28 Mar From Faith to Faith – Strength to Strength – Glory to Glory

Praise Worship Victory Overview

In this powerful sermon on ‘From Faith to Faith – Strength to Strength – Glory to Glory,’ Pastor explores the transformative journey of becoming authentic worshipers. He distinguishes between praise – thanking God for what He’s done, is doing, and will do – and worship – being still before Him to know who He truly is. Drawing from biblical examples like Moses and Timothy, the pastor emphasizes that praise breaks the enemy’s onslaught against us, while worship changes us in God’s presence. He shares a personal testimony of experiencing breakthrough through ten days of dancing before the Lord, highlighting how praise isn’t for God’s ego but for our deliverance from bondage. The message contrasts living under law versus grace, explaining how Moses knew God’s ways while Israel only knew His acts. Under the New Covenant, believers can approach God as Father without veils, being born again through His incorruptible word. True worship requires separating from worldly dependencies and allowing God to be our provider and source, resulting in genuine transformation from glory to glory.

Praise Worship Victory Outline

• 0:00 – Introduction to Becoming Worshipers: Opening the series on worship and the difference between praise and worship
• 3:00 – The Power of Praise Against the Enemy: How praise destroys the enemy’s onslaught and breaks bondage in our lives
• 8:00 – Dancing Like David for Victory: Personal testimony of breakthrough through ten days of worship and dance
• 15:00 – Worship in God’s House: Defending authentic worship expression without fear of offending visitors
• 22:00 – Timothy’s Crisis and Stirring Up the Gift: Paul’s instruction to Timothy during persecution to stir up worship despite circumstances
• 30:00 – Moses and the Glory of God: Contrasting worship that reveals God’s ways versus just knowing His acts
• 40:00 – From Law to Grace – Removing the Veil: How grace removes the veil and enables true relationship with God as Father
• 50:00 – Born Again as Sons and Daughters: Understanding our identity as God’s children and separating from worldly dependencies

Scripture References

Psalm 8:2, 2 Timothy 1:6, Zephaniah 3:17, Exodus 33:18-23, Psalm 103:7, 2 Corinthians 3:16-18, 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, 1 Peter 1:23

Key Takeaways

• Praise destroys the enemy’s onslaught against us and should be our response during difficult times.
• God desires worship not for His ego, but for our freedom from bondage and breakthrough in life.
• Dancing and expressive worship, like David demonstrated, can bring supernatural victory over challenges.
• Worship reveals God’s ways and character, while praise acknowledges His acts and deeds.
• Under grace, the veil is removed and we can approach God directly as our loving Father.
• True worship requires separating from worldly dependencies and trusting God as our source.
• Stirring up the gift within us through active worship helps us overcome discouragement and fear.

Praise Worship Victory Notes

This compelling message on authentic worship begins with a crucial distinction that many believers miss. Praise involves thanking God for His acts – what He has done, is doing, and will do in our lives. Worship, however, goes deeper, requiring us to be still before Him and truly know who He is in His character and nature. The pastor illustrates this with Moses, who regularly visited the tent of worship and developed such an intimate relationship with God that he glowed with divine glory after encountering the Lord’s presence on Mount Sinai. The sermon emphasizes that praise serves a strategic spiritual purpose beyond mere gratitude. When we praise God through dancing, singing, and celebration, it destroys the enemy’s onslaught against us. This isn’t because God has an ego requiring constant affirmation, but because praise breaks the power of bondage in our lives. The pastor shares a powerful personal testimony of facing governmental opposition while building their church campus. Following a prophet’s instruction to dance like David for ten consecutive mornings, he experienced complete breakthrough and victory over the situation. The message addresses Timothy’s crisis during Nero’s persecution, when church attendance dropped from 110,000 to 10,000 as Christians faced brutal martyrdom. Paul’s response wasn’t sympathy but instruction to ‘stir up the gift’ through active worship, demonstrating that praise and worship must continue regardless of circumstances. This connects to the broader theme of moving from law to grace, where Moses had to veil his face due to God’s glory, but New Testament believers can approach God openly as Father. The sermon concludes by exploring our identity as born-again children of God, born not of corruptible human seed but of the incorruptible seed of God’s word. True worship requires separating from worldly dependencies – not through monastic isolation, but by allowing God to be our source, provider, and father rather than looking to worldly systems for salvation and security.

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