Expressions of Worship Inside the Church

EXPRESSIONS

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1. SINGING

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Colossians 3:16“Let the word of Christ dwell in you

richly, as in all wisdom you teach and

admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude

in your hearts to God.”

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Colossians 3:16• learn• memorize• remember

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To sing = imitate Godthe singing 3nity!• Zephaniah 3:17• Mark 14:26• 1 Corinthians 14:15

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the mostparticipatory and

congregational expression in worship

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EPHESIANS 5:18-19…be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with

psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.

S I N G and make music from your heart to the Lord

ISAIAH 12:5

S I N G to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.50COMMANDS

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singing connects

emotions + W O R D

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Psalm 90:14"Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days."

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Psalm 5:11"...let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you."

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Psalm 42:8“By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me - a prayer to the God of my life.”

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St. Augustine"For he that singeth praise, not only praiseth, but only praiseth with gladness: he that singeth praise, not only singeth, but also loveth him of whom he singeth. In praise, there is the speaking forth of one confessing; in singing, the affection of one loving."

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02. KNEELING &

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Psalm 95:6“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker”

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Bowing & Kneeling• HE is truly greater

• We are HIS and at HIS service

• We revere, respect & honor HIM

• We humble ourselves before HIM

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03. CLAPPING

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Psalm 47:1"Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy."

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Clapping• Expression of joy and celebration

• Appropriate during fast paced songs

• Applause is for the Lord, no one else

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04. SHOUTING

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Numbers 23:21"No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them."

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1 Samuel 4:5"When the ark of the LORD's covenant came into the camp, all Israel raised such a great shout that the ground shook."

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Psalm 98:4"Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music"

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05. MUSIC &

DANCING

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Psalm 150:3-5“Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,

praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,

praise him with the clash of cymbals,

praise him with resounding cymbals."http://www.votivepraise.com/

06. STANDING

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Nehemiah 8:5“And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood.”

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Standing• Respect

• Reverence

• Acknowledge the greatness of GOD

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06. LIFTING HANDS

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Psalm 134:2“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD."

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Psalm 28:2"Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place."

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Lamentations 2:19"Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at the head of every street."

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That’s it for now, come let us worship

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