For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,. Praise the Lord , all nations! Extol him, all peoples!
For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth! Sing to the Lord , bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord , our Maker! Praise the Lord , O my soul! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him!
Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;. For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. A Psalm of David. I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord , I will make music.
To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? They only plan to thrust him down from his high position.
They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. Of David. Bless the Lord , O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord , all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord , he is God! There is nothing on this earth, or in our lives, that is more important than our relationship with God.
An excellent example of this is found in John when Mary, the sister of Lazarus, anoints the feet of Jesus with expensive perfume. Judas, who was later to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, was quick to criticize her because he saw it as a waste of money. He claimed the money could instead have fed the poor and helped the unfortunate. Jesus saw that his statement held no true worship-value toward him, so he rebuked Judas. Whereas he defended Mary by saying she anointed him in preparation for His burial, thus showing her devotion.
Basically, Jesus was teaching there is no higher value than worshiping God. It is not just a title to be assigned to describe an activity. Rather it is a complete way of life for one who follows Christ.
Praise and worship are in fact to be the foundation on which we live our lives. To accomplish this, worship of God and of him alone must be a first priority at all times. Through our worship of him and the intimacy that comes through such worship, praise for him will naturally flow from our actions and words.
In doing this our lives will be a true reflection of Christ, from the inside out. Deuteronomy Jeremiah Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.
Psalm Exodus John Romans To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. Revelation Isaiah Does your team struggle with any of these issues?
Maybe you see that too many of your team members come in spiritually unprepared to lead others in worship. You likely have team members who think worship is all about the music. Learn how you can use Lead Worshiper to develop your team members into engaging lead worshipers. This simple act of giving an offering in the temple caught the attention of our Lord. What moved this woman to give everything she had to God remains a mystery, but what is clear is that God considers our giving an act of worship.
People will judge the size of our God by the cost of our worship. This act of worship ranks second in my list even though there were no instruments, singing, lighting, or sound system involved.
Abraham pleased the Lord, and went on to change the world, because of obedience. However, obedience, in the eyes of God, is even greater than any sacrifice or gift we could give Him.
God grant us the grace to begin obeying the promptings of the Holy Spirit. In obedience, we will reach new heights in our worship experiences. On the evening of his arrest, Jesus prayed for another option, if possible, than the cross.
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