The Secret Power of Worship and Praise Part 5
Worship and Praise with Everything
Sunday, June 30, 2024
I. The Secret Power of Worship and Praise
A.Worship and Praise with Everything
1. “I’ll never get the best of what God has to offer until I give God my best.”
a.(Jer. 29:11-13 NIV) “…with all your heart…”
b.(Matt. 22:37 NIV) “…with all your heart…”
c.(2 Sam. 6:13-14 NIV) “…with all his might…”
~(John 4:23) 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.
~(Heb. 13:15 NIV) sacrifice of praise
B.7 Words for Praise in the Hebrew
1. Halal: to rave, to boast, to celebrate, to be clamorously foolish. (Ps. 35:18 NLT)
2. Yadah: to acknowledge God in public. (Ps. 138:1 NIV)
3. Barak: to bless by kneeling or bowing. (Ps. 103:1 NIV)
4. Zamar: Making music to God with strings. (Ps. 92:1 NIV) (ref. Ps. 150:3-5)
5. Shabach: to address in a loud tone, to shout. (Ps. 63:3-4 NIV)
6. Towdah: to lift hands in adoration. (Ps. 50:23 NIV) (ref. Ps. 134:2)
7. Tehilah: Exuberant singing. (Ps. 34:1) (ref. Ps. 98:4KJV)
C. Power of the Big Three (Prayer, Word & Worship)
1. (2 Chron. 20:1-30 MSG)
2. If you’re not currently praying, worshipping, and daily reading God’s Word consider 5 – 5 – 5
a.Start the day with
~5 minutes in prayer
~5 minutes in worship
~5 minutes in God’s Word
[Pastor Lee Stokes]