Having A Praise And Worship Ministry That Is Heavenly Confirmed
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Many people can point to their ministry being confirmed from the pages of the Bible, but not many can say their exact niche ministry is confirmed in Heaven also. Sure, you can say that the worship ministry generally is confirmed in Heaven because angels and people are singing in heaven and this confirms the ministry of singing on earth, but what about praise & worship expressions more unusual than singing that can be confirmed in Heaven? These valid praise expressions should be a vital part of the praise and worship ministry in each church on earth.
Update - I have recently come across evidence that this ministry is also confirmed on earth. You can see that the praise expressions of heaven were also taking place on earth during the Charismatic renewal/restoration. Just below is a video from 1986 that demonstrates that worshiping Christians were dancing with their hands (waving). You will learn in paragraphs below, this glorious praise expression that is done unto the Lord, really came from heaven. This is also confirmed by King David who was inspired from heaven to dance before the Lord freely. Two paragraphs below tell about David's heavenly confirmation of praise ministry.
Here is the video that shows that this praise expression has also been manifested on earth. Start on the video at 52:30 and watch the people for twelve minutes to 1:04:45 on the time line, raising their hands, waving with their hands, and arms, and kneeling. At 58:15 Pastor John Osteen ( Joel Osteen's father ) kneels on one leg and does several one handed waves to the Lord with the other hand and arm. At 101:10 Pastor Osteen is waving and in fact the amount of congregational waving increases during 101 minutes to 104 minutes on the video time line. Click on this website link to go there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lihJgRIIqzw
In Dean Braxton's book DEEP WORSHIP IN HEAVEN he talks about his visit to heaven and seeing the trees waving, and the mountains waving in praise to the Lord. But what is even more important is that Dean Braxton himself found his arms waving in praise to the Lord under the control of the Holy Spirit. This heavenly fact confirms that upper body praise dancing and especially the waving of arms and hands is a movement that is born in Heaven. But not everyone is going to have it in their heart to worship the Lord with waving. That's ok.
When I read about the upper body praise dancing through the waving of the hands that Dean Braxton did under the control of the Holy Spirit in Heaven, I felt that a kind of vital culmination of and confirmation of my ministry had been reached. Now, those who interpret the dancing in the Bible as that which should only be done with the feet, are silenced by this confirmation of upper body praise dancing being done in Heaven. Jesus prayed for his Father's will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Heavenly praise on earth is HIS will.
Heavenly praise includes all of the other praise movements also such as dancing with the feet, twirling, leaping, shouting to the Lord in praise, blowing of trumpets, etc. These praise expressions are also those going on in Heaven, and have been a part of the worship of some congregations on earth also both in the past and in the present. The Baptist church once had these kinds of praise expressions, including waving, as a part of their glorious praise time. Even most people in wheel chairs can wave to the Lord during the worship-praise time. They can not dance with their feet, but they can dance with their arms and hands to the Lord.
"...Let me point you to [Baptist Church] history and you will see that Baptists of old shouted and praised God and danced holy dances before the Lord. It was fear of being labeled charismatic, fear of what men would think, desire to gain great numbers, or an attempt to get the 'dignified folk,' and those with the money, which led away from this. Today it is largely due to ignorance of these facts among our people, and an unwillingness of the preachers to teach them, which keeps us where we are. From all of this we should be able to see that what David did would be fit and proper for us to do today."
"There is ample description in the text [ 2nd Samuel and Psalms ] to indicate what David did in praising and worshiping God, and the manner in which he did it. Let it suffice to say that we surely can be in agreement that it was loud, long, intense, joyful, and varied in its manifestations. There was shouting, leaping, blowing of trumpets, waving of hands, etc. We know that it was not out of order, as it '...was before the LORD.' We can further be assured that it was proper, because God judged Michal for being critical of it." The text in quotes above in the last two paragraphs is taken from: http://www.oldpathsbaptist.org/despisingpraise.html
So how can you also be open to entering into this niche praise expression, and all of the other praise expressions that God has for us and carrying them out on earth for his delight and glory? What ingredients can be added to your life so you can not only be open to praising God on earth as in Heaven but be open to develop praise expressions which are not precisely described in the Bible? Most Christians sadly would not attempt to praise the Lord with such praise expressions. There are actually Christian idols in the spiritual minds of Christians that need to be torn down first, before an explosion of worship freedom can be realized. If you want to know what these idols can be, please contact me and I will send to you a website link.
Examine the ingredients that go into the foundation of praise and worship freedom that needs to be laid in the life of anyone who desires that the Holy Spirit would build up through them the kind of heavenly praise that is creative and especially pleasing to the Lord. What you find on this page below are the ingredients that should go into the spiritual life of anyone who wants to maximize their praise expression to the Glory of God and also be an example for others. Click on this link: https://heavensworship.weebly.com/join-this-ministry.html
Many people can point to their ministry being confirmed from the pages of the Bible, but not many can say their exact niche ministry is confirmed in Heaven also. Sure, you can say that the worship ministry generally is confirmed in Heaven because angels and people are singing in heaven and this confirms the ministry of singing on earth, but what about praise & worship expressions more unusual than singing that can be confirmed in Heaven? These valid praise expressions should be a vital part of the praise and worship ministry in each church on earth.
Update - I have recently come across evidence that this ministry is also confirmed on earth. You can see that the praise expressions of heaven were also taking place on earth during the Charismatic renewal/restoration. Just below is a video from 1986 that demonstrates that worshiping Christians were dancing with their hands (waving). You will learn in paragraphs below, this glorious praise expression that is done unto the Lord, really came from heaven. This is also confirmed by King David who was inspired from heaven to dance before the Lord freely. Two paragraphs below tell about David's heavenly confirmation of praise ministry.
Here is the video that shows that this praise expression has also been manifested on earth. Start on the video at 52:30 and watch the people for twelve minutes to 1:04:45 on the time line, raising their hands, waving with their hands, and arms, and kneeling. At 58:15 Pastor John Osteen ( Joel Osteen's father ) kneels on one leg and does several one handed waves to the Lord with the other hand and arm. At 101:10 Pastor Osteen is waving and in fact the amount of congregational waving increases during 101 minutes to 104 minutes on the video time line. Click on this website link to go there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lihJgRIIqzw
In Dean Braxton's book DEEP WORSHIP IN HEAVEN he talks about his visit to heaven and seeing the trees waving, and the mountains waving in praise to the Lord. But what is even more important is that Dean Braxton himself found his arms waving in praise to the Lord under the control of the Holy Spirit. This heavenly fact confirms that upper body praise dancing and especially the waving of arms and hands is a movement that is born in Heaven. But not everyone is going to have it in their heart to worship the Lord with waving. That's ok.
When I read about the upper body praise dancing through the waving of the hands that Dean Braxton did under the control of the Holy Spirit in Heaven, I felt that a kind of vital culmination of and confirmation of my ministry had been reached. Now, those who interpret the dancing in the Bible as that which should only be done with the feet, are silenced by this confirmation of upper body praise dancing being done in Heaven. Jesus prayed for his Father's will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Heavenly praise on earth is HIS will.
Heavenly praise includes all of the other praise movements also such as dancing with the feet, twirling, leaping, shouting to the Lord in praise, blowing of trumpets, etc. These praise expressions are also those going on in Heaven, and have been a part of the worship of some congregations on earth also both in the past and in the present. The Baptist church once had these kinds of praise expressions, including waving, as a part of their glorious praise time. Even most people in wheel chairs can wave to the Lord during the worship-praise time. They can not dance with their feet, but they can dance with their arms and hands to the Lord.
"...Let me point you to [Baptist Church] history and you will see that Baptists of old shouted and praised God and danced holy dances before the Lord. It was fear of being labeled charismatic, fear of what men would think, desire to gain great numbers, or an attempt to get the 'dignified folk,' and those with the money, which led away from this. Today it is largely due to ignorance of these facts among our people, and an unwillingness of the preachers to teach them, which keeps us where we are. From all of this we should be able to see that what David did would be fit and proper for us to do today."
"There is ample description in the text [ 2nd Samuel and Psalms ] to indicate what David did in praising and worshiping God, and the manner in which he did it. Let it suffice to say that we surely can be in agreement that it was loud, long, intense, joyful, and varied in its manifestations. There was shouting, leaping, blowing of trumpets, waving of hands, etc. We know that it was not out of order, as it '...was before the LORD.' We can further be assured that it was proper, because God judged Michal for being critical of it." The text in quotes above in the last two paragraphs is taken from: http://www.oldpathsbaptist.org/despisingpraise.html
So how can you also be open to entering into this niche praise expression, and all of the other praise expressions that God has for us and carrying them out on earth for his delight and glory? What ingredients can be added to your life so you can not only be open to praising God on earth as in Heaven but be open to develop praise expressions which are not precisely described in the Bible? Most Christians sadly would not attempt to praise the Lord with such praise expressions. There are actually Christian idols in the spiritual minds of Christians that need to be torn down first, before an explosion of worship freedom can be realized. If you want to know what these idols can be, please contact me and I will send to you a website link.
Examine the ingredients that go into the foundation of praise and worship freedom that needs to be laid in the life of anyone who desires that the Holy Spirit would build up through them the kind of heavenly praise that is creative and especially pleasing to the Lord. What you find on this page below are the ingredients that should go into the spiritual life of anyone who wants to maximize their praise expression to the Glory of God and also be an example for others. Click on this link: https://heavensworship.weebly.com/join-this-ministry.html