a passionate "God chaser", King David was saying, "No, I've learned something: A doorkeeper at the RIGHT DOOR has more influence in the world than a king on his throne! A doorkeeper in the house of God is a

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How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God." Psalm 84:1-2Can you hear the passion in the Psalmist's voice? The yearning to be in the courts of the Lord, the place of God's very presence. His whole being longing just to be with God. His heart and flesh crying out, shouting joyfully to

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The JOY of The LordIs Your StrengthNehemiah 8:10As worshipers, how can we consider the trials of life PURE JOY? This challenging concept is easiest to grasp when we remind ourselves that the singlemost important desire God has for us is that we each become, over time, a truly LOVING PERSON. So can we WORSHIP (which is giving God all that we can with all we are) in hard times, because we can be

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Consider It Pure Joy, My Brother,Whenever You Face Trials Of Many KindsJames 1:2 We have been talking about being "Anxious For Nothing" in our last three posts. We also challenged you that we can indeed overcome the spirit of anxieties, worries and stresses by choosing to release the spirit of joy, rejoicing and thanksgiving. But what if we are in the midst of trials and testings? For most of us

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Worrying Is Like A Rocking ChairIt Will Give You Something To DoBut It Will Not Get You Anywhere- anonymous -In my previous post we learnt that anxieties and worries are our greatest joy-stealers. What is the secret of overcoming anxiety? - REJOICE, REJOICE & REJOICE!!! Are you a worrier? Join the club. It's membership includes the entire human race. The dictionary describe anxiety as a noun (

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Beware Of Anxiety. Next To Sin, There Is Nothing That So Troubles Our Mind, Strains The Heart, Distresses The Soul, And Confuse The Judgement - William UllathorneAs worshipers, what will cripple us from doing God’s will and enjoying His presence? What will rob us of the joy of the Lord? ANXIETY! ANXIETY! ANXIETY! Why is Paul so concerned with our level of anxiety? Because :1) Proverbs 12:25 tells

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Pray, Give Thanks And Let God Worry - Martin LutherPhilippians 4:6 is one of the most straightforward commands in Scripture, but one of the hardest to fulfill. Yet if we believe in the inspiration of Scripture, the originator of this verse is none other than the Holy Spirit.How can God expect us to be anxiety free? He must have a reason. He wouldn’t tell us to do something that’s impossible to

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"How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty!My soul yearns, even faints,for the courts of the LORD;my heart and my flesh cry outfor the living God."Psalm 84:1-2David, the shepherd-king of Israel, knew the secret of practicing the presence of God; his psalms clearly attest to that fact. I am constantly inspired and encouraged by the life and example of King David. If someone as thoroughly

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" ... In Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever." Psalm 16:11How Do We Practice The Presence Of God?Practicing His presence begins in our daily walk. While living out the demands of the day, we are filled with an inward worship and adoration. In the course of each day you need to begin to discipline yourself to make melody to the Lord. Begin to make

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"I Make It My Priority To Presevere In His Holy Presence, Wherein I Maintain A Simple Attention And Fond Regard For God"- Brother LawrenceMost of us are familiar with - The Practice of the Presence of God: The Original 17th Century Letters and Conversations of Brother Lawrence. (http://www.practicegodspresence.com)Brother Lawrence (1614 to 1691) was a monk who serve in the monastry's kitchen -

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Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. (Romans 6:13)Do not make the mistake of thinking that God is only concerned with our spirits. It's true that Jesus said we are to "worship in spirit and in truth" (

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Offer Your Bodies As Living Sacrifices, Holy And Pleasing To God This Is Your Spiritual Act Of WorshipRomans 12:1Why does God want your body? Why does He wants your worship? Apostle Paul tells us, "offer your bodies as living sacrifices." He goes on to tell that this is a "spiritual act of worship." We need to think about that statement for a minute. Offering our bodies is a spiritual act - it is

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Our Worship Is ShapedNot Only By What We Feel,Or Say Or Sing,But By How We OBEYTPWCMost of us have various reactions to the word ‘OBEDIENCE’. It often gives us a sense of duty, legalism and work but if we take a closer look, we find that God's intention is to show us His amazing love.We all remember the story in Genesis 22 where Abraham is preparing to follow God’s instruction to have him

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Our Worship Is Shaped Not Only By What We Feel Or What We Say Or Sing, But How We ObeyMost of us are familiar with this term : Praise is the fast songs and worship is the slow ones. The word worship, to most believers the first thing that comes to mind is slow songs on a CD, music video, or in a service.The first time you find worship in Scriptures is in Genesis 22. It reads:Abraham said to his

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God has two dwellings: one in heaven, and the other in a meekand thankful heartIzaak WaltonHow do we become a lifestyle worshiper? Where is the starting point? Worship begins with saying, "THANK YOU." Psalm 100:4 says, "Enter His gates with thanksgiving ..." In other words, GRATITUDE is the gateway to worship. We enter the gates with thanksgiving, then we cross the courts with praise. Hebrews 12:

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God Wants Us To Be Victors, Not Victims ... To Overcome, Not To Be OverwhelmedWilliam Arthur WardFurther to my last few blog posts on the power of praise (Silencing The Enemy, The Enemy Has Been Defeated & Praise - Our Weapon In Spiritual Warfare), may these scriptures enlighten and reinforce the position we already have in Christ when we praise Him:2 Samuel 22:30 - Praise Him when you can

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Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,And a two-edged sword in their hand,To execute vengeance on the nations,And punishments on the peoples;To bind their kings with chains,And their nobles with fetters of iron;To execute on them the written judgment—This honor have all His saints.Praise the LORD!Psalm 149:6-9 (NKJV)This particular passage of Scripture shows that praise and spiritual

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If Christ Has Not Been Raised,Your Faith Is Futile,You Are Still In Your Sins1 Corinthians 15:17 (NIV)The resurrection validates everything we believe in - this includes all our praise and worship to our Lord and King. Without it, the Bible is bold enough to say, our faith is worthless. The resurrection also validates our faith in the redeeming work of our High Priest, Who has taken away our sins

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From the lips of children and infantsyou have ordained praisebecause of your enemies,to silence the foe and the avengerPsalm 8:2 (NIV)Have you ever wondered why God commands and desires our praise? Is it because He has as ego problem? Is He insecure? Does He need our praise? The answer to all these questions is emphatically NO. God does not need our praise. Scripture records that there are

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"Giving thanks always for all things unto God"Ephesians 5:20No matter what the source of the evil, if you are in God and surrounded by Him as by an atmosphere, all evil has to pass through Him before it comes to you. Therefore you can thank God for everything that comes, not for the sin of it, but for what God will bring out of it and through it. May God make our lives thanksgiving and perpetual

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