Praise that Transforms the Soul

Theme: Worship is a place where God and humanity meet.

Goal: Help them make connections.

ME: ORIENTATION: FIND COMMON GROUND WITH THE AUDIENCE

ME: ORIENTATION: FIND COMMON GROUND WITH THE AUDIENCE

ME: ORIENTATION: FIND COMMON GROUND WITH THE AUDIENCE

what is worship?

Worship is moving from entertainment to participation

Worship is moving from entertainment to participation

Worship is not a spectator sport

We must be active in participation

To sing in worship is an expression of heart and life not a talent contest.

Are we as ready to meet God as we are?

Worship is action and behavior and not always just words.

Yâdâh, yaw-daw´: To revere or worship with extended hands. To hold out the hands. To throw a stone or arrow” May the people Yada you  (yādâ). vb. to give thanks, praise. Describes the act of giving thanks and praise to God.This verb primarily refers to giving thanks; the majority instances of yādâ in the ot are in Psalms

“Hâlal, haw-lal´: To boast. To rave. To shine. To celebrate. To be clamorously foolish.”

It is a connection to God that touches and transforms the soul.

WE: IDENTIFICATION (MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU STRUGGLE)

People do struggle to be open to God in worship.

stayed up too late.

here but not here focused on something else.

jogging to Ducan Donuts...

There can be many things that hinder us from worshipping.

We need to come prepared to seek God.

stagnant water: occurs when water stops flowing.

a. We need to ask God to move us from stagnant (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

no flowing or running

stale or foul from standing

lack of development, advancement or progressive movement

We methodists are thinkers and want to stay in our heads and at times not our hearts

a. We need to ask God to move us from stagnant (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

denominational motto

Share the material in your notes out of the book.

“...If only God’s presence would go with me.” Jacob Albright

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Worship is a place where God and humanity meet. Praise that connects our heart to God is redeeming and transforming ways.

It is a connection to God that touches and transforms the soul.

Many of you over the years have experienced souther Gospel music, seen the Gathers

Sometimes it is the music itself that takes you there. Have you ever witnessed this? Slide

Other times it is silence..

GOD: ILLUMINATION (THE GOAL IS TO RESOLVE THE TENSION

I. Zamar

Zâmar, zaw-mar´: To make music. To celebrate in song and music. To touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument.”

Zâmar is used throughout the psalms to connote the making of music, celebrating in song and music, and plucking the strings of a musical instrument. It’s a word that appears in the scriptures forty-one times, both in narrative form and in the poetry of the psalms.

In (nkjv), the psalmist wrote:

I will sing a new song to You, O God;

On a harp of ten strings I will sing praises (zâmar) to You.”

 I will sing a new song to you, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to you, (ESV)

Zamar: to make music. To celebrate in song and music. To touch the strings or parts of the musical instrument.

“Consider that time you walked into church, frustrated with a friend, anxious about your finances, perhaps concerned about a new health challenge. Remember how you stood in the liminal space before the worship music began and made small talk as best you could, the things of eternity far from your mind. Recall how the chords began to fill the room, how the attention of the crowd was turned toward the praise of God. In that moment, didn’t the stuff of earth, the anxieties of life, seem to melt into the melody? As the cares rolled away, didn’t you encounter the very presence of God?

Music is more powerful than we even understand. It can soften our hearts, soothe our troubled souls. It opens a”“door to the spiritual world. It paves the road for the Spirit’s coming”

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! Psalm 57:7

Steadfast: steadfast to be established; be steadfast, be sure. be completed, be arranged, be permanent

Lexham Theological Wordbook זָמַר

(zāmar). vb. to sing praise. Indicates the act of singing praise and praising the Lord.

This verb means “to sing praise,”

I will give to the Lord the thanks (Yada) due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise (Zamar) to the name of the Lord, the Most High

(ESV)

(ESV)

will give thanks Yada

“Yâdâh, yaw-daw´: To revere or worship with extended hands. To hold out the hands. To throw a stone or arrow.3

May the peoples praise (yâdâh) you, God;

may all the peoples praise (yâdâh) you.

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I will sing praise Zamar using a voice as an instrument

Zamar: to make music. To celebrate in song and music. To touch the strings or parts of the musical instrument.

We’re not all able to play the piano or guitar. We can’t all pluck the strings of a musical instrument, and some of us can’t carry a tune in a bucket. But that doesn’t mean we can’t engage in zâmar. As we listen to music, can’t we recognize the way it prepares our souls to receive God’s Word? Can’t we allow it to soften us? Can’t we appreciate how it serves as a vehicle, carrying our praise to the throne of God? When we do, we’re participating in zâmar.

If you are a musician, ask yourself: When is the last time I simply played my instrument for God alone? When is the last time I felt the power of God in my music, even when no words were sung? Making music, zâmar, is a gift. Are you making the most of it?” Chris Tomlin

II. Paul opens the church to this type of worship

English Standard Version Chapter 5

15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands

19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

Psalms Greek Salmos Psalmos ⓑ of Christian songs of praise . (ἐν) ψαλμοῖς (καὶ) ὕμνοις (καὶ) ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς ;

Spiritual: πνευματικός, ή, όν

② In the great majority of cases in ref. to the divine πνεῦμα (s. πνεῦμα 5) having to do with the (divine) spirit, caused by or filled with the (divine) spirit, pert./corresponding to the (divine) spirit (Making Melody

ἐξομολογέω (exomologeō). vb. to confess, profess, offer praise. Describes the confession or proclamation of the praise of God.

This verb is the usual Septuagint translation of the Hebrew יָדָה‎ (yādâ, “to give thanks”). In some instances it refers to giving thanks to God, including three main instances in which Jesus thanks the Father (; ; ). In other cases it refers to confessing sin (e.g., ).

Songs: ψάλλω (psallō). vb. to sing praise. Conveys the act of singing praise.

This verb is the usual Septuagint translation of the Hebrew זָמַר‎ (zāmar, “to sing praise”). It occurs five times in the nt, where it denotes singing praise to God (e.g., ; ).

This verb is the usual Septuagint translation of the Hebrew יָדָה (yādâ, “to give thanks”). In some instances it refers to giving thanks to God, including three main instances in which Jesus thanks the Father (; ; ). In other cases it refers to confessing sin (e.g., ).

ψάλλω (psallō). vb. to sing praise. Conveys the act of singing praise.

This verb is the usual Septuagint translation of the Hebrew זָמַר (zāmar, “to sing praise”). It occurs five times in the nt, where it denotes singing praise to God (e.g., ; ).

ὑμνέω (hymneō). vb. to sing praise. Conveys the act of singing praise.

Making Melody

In the nt, this verb always refers to the singing of praise by the people of God (; ; ; ).1

III. worship

5 minutes of silence

Centering prayer with God

explain how too.

YOU: APPLICATION (TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO DO AND WHAT THEY HAVE HEARD)

Do this in and out of the worship service

Find ways to connect with God in worship, do this in and out of the worship service.

adaPsalm 67:3 May the people Yada you  (yādâ). vb. to give thanks, praise. Describes the act of giving thanks and praise to God.This verb primarily refers to giving thanks; the majority instances of yādâ in the ot are in Psalms

Halal

(haaa Laaa)Halal: To boast. To rave. To shine. To celebrate. To clamorously foolish. 150: