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WORSHIP SERIES PRAISE AND WORSHIP ARE TWO WORDS Revelation 11:16 Revelation 19:5 I. INTRODUCTION A. “First Mention” of the word “worship”. 1. Abraham offered Isaac to the Lord. 2. Worship is for us! a) We change when we DO worship! B. A look at PRAISE.
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WORSHIP SERIESPRAISE AND WORSHIP ARE TWO WORDS Revelation 11:16 Revelation 19:5 I. INTRODUCTION A. “First Mention” of the word “worship”.
1. Abraham offered Isaac to the Lord. 2. Worship is for us! a) We change when we DO worship! B. A look at PRAISE. 1. “Praise and Worship” as one “event.”
a) Simply means “the song service.” • 2. “First Mention” the words are different! • II. What is Praise? • A. shâchâh = “to bow down to royalty or God!”
1. Illustrated by Abraham. • B. Webster’s definition and First Mention. • 1. =to prize • a) To see something as desirable • b) =“to glorify god!”
(1) Original Hebrew use of “Praise”. C. Summarize chapter 29 of Genesis. 1. Jacob is “wife shopping”. 2. Rachael is there to water the flocks.
3. To work 7 years for Rachael! 4. Substitutes Leah instead. a) Rachael a “knock- out” and Leah wasn’t. (1) Leah might be around a long time… b) Rachael had Jacob’s heart.
5. Word “Praise” used for the first time! • a) Genesis 29:31-35 • b) Leah “praising” the Lord! • (1) “Praise” = yaw- daw' • (a) = to hold out the hand
(i) Abraham “worshipped” the Lord • (ii) Leah “praising” the Lord! • (a) Both are a “celebration”. • (b) Leah’s “praise” for what the Lord has done in her life! (i) One is deeper!
D. Words change over time? • 1. “Praise” to take on different meaning. • a) Psalms33:2 • (1) Think “praises” same, But It Is NOT! • (a) Playing a musical instrument.
(a) Praise not only worship of God but giving of thanks! • 2. One more: • a) Psalms 32:5 • (1) Which word is the yaw-daw? • (a) “confess”! • (b) Put the 3 together:
E. Many other words translated as “praise”. • 1. hillûl = a celebration. • 2. humneō = to hymn. • 3. exomologeō = to agreefully: - confess. • III. Close with this:
A. Psalms 22:22 • B. Psalms 22:23 • C. Psalms 30:4 • D. Psalms 42:11 • E. Psalms 71:14
1. Praise and Worship – are quite unique. • a) Praise = outward expression of love. • b) Do it in the midst of the assembly! • (1) Just the Praise part. • (2) Ready to enter into worship.