Thanksgiving, praise and worship; Romans 12 vl; I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God that you

present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Praise and worship is a development of a basic and real experience we have with God, Jesus saves us; we are grateful. We express gratitude by saying thanks. This is the starting point of praise and worship of God. Gratitude and thanksgiving should be part of our nature but this is not always the case, Luke 17 vl3-18; " Has anyone recently received a blessing from God that deserves a thank you, or a little praise ? We are told that in Scripture some 555 times to praise or worship God and some of this motivation comes from Psalm 141vl-9; Vl; God exhorts us to praise. V2a. We praise Him for what He has done. V2b. We praise Him for who He is, V4 Because we are the object of His pleasure, V5. We praise Him when we see what we've become in Him. V6 God enables us to enter into high praises. v6. Praise is the key weapon in our battle against satan. V9. All the saints have this honour. Pattern of praise in God's word. Psalm 100. Vl. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord. V2. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before His presence with singing V3 . Know who God is and what He has done for us. V4. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving. Enter into His courts with praise. V4 Bless His name. V5 Because He is good and His mercy is everlasting. Our gratitude and praise to God should develop a meaningful relationship with Him which should move into adoration and worship. To be grateful is to experience an inner appreciation, to experience a deep feeling of thankfulness in the heart. To show thankfulness is to express it through words of thanks and praise fitting to the blessings received. In the Spirit filled believer, these 'words of thanks' should develop into real worship of God. Psalm 107 vl-2; 0 give thanks unto the Lord for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy. Psalm 134 vl; Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord. You can only praise and worship God when you have come to know Him as the only God in your life and consider yourself as His servant. We must know why we worship God. A poor understanding of God results in apathetic worship and a lack of desire to meditate on the Scriptures. About fifty times in Scripture the words praise and worship mean, reverence, adoration, kneeling with outstretched hands, prostrate before God. Blessing God comes into this category also. Exodus 20 v2-3; I am the Lord thy God which has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. Matthew 22 v37; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Psalm 99 v5; Exalt the Lord and worship at His footstool for He is holy. Praise and worship is a function of the spirit, soul and body of the worshipper. John 4 v23; For the hour is coming and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth. Psalm 103 v2; Bless the Lord 0 my soul.

Romans 12 vlb; That you present your bodies a living sacrifice, Why should we worship God ? Luke 4 v8b. It is written, you shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you worship. Deuteronomy 8 vIO; When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you There are many Scriptures in Psalms exhorting us to bless God, to praise and worship Him. Psalms 145 to 150 are exhortations to praise and worship God. Psalm 47 vl ; 0 clap your hands all ye people, shout unto God with voice of triumph. v6; Sing praises to God, sing praises sing praises unto our King, sing praises. Psalm 100 v4; Enter His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. So God should be praised and worshipped if He is truly our God. Psalm 103 gives a wonderful picture of God and why we should acknowledge Him as our only God. Read also Psalm 104. Psalm 105 vl-5 Through the death and resurrection of Jesus' the way has been opened for the repentant sinner to be forgiven and have access to God. John 3 vl6-17; For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting Life, for God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved. John 14 v6 ; Jesus satin unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by Me. Acts 4 vl2; Eph.2 vl3 Psalm 145 gives us some attributes of God, v1.; He is God and King. v3; He is great. v8. Gracious, full of compassion. slow to anger, and great in mercy.v9. Good to all. vl7; Righteous in all His ways, Holy in all His works.vl8. Near to all who pray in truth, 145 vl also says; I will extol thee my God and King, and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever. Psalm 86 vl5. But Thou 0 Lord art a God full of compassion, gracious long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Praise is dependent on the attributes of the one to be praised. I may praise many people and my praise of one will not detract from my praise of another. (Admire, speak well of ) Worship is the ultimate expression of a deep love for God alone and serving Him being obedient to His will for us. We bless God when we truly worship Him. He hears the cry of the righteous. Psalm 3 v4; I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill. Psalm 118 v28; Thou art my God and I will praise Thee, Thou art my God I will exalt Thee. We Have access to God, through Jesus. John 14 v6; Jesus sayeth unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by me. God forgives sinners. Psalm 32 vl-2; Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile. God heals people. Psalm 103 v3-6; Who forgiveth; all thine iniquities, who healeth all-thy dfseases. Read all of Psalm 103; God protects His people who worship Him. Psalm 40 vl-3; I waited patiently for the Lord and He inclined unto me and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock and stablished my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth even praise unto our God, many shall see it and fear and shall trust in the Lord. He is our refuge. psalm 9 v9; The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in time of trouble. Psalm 91 vl-2; Psalm 32 v7; Thou art my hiding place Thou shalt preserve me from trouble, Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. God will bless the righteous. Psalm 5 V-12. For Thou Lord will bless the righteous with

favour will You compass him as with a shield. vll; But let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice, let them ever shout for joy because Thou defendest them, let them also that love thy name be joyful in Thee. He is our dwelling place. Psalm 90 vl; Lord Thou hast been our dwelling place for all generations. God is merciful towards His people. Psalm 86 vl2-13;I will praise 0 Lord my God, with all my heart my and I will glorify Thy name for evermore. For great is Thy mercy towards me and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. Psalm 150 v2; Praise Him for His mighty acts, praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Psalm 96v3-7; v3-4 ; Declare His glory among the heathen, His wonders among all people for the Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods. v4; He holds all the deep places of the earth in his hands. v5; The sea is His, He made the sea, v6; His hand formed the dry land, lie is our maker, we are His people. Psalm 72 vl8-19. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be His glorious name for ever and let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Psalm 91 vl-4; Psalm 103 and 107; God's Word is perfect, converting the soul. Psalm 19 v7-11; The law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart, the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. Psalm 22 v3; But Thou art holy, 0 Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. We can trust God in everything. Proverbs 3 v5-6; Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. in all thy ways acknowledged and He shall direct thy paths. God deals bountifully with us; Psalm 13 v5-6; But I have trusted in Thy mercy my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me. Job 5 vIO-16; vlO. God sends rain from heaven, and water upon the fields. vll. Comforts those who mourn. vl2. brings the devices of the crafty to nought. vl3. Confuses the wisdom of the wise. vl4. Causes the plans of the crafty and the pervers to become darkness in the day. vl6. Saves the poor from the hand of the sword and the mighty.' 0 that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men. God has given gifts to the world: His only begotten Son, Jesus 'Christ. John 3 vl6; For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John I v29; Matt.1 v2O-21; Jesus Christ was crucified on Calvary's Cross for the sinners of the world, but God raised Him from the dead. Luke 23 v33-35; 24 v7; The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise -again. Holy Spirit. Luke 3 vl6; John answered them all I indeed baptise you with water, but One mightier than I cometh, the lachet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose, He shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Acts 2 v38; Salvation. John 3 vl6-17. (as above) Eternal life. John 3 vl5; That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. 1 Corin.12 vl-ll; Word of Wisdom. word of knowledge. faith, gifts s of healing, miracles, prophecy, Divers kinds of tongues, interpretation tongues Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. All good things. . How much more shall your Father which is in heaven give -good things to

them that ask Him. Rom.8 v32; James I vl7; I John 3 vl; God gave His power and authority to Jesus to preach the gospel and heal the sick. Isaiah 53; Matt.28 vl8; And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo, 1 am with you always, even unto the end of the world. God has prepared a special resurrection for the Christians. 1 Thess.4 vl3-18; Eph.1 v3-13; v3. God has blessed the Christians. v4. Chosen us. v5. Predestined us v6. Made us accepted in the beloved. v7. Redeemed us. v8. Abounded toward us. v9 Made known unto us. , V 11 given us an inheritance. V13 . Sealed us. Eph I v2O-23; V20. God raised Christ from the dead. Exalted Him at His own right hand. v2l. Gave Him authority over all powers good and evil-Gave Jesus a namo that is above every name that is named in this world and the next. v22. Put all things under His feet. made Jesus the Head of the church. Psalm 28 v7. The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusted in him and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth and with my song will I praise Him. Jehovah - Shaman. Jehovah - Irish. The Jehovah - Ins. The Jehovah - Shalom. Jehovah -. Rah. The Jehovah Tsidkenu. Jehovah RAF,The The Lord Lord The Lord The Lord Lord ever present. our provider. our banner, Lord our peace, my shepherd. Lord our righteousness. our healer.

Our God is all these things to us and has many more wonderful attributes. As we meditate upon His holy Scriptures then we shall understand more of the wonders of our God why we should delight in praising and worshipping our great God, in sincerity and truth. Psalm 19 vl4; Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight 0 Lord my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 95 v6; 0 come let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the lord our Maker. Who should praise God ? Everyone. 1 Tim.2 v8. I will therefore that men pray everywhere lifting up Holy hands, without wrath and doubting. Psalm 145 v2l. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord and let all flesh bless His Holy name, for ever and ever. The righteous. Psalm 140 vl3. Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Thy name The upright shall dwell in Thy presence. The saints. Psalm 143 v6. I stretch forth my hands unto Thee, my soul thirtieth after Thee as a thirsty land. Psalm 145 vIO. All Thy works shall praise Thee, 0 Lord, and Thy saints shall bless Thee. The saved. Psalm 106. v47-48. Save us 0 lord and gather us from among the heathen to give thanks unto Thy Holy name, and to triumph in Thy praise. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting and let all Thy people say amen, praise the lord. The redeemed. Psalm 107 vl-2. 0 give thanks unto the Lord for He is good, His mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy. The people of God. Psalm 79 vl3. So we Thy people and sheep of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever. We will show forth Thy praise to all generations. Those - that fear the Lord, Psalm 22 v23. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him. Psalm 150 v6. Let

everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise. ye the Lord. When to praise God. At all times, Psalm 34 vl. I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall be continually in my mouth. Morning and evening . Psalm 92 vl-2. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name O most High, to show forth Thy loving kindness in the morning and Thy faithfulness every night. Hebr.13 v5; When in a place of trial or trouble. Acts 16 v25. And at midnight Paul and Sills prayed and sang praises unto God. When the saints are rapture to heaven. Rev.19 vl. After these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven saying, Alleluia, salvation and glory and honour and power unto the Lord our God. Although God commanded that praise and worship should be given to Him alone, mankind had a freewill and often rejected God's love to go and worship idols with disastrous results to them. Rom.6 vl6. Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey, whether. of sin unto death or of obedience unto righteousness. Christians need to have a constant attitude of praise and worship towards God .and they will live for God and be richly blessed by Him. Psalm 107 v2l-22. 0 that men would praise the Lord for His wonderful works to the children of men, and let them sacrifice the sacrifice of thanksgiving and declare His works with thanksgiving. An expression of praise that is acceptable to us is not necessarily going to be acceptable to religious people or unbelievers. Let them not despise another person' s expression of praise or worship to God, if we are not personally free to worship God -or understand what is goingon. The greater our depth of worship the greater our responsibility to live for Jesus and let people see Christ living out His purposes in our own lives and reaching out in Christian love to the unsaved Where should God be worshipped ? In our homes. Psalm 149 v5; Let the saints be joyful in glory, let them sing aloud upon their beds. In the congregation. Psalm 22 v22. I will declare Thy name unto the brethren in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Psalm 35 vl8. I will give Thee thanks in the great congregation, I will praise Thee amongst much people. Psalm 100 v4; Before the unbeliever. Acts 2 v47. Praising God and having favour with all the people., and the Lord added to the church daily, such as should be saved. In one's heart. I Corin-3 v 6-17. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy for the temple of God is holy which temple ye are. Psalm 126 v2. Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing Then said they among the heathen, the Lord hath done great things for them. Worship and praise in the scriptures is always an action, singing, dancing, bowing down. praying, etc. what makes worship truly worship and praise truly praise is the attitude or motive behind the act. Many people go through the motions and do the acts, yet it is a dead ritual and not acceptable to God. others may think love and gratefulness yet not speak it out, sing, dance or express any praise and worship. The Holy Spirit will help them if they are truly willing to praise and worship God. Praise flows out of our souls and worship from our spirit yet Spirit soul and body are required to fulfil praise and worship in sincerity and truth

How do we praise and worship God ? Committal to God. Rom.12 vl; Paul exhorts us to present our bodies a living sacrifice to God. Rom.6 vl3; Yield yourselves unto God as those that are alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. In the name of Jesus, Eph.5 v2O. Giving thanks always unto God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Collossians 3.vl7. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God and the father by him. In the Spirit. Eph.5 vl9. Speaking unto yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs and making melody in your heart unto the Lord. in sincerity. John 4 v23. For the hour cometh and now is when the worshippers shall worship the father in Spirit and in truth. Exodus 35 v5. No lip service here. In thanksgiving. To overflow in love and appreciation to 4od. Psalm 95 vl-2. 0 come let us sing unto the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 100 v4. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise, be thankful unto Him and bless his name.'107 v22; 147 v7; In speech. Psalm 34 vl. I will bless the lord at all ties. His praise shall continually be in my mouth . Psalm 51 vl5. 0 Lord open Thou my lips and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. In tongues. Acts 10 v45b -46. Because that on the gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. praise and worship in son. 2 Sam.22 v5O. I will sing praises unto thy name. Psalm 40 v3. He hath put a new song into my mouth, even praise unto our God. I Corinthians v9. I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the understanding also. Eph.5 vl9. With music. Exodus 15v2O-2l.And Miriam took a timbrel in her hand and all the women went out after her with timbrels and dancing, And Miriam answered them sing ye to the Lord for he hath triumphed gloriously. 2 Chronicles 5 vl3-14. It came to pass as the trumpeters and singers were one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpeters and cymbals and instruments of music and praised the Lord, saying, For He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever, that then the house was filled with a cloud even the house of the Lord. So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. Rev.14 v2. I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their harps. Leaping and shouting. Hebr.Alata, Alax. Jump for joy. Rejoice. Exalt, be exceeding glad. Psalm 9 v2; I will be glad and rejoice in Thee. Luke 6 v23. Rejoice thee in that day and leap for joy. Acts 3 v8b. walking and leaping and praising God. psalm 5 vll. But let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice, let them ever shout for joy because thou defendest them; Let them also that love Thy name be joyful in Thee. Job 38 v7. All the sons of God shouted for joy. Ezra 3 vll-12. All the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord...and many shouted aloud for joy, the people shouted with a loud shout and the noise was heard afar off. Praise and worship God in the dance. Exodus 15 v2O. And all the women went out aft-j-r-her with timbrels and dancing. 2 Sam.6 vl4,16; David danced before the lord. Psalm 30 vll. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing, Thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. Psalm 98 v4-6.

Praise the Lord in the dance. Psalm 149 v3; Let them praise His name in the dance. Psalm 150 v4. Praise Him with the timbrel and the dance. Jeri.31 vl3. Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together, for I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice from their sorrow. Bless God with a standing ovation. Psalm 47 vl; 0 clap your hands all ye people, shout unto God with the voice of triumph. Bless God with outstretched hands. Reverence, worship. Used many times in the old testament. Nehemiah 8 v6. Ezra blessed the Lord the great God, and all the people . answered amen, amen, with lifting up their hands and they bowed their heads and worshipped the Lord. psalm 63 v4; Thus will I bless Thee while I live, I will lift up my hands in Thy name. in prayer and upraised hands. 1 Kings 8 v22; And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands towards heaven. v54. He arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. Psalm 134 v2. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord. Lament.3 v4l. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto God in the heavens. 1 Tim.2 v8. I will therefore that men pray everywhere lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting. In all blessing praise and worship the attitude of the heart is very much in question. Isaiah I vl5, Rebukes hypocrisy; Lament.3 v4l, states that hearts shall accompany raised hands; Psalm 134 v2. States that praise shall accompany raised hands. Psalm 42 v4. Speaks of clean hands with purity of heart. Psalm 95 vl-7; 0 come let us sing unto the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving and make a joyful noise unto Him with Psalms. For the Lord is a great God and a great Kings above all gods. In His hands are the deep places of the earth, the strength of the hills is His also. The sea is His and He made it and His hands formed the dry-land. 0 come let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our maker For he is our God and we are people of His pasture.