Praise And Worship
Praise And Worship
If you use the 'Personal Prayer' given in this site daily then you will find it very easy to lead in praise and worship.
Important:
It is necessary to prepare
the field before the seed is sown. The role of the praise and worship leader is
to prepare the hearts of the people to receive the seed i.e. the word of God.
It is the role of the preacher to sow the seed. If the praise and worship
leader addresses the people for more than 1 minute at a stretch then he is
performing the role of the preacher and making the people bored instead of
animating them. Avoid too much talking with the people and focus on reciting
scriptures and addressing God directly. (Jer 23:29, Ps 119:105, Rom 10:17, Heb
4:12, 11:6, Jn 6:63)
Instructions: Begin
every section by reading one scripture loudly. Explain the scripture and encourage the people to put it into practice. Finish explanation within a minutes time. Praise and worship is designed for one hour.
Greet the people; ask them to
exchange smiles, greetings and handshakes with their neighbors. Share a short
testimony.
1. Sign of the Cross
2. Protection from
evil disturbances: (Time: 2 minutes)
a. Scripture: Rev 12:11 tells us 'they have conquered him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb & by the word of their testimony'
b. Prayer: Lord Jesus cover this place with your most
precious blood. Lord Jesus cover each and every one of us with your most
precious blood from the crown of our head to the soles of our feet and build a
hedge around us. In the name of Jesus Christ, I command every evil spirit of
distraction, discomfort, laziness, fear, worry, anxiety, tension, sadness out of
this place.
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise
You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You
Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
3. Praise (Time: 5
minutes)
a. Scriptures: Ps 150:1-2,
Ps 100:1-2, Rev 19:1, Mt 21:9, Ps 118:25-26, Ps 103:1-4, Ps 145: 1-2, Ps 22:3, Ps
47:1, Ps 63:4, Ps 149:3, Ps 95:1-2
b. Song:
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
4. Thanksgiving
(Time: 5 minutes)
a. Scriptures: Eph
5:18-20, 1 Thes 5:18, Ps 51:24, Ps 9:1, Ps 118:1, Ps 100:4, Ps 9:2, Ps
69:30-31, Ps 57:9-10
b. Song:
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
5. Surrender (Time:
2 minutes)
a. Scriptures: Acts
4:12, Rom 10:9, Mt 18:20, 11:28, 1 Ptr. 5:7, Phil 4:6, Jn 6:35, Ps 51:10, 51:17,
51:7, Heb 9:13-14
b. Prayer: Jesus we acknowledge you as the only Lord
of each and every area of our lives. Lord Jesus we surrender ourselves in your
hands. We accept You as Lord of our minds and our thoughts, our emotions and
our feelings, our will and our decisions, our body and our behavior, our senses
and everything that enters us, our families and our homes, our relationships,
our time, our work, and our possessions. Lord Jesus we surrender our unbelief, our
fears, our worries, our anxieties, our tensions, our problems, our bad habits, our
weaknesses and our sicknesses. Lord Jesus we surrender our desires, our plans,
our wishes and our dreams. We surrender our past and future (let us silently
pause for 30 seconds and surrender what comes to mind).
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
6. Repentance (Time:
2 minutes)
a. Scriptures: Ps
66:18, Isa 1:15, Isa 59: 1-2, Mt 5:23-24, Mk 11:25, 1 Jn 1:9, Ps 51:1-2, Ps
24:3-4, Ps 81:13-16
b. Prayer: Lord Jesus, I have sinned against You in
various ways. Have mercy on me according to your steadfast love (let us silently
pause for 30 seconds to remember our sins). Lord Jesus, I repent for all my
sins. Please forgive me.
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
7. Forgiveness
(Time: 2 minutes)
a. Scripture: Mt 6:14-15, 18:33-35, Lk 6:27-28, Ps 38:3-4, Ps
139:23-24
b. Prayer: Lord Jesus I bring before You each and
every person who has hurt me and caused me pain and suffering (let us silently
pause for 30 seconds to remember the names of persons we need to forgive). Lord
Jesus I unconditionally forgive each and every person including myself and my
ancestors. I let go of every grudge, anger and hatred I am holding against
them. I bless them and pray for their well being.
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
8. Healing (Time:
2 minutes)
a. Scriptures: Ex
15:26, Isa 53:5, Ps 107: 17-20, 1 Ptr 2:24, Acts 4:29-30, Ps 30:11, Mt 4:23, 8:13,
8:14-15, 15:30-31
b. Prayer: Lord Jesus, we believe that You were wounded
so that our sins would be forgiven and that we would be healed totally in our
mind, in our emotions and in our body. Lord Jesus Your word says every person
who touched You or whom You touched was totally healed. Lord Jesus, please
stretch out your mighty hand and touch and heal each and every person gathered
here from every sickness and from every disease (encourage the people to touch
Jesus in their mind and believe Jesus is also touching them).
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
9. Deliverance
(Time: 2 minutes)
a. Scripture: Lk 10:18-19,1Jn
4:4, Jn 10:10, Mt 25:41, Heb 2:14-15, Rev 12:7-9, 20:9-10, Isa 14:12-15, Eze
28:12-17
b. Prayer: In the name of Jesus, I break every curse
that has come upon us from every source. In the name of Jesus I command every
evil spirit of unbelief, fear, worry, anxiety, tension, sadness, bad habits,
addiction, infirmity, pride, lust, greed, anger, sloth, envy, jealousy, out of
this place and out of our lives.
c. Spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
10. Holy Spirit Infilling (Time: 5 minutes)
a. Scriptures: Jn 14:16,
14:26, Acts 1:8, 2:1-4, 4:31, Rom 5:5, 8:11, 8:14-16, 8:26, 14:17, Lk 4:18, 1Cor
3:16
b. Prayer: Holy Spirit Lord my divine helper I
believe You are always with me to teach, guide, remind, inspire and animate me.
Holy Spirit Lord I give You complete control of myself. Keep me always conscious
of your presence with me each and every moment of my life. Purify my senses
that I may be sensitive to your promptings. Fill me with your love, joy and
peace. Increase the measure of the gifts that you gave me at the time of my
baptism. Increase in me the gifts of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel,
fortitude, fear of the Lord and piety. Use me for the proclamation of the
gospel. Anoint me with the charisms.
c. Song:
d. Sing in spontaneous praises: Halleluyah, Hosanna, Praise You Jesus, Thank You Jesus, Bless You Jesus, Glory to You Jesus, Adore You Jesus, Honor You Jesus, Halleluyah, Hosanna, ………
11. Worship
(Time: 15 minutes)
a. Scriptures: Jn
4:24, Phil 2:9-11, Rev 4:8, 4:10-11, 5:11-12, 7:11-12
b. Prayer: We worship You God, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. We worship You Father for You are the Creator of all things and You
have adopted us as Your children. We worship You Lord Jesus for You are the
Savior of the world and You have redeemed us from sin and death. We worship You
Holy Spirit Lord for You are the Sanctifier of the world and You have
sanctified us. We worship You God for You are Holy and Righteous. We worship
You God our Provider, our Protector, our Healer and our Deliverer. We worship
You God omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient. We worship You Jesus for You
are the Name above all names, the Lord of lords, the King of kings, the Alpha
and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Holy, Holy, Holy
is the Lord God Almighty who was and who is and who is to come.
c. Songs:
12. Silent Adoration
(Time: 5 minutes)
Ps
46:10 teaches 'Be still and know that I am God'
1 Sam 3:10 teaches us to say "Speak Lord for your
servant is listening"
Instructions for leader
& choir:
- All those who assist the leader in singing and
praising should leave it to the leader when to start praises and to give
all other instructions including song numbers.
- The leader should not impose himself on the choir
while singing and allow the choir to do their part.
- The leader should recite all prayers at a slow
pace so that others can make your words their own except when commanding
the evil spirits.
- The leader can make the people repeat the
scripture where ever necessary.
- Actions songs if any should be generally avoided
once you reach the surrender stage.
- Worship leader should avoid giving any instructions after prayer of worship other then song numbers. No more praises required. Inform the people about silent worship before hand.
- Those who are having the gift of tongues should meditate on the scriptures 1 Cor 14:2-4 & 14:27-28 and discern how to use this gift during group prayers.