Why Do We Worship?
“Thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.”
(Matthew 4:10) (Psalms 95:6) (Revelation 15:4)
Why Should We Worship God?
“God is a spirit and they that worship Him. Must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24)
Why Do We Lift Our Hands?
“Lift your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.”
(Psalms 134:2)
Why Do We Give Audible Praise Unto God?
“Bless the Lord O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”
(Psalms 103:1) (Revelation 19:1-6)
Why Do we Prophesy?
“But he that prophesieth speaketh unto me to edification and exhortation and comfort.”
(I Corinthians 14:3)
Why Do We Clap Our Hands?
“O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.” (Psalms 47:1)
Why Do We Pray With Laying on of Hands and Anointing of Oil?
“They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:18) “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord” (James 5:14)
Why Do We Use Musical Instruments?
“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)
Why Do We Speak in Unknown Tongues?
“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.” (I Corinthians 12:7-10)