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Why Praise?
John 4:23-24
23 "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth;
for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
24 "God is Spirit, and those
who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." (NKJ)
Phillipians 3:3
3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the
Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, (NKJ)
Revelation 4:11
11 "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive
glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they
exist and were created." (NKJ)
Psalms 150:6
6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise
the LORD! (NKJ)
Why We Stand to Sing
2 Chr 20:19
19 Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of
the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel
with voices loud and high.(NKJ)
Rev 7:9-10
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude
which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing
before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with
palm branches in their hands,10 and crying out with a loud voice,
saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the
Lamb!" (NKJ)
Lifting of Hands
Ps 63:4
4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my
hands in Your name.(NKJ)
Ps 134:2
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the
LORD. (NKJ)
1 Tim 2:8
8 I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere,
lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; (NKJ)
Audible Praise
Ps 33:1
1 Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous
ones; praise is becoming to the upright. (NAS)
Ps 98:4
4 Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; break
forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. (NKJ)
Ps 103:1
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me,
bless His holy name! (NKJ)
Rev 19:1
1 After these things I heard a loud voice of a great
multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Salvation and glory and
honor and power belong to the Lord our God! (NKJ)
Rev 19:6
6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great
multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings,
saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! (NKJ)
1 Cor 14:15
15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit,
and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit,
and I will also sing with the understanding.(NKJ)
Eph 5:18-20
18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation;
but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, (NKJ)
Tongues and English
1 Cor 14:14-15
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my
understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with
the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with
the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. (NKJ)
Why Dance?
Ps 30:11-12
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, 12 To the end that
my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give
thanks to You forever. (NKJ)
Psalms 149:3
3 Let them praise His name with the dance; let
them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. (NKJ)
Psalms 150:4-6
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise
Him with stringed instruments and flutes! 5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; praise
Him with clashing cymbals! 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD! (NKJ)
2 Sam 6:16
16 Then it happened {as} the ark of the LORD came into the
city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King
David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her
heart. (NAS)
Luke 15:25
25 "Now his older son was in the field. And as he came
and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. (NKJ)
Why Prophesy?
Amos 3:8
8 A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD
has spoken! Who can but prophesy? (NKJ)
1 Cor 14:1-5
1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially
that you may prophesy... But he who prophesies speaks edification
and exhortation and comfort to men. 4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies
himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5 I wish
you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; … (NKJ)
1 Cor 12:10
10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy,
to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to
another the interpretation of tongues. (NKJ)
1 Thes 5:19-20
19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise
prophecies. (NKJ)
Acts 2:17-18
17 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men
shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour
out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. (NKJ)
Why Pray & Praise all at once?
Acts 4:24
24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to
God with one accord and said: "Lord, You are God, who made heaven
and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, (NKJ)
Ps 47:1
1 Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God
with the voice of triumph! (NKJ)
Ps 66:1
1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! (NKJ)
Ps 100:1
1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you
lands! (NKJ)
Matt 21:9
9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried
out, saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David! 'Blessed is He who comes in the
name of the Lord!' Hosanna in the highest!" (NKJ)
Benefits
Acts 16:22-26
22 and the magistrates tore off their clothes and
commanded them to be beaten with rods. …they threw them into prison,…But at
midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, ... Suddenly
there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken;
and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were
loosed. (NKJ)
2 Chr 20:21-22
21…, he (Jehoshaphat) appointed those who should sing to
the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out
before the army and were saying: "Praise the LORD, for His mercy endures
forever." 22 Now when they began to sing and to praise, the
LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who
had come against Judah; and they were defeated. (NKJ)