PRAISE AND WORSHIP
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
• To explore some of the truths that the
Bible says about praise and worship
• To discuss the relationship between praise
and worship
• To explain the importance of praise and
worship
• To encourage deeper private and
corporate study into praise and worship
Introductory Q & A session
• Q1. How would you define praise?
• Q2. How would you define worship?
• Q3. When was ‘worship’ and then ‘praise’
first mentioned in the Bible?
Answer to Question3
• First mention of worship in the Bible
– Genesis 22:1-5
– Abraham tested
– Worshipped God - Isaac to die
• First mention of praise in the Bible
– Genesis 29:35
– Leah blessed
– Praised the Lord - Judah born
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
PRAISE
WORSHIP
PRAISE
• An act of worship or acknowledgement by
which the virtue and deeds of another are
extolled (honoured and glorified).
PRAISE
• HALLELUJAH – to praise, to rejoice, to
boast about someone (all of you must praise
Jehovah – Hallelu-Jah) – Psalm 150
• BARAK – to bless, suggests kneeling down
in prayer – Psalm 103:1-2, Psalm 113:1-3
• ZAMAR – musical praise to God (often used in
the Psalms) – Psalm 92:1-3, Psalm 81:1-2
PRAISE
• SHABACH – to commend, to praise, to adore, to
glory in something (to still, quiet or pacify
someone) – Psalm 117:1
• YADAH – to publicly acknowledge God
– Psalm 138:1, 2 Chronicles 20:19-21
• TOWDAH – to give thanks and involves the
raising of hands in adoration. It suggests an
attitude of sacrificial praise – 2 Chronicles 7:1-6
PRAISE
• TEHILLAH – to sing our Hallelujah’s,
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celebration, a lauding of someone,
praiseworthy, the praise or exaltation of
God, (Book of Psalms is called ‘Tehillum
(plural) which literally means Book of
Praise – Psalm 22:3, 34:1, 40:3, 60:1-3
PRAISE KEY POINTS
• Pathway to God’s presence – Psalm 22:3
• Leadership role – Numbers 2:3,9,
Judges 1:1-4
• Power of unity – 2 Chronicles 5:13
• Defeats the enemy – 2 Chronicles 20:22-25
• Praise opens prison doors and saves families
– Acts 16:25-31
WORSHIP
• Reverent devotion and allegience pledged
to God; the rituals or ceremonies by which
this reverence is expressed.
• ‘Worship’ comes from the old English word
‘Worthship’ – which denotes the
worthiness of the one receiving the special
honour or devotion.
MUSIC & WORSHIP
• Music is important, but worship is not just
music – it involves our entire relationship
with God, all our heart, mind, soul, and
strength – it involves all the ways in which
we can respond to God, all the ways we
can praise him by what we say and do, all
the ways we can demonstrate that God is
worthy of all praise and honor and
allegiance.
WORSHIP
• ABODA or LATREIA – means Service
(Romans 12 v 1-2)
• SHACHAC - means to Bow Down
(Proverbs 1:7)
• HOMOLOGIA – means Agreement
• (John 4:23-24, Matt 5:23-24)
• THUSIA – means Sacrifice
(Eph
5:2, Phil 2:17)
WORSHIP
• Corporate worship in the New Testament Church
includes Holy Spirit-led:
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Prayer
Fasting
Praise
The Word (preaching, exalting, teaching, studying)
The Lord’s Supper
Prophecies and other signs of gifts of the Spirit
Tithes and Offering
Prayer for the unsaved, sick and those in needs
WORSHIP
• Personal worship in the New Testament believer
includes Holy Spirit-led:
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A Witness of the Love of God
Prayer and Fasting
Praise
The Word (reading, studying, meditating)
Giving – time, resources, spiritual and natural
gifts
PRAISE AND WORSHIP