Praise and Worship
(Praise and Worship, 20/07/2008 DBF North
I led the praise and worship yesterday and this was how it went)
May our worship be acceptable to you, Our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen
Good morning, it’s nice to see all of you. We will be learning about worship and also do so as we worship God this morning. [A follow-up of last Sunday’s worship when I said, “Honestly, I’m annoyed at the way we do worship because we have become addicted to music, and the feelings and the experience that we have missed the meaning of worship in the wider context of our everyday life and refused to commit ourselves to any serious study of the Bible]
Worship is a natural response when we come to know who God is and what He does. If such is not our response, we do not really know him because we cannot adore or worship someone we do not really know.
Worship is not about us (not a favor we do to God)
I’m coming to the heart of worship
And it’s all about you
Heart of Worship
Open the eyes of my Heart
What constitutes worship? The early Church had much freedom of expression, but to avoid disorderliness/chaos in worship, there were some regulations. Corporate worship consisted primarily of the Eucharist- sharing of meal (bread and wine). Also reading of scripture, prayer and intercession, singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. But it was all done out of a cheerful heart, out of love and gratitude to God for who he is and what he has done.
Read Rev.4:8-11, 5:9-13
Here, we get a glimpse of worship in heaven. Not only the 4 creatures and the 24 elders, but all the nations of the earth joined in praising and worshipping God. We are not going to be mere spectators but participants in this worship before the throne of God.
Even now, Christians are called to be a community who brings in to the present, a foretaste of what is to come: like the spies who brought the fruits from the Promised Land and they had a foretaste of what they were going to possess.
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea and all that is in them singing
To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
Be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever
Salvation belongs to our God
There is none like you
Read Psalms 46
There is none like you (repeat)
Worthy, you are worthy
You are worthy of our worship and our praise. Amen
Indra Vihar, 2008
I led the praise and worship yesterday and this was how it went)
May our worship be acceptable to you, Our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen
Good morning, it’s nice to see all of you. We will be learning about worship and also do so as we worship God this morning. [A follow-up of last Sunday’s worship when I said, “Honestly, I’m annoyed at the way we do worship because we have become addicted to music, and the feelings and the experience that we have missed the meaning of worship in the wider context of our everyday life and refused to commit ourselves to any serious study of the Bible]
Worship is a natural response when we come to know who God is and what He does. If such is not our response, we do not really know him because we cannot adore or worship someone we do not really know.
Worship is not about us (not a favor we do to God)
I’m coming to the heart of worship
And it’s all about you
Heart of Worship
Open the eyes of my Heart
What constitutes worship? The early Church had much freedom of expression, but to avoid disorderliness/chaos in worship, there were some regulations. Corporate worship consisted primarily of the Eucharist- sharing of meal (bread and wine). Also reading of scripture, prayer and intercession, singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. But it was all done out of a cheerful heart, out of love and gratitude to God for who he is and what he has done.
Read Rev.4:8-11, 5:9-13
Here, we get a glimpse of worship in heaven. Not only the 4 creatures and the 24 elders, but all the nations of the earth joined in praising and worshipping God. We are not going to be mere spectators but participants in this worship before the throne of God.
Even now, Christians are called to be a community who brings in to the present, a foretaste of what is to come: like the spies who brought the fruits from the Promised Land and they had a foretaste of what they were going to possess.
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea and all that is in them singing
To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
Be praise and honor and glory and power for ever and ever
Salvation belongs to our God
There is none like you
Read Psalms 46
There is none like you (repeat)
Worthy, you are worthy
You are worthy of our worship and our praise. Amen
Indra Vihar, 2008
Andi and Sheba Eicher said...
ReplyDeletethanks for posting this Sao, its good to hear worship being given prominence... worship (not only song-singing) puts us in the right place where we should be - and gives God the glory for where He is...