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Word Of Faith is an experience. You are coming to a "Full Service" church, and perhaps there are some questions that may come to your mind. Some of the "whys" are answered on this page.

Our worship is totally scriptural. The family of God or "church" that meets here is the Living Body of Christ. We, therefore, do the work that Jesus did when He was here on earth. So open your hearts now and be blessed of God! (Read Acts 7:48, Ephesians 2:19-22, I Peter 2:5)

Why do we stand when we sing?
"And the Levites... of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high."
2 Chronicles 20:19

Why do we clap our hands?
"O clap your hands all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph."
Psalms 47:1

Why do we lift our hands?
"Thus will I bless Thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name."
Psalms 63:4
"Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord."
Psalms 134:2
"I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting."
I Timothy 2:8

Why do we have audible praise unto God?
"Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me bless His Holy name."
Psalms 103:1
"I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth."
Psalms 34:1
"And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God..."
Acts 4:24

Why do we have this type of worship?
"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth; for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth."
John 4:23-24
"For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh."
Philippians 3:3

Why do we sing choruses as well as hymns?
"And be not drunk with wine, wherin is excess; but be filled with the spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
Ephesians 5:18-19
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
Colossians 3:16

Some Scriptural Terminology:

The Annointing:
The presence and the work of the Holy Spirit in a person's life.
"But the anointing which you have received of Him abideth in you..."
I John 2:27

To Minister:
To serve or help another by the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
"...but our sufficiency is of God; who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament..."
2 Corinthians 3:5-6

Zion:
The hill in the Old Testament (in Jerusalem) where God's presence dwelt. God's presence is now in His Church (also called Mt. Zion.)
"But ye are come unto Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem... to the general assembly and church of the firstborn..."
Hebrews 12:22-23

The Glory:
The manifestation of God's presence and splendor to man's spiritual and physical senses. "And it came to pass... that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, so the priests could not stand to minister... for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord."
I Kings 8:10-11

Revelation:
Our understanding of God's will and purposes. "Wherefore I also... making mention of you in my prayers; that, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him..."
Ephesians 1:15-17

The Body:
The Church is the Body of Christ on earth.
See I Corinthians 12:12-15

Edify:
"To build up."
"Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church."
I Corinthians 14:12

Spiritual Gifts:
Supernatural abilities given by the Holy Spirit to believers.
See I Corinthians 12:1, 4-11; 14:1

What is prophecy?
"...The Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?"
Amos 3:8
"But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort."
I Corinthians 14:3
"Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy."
I Corinthians 14:1 "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal... To another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy."
I Corinthians 12:7 and 10
"For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be comforted."
I Corinthians 14:31
"Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge."
I Corinthians 14:29

Why do we have speaking in tongues and interpretation of those tongues?
"Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues."
I Corinthians 14:39
"But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal... To another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues."
I Corinthians 12:7 and 10
"I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh in tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying."
I Corinthians 14:5
"If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be two, or at the most three, and that by course, and let one interpret."
I Corinthians 14:27

Why are musical instruments a part of the worship service?
"Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: Praise Him with the psaltry and harp. Praise Him with the timbrel and dance. Praise Him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise Him upon the loud cymbals: Praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals."
Psalms 150:3-5
"And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps."
Revelation 14:2

Why does the whole church pray at once for specific needs?
"And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, Thou art God, which hast made heaven and earth..."
Acts 4:24

Why do we annoint with oil and pray for the sick?
"Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, annointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him."
James 5:14,15

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