Rediscovering Kingdom Worship

Myles Munroe
Rediscovering
Kingdom Worship
The Purpose and Power of Praise and Worship
Expanded Edition
What is Praise?
Chapter 5
Praise includes commending;

expressing approval or a favorable
judgment of; and glorifying,
especially by crediting with
perfections (Webster’s Dictionary)
1) Commending
To commend someone is “to entrust for
care or preservation” or “to recommend as
worthy of confidence or notice” (Webster)
Praise by commendation means that we
entrust ourselves to his care and recommend

others do the same.
Ref. Psalm 7:1, 9:10, 16:1, 20:7
2) Expressing Approval or Favorable
Judgment means…
 To approve of someone is “to have or
express favorable opinion” of him or
to show esteem (Webster)
 Ref. Ps 23, 59:16; 63:1-2
3) Glorifying
 To glorify someone is to “bestow honor,
praise, or admiration” (Webster)
 Giving glory to someone specifically identifies
what is admirable in the person.

 God is recognized as being good (Ps. 34:8),
faithful (Ps. 33:4), righteous (Ps. 11:7), just (2

Chron. 12:6), and merciful and forgiving
(Dan. 9:9)
Review – Principles of Praise
 To praise means to commend, to approve, to
give favorable judgment, to glorify and to
esteem.
 Praising God by commendation means that
we entrust ourselves to His care and

recommend that others do the same.
 Praising God by approval means that we have
favorable opinion of God, which we tell Him

and others.
Review – Principles of Praise
 Praising by giving God glory means that we
honor Him and express our admiration for
Him.
 Praise turns the focus of our life from us to
God.
Definition of Characteristic
 Typical of a particular person, place or thing
 Feature or quality of a person, place, or thing
 Synonyms: attribute, feature, quality
 To observe a “thing” or an “object”, we have to
use our senses
 Example: observation of an apple
 How do you know an apple is an apple?
 Use your senses
 How do you know praise is present in your
life?
Characteristics of Praise
1) Praise puts God in first place
◦ Praise is turning our attention from ourselves to God
◦ We need to celebrate who he is and invite others to
do the same
2) Praise flows from our Friendship with God
 Praise flows from what you have experienced with
God. It automatically bubbles up within you
 Your words and acts of adoration arise naturally
from your heart.
 Praise comes no matter how you feel because your
low feeling does not change who he is in your life.
Characteristic of Praise
3) Praise is a Conscious Choice
 It is an act of your own will. It is not based on
feelings.
 In Ps. 42 the psalmist laments that his life is not
like how it used to be..
 ..Soul, why are you cast down…
 But…he remembers God v.6, 8, and then he says
in v. 11 “I will (his choice) put my hope in God! I
will praise him again – my Savior and my God!
 Exclamation points show excitement in what a
person is trying to express in their writing.
4) Praise is a willing sacrifice
 The word will speaks of a conscious choice. It means
that you are determined to praise God. This is what
the scriptures call a sacrifice or offering of praise.
 Ref. (Ps. 54:6, 7:17 and Heb. 13:15
 Praise becomes a sacrifice when you offer your
praise to God just because He deserves it and asks
you to do it.
 Giving God your sacrifice of praise means that you
choose to dwell on him instead of yourself.
 This sacrifice can never be forced from you by
someone else. (p.83)
◦ You have to give it from your heart
◦ Ref. Lev. 22:29
◦ “Praise given with whatever strength you have ,
however limited, is a sacrifice pleasing to God.”
5) Praise is an expression of Faith
James 2:17 – Faith without works is dead
Faith and praise are expressions of agreement with
God. You can’t have one without the other.
Ex. Abraham sacrifice of his only son Isaac
“Praising is giving God all that is due and giving him
room in our life to do all he wants to do.” (see p. 85)
 Reference: Gen. 22:1-8
 The act of placing Isaac on the altar was an act
of praise.
 Abraham was expressing his trust in God and
his confidence that somehow everything would
come out right.
 God knew what he knew – we need to trust him
 There was a promise over Isaac’s life that had
to be fulfilled – generations were to come
through his lineage.
Character of Praise
 An attitude of faith in the midst of hard times
is always at the core of sacrificial praise
because it is based in the assurance that
anything is possible with God.
 Song: “We bring the Sacrifice of Praise”
 Praise frees God to work in our lives.
Our Pledge of Praise
 I don’t know what you are doing, why You are
doing it, or how this whole thing is going to
end up, but I trust You, God. I know You will
be faithful to me. You will never abandon me.
Therefore, I’m going to obey You in as much
as I understand to do. The rest is up to You. I
do this because you are my God and my
Savior. All I have, am, and ever hope to be is
Yours.
Review of Praise Chapter:
 To praise means to commend, to approve, to
give favorable judgment, to glorify and to
esteem.
 Praising God by commendation means that
we entrust ourselves to His care and

recommend that others do the same.
 Praising God by approval means that we have
favorable opinion of God, which we tell Him

and others.
Review of Praise Chapter:
 Praising by giving God glory means that we
honor Him and express our admiration for
Him.
 Praise turns the focus of our life from us to
God.
 Before we can consistently praise God, we
must get close enough to Him to see His true

nature and character.
 Praise is a conscious choice, an act of our
will.
 Give God a sacrifice of praise despite how you
feel.
God’s Original Plan for Mankind
 What was God’s original plan for mankind?
◦ To rule in the visible world, from the invisible
world, through the invisible man, living in the
visible body, on the visible earth.
◦ (Interpretation)
◦ - Visible world (Earth)
◦ - Invisible world (Heaven)
◦ Invisible man (spirit of man) Worship in the spirit -
John 4:24
◦ Visible body (earth suit)
◦ Visible Earth (Earth)
 To influence the seen world, from the unseen
world, through the unseen man, living in the
seen body on the seen earth.
 Got the scene?
 God wanted HIS kingdom come and his will
on Earth just like how it was in heaven.

 Rev. 5:11-14
◦ The angels worshiped God (v.12)

◦ Then they fell down and worshiped (v. 14)
 We were created to worship HIM!
 Rev. 4:11 – Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive
glory and honor and power; for thou hast
created all things, and for thy pleasure they are
and were created.
 Col. 1:16 – for by him were all things created,
that are in the heaven, and that are in the earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones,
or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all
things were created by him and for him.
 Creation of the World
 In Gen. 1 God created land and seas, plants
and animals, birds and sea creatures all came

forth at His spoken word.
 The Dominion Mandate:
 Gen. 1:26 – Then God said, “Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness. And let them

have dominion over the fish of the sea, the
birds of the heavens and over all livestock on
earth.
 God’s original plan was that man would share
in his authority and rule.
 We were created in his image and likeness.
 God is more concerned about our fellowship
with him than our works, our activities, our
traditions and our busyness. Why?
 When God breathed into man, the scripture
says that man became a living soul (Gen. 2:7).
 Therefore, God dwells within us. We took on
his image, his nature. We are now apart of him.
He did not breath into any other creation.
 Eden was created for man to have fellowship
with God.
 God’s intended plan for man vs. man’s
current existence. (pause)

 God is a God of Principles
 In order for man to fulfill his purpose and to
be all God intended him to be, he must obey

the principles of God.
 Everything that God created must operate by
certain principles to guarantee it’s

functioning correctly.
 The word principles can be referred to as
laws, commandments, ordinances, precepts,

statues, decrees, etc.
 Ps. 19:7-11says the law (principles) of the
Lord is perfect reviving the soul. The statues
(principles) of the Lord are trustworthy,
making the wise simple. The precepts
(principles) of the Lord are right, giving joy to
the heart. The commands (principles) of the
Lord are radiant giving light to the eyes. The
fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The
ordinances (principles) of the Lord are sure
and altogether righteous. They are more
precious than gold, than much pure gold, they
are sweeter than the honey from the comb.
Characteristics of God’ Principles
 God’s Principles (law) are permanent. They
are lasting. Will not change in status,
condition, or place. Isa. 26:3 – Thou will keep
him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed
on thee; because he trusteth in thee.
 What are some more laws that written in
scripture? (see p. 21)

Characteristics of God’ Principles
 God’s Principles (laws) never change. God’s
standards of conduct never changes. (Num
23:19)
 God’s Principles (laws) work anywhere. His
principles apply no matter the times we live

in, our culture, or geographical location.
 God’s Principles (laws) protect the product.
God’s laws protect us from harm. (Ps. 23:4-6)

Review From Last Week:
 God created man to share His image and
authority.
 (Gen. 1:26) – Then God said, “Let us make
man in our image, after our likeness. And let

them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
the birds of the heavens and over all livestock
on earth.
 God is more interested in relationship than
rules and tradition.

 The garden of Eden was created for man so that
God could have a place for us to be in his
presence. “Eden” refers to the place of God’s
presence. (Isa. 51:3;Ezek. 28:13)
 Thought: Unfortunately because of sin, man
and woman were forced to leave the Garden of
Eden (the place of his presence; the place he
provided to have communication with us) Since
we are no longer allowed back in that place,
where does the presence of God dwell with you?
 Everything God created is governed by
principles.
 The fulfillment of purpose requires obeying
God’s principles.
 Principles contain these characteristics:
◦ Are permanent
◦ Never change
◦ Work anywhere
◦ Protect the product
◦ Can never be broken
Man’s Greatest Need
 What is man’s greatest need?
 God’s greatest desire and man’s deepest
need is to share an enduring spirit-to-spirit

relationship.
 One of the most important of the principles
ordained by God is to preserve and protect

His handiwork and to assure the maximum
performance of each created thing is the
principle of environment.
 The word environment is defined as
“circumstances, objects and conditions by
which one is surrounded” (Webster’s
Dictionary).
 Everything in life was created to function
within its specific environment created by

God.
 Throughout creation we can see God’s process
of creating an environment first and then the
creatures to function in that environment.
 Story of creation
◦ Day 1 – light
◦ Day 2 – waters above and below the heaven
◦ Day 3 – dry land
◦ Day 4 – sun, moon, stars
◦ Day 5 – birds and sea creatures
◦ Day 6 – land animals
◦ Day 7 – he rested
 Then he made man and put him in his ideal
environment – The Garden of Eden (the
presence of God).
 It is here we were suppose to dwell with God.
 A misplaced product will malfunction in the
wrong environment.
◦ Ex. Birds living in the ocean (not God’s intended
environment for them.)
 God put man in a specific place on Earth.
 He wanted to have “unbroken” fellowship with
man.
 Eden was God’s first gift to man.
 Myles Munroe says we didn’t need church
services, choirs, musicians, prophets,

preachers, teachers, etc. to get into HIS
presence. We were already there.
 According to Munroe, when man fell, we lost
the Holy Spirit. He says man was created both
to be of the same essence of God, who is
spirit and live in the same environment as
God. (John 4:24)
 Read p. 35
 What was our God-given privledge is now

denied us by God himself.
 Why would God, who loves man and who
created him to live in fellowship with Him, do
this? Why would he banish man from his
presence and ensure that he could not
return?
 God is Holy.
 Ps. 99:9
 Isa. 8:13
 Having lost the Holy Spirit, Adam no longer
reflected the holiness of God that was his

birthright when he was created in God’s
image.
 Read p. 41
 Being redeemed brings us back into right
relationship with God.

 Romans 5:8-19
 God wants his family back!
 Restoring us back to our garden home has
been God’s plan for mankind since the fall.

 We are valuable to God.
JESUS PAID IT ALL!
 We need to get back into the presence of the
Lord.
 Ps 16:11b says, “In thy presence is fullness of
joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for

evermore.”
 How can I practice the presence of God?
◦ Read p. 44
 Praise and worship brings God’s presence to
us.
 Praise and worship provide the conditions
that invite God to come to us as He came to

Adam and Eve in the cool of the day.
 Praise and worship are the tools that set the
stage for God’s arrival.

 Through salvation, God reestablished the
conditions where he can live with us again as
he did in the garden.
Song: Daily I Shall Worship Thee
 Daily I shall worship thee
 Lamb of God who died for me
 Who extended endless mercy
 Daily I shall worship thee
Man’s Greatest Need Principles
 Everything in life was created to function
within a specific environment.
 Man’s Ideal environment is the presence of
God.
 Man’s sin has separated him form his ideal
environment.
 Sinners are malfunctioning saints. Therefore,
all our problems stem from the fact that we

have lost our ideal environment.
Man’s Greatest Need Principles
 God is holy. He cannot allow sin to enter His
presence.
 Salvation through Jesus Christ is the only
means by which we can return to God’s

presence.
 Praise and Worship are God’s gifts to restore
His presence to man.

Creating a Dwelling Place for God
 What is God’s purpose for humanity?
 How can we accomplish this?
 Who has given us access to God’s presence?
 How was this accomplished?

 The Holy Spirit is the key to the continuing
work of Jesus in each of us.
 St. John 14:26 - But the Helper, the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,

he will teach you all things and bring to your
remembrance all that I have said to you.
 Ro. 8:26, John 14:15-17, Isa. 11:2, 1 Cor.
3:16-17
 However, long before God sent his son Jesus
and the Holy Spirit, man attempted to bridge
the gap that sin had created between him and
God.
 Man built altars to worship in the presence of
God.
 An altar is a an elevated and consecrated
place used during worship; a place to

fellowship with God; a flat-topped block used
for making offerings and sacrifices are made
on it.
 Altars of God
◦ Cain and Abel (Gen. 4:3-4a) – What were they trying
to do?
◦ Noah built an altar after he and his family and the
animals emerged from the ark (Gen. 8:20-9:1)
◦ What was the purpose of altars?
◦ OT – altars were used to sacrifice grains, fruits,
wine and incense.
◦ The fruit and grain sacrifices were offered as a tithe
of the harvest. (First Fruit)
 Incense was burned on altars to purify it after
slaughter of animals. It would give off a sweet
fragrance.
 The incense altar (also referred to as the gold
altar) was located in the inner court of the

sanctuary just outside the holy of holies. (1
Kings 7:48-50)
 Altars prepare a place for the presence of
God
Creating a Dwelling Place For God
 Friends of God
 1) Abraham is another person who built an
altar to God. One in particular is the one he

built on Mt. Moriah when God commanded
him to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering
(Gen. 22). Abraham regarded God as his
friend. He believed that God would provide a
lamb for the sacrifice.
 2) David – David sinned by counting the fighting

men of Israel and God punished the people by
sending a plague on them. Gad, a prophet, tells
David to build an altar on the threshing floor of
Araunah. (2 Samuel 24:24-25)
 Read p.51
 Private worship builds your relationship with
God. What does God reveal to us during our
private time? It’s important to meet God in
private. Build an altar to him. Fellowship with
him.
 David valued the presence of God.
 Psalms 51 – is David’s plea to God for mercy
after he impregnated another man’s wife

(Bathsheba) and had her husband killed in a
battle (Uriah).
 Because David was used to having private
worship with God, he knew the joy and power

of living in his presence. However, he also
knew what happens when sin takes the place
of God’s presence.
3) Moses is another friend of God
Moses was charged to lead the children of

Israel from Sinai into the Promise land. He
was instructed to take them up to the land
flowing with milk and honey.
Before Moses goes…he decides to meet with

God. (Ex. 33:7)
 7. Moses took his tent and pitched it outside
the camp, far from the camp, and called it the
tabernacle of meeting. And it came to pass
that everyone who sought the Lord went out
to the tabernacle of meeting which was
outside the camp.
 Ex. 33:8 So it was, whenever Moses went out to
the tabernacle, that all the people rose, and
each man stood at his tent door and watched
Moses until he had gone into the tabernacle.
9 And it came to pass, when Moses entered the
tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended
and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and
the Lord talked with Moses. 10 All the people
saw the pillar of cloud standing at the
tabernacle door, and all the people rose and
worshiped, each man in his tent door.
What is our response when we meet with God and
his presence draws near to us?
Moses met with God in the tabernacle. He created

a place where he knew God would meet him.
Our dwelling place:

Brings God’s presence to us, which brings us into
worship, which then leads us to listen and
understand his promise for us.
Moses did not want to travel without God’s
presence.
 Ex. 33: 13 Now therefore, I pray, if I have
found grace in Your sight, show me now Your

way, that I may know You and that I may find
grace in Your sight. And consider that this
nation is Your people.”14 And He said, “My
Presence will go with you, and I will give you
rest.”
Before we venture out to do something, we should
always talk with God. He will talk back to us.
Creating a dwelling place to speak and listen to

God on a regular basis will guide us onto the
right path. It points us in the direction God has
for us.
 Moses, David and Abraham are friends of God.

Why?
 When the people saw the pillar of cloud
standing at the tabernacle door, all the
people rose and worshiped (Ex. 33:10).
 Our worship is our offering unto God.
 Read page 54 and 55.
 Is it important to create a dwelling place for
God? Why?
 1) God is holy – before he enters a place we
must sanctify it. Our tabernacle must be a

holy place where he can dwell. That is why
our prayers, praise and worship must ascend
like sweet smelling incense. Or else we can
not enter the holy place.
 2) Because of Jesus’ shed blood on Calvary –
we are adopted by the Father (God). This
allows his presence to draw near. The blood
washes away our sins daily.
 God’s presence is the only essential
ingredient in worship.
 God had a blue print to get man back into his
presence.
 He gave Moses specific instructions
concerning the priests, sacrifices, and

offerings.
Read page 56-57 (last paragraph)
 Each of the furnishings in the tabernacle
revealed something about the coming
Messiah:
 Tabernacle – was a type of Church where God
wants to live.
 Shrewbread – represented the physical body
of Christ which would be incarnated into

man.
 Lampstand – represented the word of God
and the Holy Spirit

 The altar of burnt offerings – represented the
sacrifices of praise that continually arise from
God’s people.
 The court yard or Outer Court – spoke of the
assembling of God’s people.

 The priests clothes – were linen not wool so
the priests would not sweat in God’s

presence. Why would this be important to
God? (see Ex. 28-29 and Ezekiel 44:17-18)
 The items in the Ark of the Covenant were
also important to God.
 The rod of Aaron – represented the death we
experience because of sin, and the rebirth

and new life that come through Jesus Christ.
It also represented the burial of Jesus Christ
and His resurrection.
 The manna – represented God’s grace,
received through no work of man

 The tablet containing the Ten Commandments –
spoke of our helplessness to keep the law of
God and be righteous before him.
 When the priests poured the blood on the top of
the Ark, it covered all those things that revealed

our sin and our lack of grace. Instead of seeing
our sin, God and the cherubim who protected
His presence, saw the blood. Note: This is the
blood of animals not Jesus Christ) The law that
condemned us was covered by the blood of
grace
Creating a Dwelling Place for GOd
 When Jesus died on the cross, he became our
ultimate sacrifice.
 He shed HIS blood. We no longer had to sacrifice
the blood of bullocks and goats.
 Why? Because HIS blood washed away ALL of our
sins.
 Hebrews 9:12New Living Translation
(NLT)12 With his own blood—not the blood of
goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy
Place once for all time and secured our
redemption forever.
 Read p. 58
 What are you willing to sacrifice or offer to
get back into the presence of God?

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Praise includes commending;

entrust ourselves to his care and recommend

what is admirable in the person.

faithful (Ps. 33:4), righteous (Ps. 11:7), just (2

we entrust ourselves to His care and

favorable opinion of God, which we tell Him

we entrust ourselves to His care and

favorable opinion of God, which we tell Him

must get close enough to Him to see His true

on Earth just like how it was in heaven.

◦ The angels worshiped God (v.12)

and animals, birds and sea creatures all came

in our image, after our likeness. And let them

current existence. (pause)

be all God intended him to be, he must obey

certain principles to guarantee it’s

laws, commandments, ordinances, precepts,

scripture? (see p. 21)

principles apply no matter the times we live

God’s laws protect us from harm. (Ps. 23:4-6)

man in our image, after our likeness. And let

rules and tradition.

need is to share an enduring spirit-to-spirit

ordained by God is to preserve and protect

within its specific environment created by

services, choirs, musicians, prophets,

 What was our God-given privledge is now

reflected the holiness of God that was his

relationship with God.

been God’s plan for mankind since the fall.

joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for

that invite God to come to us as He came to

stage for God’s arrival.

all our problems stem from the fact that we

means by which we can return to God’s

His presence to man.

 How can we accomplish this?

 Who has given us access to God’s presence?

 How was this accomplished?

Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,

place used during worship; a place to

altar) was located in the inner court of the

altar to God. One in particular is the one he

 2) David – David sinned by counting the fighting

after he impregnated another man’s wife

worship with God, he knew the joy and power

Moses was charged to lead the children of

Before Moses goes…he decides to meet with

Moses met with God in the tabernacle. He created

Our dwelling place:

found grace in Your sight, show me now Your

Creating a dwelling place to speak and listen to

 Moses, David and Abraham are friends of God.

must sanctify it. Our tabernacle must be a

concerning the priests, sacrifices, and

of Christ which would be incarnated into

and the Holy Spirit

assembling of God’s people.

the priests would not sweat in God’s

experience because of sin, and the rebirth

received through no work of man

the Ark, it covered all those things that revealed

get back into the presence of God?