Why We Do what we do!
Why do we sing?
- “I will give you thanks…and sing praises to your name!” – Psalms 18:49
- “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” – Ephesians 5:19
Why do we clap our hands?
- “O Clap your hands, all ye people…” – Psalms 47:1
Why do we shout?
- “Let them shout for joy, and be glad….”- Psalms 35:27
- “…shout unto God with the voice of triumph” – Psalms 47:1
Why do we lift our hands?
- “…Pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting: – 1 Timothy 2:8
- “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord” – Psalms 134:2
Why do we dance?
- “Praise him with the tumbrel and dance…” – Psalms 150:4
- “…and then they went out with tambourines and dancing!” – Exodus 15:20
Why do we sing in tongues and in English?
- “…I will sing with the spirit and with understanding” – 1 Corinthians 14:15b