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Godly PRAISE

Godly Praise

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There are 7 Hebrew words for Praise and 7 ways we can praise God. The Pentecostal and Charismatic Church may be happy clappy but they are praising God as they did in Biblical times

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Godly PRAISE

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Experiencing God through

PRAISE

1.Understand we were created to praise the living God

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I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me.

Jeremiah 32:38-40

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Experiencing God through

PRAISE

1.Understand we were created to praise the living God

2. Come expecting

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My soul yearns, even faints,for the courts of the LORD;my heart and my flesh cry outfor the living God.

Psalm 84:2

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Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Hebrews 11:6

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Experiencing God through

PRAISE

1.Understand we were created to praise the living God

2. Come expecting

3. Praise God Biblically

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7 ways to praise GOD

1. Zamar:This literally means to pluck the strings, to celebrate in song and music. Basically it’s probably the most common form of “praise” we have across the world in our churches. It’s just singing songs put to music.

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7 ways to praise GOD

2. Yadah:This means to show reverence or praise with extended hands.This is practically illustrated by a small child who wants to be picked up; they extend their hands high above their heads in a sign of surrender and desire to be held.

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7 ways to praise GOD

3. Towdah:This word is very similar to yadah, but has a slightly different meaning. It means to show agreement with by extending the right hand.

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7 ways to praise GOD

4. Barak:It means to kneel down, to bow low as a sign of adoration and reverence. Carrying with it the idea of humbling yourself to a place that is lower than the recipient of your worship (God). As far as worship goes, this is the most physically uncomfortable expression of praise, it takes effort and may cause discomfort.

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5. Tehillah:This type of praise is singing, but not just any type of singing. It’s the singing that bubbles up from our hearts. It’s a spontaneous type of singing. These songs are unrehearsed and unprepared. They are straight to God.

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6. Halal: This is the kind of praise that David exhibited when he danced for joy at the return of the Ark of The Covenant. This is also where we get the word Halellujah from. It literally means to be clamorously foolish unto the Lord! This includes dancing and laughing and leaping and twirling before the Lord.

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7. Shabach:Are you ready to get loud? Shabach means to address in a loud tone. It’s typically associated with freedom or triumph. But it’s more than just a loud shout, it’s the idea of putting everything you have into it. An attitude of wholehearted praise.

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7 ways to praise GOD

1. Sing to music 2. Raise our hands

3. Raise 1 hand 4. Kneel

5. Spontaneous 6. Dancing Singing

7. Praise God wholeheartedly (Loud)