Our Worship.
OUR WORSHIP MISSION STATEMENT
Through worship we desire to provide an atmosphere that is so much like heaven, that God cannot help but come and dwell in our midst.
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WHY WE WORSHIP THE WAY WE DO
SINGING
“Sing praise to the Lord, You saints of His” (Psalm 30:4).
STANDING
“Behold, bless the Lord all you servants of the Lord, who by night stand in the house of the Lord.” (Psalm 134:1).
CLAPPING
“Oh, Clap your hands, all you peoples! Shout to God with the voice of triumph.” (Psalm 47:1)
LIFTING UP HANDS
“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary …” (Psalm 134:2).
SHOUTING
“Let them shout for joy and be glad …” (Psalm 35:27)
KNEELING
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” (Psalm 95:6).
DANCING
“Let them praise His name with the dance …” (Psalm 149:3)
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
“Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the Lord on all kinds of instruments …” (2 Samuel 6:5).
BANNERS, FLAGS AND STREAMERS
In the Bible, banners are symbolic of the protection and provision of God, waving them as an act of worship, and also as a rallying point for the people to gather together before God. We wave flags, banners and streamers in our worship service as tools to express our worship to God.
SINGING A “NEW SONG”
At some point during a worship service, a member of the music ministry or an individual in the congregation may sing out with a spontaneous “new song” from the Lord.
“He has put a new song in my mouth …” (Psalm 40:3).
PROPHECY
Therefore, during our worship service an individual in the congregation may be inspired by the Holy Spirit to speak out a word of prophecy to be heard by the entire church assembly. (1 Corinthians 14:31).
“And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy … ‘” (Joel 2:28).
TONGUES
Jesus said that one of the signs that would follow believers would be speaking in new tongues. (Mark 16:17). Whenever a tongue, during a worship service, is distinctly heard above the rest of the congregation, it should be followed by an interpretation in the known language, thus building up the Church.
SACRIFICE OF PRAISE
Many times, when we enter the House of the Lord, we may feel enthusiastic about coming to worship God. At other times, the prospect of praising and thanking God seems to be the last thing we would like to do. It is at these uninspired times that we can be drawn into the very presence of God by offering a “Sacrifice of Praise”.
“Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” (Hebrews 13:15).
OUR GOAL IN WORSHIP
As we seek to glorify the Lord according to the Biblical pattern, it is essential that we never permit our worship to become a mere ritual or religious form. Therefore, we must continually allow the truths of worship to be maintained under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Only then may we become the true worshippers Jesus described who would one day “worship the Father in spirit and in truth”. (John 4:23-24).