Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Reflection - Relating With God - Worship As Praise And Thanksgiving

Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 11, "Worship As Praise And Thanksgiving", Page 65.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012


 Worship, declared the late Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor A. W. Rozer
PHOTO: Worship, declared the late Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor A. W. Rozer, is the "missing jewel" in the church. [1a] According to Tozer, worship is central to the purpose and mission of the church. It reminds us of who we are and what we have been created for. The church has held that the purpose of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him for ever. [2] In worshipping God we become who we are meant to be and find true satisfaction and fulfilment. It is for this reason, Jesus said, that our heavenly Father is seeking worshippers, the kind who will worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:23).

All that we do in church can in fact be understood in terms of worship. Christian education seeks to teach us how to worship God more deeply. Our Bible studies should aim to make us better worshippers. Our discipleship is but an outcome of authentic worship because liturgy (worship) should form and inform our daily lives. Our evangelism and mission should flow out of our worship. We long to see God worshipped by more people, which is what He deserves. So we go out to bring in more worshippers and to plant more worshipping communities.

Worship more than other activities in church, turns our attention to God. If done correctly, it is the single and most clearly expressed God-centred activity in church. In worship, we affirm (declare) that God is the centre of our thoughts, affections, and lives. This is much needed in our modern human-centred and money-centred world. In worshipping God, we renounce the idols in our lives and turn our allegiance (loyalty) to God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.

If worship is central in the life of the church, then acts of praise and thanksgiving are central in worship. In these acts, our thoughts and attention are most clearly directed towards God. The centre of attention in praise and thanksgiving is God himself. In fact, the primary reason we should come to worship God in church is to praise and thank Him. All other reasons to come should flow from this fundamental purpose. The liturgy is replete (filled) with praise and thanksgiving.

The singing of hymns and spiritual songs is one obvious way in which we praise God. The apostle Paul, in his instructions on worship given to the Corinthian church, mentions the singing of hymns as a regular part of Christian worship, in addition to other acts of edification (instruction) (1 Corinthians 14:26; see also Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16). The church has always been a singing church. Hymns are an essential part of the worship service. Many hymns enable us to lift our voices and hearts in praise of God. They are effective means for praise and thanksgiving.

We can also thank and praise God through prayer (Philippians 4:5-6). This can be done through prayers that have been written down and prayed for centuries, or those written more recently. There is also a place for extemporaneous (impromptu) or more spontaneous prayers during the worship service. In all prayer, we seek to honour God, praise Him, and give Him thanks for all that He has done.

There are other ways in which we can give God thanks and praise. One is to bring our tithes and offerings as an expression of gratitude to God. Of course, giving our money to God is not a substitute for giving ourselves to Him, but rather and expression of self-giving. Paul wrote to the Corinthians: "What I want is not your possessions but you" (2 Corinthians 12:14). The same applies to God and us. Nevertheless, if we give with the right spirit, giving ourselves first and then our possessions (as an expression of our self-giving), God will accept us and or offering, because it is given in true gratitude. This is the reason why God looked with favour on Abel and his offering, but not so with Cain and his offering (Genesis 4:3-5). Cain gave to God as a duty and because it was expected of him; his attitude was wrong. On the other hand, Abel gave as an act of praise and thanksgiving and so God accepted his worship and offering.

Another important way in which we praise and thank God in worship is through the Lord's Supper, also known as the Eucharist, a term which means "the giving of thanks". In the Holy Communion, we remember what God has done for us through Christ and give Him thanks, joining the heavenly hymn of praise: "Holy, holy, holy . . ." (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8).

Yet another way to praise and thank God in the liturgy is to adorn the sanctuary with flowers, banners, and other decorations - showing our gratitude to God through our handiwork. In short we can praise and thank God through the words of our lips, the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts, and the works of our hands.

HOW TO PRAISE AND THANK GOD
I want to close by briefly discussing why we should praise and thank God in worship, and what the contents of our thanks and praise should be. It is quite natural for us to praise God for who He is to us, And so on a Sunday morning, we might have a worshipful spirit because everything is going our way and life is good and we are relatively free from major problems or pain in our lives. But what if life is not going well for us? What about the Christian who seems always to be plagued with insurmountable problems? Can he or she still praise God and thank Him?

It is important to note that our praise of God cannot be limited to our experience of God, for God is bigger than our experience. And that is why the Bible always preserves a certain sense of mystery about God which we human beings cannot fathom. We must therefore praise God both for what we know about Him and for what remains hidden. In other words, I should praise God not primarily because of what I experience but because of who God is. For example, God is loving, even if I do not feel the fullness of God's love at the moment. I praise God based on what His Word says (that He is love) rather than my current experience or emotions. This is why connecting praise and thanksgiving solely to one's feelings is unhelpful in properly understanding worship.

Paul and Silas were thrown into prison at Philippi after unjust arrest and assault. Yet, at midnight, they prayed and sang hymns in praise and thanksgiving (Acts 16:25)! They demonstrate what praise and thanksgiving should be based on - not on what happens to us or how we feel, but on who God, the unchanging one, is. The textbook which helps us to praise God is not our experience, but the Word of God, which tells us who God is. We must read the Bible well in order to praise God well.

And what should we thank God for? Only for the good things that happen to us? No, rather, thank God for what happens in other people's lives too. The point I want to make is that we are, unfortunately, capable of giving God thanks and praise in a self-centred way. But truly thanking and praising God means going beyond ourselves. Worship is not merely private or subjective. It goes beyond one's personal experience and reaches up to praise a God who is infinitely greater than us. It transcends (go beyond) the concerns of the self and reaches out in love to our neighbours, in thanksgiving to a God who is love and has compassion for all.
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Worship, declared the late Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor A. W. Rozer, is the "missing jewel" in the church. [1a] According to Tozer, worship is central to the purpose and mission of the church. It reminds us of who we are and what we have been created for. The church has held that the purpose of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him for ever. [2] In worshipping God we become who we are meant to be and find true satisfaction and fulfilment. It is for this reason, Jesus said, that our heavenly Father is seeking worshippers, the kind who will worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:23).


 Worship, declared the late Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor A. W. Rozer
PHOTO: Worship, declared the late Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor A. W. Rozer, is the "missing jewel" in the church. [1a] According to Tozer, worship is central to the purpose and mission of the church. It reminds us of who we are and what we have been created for. The church has held that the purpose of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him for ever. [2] In worshipping God we become who we are meant to be and find true satisfaction and fulfilment. It is for this reason, Jesus said, that our heavenly Father is seeking worshippers, the kind who will worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:23).
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All that we do in church can in fact be understood in terms of worship. Christian education seeks to teach us how to worship God more deeply. Our Bible studies should aim to make us better worshippers. Our discipleship is but an outcome of authentic worship because liturgy (worship) should form and inform our daily lives. Our evangelism and mission should flow out of our worship. We long to see God worshipped by more people, which is what He deserves. So we go out to bring in more worshippers and to plant more worshipping communities.

Worship more than other activities in church, turns our attention to God. If done correctly, it is the single and most clearly expressed God-centred activity in church. In worship, we affirm (declare) that God is the centre of our thoughts, affections, and lives. This is much needed in our modern human-centred and money-centred world. In worshipping God, we renounce the idols in our lives and turn our allegiance (loyalty) to God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.


 Worship more than other activities in church, turns our attention to God.
PHOTO: Worship more than other activities in church, turns our attention to God. If done correctly, it is the single and most clearly expressed God-centred activity in church. In worship, we affirm (declare) that God is the centre of our thoughts, affections, and lives. This is much needed in our modern human-centred and money-centred world. In worshipping God, we renounce the idols in our lives and turn our allegiance (loyalty) to God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.
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If worship is central in the life of the church, then acts of praise and thanksgiving are central in worship. In these acts, our thoughts and attention are most clearly directed towards God. The centre of attention in praise and thanksgiving is God himself. In fact, the primary reason we should come to worship God in church is to praise and thank Him. All other reasons to come should flow from this fundamental purpose. The liturgy is replete (filled) with praise and thanksgiving.

The singing of hymns and spiritual songs is one obvious way in which we praise God. The apostle Paul, in his instructions on worship given to the Corinthian church, mentions the singing of hymns as a regular part of Christian worship, in addition to other acts of edification (instruction) (1 Corinthians 14:26; see also Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16). The church has always been a singing church. Hymns are an essential part of the worship service. Many hymns enable us to lift our voices and hearts in praise of God. They are effective means for praise and thanksgiving.


 If worship is central in the life of the church, then acts of praise and thanksgiving are central in worship.
PHOTO: If worship is central in the life of the church, then acts of praise and thanksgiving are central in worship. In these acts, our thoughts and attention are most clearly directed towards God. The centre of attention in praise and thanksgiving is God himself. In fact, the primary reason we should come to worship God in church is to praise and thank Him. All other reasons to come should flow from this fundamental purpose. The liturgy is replete (filled) with praise and thanksgiving.
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We can also thank and praise God through prayer (Philippians 4:5-6). This can be done through prayers that have been written down and prayed for centuries, or those written more recently. There is also a place for extemporaneous (impromptu) or more spontaneous prayers during the worship service. In all prayer, we seek to honour God, praise Him, and give Him thanks for all that He has done.


 We can also thank and praise God through prayer (Philippians 4:5-6).
PHOTO: We can also thank and praise God through prayer (Philippians 4:5-6). This can be done through prayers that have been written down and prayed for centuries, or those written more recently. There is also a place for extemporaneous (impromptu) or more spontaneous prayers during the worship service. In all prayer, we seek to honour God, praise Him, and give Him thanks for all that He has done.
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There are other ways in which we can give God thanks and praise. One is to bring our tithes and offerings as an expression of gratitude to God. Of course, giving our money to God is not a substitute for giving ourselves to Him, but rather and expression of self-giving. Paul wrote to the Corinthians: "What I want is not your possessions but you" (2 Corinthians 12:14). The same applies to God and us. Nevertheless, if we give with the right spirit, giving ourselves first and then our possessions (as an expression of our self-giving), God will accept us and or offering, because it is given in true gratitude. This is the reason why God looked with favour on Abel and his offering, but not so with Cain and his offering (Genesis 4:3-5). Cain gave to God as a duty and because it was expected of him; his attitude was wrong. On the other hand, Abel gave as an act of praise and thanksgiving and so God accepted his worship and offering.


 There are other ways in which we can give God thanks and praise.
PHOTO: There are other ways in which we can give God thanks and praise. One is to bring our tithes and offerings as an expression of gratitude to God. Of course, giving our money to God is not a substitute for giving ourselves to Him, but rather and expression of self-giving. Paul wrote to the Corinthians: "What I want is not your possessions but you" (2 Corinthians 12:14). The same applies to God and us. Nevertheless, if we give with the right spirit, giving ourselves first and then our possessions (as an expression of our self-giving), God will accept us and or offering, because it is given in true gratitude. This is the reason why God looked with favour on Abel and his offering, but not so with Cain and his offering (Genesis 4:3-5). Cain gave to God as a duty and because it was expected of him; his attitude was wrong. On the other hand, Abel gave as an act of praise and thanksgiving and so God accepted his worship and offering.
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Another important way in which we praise and thank God in worship is through the Lord's Supper, also known as the Eucharist, a term which means "the giving of thanks". In the Holy Communion, we remember what God has done for us through Christ and give Him thanks, joining the heavenly hymn of praise: "Holy, holy, holy . . ." (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8).

Yet another way to praise and thank God in the liturgy is to adorn the sanctuary with flowers, banners, and other decorations - showing our gratitude to God through our handiwork. In short we can praise and thank God through the words of our lips, the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts, and the works of our hands.


 Another important way in which we praise and thank God in worship is through the Lord's Supper, also known as the Eucharist
PHOTO: Another important way in which we praise and thank God in worship is through the Lord's Supper, also known as the Eucharist, a term which means "the giving of thanks". In the Holy Communion, we remember what God has done for us through Christ and give Him thanks, joining the heavenly hymn of praise: "Holy, holy, holy . . ." (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8)).
Yet another way to praise and thank God in the liturgy is to adorn the sanctuary with flowers, banners, and other decorations - showing our gratitude to God through our handiwork. In short we can praise and thank God through the words of our lips, the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts, and the works of our hands.
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HOW TO PRAISE AND THANK GOD
I want to close by briefly discussing why we should praise and thank God in worship, and what the contents of our thanks and praise should be. It is quite natural for us to praise God for who He is to us, And so on a Sunday morning, we might have a worshipful spirit because everything is going our way and life is good and we are relatively free from major problems or pain in our lives. But what if life is not going well for us? What about the Christian who seems always to be plagued with insurmountable problems? Can he or she still praise God and thank Him?

It is important to note that our praise of God cannot be limited to our experience of God, for God is bigger than our experience. And that is why the Bible always preserves a certain sense of mystery about God which we human beings cannot fathom. We must therefore praise God both for what we know about Him and for what remains hidden. In other words, I should praise God not primarily because of what I experience but because of who God is. For example, God is loving, even if I do not feel the fullness of God's love at the moment. I praise God based on what His Word says (that He is love) rather than my current experience or emotions. This is why connecting praise and thanksgiving solely to one's feelings is unhelpful in properly understanding worship.


 It is important to note that our praise of God cannot be limited to our experience of God, for God is bigger than our experience.
PHOTO: It is important to note that our praise of God cannot be limited to our experience of God, for God is bigger than our experience. And that is why the Bible always preserves a certain sense of mystery about God which we human beings cannot fathom. We must therefore praise God both for what we know about Him and for what remains hidden. In other words, I should praise God not primarily because of what I experience but because of who God is. For example, God is loving, even if I do not feel the fullness of God's love at the moment. I praise God based on what His Word says (that He is love) rather than my current experience or emotions. This is why connecting praise and thanksgiving solely to one's feelings is unhelpful in properly understanding worship.
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Paul and Silas were thrown into prison at Philippi after unjust arrest and assault. Yet, at midnight, they prayed and sang hymns in praise and thanksgiving (Acts 16:25)! They demonstrate what praise and thanksgiving should be based on - not on what happens to us or how we feel, but on who God, the unchanging one, is. The textbook which helps us to praise God is not our experience, but the Word of God, which tells us who God is. We must read the Bible well in order to praise God well.


 Praise and thanksgiving should be based on - not on what happens to us or how we feel, but on who God, the unchanging one, is.
PHOTO: Praise and thanksgiving should be based on - not on what happens to us or how we feel, but on who God, the unchanging one, is. The textbook which helps us to praise God is not our experience, but the Word of God, which tells us who God is. We must read the Bible well in order to praise God well.
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And what should we thank God for? Only for the good things that happen to us? No, rather, thank God for what happens in other people's lives too. The point I want to make is that we are, unfortunately, capable of giving God thanks and praise in a self-centred way. But truly thanking and praising God means going beyond ourselves. Worship is not merely private or subjective. It goes beyond one's personal experience and reaches up to praise a God who is infinitely greater than us. It transcends (go beyond) the concerns of the self and reaches out in love to our neighbours, in thanksgiving to a God who is love and has compassion for all.


 And what should we thank God for?
PHOTO: And what should we thank God for? Only for the good things that happen to us? No, rather, thank God for what happens in other people's lives too. The point I want to make is that we are, unfortunately, capable of giving God thanks and praise in a self-centred way. But truly thanking and praising God means going beyond ourselves. Worship is not merely private or subjective. It goes beyond one's personal experience and reaches up to praise a God who is infinitely greater than us. It transcends (go beyond) the concerns of the self and reaches out in love to our neighbours, in thanksgiving to a God who is love and has compassion for all.
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 Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, help us to learn to thank God not only for the good things that happen to us but rather, thank God for what happens in other people's lives too.
We are, unfortunately, capable of giving God thanks and praise in a self-centred way. May we be able to truly thanking and praising God by going beyond ourselves.
May our worship is not merely private or subjective. But to go beyond one's personal experience and reaches up to praise a God who is infinitely greater than us.
May this transcends the concerns of the self and reaches out in love to our neighbours, in thanksgiving to a God who is love and has compassion for all.
Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Relating With God - Worship As Praise And Thanksgiving
Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 11, "Worship As Praise And Thanksgiving", Page 65.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012


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'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
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"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper

Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 41 - 64 (Links), posted on Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 41 - 64 (Links), posted on Wednesday, 16 March 2022
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"He Walks with Me - Devotions for Your Caregiving Journey with God",  © 2018 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Shelly Beach

 Reflection - He Walks with Me (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022Reflection - He Walks with Me (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022
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"Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries

Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 1 - 45 (Links), posted on 03 April 2023
Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 1 - 45 (Links), posted on 03 April 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/04/reflection-classic-gem-chapter-1-45.html

 
"Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries

Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 46 - 90 (Links), posted on
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/10/reflection-classic-gem-chapter-46-90.html



Reference
[1] From "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Copyright @ 2022 by Robert M. Solomon, Chapter 11, "Worship As Praise And Thanksgiving", Page 65.

[1a] A. W. Tozer, Worship: The missing Jewel of the Evangeli al Church (Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, 1971).

[2] "The Westminster Shorter Catechism," A Puritan's Mind, https://www.apuritansmind.com/westminster -standard/shorter-catechism/

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