Why do we worship this way? part 1

Why do we sing?

Its biblical

Exodus 15:1–2 NKJV

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

1 Chronicles 6:31 NKJV

Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark came to rest.

Matthew 26:30 NKJV

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Colossians 3:16–17 NKJV

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Ephesians 5:18–20 NKJV

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Why do we raise hands in song worship?

watch worship hands by tim hawkins

Psalm 119:48 NKJV

My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Psalm 28:2 NKJV

Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

1 Timothy 2:8 NKJV

I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

Psalm 119:48 NKJV

My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Ezra 9:5 NKJV

At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God.

Nehemiah 8:6 NKJV

And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Our posture before God shows our heart before God.

Its not about whether we are singing, praying, or living life.

Why do we worship this way? part 2

What is the heart of worship?

Luke 10:25–28 NKJV

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

Deuteronomy 6:1–6 NKJV

“Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’ “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.