We pray together aloud because in the Bible we read…
“When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them” (Acts 4:24).
We lift our hands in praise because in the Bible we read…
“Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord” (Psalm 134:2).
We sing with all our hearts because in the Bible we read…
“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy” (Psalm 47:1).
We play musical instruments because in the Bible we read…
“David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, sistrums and cymbals” (2 Samuel 6:5).
We clap and shout out to God because in the Bible we read…
“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy” (Psalm 47:1).
We dance before the Lord because in the Bible we read…
“Praise Him with tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute” (Psalm 150:4)
We testify publicly because in the Bible we read…
“I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you” (Psalm 22:22)
We anoint with oil for divine healing because in the Bible we read…
“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” (James 5:14).
We allow the operation of the spiritual gifts because in the Bible we read…
“What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church” (1 Cor. 14:26).