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Our Worship
While we hold
that all of the
below are
accurate
expressions of
Biblical worship
and encourage
worship in this
fashion; each
person will be
unique as they
worship the
Lord.
"But the hour
cometh, and now
is, when the
true worshippers
shall worship
the Father in
spirit and in
truth: for the
Father seeketh
such to worship
him. God is a
Spirit: and they
that worship him
must worship him
in spirit and in
truth."
John 4:23-24
To view the
Scriptural
support for each
manner of
worship simply
scroll down the
page.
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Why do we
stand when
we sing?
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Why do we
clap our
hands?
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Why do we
lift our
hands?
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Why do we
have audible
praise unto
God?
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Why do we
sing in
tongues and
in English?
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Why do we
have this
type of
worship?
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Why do we
sing
choruses as
well as
hymns?
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What is
Prophecy?
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Why do we
have
speaking
with tongues
and
interpretation
of those
tongues?
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Why are
musical
instruments
a part of
the worship
service?
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Why does
the whole
church pray
at once for
specific
needs?
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Why do we
anoint with
oil and pray
for the
sick?
"the
Levites,
...stood up
to praise
the Lord God
of Israel
with a loud
voice..." 2
Chronicles
20:19
0 clap your
hands all ye
people;
shout unto
God with the
voice of
triumph."
Psalms 47:1
"Thus I will
bless Thee
while I
live: I will
lift up my
hands in Thy
name."
Psalms 63:4
"Lift up
your hands
in the
sanctuary
and bless
the Lord."
Psalms 134:2
"I will
therefore
that men
pray
everywhere,
lifting up
holy hands,
without
wrath and
doubting." 1
Timothy 2:8
"For if I
pray in an
unknown
tongue, my
spirit
prayeth, but
my
understanding
is
unfruitful.
What is it
then? I will
pray with
the
understanding
also: I will
sing with
the spirit,
and I will
sing with
the
understanding
also." 1
Corinthians
14:l4-15
"And be not
drunk with
wine,
wherein is
excess; but
be filled
with the
Spirit;
speaking to
yourselves
in psalms
and hymns,
and
spiritual
songs,
singing and
making
melody in
your heart
to the
Lord." Ephesians
5:18-19
"But the
manifestation
of the
Spirit is
given to
every man to
profit
withal. To
another the
working of
miracles; to
another
prophecy." 1
Corinthians 12:7,10
"Follow
after
charity, and
desire
spiritual
gifts, but
rather that
ye may
prophesy." 1
Corinthians 14:1
"But he that
prophesieth
speaketh
unto men to
edification,
and
exhortation,
and
comfort." 1
Corinthians 14:3
"Let the
prophets
speak two or
three, and
let the
other
judge." 1
Corinthians 14:29
"...the Lord
God hath
spoken, who
can but
prophesy?"
Amos 3:8
"I would
that ye all
spake with
tongues, but
rather that
ye
prophesieth;
for greater
is he that
prophesieth
than he that
speaketh
with
tongues,
except he
interpret,
that the
church may
receive
edifying." 1
Corinthians 14:5
"But the
manifestation
of the
spirit is
given to
every man to
profit
withal. To
another
divers kinds
of tongues;
to another
the
interpretation
of tongues."
1 Corinthians
12:7,10
"If any man
speak in an
unknown
tongue, let
it be by
two, or at
the most by
three, and
that by
course, and
let one
interpret."
1 Corinthians 14:27
"wherefore,
brethren,
covet to
prophesy,
and forbid
not to speak
with
tongues." 1
Corinthians 14:39
Why
are musical
instruments
a part of
the worship
service?
"And I heard
a voice from
heaven, as
the voice of
many waters,
and as the
voice of a
great
thunder: and
I heard the
voice of
harpers
harping with
their
harps." Revelation
14:2
"Praise Him
with the
sound of the
trumpet;
Praise Him
with the
psaltery and
harp. Praise
Him with the
timbrel and
dance.
Praise Him
with
stringed
instruments
and organs.
Praise Him
upon the
loud
cymbals;
Praise Him
upon the
high
sounding
cymbals."
Psalms 150:3-5
"And when
they heard
that, they
lifted up
their voice
to God with
one accord,
and said,
Lord, Thou
art God
which hast
made heaven
and
earth..."
Acts 4:24
Why do we
anoint with
oil and pray
for the
sick?
"Is any sick
among you?
Let him call
for the
elders of
the church,
and let them
ray over
him,
anointing
him with oil
in the name
of the Lord;
and the
prayer
offered in
faith will
restore the
one who is
sick, and
the Lord
will raise
him up, and
if he has
committed
sins, they
will be
forgiven
him." James
5:14-15
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