WORSHIP
Here at Christian Family Worship Center we worship God with a contemporary style of Praise & Worship music. We believe that worship joins our hearts to His and His life begins to flow into ours.

Examples of Contemporary Praise & Worship: 1  2  3


In the following sections, we will give scriptures that explain why we do some of the things that we do during worship.

SINGING
"Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His."  -Ps. 30:4
"Oh come, let us sing to the Lord."  -Ps. 95:1
"Sing praises to our King, sing praises!"  -Ps. 47:6

Additional Scriptures: Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16, Ps. 27:6, Ps. 81:1

KNEELING
"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker."  -Ps. 95:6

Additional Scriptures: 2 Chron. 6:13, Luke 22:41, Acts 9:40, Acts 20:36

LIFTING OF HANDS
 "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary..."  -Ps. 134:2
"Therefore I desire that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands..."  -1 Tim. 2:8

Additional Scriptures: Ps. 63:4, Ps. 141:2, Lam. 3:41, Ex. 17:8-13, 1 Kings 8:22, 2 Chron. 6:13

CLAPPING
 "Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!"  -Ps. 47:1
Additional Scriptures: Ps. 98:8, Is. 55:12, 2 Kings:12

DANCING
"Let them praise His name with the dance..."  -Ps. 149:3
"Praise Him with the timbrel and dance..."  -Ps. 150:4

Additional Scriptures: 2 Sam. 6:14-16, Jer. 31:4, Judges 11:34, Judges 21:21-23, 1 Sam. 18:6, Ex. 15:20, Ps. 30:11, Eccl. 3:4, Luke 15:25

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
"Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the lute and harp! Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes! Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with high sounding cymbals!"  -Ps. 150:3-5
"Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the Lord on all kinds of instruments..."  -2 Sam. 6:5


 COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT WORSHIP
Q. How should we come into the presence of God?

A. "Come into His presence with singing. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, bless his name."  -Ps. 100:2,4

The bible teaches that God dwells in the praises of His people. (Ps. 22:3)


 Q. Should we praise the Lord in a public church meeting?

A. "My praise shall be of You in the great congregation."  -Ps. 22:25
    "In the midst of the congregation will I praise You."  -Ps. 22:22


Q. Who should praise the Lord?

A. "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord, Praise the Lord."  -Ps. 150:6
    "And all flesh shall bless His holy name..."  -Ps. 145:21
    "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; Laud Him, all you peoples."  -Rom. 15:11


Q. Is it possible to praise the Lord too much?

A. "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth."  -Ps. 34:1


Q. Won't the visitors of our church be "turned off" when they see the whole congregation praising the Lord?

A. "He has put a new song in my mouth - Praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the Lord."  -Ps. 40:3


Q. Should we worship the Lord in our homes?

A. "...Let them sing aloud in their beds."  -Ps. 149:5

     Even heaven will be filled with continuous, "loud" praises to God. (Rev. 14:2,3,6,7; Rev. 4:8-11; Rev. 19:1-10)


 OUR GOAL IN WORSHIP
"Indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord saying, 'For He is good, for His mercy endures forever,' that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God."  -2 Chron. 5:13-14