- WORSHIP AS A WEAPON (2 Chronicles 20: Story of King Jehoshaphat)
YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WORSHIP IS WILL DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF PRIORITY YOU PUT IN IT. ILLOGICAL WORSHIP CONFUSES THE ENEMY.
- WORSHIP IS AN INVITATION FOR TRANSFORMATION (Acts 16:25-26: Paul and Silas)
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THERMOMETER AND THERMOSTAT - If you want to change the environment, you cannot do it with a thermometer, you need something more powerful, you need a thermostat.
Worship prophesies the victory
- WORSHIP INVITES THE REALITIES OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH. (Matthew 6:9-10)
Hallowing precedes His Kingdom coming.
PRACTICAL STEPS TO ATTEND CHURCH ONLINE: (Lighthouse Page)
- Get out of bed and get dressed. (it will put you in the right mindset for worship)
- Go through your normal Sunday routine (Be excited to encounter God through worship and His Word)
- Gather as a family (Make it a family thing, worship is a family activity)
Helpful tips on worshiping together as a family:
- Initiate it / Take the Lead
- Regular
- Natural
- Attended by everyone, if possible
- Participatory
- Avoid Distractions
- Stream to your largest screen if possible (It will feel like you are really attending church)
- Sing along, Dance, Clap, Jump & Kneel & be desperate for God. (Feel free to express yourself in worship, do not mind the people around you, it is not about them, it is about God.)
- Preach with the preacher (Say amen, clap, shout, take down notes, have a time of prayer at the end, share your insights and realizations to others.)
- Share, repost, our videos and audios online (Reach out to others & share our media content to your family and friends.
PRACTICAL TIPS TO ATTEND ONLINE LIFEGROUP
- Find the best schedule and be committed to it.
- Prepare the gadget that you will use
- If cellphone make sure it has a load
- Make sure your cellphone has enough battery or is charged.
- Avoid distractions, turn off other applications, focus on the life group, the worship and the preaching of the Word that is at hand.
- If there is a problem in the cellphone signal, keep trying to connect, do not give up easily and pray that God would improve cell signal.
PRACTICAL TIPS ON PERSONAL WORSHIP
- Seek Him – Expect Jesus
2 Ask God to fill your heart with the joy of His Spirit. Joy that is energized by appreciating Christ.
- Come in. Be intentional. Be focused
- Get close, get personal with Christ
- Worship with your whole heart, be spontaneous.
- Worship using musical instrument (if you can play, ex. Guitar, piano)
- Download songs through Spotify or listen to YouTube
“If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, they will have no rain.” (Zechariah 14:17)
NO PRAISE NO RAIN. NO WORSHIP NO RAIN.