Last Sunday Part 2 Personal Corporate Worship A

Last Sunday: Part 2 – Personal & Corporate Worship A review

Music & Worship Playing of musical instruments – a valid scriptural expression of Praise & Worship PSALM 149: 3 3 Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.

Music & Worship PSALM 150: 3 -5 3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! 4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! 5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

Music & The Prophetic 1 SAMUEL 10: 5 5 After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

Music & The Prophetic 2 KINGS 3: 14 -16 14 And Elisha said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you. 15 But now bring me a musician. ” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. 16 And he said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Make this valley…’

Music, The Prophetic & Worship The Tabernacle Of David – The background • • The ark of the covenant taken into battle The ark captured by the Philistines The ark returned to Israel The ark in the tabernacle of David

Music, The Prophetic & Worship The Tabernacle Of David – The Davidic order • • • 288 prophetic singers, 4000 musicians 24 X 7 day and night worship Skilled musicians Leaders in charge of music and songs to be sung Worship – prophetic in nature with prophetic WLs Prophetic song writers or psalmists

Music, The Prophetic & Worship The Tabernacle Of David – Being rebuilt Acts 15: 16, 17 16 ‘After this I will return And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, And I will set it up; 17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, Says the Lord who does all these things. ’

The Prophetic Word The Holy Spirit communicates the heart and mind of God to our spirit.

The Prophetic Word • • An impression A flash of information Quickening of Scriptures A knowing on the inside Pictures – still, moving A word, sentence, paragraph Physical sensations

The Prophetic Word 1) Brings Edification, Exhortation and Comfort 1 Corinthians 14: 3 3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.

The Prophetic Word 2) Reveals God’s plans and purposes Zacharias prophesies over his son John the baptist

The Prophetic Word 3) Stirs up and causes us to move in faith – in warfare 1 Timothy 1: 18 18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

The Prophetic Word 4) Provides motivation and strength to carry out God’s purposes and plans

The Prophetic Word 5) Releases God’s power – healing, deliverance, breakthroughs

The Prophetic Word 6) Brings correction and restoration King David & Prophet Nathan 2 Samuel 11: 27 – 12: 1

The Prophetic Word 7) Causes conviction and repentance The Samaritan Woman John 4

The Prophetic Word 8) Transforms Nations The dry bones – the nation of Israel Ezekiel 37: 1 -14

The Prophetic Word The prophetic Word can be released as a prophetic Song. The prophetic Song accomplishes all that the prophetic Word does.

The Prophetic Song 1) Songs to the Lord A Spontaneous Song to the Lord – love song, thanksgiving, worship, adoration – an overflow of our hearts.

The Prophetic Song 1) Songs to the Lord A New Song – Sung when God does a new thing in our lives Psalm 33: 3 Sing to Him a new song

The Prophetic Song 1) Songs to the Lord A New Song – Songs that the Lord gives to us to sing back to Him Psalm 40: 3 He has put a new song in my mouth

The Prophetic Song 1) Songs to the Lord DEUTERONOMY 31: 19, 22 19 “Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel. 22 Therefore Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel.

The Prophetic Song 1) Songs to the Lord A New Song – Songs that the Lord Jesus sings to the Father Hebrews 2: 11 -12 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.

The Prophetic Song 2) Songs of exhortation to the people Eph 5: 18 -20, Col 3: 16 Songs that the Lord Himself sings over His people Zeph 3: 17

The Prophetic Song 3) Declarative songs over demons, circumstances or nations Psalm 8: 2, Psalm 149: 5 -9

Prophetic Worship Preparation • Relationship and walk with the Lord. Intimacy is the key. • Depth in prayer and in the Word of God

Prophetic Worship Expectation

Prophetic Worship Sensitivity

Prophetic Worship – practical guidelines 1) Sing in your own words. Join in! 2) Sing out in tongues. 3) Sing your own words to the tune of a known song. 4) Lyrics not on screen but team repeats certain lines. . Join in! 5) Media team – project those lyrics for church to sing. 6) For specific Words of Knowledge, direction, correction – Receive. Test. Apply

A LIFE OF WORSHIP

1) A Life Of Kindness & Generosity HEBREWS 13: 15 -16 15 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. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

1) A Life Of Kindness & Generosity Good (Greek word used – being kind & generous • Being kind - in Word and in Action (Eph 4: 15, 29) • Being Generous – Share (treasure, time, talents)

1) A Life Of Kindness & Generosity The Cheerful Giver – 2 Corinthians 9: 6 -15 • • Gives bountifully (Vs. 6) Gives as he purposes in his heart (Vs. 7) Does not give grudgingly or out of necessity (Vs. 7) Is loved by God (Vs. 7)

1) A Life Of Kindness & Generosity The Cheerful Giver – 2 Corinthians 9: 6 -15 • Experiences the abundant grace of God to have more than enough for every good work (Vs. 8) • Is enriched to be even more generous (Vs. 11) • Causes God to be glorified (does not draw attention to himself) through his liberality (Vs. 13)

1) A Life Of Kindness & Generosity Reaching out | Being a voice | Taking the cause JAMES 1: 27 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

1) A Life Of Kindness & Generosity Reaching out | Being a voice | Taking the cause ISAIAH 1: 17 17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

1) A Life Of Kindness & Generosity It is Sacrificial Sacrifice involves… • giving up something that we have a right to • taking on something that we don’t necessarily have to • death - dying to comfort, self-pity, fleshly desires, pride.

2) A Life of Holiness & Consecration ROMANS 12: 1 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2) A Life of Holiness & Consecration ROMANS 6: 13 -14 13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

2) A Life of Holiness & Consecration ROMANS 6: 18 -19 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

2) A Life of Holiness & Consecration Galatians 5: 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

3) A Life of Obedience John 14: 15, 21 15 If you love me, keep My commandments 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him

3) A Life of Obedience is the language of intimacy

3) A Life of Obedience 1 SAMUEL 15: 22 22 So Samuel said: “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. It delights the heart of God when we obey His voice…fully!

3) A Life of Obedience It delights the heart of God when we obey His voice…fully!

God is inviting us… …to a life of kindness and generosity. …to a life of holiness and consecration. …to a life of obedience. A Life Of Worship!