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Rediscovering Kingdom Worship The purpose and Power of Praise and Worship by Myles Munroe Ebook

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Rediscovering Kingdom Worship The purpose and Power of Praise and Worship by Myles Munroe Ebook

From the third chapter of Genesis to the end of the Book of Revelation, we find God trying to get His people back to the intimate relationship He had with Adam and Eve in the beginning. Because God is holy, perfect, and pure, it is impossible for man, who has been conceived in iniquity since the fall of Adam and Eve, to stand in the presence of God without an atonement.

God gave Moses the plan for allowing Himself to dwell in the presence of His people through the building of the ark of God and the tabernacle of God. Through these rituals and sacrifices prescribed by God, the high priest was able to come into the presence of the Almighty and represent the people.

However, through King David, God shows us He desires more than just the blood and sacrifice of selected animals; He desires a pure and contrite heart. Jesus, in His dialogue with the Samaritan woman, tells us that God is looking for worshipers who will worship Him in spirit and truth.

When Jesus taught the disciples the Lord’s prayer, He said “…. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven ….” In the heavenly experience of Isaiah in the sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah, and John in Revelation, we see what is being done in Heaven continually: praise and worship.

Praise and worship has always been the avenue into the presence of our God. We can talk about Him, do things for Him, and even pray to Him, but it is only through praise and worship that we are allowed to be in the presence of our Great Creator.

In this book, my brother in Christ, my friend and confidant, Myles Munroe, teaches us: How to praise and worship
Whom to praise and worship
Where to praise and worship

When to praise and worship
The power of praise and worship The patterns of praise and worship The principles of praise and worship The practicals of praise and worship The purpose of praise and worship

This book is a must read for those who have a passion to know the heart of God. I prophesy and predict that it will become required or recommended reading in many Christian schools, colleges, universities, and for Bible students throughout the world.

I am honored to make this small contribution to this book. I believe this book is going to be a special blessing to those who desire to live in the awesome presence of our magnificent God.

Dr. Ron Kenoly World-renowned worship leader

INTRODUCTION

“God came near. I know He was right there with me.” What wonderful words! What a glorious experience! Sadly, such experiences come all too infrequently to most of us. Yet life without God’s presence was not His original plan for us. He designed us to know Him, living in close, intimate fellowship with Him. That’s why life is so difficult and unfulfilling for so many people. We are living without the one thing that is essential for our fulfillment and well-being. We are living without the continuous, enduring presence of God.

Whenever you live without a vital, ongoing relationship with God, you have no hope of finding true happiness or of fulfilling the purpose for which you were born. You simply cannot function properly and effectively outside the environment of God’s presence.

YOU WERE CREATED TO LIVE
IN GOD’S PRESENCE. LIFE ANYWHERE ELSE IS A DISTORTED, DISSATISFYING IMITATION.

The purpose of this book is to teach you the conditions under which God’s presence draws near to us. For you see, God’s presence is conditional. He doesn’t come simply because we want Him to. He comes when the conditions are right. Only as we learn to establish and maintain the conditions that He has ordained for His coming, can we hope to know the joy of living in His presence on a daily, moment-by-moment basis.

So read and study this book until the principles and truths taught here become a natural part of your thinking. Allow them to equip and inspire you to create the conditions in your life that will welcome the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ and of His Holy Spirit. Then you will grow and flourish, finding the joy and fulfillment that only life in the presence of Almighty God can bring.

Chapter 1
GOD’S ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MANKIND

God’s greatest desire as revealed in the Scriptures is for a family.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1). Land and seas, plants and animals, birds and sea creatures all came forth at His spoken word.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, in Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:26-28).

This crowning act of creation was a result of God’s desire to have a family. He wanted someone to be His friend and to live with Him as a son. God’s original plan was that man would share in His authority and rule, not serve Him as a servant. This is why Jesus Christ is the “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Rev. 19:16b), not the King of subjects. God was interested in a completely different kind of relationship than we normally think of when we talk about a king. He wanted sons who would not only be led by the King but who would also exercise the King’s authority and rule on earth.

This relationship between God and man is of paramount importance to God. Creation shows this to be true. The first thing God gave man was His image and likeness, because that was the first thing God wanted man to have. The second thing God did was to place man in His presence, which is the meaning in the Hebrew language of the word Eden. Therefore, God’s greatest desire was that man would act like Him and live with Him.

GOD WANTED MAN TO HAVE HIS IMAGE AND LIKENESS AND TO LIVE IN HIS PRESENCE.

The word image means “resemblance” (Strong’s, H6754) or “exact likeness” (Webster’s, “image”). Therefore, to be made in God’s image means that man resembles God and is an exact likeness of Him. He has God’s true nature and His spiritual and moral character. In the Scriptures, the word Eden refers to a place of God’s presence (see Isa. 51:3; Ezek. 28:13). So God gave man His nature and then put Him in His presence. These were God’s priorities.

God did not establish reverent patterns, pious traditions, or religious activities in the Garden of Eden. There was simply a relationship between God and man. Establishing and maintaining this relationship continues to be God’s primary concern. He is much more concerned about our

fellowship with Him than about our works, our activities, our traditions, and even our busyness. God wants relationship—that’s the bottom line—and everything God established for man was built on this desire for fellowship.

Thus, God created man for a specific purpose: to have dominion over all the earth; with an image different from that of all other parts of His creation: His own spiritual and moral nature; and with the ability to function like He does: seeing things that are not yet visible (faith). The Scriptures clearly show this intent of God that man would be more like Him than the rest of creation, and that he would think and act like God.

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Rediscovering Kingdom Worship The purpose and Power of Praise and Worship by Myles Munroe Ebook

From the third chapter of Genesis to the end of the Book of Revelation, we find God trying to get His people back to the intimate relationship He had with Adam and Eve in the beginning. Because God is holy, perfect, and pure, it is impossible for man, who has been conceived in iniquity since the fall of Adam and Eve, to stand in the presence of God without an atonement.

God gave Moses the plan for allowing Himself to dwell in the presence of His people through the building of the ark of God and the tabernacle of God. Through these rituals and sacrifices prescribed by God, the high priest was able to come into the presence of the Almighty and represent the people.

However, through King David, God shows us He desires more than just the blood and sacrifice of selected animals; He desires a pure and contrite heart. Jesus, in His dialogue with the Samaritan woman, tells us that God is looking for worshipers who will worship Him in spirit and truth.

When Jesus taught the disciples the Lord’s prayer, He said “…. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven ….” In the heavenly experience of Isaiah in the sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah, and John in Revelation, we see what is being done in Heaven continually: praise and worship.

Praise and worship has always been the avenue into the presence of our God. We can talk about Him, do things for Him, and even pray to Him, but it is only through praise and worship that we are allowed to be in the presence of our Great Creator.

In this book, my brother in Christ, my friend and confidant, Myles Munroe, teaches us: How to praise and worship
Whom to praise and worship
Where to praise and worship

When to praise and worship
The power of praise and worship The patterns of praise and worship The principles of praise and worship The practicals of praise and worship The purpose of praise and worship

This book is a must read for those who have a passion to know the heart of God. I prophesy and predict that it will become required or recommended reading in many Christian schools, colleges, universities, and for Bible students throughout the world.

I am honored to make this small contribution to this book. I believe this book is going to be a special blessing to those who desire to live in the awesome presence of our magnificent God.

Dr. Ron Kenoly World-renowned worship leader

INTRODUCTION

“God came near. I know He was right there with me.” What wonderful words! What a glorious experience! Sadly, such experiences come all too infrequently to most of us. Yet life without God’s presence was not His original plan for us. He designed us to know Him, living in close, intimate fellowship with Him. That’s why life is so difficult and unfulfilling for so many people. We are living without the one thing that is essential for our fulfillment and well-being. We are living without the continuous, enduring presence of God.

Whenever you live without a vital, ongoing relationship with God, you have no hope of finding true happiness or of fulfilling the purpose for which you were born. You simply cannot function properly and effectively outside the environment of God’s presence.

YOU WERE CREATED TO LIVE
IN GOD’S PRESENCE. LIFE ANYWHERE ELSE IS A DISTORTED, DISSATISFYING IMITATION.

The purpose of this book is to teach you the conditions under which God’s presence draws near to us. For you see, God’s presence is conditional. He doesn’t come simply because we want Him to. He comes when the conditions are right. Only as we learn to establish and maintain the conditions that He has ordained for His coming, can we hope to know the joy of living in His presence on a daily, moment-by-moment basis.

So read and study this book until the principles and truths taught here become a natural part of your thinking. Allow them to equip and inspire you to create the conditions in your life that will welcome the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ and of His Holy Spirit. Then you will grow and flourish, finding the joy and fulfillment that only life in the presence of Almighty God can bring.

Chapter 1
GOD’S ORIGINAL PLAN FOR MANKIND

God’s greatest desire as revealed in the Scriptures is for a family.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1). Land and seas, plants and animals, birds and sea creatures all came forth at His spoken word.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, in Our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:26-28).

This crowning act of creation was a result of God’s desire to have a family. He wanted someone to be His friend and to live with Him as a son. God’s original plan was that man would share in His authority and rule, not serve Him as a servant. This is why Jesus Christ is the “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Rev. 19:16b), not the King of subjects. God was interested in a completely different kind of relationship than we normally think of when we talk about a king. He wanted sons who would not only be led by the King but who would also exercise the King’s authority and rule on earth.

This relationship between God and man is of paramount importance to God. Creation shows this to be true. The first thing God gave man was His image and likeness, because that was the first thing God wanted man to have. The second thing God did was to place man in His presence, which is the meaning in the Hebrew language of the word Eden. Therefore, God’s greatest desire was that man would act like Him and live with Him.

GOD WANTED MAN TO HAVE HIS IMAGE AND LIKENESS AND TO LIVE IN HIS PRESENCE.

The word image means “resemblance” (Strong’s, H6754) or “exact likeness” (Webster’s, “image”). Therefore, to be made in God’s image means that man resembles God and is an exact likeness of Him. He has God’s true nature and His spiritual and moral character. In the Scriptures, the word Eden refers to a place of God’s presence (see Isa. 51:3; Ezek. 28:13). So God gave man His nature and then put Him in His presence. These were God’s priorities.

God did not establish reverent patterns, pious traditions, or religious activities in the Garden of Eden. There was simply a relationship between God and man. Establishing and maintaining this relationship continues to be God’s primary concern. He is much more concerned about our

fellowship with Him than about our works, our activities, our traditions, and even our busyness. God wants relationship—that’s the bottom line—and everything God established for man was built on this desire for fellowship.

Thus, God created man for a specific purpose: to have dominion over all the earth; with an image different from that of all other parts of His creation: His own spiritual and moral nature; and with the ability to function like He does: seeing things that are not yet visible (faith). The Scriptures clearly show this intent of God that man would be more like Him than the rest of creation, and that he would think and act like God.

What is man that You are mindful of him, the son of man that You care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet (Psalm 8:4-6; see also Hebrews 2:6-8).

Truly, the creation of man was God’s greatest production, and He described the man He had made as being “very good” (see Gen. 1:31). Sadly, what God intended for man and man’s current experience are quite different. This difference is a result of man’s choice to disregard the principles that are an inherent part of God’s creation.

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