A Compelling Testimony: Maintaining a Disciplined Walk, Christlike Character, and Godly Relationships as God's Servant

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A Compe l l i ng Tes t imony

b. The hymns provide melodies to lift up our sacrifices to God.

c. Contemporary worship styles can enhance your personal and corporate worship.

4. Embrace the Liturgical Year and the Lectionary as ready guides in providing helpful tools for the shared worship content of the Church around the world.

5. Make the praise of God in your life continuous and glorious .

a. Let it be continuous, Heb. 13.15.

b. Let it be glorious, Ps. 66.2 – Sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!

c. Creative, musical, tangible, extravagant, elegant, moving – all these adjectives can be applied to the praise we give to the Lord.

6. Give to God physically expressed praise : kneeling, shouting, lifting and waving the hands, bowing the head, clapping, dancing, wearing sackcloth and ashes, lying prostrate, procession.

7. Practice the presence of God daily: offer praise to him at all times .

a. 1 Thess. 5.17 – Pray without ceasing.