What's the difference between worship and praise

"What does it mean that God is a Consuming Fire?"

"God’s holiness is the reason for His being a consuming fire, and it burns up anything unholy. The holiness of God is that part of His nature that most separates Him from sinful man. The godless, Isaiah writes, tremble before Him: “Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?" Isaiah answers this by saying that only the righteous can withstand the consuming fire of God’s wrath against sin, because sin is an offense to God’s holiness. But Isaiah also assures us that no amount of our own righteousness is sufficient (Isaiah 64:6).
excerpts from "What does it mean that God is a Consuming Fire?"
gotquestions.org/consuming-fire.html

Additionally, "What Happens when We Worship?"

"Scientific studies suggest spiritual practices like worship have a measurable impact on the brain. In his book How God Changes Your Brain, Dr. Andrew Newberg provides evidence that worship can positively affect brain structure."

"Worship exalts God. There is nothing we can do as believers to further cement Yahweh in His supremacy. It is important, however, that we seek first His exaltation rather than our experience."

"When we worship, He meets with us, and we experience His goodness. But emotions and "spine tingles" must never be our pursuit. We should seek first to call God what He is: holy and worthy.

Worship causes us to love God and others more."

"We need to reverently approach any time spent in worship individually and collectively. I pray a song of worship will always be at the center of our faith."
excerpts from Chase Wagner's "What Happens when We Worship?" influencemagazine.com/practice/what-happens-when-we-worship

Also, "Worship: The Key to Drawing Near to God"

"True worship is a heartfelt expression of love, adoration, admiration, fascination, wonder, and celebration. It's something that happens in your heart and soul when you begin to praise God for who He is and thank Him for what He has done."

"Perhaps the best way to illustrate what happens when we worship is to look at the worship experience of one of God's prophets recorded in Isaiah 6.

"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke (v.1–4)."

"First, worship brings an upward look, a glance at God on His throne in all His glory. It refocuses our view of God. It pulls our affections off our idols and puts them onto God. It causes us to remember how good He is, how big, kind, powerful, and loving He is, and how holy He is.

Second, worship brings an inward look. v 5-7 "But notice that after Isaiah saw and confessed his sinfulness, he also experienced the mercy, grace, and forgiveness of God. That's what happens when you really worship."

"But worship doesn't end there. Notice that Isaiah's inward look is followed by an outward look.

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" (v. 8)

Genuine worship always leads to an outward look—a personal response or action—a desire to be obedient to whatever God calls you to do."

"Genuine worship is seeing God for who He really is—His power, His greatness, His holiness, His sovereignty, His love, and His compassion—and then giving Him what He’s worth—the best of your time, your talents, your thoughts, your words, and your deeds."

"True worship is seeing afresh the tremendous worth of God and, in response, giving Him the best of everything you have."
excerpts from Chip Ingram's "Worship: The Key to Drawing Near to God" crosswalk.com/church/worship/worship-the-key-to-drawing-near-to-god-11559086.html

"What does it mean that God is a Consuming Fire?"

"God’s holiness is the reason for His being a consuming fire, and it burns up anything unholy. The holiness of God is that part of His nature that most separates Him from sinful man. The godless, Isaiah writes, tremble before Him: “Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?" Isaiah answers this by saying that only the righteous can withstand the consuming fire of God’s wrath against sin, because sin is an offense to God’s holiness. But Isaiah also assures us that no amount of our own righteousness is sufficient (Isaiah 64:6).
excerpts from "What does it mean that God is a Consuming Fire?"
gotquestions.org/consuming-fire.html

Additionally, "What Happens when We Worship?"

"Scientific studies suggest spiritual practices like worship have a measurable impact on the brain. In his book How God Changes Your Brain, Dr. Andrew Newberg provides evidence that worship can positively affect brain structure."

"Worship exalts God. There is nothing we can do as believers to further cement Yahweh in His supremacy. It is important, however, that we seek first His exaltation rather than our experience."

"When we worship, He meets with us, and we experience His goodness. But emotions and "spine tingles" must never be our pursuit. We should seek first to call God what He is: holy and worthy. Worship causes us to love God and others more."

"We need to reverently approach any time spent in worship individually and collectively, I pray a song of worship will always be at the center of our faith."
excerpts from Chase Wagner's "What Happens when We Worship?" influencemagazine.com/practice/what-happens-when-we-worship

Also, "Worship: The Key to Drawing Near to God"

"True worship is a heartfelt expression of love, adoration, admiration, fascination, wonder, and celebration. It's something that happens in your heart and soul when you begin to praise God for who He is and thank Him for what He has done."

"Perhaps the best way to illustrate what happens when we worship is to look at the worship experience of one of God's prophets recorded in Isaiah 6.

"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke (v.1–4)."

"First, worship brings an upward look, a glance at God on His throne in all His glory. It refocuses our view of God. It pulls our affections off our idols and puts them onto God. It causes us to remember how good He is, how big, kind, powerful, and loving He is, and how holy He is.

Second, worship brings an inward look. v 5-7 "But notice that after Isaiah saw and confessed his sinfulness, he also experienced the mercy, grace, and forgiveness of God. That's what happens when you really worship."

"But worship doesn't end there. Notice that Isaiah's inward look is followed by an outward look.

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" (v. 8)

Genuine worship always leads to an outward look—a personal response or action—a desire to be obedient to whatever God calls you to do."

"Genuine worship is seeing God for who He really is—His power, His greatness, His holiness, His sovereignty, His love, and His compassion—and then giving Him what He’s worth—the best of your time, your talents, your thoughts, your words, and your deeds."

"True worship is seeing afresh the tremendous worth of God and, in response, giving Him the best of everything you have."
excerpts from Chip Ingram's "Worship: The Key to Drawing Near to God" crosswalk.com/church/worship/worship-the-key-to-drawing-near-to-god-11559086.html

"Within the wide latitude God gives us for praise, one aspect of our worship is constant: we must maintain a prevailing attitude of deep respect for the Lord. We worship the Lord in awe. We come to Him to voice our praise with a deep awareness that He knows everything about us and yet He still loves us. Genuine praise and worship is not a matter of the words spoken or the posture taken or the instruments played as much as it is a matter of the heart. We worship God in reverence. We worship God with the fullness of who we are. We worship God with a humble heart that is willing to fall prostrate before Him—no matter who may be watching. Christ has set us free, and we are to worship God in freedom."

excerpts from Dr. Michal Youssef's book, “Empowered by Praise"

'Since worship is the occupation of the heart, not with its needs or even its blessings, but with God Himself, the heart must be fixed fearlessly upon God and not be torn between introspection and devotion. All concept of self must be abandoned whether it be of self-negation or self-needs, so that the whole of our being can flow out to God in adoration, consecration, and affection. A.P. Gibbs, in his book, Worship, says, “Worship is the overflow of a grateful heart, under a sense of Divine favor.” This requires such a measure of God’s holy nature as to enable us to be relaxed in the presence of God, otherwise we will be so occupied with our unholiness that we cannot respond lovingly to His holiness. It is, obviously, impossible to be self-centered and to worship God. We must be God-conscious, not self-conscious, to be a true worshipper. Therefore the more God’s nature is coursing through us, the greater our awareness of God will be and the less time we will spend involved with ourselves when we approach the throne of God."

excerpts from Judson Cornwell, "Let Us Worship"

Also, "The psalmist declared, "Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts" (Ps. 42:7). When everything seems to crash down on us like a roaring waterfall, we look deep within our hearts and call out to the depths of God's heart to anchor our faith in God. Worship is the deep within us calling out to the deep in God. It is that expression of surrender from the depths of our souls that affirms our trust in God regardless of the pain or circumstances of our lives."

"Our relationship with God should be characterized by an ever-deepening experience of prayer that brings us into true communion with God. As we come to know Him in His unspeakable greatness and unfathomable goodness, our hearts are filled with a divine love and adoration for Him that can be expressed only in worship. From our discussion of the attributes and nature of God, we can conclude that who we worship has everything to do with why we worship. We can realize our true identity and divine destiny only as we cultivate a personal relationship with a loving, holy God who desires to have fellowship with us."

excerpts from Dr. Fuchsia Pickett's "Worship Him: Discover the Joy of Pure Spiritual Worship"

"To worship is to exercise our spirit. Whenever we begin to exercise our spirit, the worship begins. "

"Our spirit needs to take the lead in enjoying the Lord. This is fully shown in Luke 1:46-47. In these verses Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has exulted in God my Savior." These two verses, no doubt, are describing the enjoyment of the Lord, and in the enjoyment of the Lord, our spirit has to take the lead. First, Mary’s spirit exulted in God; then her soul magnified the Lord. Her praise to God issued from her spirit and was expressed through her soul. But today we mostly use our soul first. We must learn to directly use our spirit and let the soul be a follower of the spirit."

excerpts from Witness Lee's "Our Spirit Needing to be the Means of our Worship" ministrysamples.org/excerpts/OUR-SPIRIT-NEEDING-TO-BE-THE-MEANS-OF-OUR-WORSHIP.HTML

As well as, "We praise God with our souls, and it is right to do so. Through our praise we have access to God’s presence. But once we are in His presence, it is through worship that we enjoy true spiritual union with Him"
excerpts from Derek Prince's Worship in the Spirit" derekprince.com/devotions/c-6-6

Also, "The Bible is filled with many stories about people worshipping God and its power. Psalm 22:3 states that God actually lives and dwells in our praises. This is the mystery and the miracle of the breakthrough power and presence of God when we worship. It is through worshipping God that God fights our battles for us. When we worship, we affirm the truth of God’s Word, and it is being rooted deep in our hearts."

"There are many people in the Bible who experienced the power of worshipping God.
1. Paul and Silas singing in the prison: Acts 16:24-26. "And as a result of their praise, the atmosphere changed – the prison doors were opened and their chains were loosed.
Not only that. They were able to make peace with the jailer who was in charge that midnight. He believed in Jesus and his household got saved."

2. "The story of Jehoshaphat. Found in Second Chronicles 20:22, it states, “As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated”. What a strange battle plan –but the result was that the Lord won the battle for them. There is something inherent in the act of worship that enables us to encounter the power of God."

3. "The Woman with the Alabaster Box found in Luke 7:36-50. Some of the greatest acts of worship can come from the most unlikely source."

"My friends, when we worship, the invisible God is at work doing invisible and powerful things for us."

"Remember: Worship is how we express our love, adoration, admiration, and wonder at God’s presence. Worship changes the worshipper into the image of the One worshipped”.

excerpts from Mrs Marilyn Hodge's "Positive Living - The Power of Worshipping God" theanguillian.com/2020/09/positive-living-the-power-of-worshipping-god/

Also, How did Jesus Teach Us to Worship"
"We, the church, strive to to fulfill God’s will on earth as it is in Heaven. The truest picture of worship is Heaven itself."

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages [...] they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God.
— Revelation 7:9,11

"Worship is your statement on the character of God. What does your worship communicate about who God is? Can people derive God’s love, justice, and grace from your worship of him? Consider this study of God’s character and praise God for who he is. True worship comes from our spirit. What stirs your affections for the Father? What makes your spirit long to worship God? What can you do to cultivate your affections for God."

excerpts from Spencer B's "How did Jesus Teach Us to Worship" thetravelingteam.org/articles/worship

Plus, "Worship in the Heavenlies"

"The writer to the Hebrews gives us an answer to the question regarding what happens in worship that is both comprehensive and corrective. It is comprehensive in that it knits together the loose threads dangling in our minds concerning the nature of worship, and it is corrective in that it confronts our false ideas and frustrations about worship. What happens when we come to worship? He tells us that we go to heaven!

“You have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel” (Heb. 12:22–24).

"Just as God came down in heavenly glory to the assembly of Israel gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai (Heb. 12:18–19), so He brings heaven down to us, as we gather for worship in congregations around the world."

"Even though we cannot see it or touch it, heaven is as real and vital to us in our worship as oxygen is to our respiration. In fact, worship is a kind of spiritual respiration. We breathe air into our lungs that we cannot see — and we live. In the same way, as we worship we breathe heaven into our souls — and we live, filling our hearts with the unseen, life-giving atmosphere of heaven. Thus, worship requires faith, for “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1). Faith convinces us that we are in the realm of heaven as we worship, and it encourages us to breathe deeply, that we might become more fully alive."

'We rejoice in the knowledge that Christ truly is the mercy of God to a thousand generations of those who love Him (cf. Ex. 20:6)."

"Going to heaven in worship awakens us to the past, ..."
"Thus, going to heaven in worship also awakens us to the future..."
"Finally, going to heaven in worship awakens us to the present, to the heavenly privileges of rest and security that we possess even now. Rest is foreign to our world, for rest is the stuff of heaven. But remember that worship takes us into heaven."

"Though we await our final rest, we do enjoy a Sabbath rest as we worship (Heb. 4:9). And the sweetness of this rest is that it is rest from all our works (Heb. 4:10), that we might listen attentively and exclusively to the voice of God’s Word on account of Christ’s atoning blood. His is blood that doesn’t have to cry out to God for justice as Abel’s did, but it is blood that has satisfied God’s just wrath due our sins, and thus offers mercy to us again and again. And as we rest this way, we begin to feel secure, secure as citizens of Christ’s unshakeable kingdom even now."

"For as we worship we are already inside the walls of the only city whose foundations cannot be shaken, whose architect and builder is God (Heb. 11:10)."

excerpts from Paul Hahn's "Worship in the Heavenlies"
ligonier.org/learn/articles/worship-heavenlies

"10 Benefits of Praise and Worship"

'Praise and worship is a powerful part of our walk with God, and is appropriate for every day and every hour (I Chronicles 23:30; Psalm 92:2; Psalm 59:16). It’s commanded by God, but just like all the other things He tells us to do, it is followed by blessings."

"Here are ten benefits that follow true praise and worship. Put praise into practice and watch God’s power work for you!

Invites the Presence of God ( 2 Chronicles 5:11-14)
Brings victory (II Chronicles 20:15-20)
Brings deliverance from enemies (Psalm 18:3)
Satisfies the Soul (Psalm 63:1-5)
Repels depression (Isaiah 61:3)
Brings liberty (Acts 16:25-26)
Brings joy (Psalm 100:4, Psalm 16:11)
Draws men to God (John 12:32)
Strengthens our faith (Romans 4:20)
Brings Us closer to God (James 4:8)

excerpts from Christa Madrid's "10 Benefits of Praise and Worship"
livingroyalty.com/2016/01/24/10-benefits-of-praise-and-worship/

Additionally, "Why should we worship God?"

"There are endless reasons to worship God, but at the heart of the matter lies this truth: worshipping God is the supreme purpose for which humans were created (Psalm 29:1–2; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Ephesians 1:3–6; Philippians 2:9–11). The central function of the Church is to glorify and worship God through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:4–6; 1 Peter 2:5; Revelation 5:13–14; 21:1—22:5).

Ecclesiastes 3:11 tells us that God planted eternity in the human heart. This verse explains why we are not satisfied with earthly endeavors and achievements. Humans are born with a deep, inner longing to comprehend our eternal purpose and know our infinite Creator. We yearn for something more, something greater than ourselves.

But before we came to know God through a relationship with Jesus Christ, we fulfilled that gnawing hunger by worshiping unworthy objects and pursuits. Our idols took the form of money, people, careers, hobbies, passions, possessions, and anything that replaced God in our hearts."

The Bible teaches that God desires our worship (Psalm 99:5; John 4:23). He is the only One worthy of it (Deuteronomy 10:21; 1 Chronicles 16:25; Psalm 96:4–5). Our worship of Him reveals that the God of the universe has captured our attention and won our allegiance. We worship God because we recognize that no other being, thing, pursuit, or pleasure is worthy of the place He inhabits on the throne of our lives (Exodus 20:3–5; Hebrews 12:28–29).

When we worship our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ, we experience fellowship and communion with Him (Philippians 3:3). Worship is how we meet with God and praise Him for His goodness, love, mercy, grace, wisdom, beauty, truth, holiness, compassion, might, and every other aspect of His character: (Psalm 100:1–5, NLT).

Through worship, we celebrate God’s presence and power. We grow closer to Him as He speaks to hearts and makes His home in our lives. His will becomes our will, and we are transformed.

Yes, God deserves our worship, but we, in turn, benefit from it. What could be better than to find and fulfill our ultimate purpose—to worship God and live in His presence forever and ever? “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: ‘Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.’ All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying: ‘Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!’” (Revelation 7:9–12).

excerpts from Got Questions "Why should we worship God?" gotquestions.org/why-worship-god.html

"Walking in humility means we have submitted our ideas and opinions to the Lord, not wanting to violate His will and desire for our lives. A study of the Scriptures reveals a powerful correlation between humility and reverence for God. Reverent hearts are humble hearts. Worship fills the hearts of the humble who know their God."

"Reverent worship of God opens to us a relationship of fellowship with Him that truly satisfies the divine longing of every human heart. Understanding the nature of that fellowship will inspire us to bow in reverence before God and seek Him with our whole hearts so that we may enjoy God as He intended. Though it seems incredible that finite, sinful humans can walk in fellowship with God, the Scriptures teach plainly that God desires our fellowship."

"The deepest longing of the human heart is spiritual."

excerpts from Dr. Fuchsia Pickett's "Worship Him: Discover the Joy of Pure Spiritual Worship", p 520, 527

"We have referred to praise as an aspect of the larger experience of true worship. When we look more closely at praise as defined in the Scriptures, we see a noticeable demarcation between praise and worship. Simply stated, praise and thanksgiving dwell on the things God has done, is doing and is going to do, while worship expresses our devotion to God for who He is. Praise and worship, though closely related, need to be understood separately in order to appreciate the true worship experience more fully.
Praising God brings us into His presence, and worship is our heart's response to God after we are in His presence.

Marcyne Heinrichs gives us a wonderful contrast of praise to worship:
Praise enjoys God; worship esteems Him.
Praise acclaims Him; worship beholds Him.
Praise lifts; worship bows.
Praise lauds; worship loves.
Praise celebrates; worship humbly reveres.
Praise addresses God; worship waits on God.
Praise dances; worship removes shoes for holy ground.
Praise extols God for what He has done; worship extols Him for who He is.
Praise lifts us to heavenly places; worship lifts God to His rightful place-the throne.
Praise says, "Praise the Lord"; worship demonstrates strates that "He is Lord."
Praise is grateful for heirship to the throne; worship lays crowns at His feet."

excerpts from Dr. Fuchsia Pickett's "Worship Him: Discover the Joy of Pure Spiritual Worship", p 995-996

"The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." Num 6:24-26

There's numerous Scriptures about God blessing us such as:
-"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:" (Eph 1:3)
-"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance." (Psa 33:12)
-"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is." (Jer 17:7)

Then there's blessing God.
"And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king." ( I Chron 29:20). On Solomon's coronation.

"I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth." Psa 34:1

David applied this to his own life. Undoubtedly he was in an extremely difficult situation stated in I Sam 30. When he and his men returned to camp, they found their dwellings burnt and more importantly, their families were gone. Because of their grief and stress over the situation, the men who had just fought with David threatened to kill him.

Next David-
- wept until he couldnt
- then he changed his focus to Yahweh and was encouraged
- next he asks for God's will and He answered
- he obeyed and of course was successful

For the most part, it seems David dealt with his emotions first. Next he turned his focus onto Yahweh his Elohim. The details aren't provided but he encouraged himself in his shepherd, his rock, refuge, and shield.

Then he asks God for direction which he often did in order to know God's will (I Sam 23:2, 4-5, 10-11, 12-14, I Sam 30:8-9; II Sam 2:1-2, etc). But it's remarkable considering he was a warrior and this situation. He didn't assume he knew, he asks. David was successful as he obeyed God's direction "...pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all."

How much of a key is found in that David encouraged himself in the Lord first then asks for His direction.

Found that it's good not to make decisions when extremely upset or deliriously happy. However, the best strategy is to know the Lord's will.

"And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will." (Acts 13:22)

God wants to be worshiped in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24).

God's name:

-"...my name may be declared throughout all the earth." (Exo 9:15)
- "I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore." (Psa 76:12, 145:1, 21)
-"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name." (Psa 103:1)
"Adonai, you are my God. I exalt you, I praise your name. For you have accomplished marvels, [fulfilled] ancient plans faithfully and truly." (Isa 25:1)
- "Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." (Psa 29:2)
- "Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord." (Psa 105:3)
- "Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven." (Psa 148:13)

Also, "The Protocol of Worship - Psalm 100"

"When studying Psalm 100 one gets the impression that it is inappropriate for us to barge into God's holy presence without taking the proper actions and necessary steps. God is willing to meet us anywhere, anyplace, and anytime, but we need to come into his presence with heart and mind, body and soul that acknowledges the presence of the King."

'Acknowledging God is the intellectual side of our worship protocol. Mentally we acknowledge the God of the Universe. Our worship is to have a firm foundation based on the Creator God. This is the precursor to praise."

"Bless the name of God"

"Praise His name!" (Psa. 100:4). The word praise means to kneel. It communicates the idea to show honor and homage to God, by kneeling before him as King of kings and Lord of Lords. True worship always involves falling at the feet of God."

"In Touch and Live, George Vandeman writes:
Why on our knees? Because we are in the presence of the King, the God of the universe. The essence of his being, his all-encompassing nature, his very person, his resolute character are summed up in God's name. All of God is embodied in his name. He is the object of our worship - the personal God who reveals his name, which includes his presence and his authority."

"What do we know about the name - the person, the character, the nature - of God? The Psalmist reminds us that "The Lord is good" (Psalm 100:5); he is gracious and kind. "His love (or mercy) is eternal" (Psalm 100:5). The word for love means covenant love. "His faithfulness endures through all generations" (Psalm 100:5). He does not change his purpose or break his word."

"We must understand the name of God. We have to begin to grasp, as feeble as our minds and hearts are, the greatness, holiness, wisdom, goodness, loving kindness, and truthfulness of the name of God. The essence of worship is to bless, to fall down, and to ascribe glory to the name of God. Heartfelt worship is to be gripped in the depth of our beings by the goodness, love, and faithfulness of our Creator God."

"The presence of God is revealed. At this point we have truly worshipped. Worship is not the shout or the singing or the thanksgiving or the praising, all those are prelude. Worship is encountering the person of God as revealed by his name."

"When we come to worship we come to meet the king of the universe."

"Conclusion
What a privilege we have been afforded to have an audience with the King. Let us not take it for granted. Let us do what is needed, following the protocol, to meet with him."

excerpts from Rick Ezell's "The Protocol of Worship - Psalm 100"
lifeway.com/en/articles/sermon-protocol-of-worship-psalm-100

"Worship God,'s Name"

"It is interesting that in biblical Hebrew, the name represented a person’s character or nature. To call upon one’s name was to seek his presence. So basically, to praise God’s NAME was to praise HIM. Look at these verses and see how this works"

• Declare his name (Psalm 22:22)
• Fear his name (Psalm 86:11)
• Give thanks to his name (Psalm 106:47)
• Bring glory to his name (Psalm 86:9)
• Glory in his name (Psalm 105:3)
• Hope in his name (Psalm 52:9)
• Know his name (Psalm 9:10)
• Love his name (Psalm 5:11)
• Praise his name (Psalm 44:8)
• Rejoice in his name (Psalm 89:15-16)
• Seek his name (Psalm 83:16)
• Sing praise to his name (Psalm 7:17)
• Trust in his Name (Psalm 33:21)

"Praise him, thank him, give him the glory that he alone deserves."

Excerpts from Scott Chaffee's "Worship God,'s Name". heartquest101.com/2013/01/29/worship,-gods-name/

Also, has a list of some of God's names with definitions, Biblical references, and applications as well as about 40 additional resources at "God's Name - A Strong Tower"

"Consider taking a respite from your hectic pace and meditatively pondering all the uses of the word "name" in the Psalms (most uses refer to God - just read the first one below to whet your appetite!). You will be blessed as you interact with the Spirit (Jn 14:16, 26, 16:13, 1Jn 2:20, 27) and respond in prayer, praise and worship to His illumination of the truth about His glorious and majestic Name. Hover over these passages for the verse or click passage to read in context. If you desire a different version use the tool below to change version."

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(updated April, 2022. Some resources can be borrowed online).