Praise & Worship: Sing Songs To God, and about Him!

• Here are verses mentioned in the Bible about Praising the Lord, and singing praises to him!
  
• Ephesians 5:19 "Speaking to yourselves in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,Singing and making music in your heart to the Lord."
• Psalm 103:1-5 "Praise the LORD, O my soul all my inmost being praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's (NIV)."
  
• Psalm 101:1 "I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing praise."
• Psalm 100:1 " Sing unto the LORD, all ye lands."
• Psalm 100:2 " Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs (NIV)."
• ( Psalm 96:1-2 "Sing to the LORD a new song;sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day." (NIV)
  
• Psalm 98:1 "Sing to the LORD a new song, for he had done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him." (NIV)
  
• Psalm 92:1-3 "It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp." (NIV)
• Psalm 95:1-2 "Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation, Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song." ((NIV)
• Psalm 81:1 "Shout for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!" (NIV)
• Psalm 66:1-2 "Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!" (NIV)
• Psalm 65:1 "Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled." (NIV)
• Psalm 104:1 "Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty." (NIV)
• Psalm 106:1 "Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." (NIV)
• Psalm 105:2 "Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of his wonderful acts." (NIV)
• Psalm 111:1 "Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly." (NIV)
• Psalm 112:1 "Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands." (NIV)
• Psalm 113:1 "Praise the LORD. Praise, the servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD."(NIV)
• Psalm 117:1 "Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples." (NIV)
• Psalm 134:1 " Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD." (NIV)
• Psalm 135:1 " Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD," (NIV)
• Psalm 138:1 "I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the gods I will sing your praise." (NIV)
• Psalm 144:1 "Praise be to the LORD my Rock..." (NIV)
• Psalm 145: 1 "I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever." (NIV)
• Psalm 146:1-2 "Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. I will praise the LORD all my life;I will sing praise to my God as long as I live." (NIV)
• Psalm 147:1 "Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!" (NIV)
• Psalm 148:1 -4"Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts. Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars. Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies." (NIV)
• Psalm 149:1 "Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints." (NIV)
• Psalm 150:1 "Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens."
• Psalm 150:2 "Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness."
• Psalm 150:3 "Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,"
• Psalm 150:4 "praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and the flute,"
• Psalm 150:5 " praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals."
• Psalm 150: 6 "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD."
• Colossians 3:16 "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God."

Scripture Memorization:Helps with Biblicial Application

The following are some verses that Christians should memorize:

• Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
• Psalm 119:11 "Thy word have I hide in my heart, that I might not sin against God."
• Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengetheneth me."
• Philippians 4:8 "Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and there be any praise think on these things."
  
• I Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray continually."
• Hebrews 10:25 "Not forsaking the assembly of ourselves together ,as the manner of some is and so the much the more as we see the day appearing."
• Philippians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice."
• Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
• Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
• Genesis 1:3 "And God said, let there be light and there was light."
• Genesis 2:7 "And God formed man out of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breathe of life, and man became a living soul."
• Joshua 1:9 "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage,be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whethersover thou goest."
• Ephesians 6:1 "Children obey your parents, in the Lord, for this is right."
• John 15:1-2 "I am the vine and ye are the branches. He that abides in me, shall ask what he will and it shall be given unto thee."
• I John 4:7-8 "Beloved let us love one another, for love is of God and he that knoweth God, He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love."
• Ephesians 5:32 "Be ye kind, tenderhearted,and forgiving one another..."
• Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you."
• Hebrews 13:5 "Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with whatsoever things ye have, for he hath said; I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

Witnessing is Important Because....

Witnessing is Important Because....

• It is commanded by God in Matthew 28:19-20 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations..."
• This command is repeated in Mark 16:15 "Go ye into all the world,and preach the gospel to every creature."
  
• Acts 1:8 "...ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
• It encourages other Christians to witness to the lost.
• It is the only way some people will hear about Jesus Christ love for them. a. Romans 10:14 "How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?" b. Romans 10:17 "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
  
• It shows we care about lost souls like Christ does.
• If we don't witness than we are being selfish.
• There are false witnesses around that spread lies to people. a. Proverbs 14:5 "A faithful witness will not lie:but a false witness will utter lies." b. Proverbs 12:17 "He that speaketh truth showeth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit."
  
• A person who witnesses/shares Christ with others is considered to be wise by God. Proverbs 11:30 "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise."
• It shows you are not ashamed of the Bible. Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
• It shows that you love God & want to serve him with your life.
  

Why is prayer important?/who to pray for?

How often should we pray?

• We are commanded in I Thessalonians 5:17 to "Pray without ceasing (KJV)." This means we should be in a continual state of prayer. In other words, we should be ready to pray at any time of day, and anywhere.

• Ephesians 6:18 "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; "
  
• Colossians 4:2 "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"
  
• I Peter 4:7 "...and watch unto prayer."
• Luke 18:1 "...that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;"
  

Who are we to pray too?

• We are to pray to God alone. This is mentioned in Philippians 4:6 "Be careful for nothing;but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." We are not to be anxious, or worried about anything. We are to take everything to God in prayer.

• Psalm 5: 2 "Hearken unto the voice of my cry,my King, and my God:for unto thee will I pray." In this verse David prayed to God alone.
• Matthew 6:9 "...pray ye: Our father which art in heaven..." We are to pray to God the Father.
• Matthew 5:6 "...pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret will reward you openly.

When are we to pray?

• Psalm 5:3 "My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up."

David prayed to God in the morning.

• Psalm 55:17 "Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:and he shall hear my voice." David prayed to God in the nightime, during the day, and in the afternoon time.

Who should we pray for?

• We are commanded to "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:they shall prosper that love thee(Holy Bible:KJV)" in Psalm 122:6.

• We commanded in Matthew 5:44 to "...and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you:" We are to pray for our enemies.
  

• James 5:16 "... and pray for one another, that ye may be healed..." We are to pray for each other.
• Ezra 6:10 "...and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons." We are to pray for the king and his sons.
  
• I Thessalonians 5:25 "Brethren, pray for us." Pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ.
• Hebrews 13:18 "Pray for us:for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly." This is an extra reminder to pray for other Christians.
• II Thessalonians 3:1 "Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified..." One more reminder to pray for other believers/Christians.
  
• I Timothy 2:1 -2 "I EXHORT therefore, that,first,of all, supplications,prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks,be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlines and honesty." We should pray for all people including kings and others in authority over us.
  

How should you pray?

• Matthew 6:5 "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypcrites are:for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men..." Do not pray to get attention from other people.
• Matthew 6:6 "But thou,when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thou Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Pray in secret/ in a quiet, private spot.
  

• Matthew 6:7 "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking." Do not use memorized prayers.
• Matthew 6:10 "...Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." Pray for God's will.
• Matthew 6:11 "Give us this day our daily bread." Thank him for providing your needs including your food.
• Matthew 6:12 "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." Ask him to forgive your sins.
  
• Matthew 6:13 "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil..." Ask him to help your resist the temptations from the devil.
• II Chronicles 7:14 "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive thier sin, and heal their land." Pray humbly/meekly unto God, and turn away from your wickedness.
• Matthew 21:22 "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Pray with belief that you will get what you pray for.
• II Corinthians 13:7 "Now I pray to God that ye do not evil..." Pray for others not to do evil.
• II Corinthians 5:20 "...we pray you in Christ stead,be ye reconciled to God." Pray on others behalf that they will obey God.
  

Why is Bible study important?

Bible study is important because it helps you to grow in your walk with God.
II Timothy 2:15 commands us to "Study to show thyself unto God, a workmanthat needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividin the word of truth (KJV)." So, we should also study the Bible because we are commanded to by God.
Another verse that discusses this is I Thessalonians 4:11 which says "And that ye study to be quiet, to do your own business, and to work your own hands, as we commanded you;" This tells us to study the word in order to live a life pleasing to God, to help us mind our own business, and because it reminds us to work for a living.
Plus,Bible study helps us to memorize Scripture, to be prepared to share Christ with others, and to apply the Word to our daily lives.
So if you have not studied your Bible any, than start now!

How to Witness: Share Christ!

How do you witness, share Christ with others?

*Evangelism-to share the gospel with others

• By sharing your Testimony
• Sharing Bible verses about salvation
• Handing out gospel tracts
• Giving out church literature
  
• Inviting people to church
• Teaching Sunday School
• Going on Missions Trips
• Teaching Vacation Bible School
• Giving to Missions
• Singing in the Choir
• Handing out Christian brochures
• Preaching in church,or on a sidewalk
• Inviting people to Bible conferences
• Explaining the Bible to people over the internet
• Writing a Bible verse inside a card, or in a letter
• Giving Bibles to People
• Listening to Christian music
• Singing songs to God or about him in your neighborhood
• Leaving gospel tracts in restaurants,doctors offices, public restrooms,telephone booths,taxi cabs, airplanes, buses,malls,grocery stores, on park benches,in mall boxes,doorways, windows,cars, other vehicles,other public places, and on neighbors porches.
• Going to Christian events
• Inviting people to Upwards sports- basketball,soccer,flag football, cheer leading
  
• Working in a church day care
• Doing volunteer work
• Knocking on doors
• Inviting people to your house for a Bible study
• Praying for the lost
• Writing Christian poems
  

10 Steps to spiritual growth

There are 10 steps to spiritual growth for the Christian.
These ten steps are the following:

• Prayer to God
  
• Bible study
• Scripture memorization
• Scripture application
• Sharing Christ
  
• Praise & Worship
• Church attendance
• Tithe
• Baptism
• Supporting Missions

These steps are an essential part of drawing closer to God along life's journey as a Christian. Nine of these steps are to be done daily.
Baptism is only necessary to have done once after you accept Jesus as an outward appearance/showing of your salvation. It shows the world around you that you are willing to follow after Christ as a believer in him.