Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why do we stand when we sing?
  • "Then some of the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice." (II Chronicles 20:19 NIV)
  • Why do we clap our hands?
  • "O clap your hands all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph."(Psalm 47:1 KJV)
  • Why do we lift up our hands?
  • "I will praise You as long as I live, and in Your name I will lift up my hands." (Psalm 63:4 NIV)
  • "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord." (Psalm 134:2 NIV)
  • "I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing." (I Timothy 2:8 NIV)
  • Why do we have audible praise unto God?
  • "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth." (Psalm 34:1 KJV)
  • "Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me bless His holy Name." (Psalm 103:1 KJV)
  • "And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God." (Acts 4:24 KJV)
  • Why are musical instruments a part of the worship service?
  • "Praise Him with the sounding of trumpet, praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute, praise Him with the clash of cymbals." (Psalm 150: 3-5 NIV)
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  • "And I heard a sound from Heaven like a roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps." (Revelation 14:2 NIV)
  • Why do we have this type of worship?
  • "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and Truth for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth." (John 4:23-24 KJV)
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  • "For we are the circumcision, which, rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh." (Philippians 3:3 KJV)
  • Why do we sing choruses as well as hymns?
  • "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:18-19 NIV)
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  • "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." (Colossians 3:16 KJV)
  • What is prophecy?
  • "The Sovereign Lord has spoken -- who can but prophesy?" (Amos 3:8 NIV)
  • "Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy." (I Corinthians 14:1 NIV)
  • "Everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort." (I Corinthians 14:3 NIV)
  • Why do we speak with tongues and interpret those tongues?
  • "I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy." (I Corinthians 14:5 NIV)
  • "Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues." (I Corinthians 14:39 NIV)
  • Why does the whole church pray at once for specific needs?
  • "And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice in one accord and said, Lord, Thou art God, which hast made heaven and earth." (Acts 4:24 KJV)
  • Why do we anoint with oil and pray for the sick?
  • "Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven." (James 5:14-15 NIV)
  • Why do we sing in tongues and in English?
  • "For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind." (I Corinthians 14:14-15 NIV)
  • Why do we receive tithes and offerings?
  • "Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which He hath given thee." (Deuteronomy 16:17 KJV)
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  • "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it." (Malachi 3:10)
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  • "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (Luke 6:38 NIV)