Pillars and Practices // Praise, Worship, and Prayer

Both Praise and Worship are in Part:

Reverence (Awe)

Recognition (Awareness)

Revelation (Awakening)

Response (Action)

Hebrew Words

Yadah

Psalm 44:8 (NIV)

“In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise (yâdâh) your name forever.”

Towdah

 Psalm 56:11-12 (NKJV)

“In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?...I will render praises (tôwdâh) to you.”

Zamar - To make music. To celebrate in song and music. To touch the strings.

Psalm 144:9 (NKJV)

“I will sing a new song to You, O God; On a harp of ten strings, I will sing praises (zâmar) to You.”

Psalm 21:13 (KJV)

“Be exalted O Lord, in Thine own strength, so will we sing and praise (zâmar) thy power.”

Barak - To kneel. To bow down. To salute. To thank.

Psalm 103:1 (NIV)

“Praise (bârak) the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being praise his holy name.”

Shabach - To address in a loud tone. To shout. To commend, glory, and triumph.

Psalm 145:4 (NKJV)

“One generation shall praise (shâbach) your works to another.”

1 Samuel 4:5 (NLT)

“When all the Israelites saw the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord coming into the camp, their shout of joy praise (shâbach) was so loud it made the ground shake!

Tehillah - Derived from the word halal and means "the singing of halals, to sing or to laud; perceived to involve music, especially singing; hymns of the Spirit or praise.

Psalm 22:3 (NASB)

“Yet you are holy, and you are enthroned upon the praises (tehillah) of Israel.”

Isaiah 61:3 (NASB)

“To grant to those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The garment of praise (tehillah) instead of the spirit of heaviness, So they shall be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

Halal - Means "to be clear, to praise, to shine, to boast, show, to rave, celebrate, to be clamorously foolish."

Psalm 113:1-3 (NKJV)

“Praise (hallal) the Lord, praise (hallal) all you servants of the Lord, praise (hallal) the name of the Lord.”

Psalm 150:1 (AMP)

“Praise (hallal) the Lord! Praise (hallal) God in His sanctuary; Praise (hallal) Him in His mighty heavens.”

Psalm 149:3 (NKJV)

“Let them praise (hallal) His name in the dance: let them sing praises with the timbrel and harp.”

The Hebrew word most often translated as worship is Shachah - to bow down or to be prostrate; it’s used over 170 times in the Old Testament.

Exodus 34:8 (NIV)

“Moses bowed down and worshipped.”

The Greek word most often translated as worship is Proskuneo

Matthew 28:9 (NKJV)

“And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held him by the feet and worshiped him.”

John 4:24 (NKJV)

“God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Revelation 5:14 (NKJV)

“Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped him who lives forever and ever.”

These are Biblical, not just cultural or denominational, and they all have their place and time.

As much as a people of Praise and Worship, we need to be a People of Prayer.

Prayer as an Expression of Worship:

An Expression of Worth

Of Reverence

Of Gratitude

Of Dependence

Of Expectation

Lord Teaches Us How to Pray:

Our Father in heaven

Hallowed be thy name

Your kingdom come

Your will be done

On earth as it is in heaven

Give us what we need for today (our daily bread)

Forgive us as we also forgive others (submission to God’s work in me and through me)

Lead us not into temptation/testing (lead us from temptation)

But deliver us from the evil one

Adoration

Confession

Thanksgiving

Supplication

Types of Prayer:

In the moment - Nehemiah 2:4-5

Extended - Daniel 10 - 21 days

Prayer with fasting - focus and prioritizing

What about tongues?? Read 1 Cor 14:1-19

Prayer is Both Individual and Communal or Interpersonal:

When you pray, go into Private Space

Pray for One Another, Bear One Another’s Burdens

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