Frequently Asked Questions About Worship

1. Why do we have this type of worship?
2. Why do we stand to sing?
3. Why do we clap our hands?
4. Why do we lift our hands?
5. Why do we have audible praise to God?
6. Why are musical instruments a part of the worship service?
7. Why do we dance before the Lord?
8. Why do we shout before the Lord?
9. Why do we lift banners in the presence of the Lord?
10. Why are we exuberant in praise?
11. Why do we sing in tongues and in English?

 

Why do we have this type of worship

Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship God in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers that God seeks.

God is spirit, and God’s worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
John 4:23-24

For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh.
Phil 3:3
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Why do we stand to sing?

Why do we clap our hands?

I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
Psalms 63:4

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD.
Psalms 134:2

I want people everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.
1 Timothy 2:8
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Why do we have audible praise to God?

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Psalm 103:1

After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God." Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns."
Revelation 19:1,6

So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
1 Corinthians 14:15
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Why are musical instruments a part of the worship service?

Praise God with the sounding of the trumpet, praise God with the harp and lyre,
Praise God with tambourine and dancing, praise God with the strings and flute,
Praise God with the clash of cymbals, praise God with resounding cymbals.
Psalms 150:3-5
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Why do we dance before the Lord?

Let them praise God’s name in the dance...
Psalms 149:3

David… danced before the Lord with all his might.
II Samuel 6:14

…a time to mourn and a time to dance,
Ecclesiastes 3:4
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Why do we shout before the Lord?

…shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
Psalms 47:1

Shout to the Lord, all the Earth.
Psalms 100:1
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Why do we lift banners in the presence of the Lord?

We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God.
Psalms 20:5
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Why are we exuberant in praise?

Sing the glory of God’s name; make God’s praise glorious!
Psalms 66:2

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Mark 12:30

Sing to the Lord a new song; play skillfully on the strings with a loud and joyful sound.
Psalms 33:3
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Why do we sing in tongues and in English?

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
1 Corinthians 14:14-15

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,
Ephesians 5:18-19
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Pastor Rich Cook