Welches Christian Mission

Praise & Worship Team

What is Worship?
The word worship was developed from the two words worthy and ship Worth Ship.
The use of the word indicates some high value to the one so addressed. In relation to
God, it is rendering honor, paying homage to and giving reverence as in Revelation 4: 811. The word worship also means to Save; Minister; to perform acts of worship. The
Greek word for worship is Proskuneo, depicts the illustration to kiss like a dog
licking his masters hand; to crouch to.
True Worship is active not passive
It is Being and Doing

Daily Lifestyle

Our lives show forth His praises:

1 Peter 2:5 Living Stones
1Peter 2:9 Royal Priesthood
Phil 2:15 - Blameless

Expression of various forms of

adoration and thankfulness to
God.

What we do in the act of worship

Yadah, Towdah, Shabach

There are various methods of worship

standing Nehemiah 9:5

Kneeling Psalm 95:6

Spreading hands 2 Chronicles 6:12-14

Bowing (to bend knee) Exodus 34: 8

Prostate (fall on face) Psalm 63: 5,6

Worship is designed by God to bring the worshipper into Spiritual Union with
himself. This leads to spiritual transformation and ends in spontaneous response to

Gods wishes. For the Christian, worship in not a pacifier for ourselves but a reality
that as we touch God, only then are we qualified to touch or minister to others.
The Call to Worship: The Worship Leader
All Christians are or should be worshippers, but of necessity, God has chosen to endow
individuals to lead in worship and sing unto him continually.
The characteristics of The Office:

God uses willing vessels

God uses vessels that are clean and separated unto Him alone

Worship leading is a ministry to God and a service to the Church

You, the leader must be a worshipper yourself

You, must first minister to God and then to others

True worship is NOT learnt at a seminar, but through daily experiences with God

You must be tested and proven ready

You must be appointed and anointed to operate in the office of Music Minister,
Psalmist or Worship Leader God directed David to appoint the Levites who
should minister unto him.

NB: 1 Chronicles 9:33, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 37 (on duty day and night)
The Aim
The aim of the worship leader is to bring Gods people into the very presence of God and
leave them there.
The Dos and Donts of Worship Leading
Dos

Pray and plan

Be directed by the Holy Spirit for the theme of the service if one is not already
selected

Make a list of songs, hymns, choruses

Pray, plan and practice with the musicians and backup vocalist before the worship
service

Sound check prior to worship

Settle the congregation with praises (if necessary)

Get the congregation focused on God

Be flexible and obedient to the Holy Spirit

Operate under the authority of the Pastor or Chairman

At the peak of worship allow for individual response

Study and know your congregation

Have a personal sense of vision and revelation concerning spiritual and scriptural
worship Psalm 95:2

At all times be gracious in word and gesture

Keep your countenance enthusiastic

Donts

Do not dictate but guide

DO NOT PREACH

Avoid distractions i.e. excessive jewellery; make up; hairstyles etc

Do not take the congregation on a see-saw ride

Do not take Gods Glory

Do not allow your mind to wonder, remember you are leading

Hebrew Words for Praise

Halal
Halal (Hah Lahl) Is a primary Hebrew word for praise. Our word Hallelujah comes
from this base word. It means to be clear, to shine, to boast, show, to rave, celebrate, to

be clamorously foolish . The sense is to shout for joy, to rejoice, to be sincerely and
deeply thankful.
Ps 113:1-3 - Praise (halal) the Lord, Praise (halal) o ye servants of the Lord, praise
(halal) the name of the Lord.
Ps 150:1 - Praise (halal) the Lord! Praise (halal) God in his sanctuary; praise him in his
mighty expanse of heaven.
Ps 149:3 - Let them praise (halal) his name in the dance: let them sing praises with the
timbrel and harp.
Yadah
Yadah (Yah Dah) Yadah is a verb with a root meaning, the extended hand, to throw or
to cast out the hand, therefore to worship with extended hand. When used in text it
means to confess or declare who God is and what he does.
Ps63:1 So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will (yadah) lift up my hands in thy name.
Ps 105:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord!.... Make know his deeds among the peoples!
Ps 107:15 Oh that men would praise (yadah) the Lord for his goodness, and for his
wonderful works to the children of men.
Towdah
Towdah Towdah comes from the same principle root word as yadah, but is used more
specifically. Towdah literally means, an extention of the hand in adoration, avowal, or
acceptance. By way of application, it is apparent in the Psalms and elsewhere that it is
used for thanking God for things not yet received as well as things already at hand.
Ps 50:14 Offer unto God praise (towdah) and pay thy vows unto the Most High.
Ps 50:23 Whoso offereth praise (towdah) glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his
conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Shabach
Shabach - The word Shabach means to praise God in a loud tone, to pacify (as if by
words); to commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, and to triumph.
Ps 47:1 O clap your hands, all peoples; shout (Shabach) to God with the voice of
triumph.

Ps 145:4 One generation shall praise (Shabach) thy works to another and declare thy
mighty acts.
Ps 98:4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing
praises.
Is 12:6 Cry aloud and shout (Shabach) for joy, O inhabitants od Zion , For great in your
midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Ps 35:27 Let them shout for joy and be glad,. And let them say continually, Let the
Lord be magnified.
Barak
Barak (Bar rack) Barak means to kneel, to bless God as an act of adoration with
bended knee.
Ps 95:6 O come let us worship and bow don; let us kneel (barak) before the Lord our
maker.
Is Chr 29:20 Then David said to all the assembly, Now bless (barak) the Lord your
God. And all the assembly blessed (barak) the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed
low and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.
Ps 34:1 I will bless (barak) the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my
mouth.

Tehillah
Tehillah (The Hi Lah) Tehillah is derived from the word halal and means the singing
of halals, to sing or to laud; perceived to involve music, especially singing; hymns of the
Spirit.
Ps22:3 Yet thou art holy, O thou who art enthroned upon the praises (tehillah) of Israel.
Ps 33:1 Rejoice in the Lord, o ye righteous, for praise (tehillah) is comely for the
upright.
Is 61:3 To grant to those that mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the
oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise (tehillah) instead of the spirit of
heaviness, so they shall be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He
may be glorified. (NASB)

Zamar
Zamar (Zah mar) Zamar means to pluck the strings of an instrument, to sing, to praise;
a musical word which is largely involved with joyful expressions of music with musical
instruments.
Ps 149: 3 .Let them sing praises to him with the timbrel and harp.
Ps 21:13 Be exalted O Lord, in Thine own strength, so will we sing and praise (Zamar)
Thy power.
Ps 57: 8-9 Awake my glory; awake harp and lyre, I will awaken the dawn! I will give
thanks to thee, O lord among the peoples; I will sing praises (zamar) to thee among the
nations. (NASB)
A strategy for Spiritual Warfare
The war that we engage in is a spiritual war. This war is against the devil and his demons.
Its not against Human beings. (2 Corinthians 10: 3-4)Therefore we are to use spiritual
weapons, for God has equipped his warriors (the saints) with weapons and not a or
the weapon.
How is this weapon of worship used?

To establish strength of the believer The joy of your strength Nehemiah 8:2
To release a greater aura of His presence He takes his portion as LORD!
To Clothe the mourning and weary warrior in battle Isaiah 61:34; Psalm 30:11
To execute divine judgment against the enemy Psalm 149: 5-9; Psalm 98
To confuse and set an ambush against the enemy 2 Chronicles 20:21-23
To rejoice in victory over the enemy 2 Chronicles 20:21-23
To pull down strongholds or walls the enemy has set up Joshua 6:3-5

Revelation 1:13, 15 and 16 shows the ultimate warrior Jesus Christ in the middle of the
church and having a voice like the Sound of Many Waters. Also, from His mouth a two
edge sword protrudes Revelation 19:-8; 15. This is what happens when there is true
worship the voice of the Lord and the voice of a great multitude of redeemed souls
worshipping are synonymous. This combined with the sword of the Lord executes the
judgment of the Lord against his enemies.