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Today, we will be sharing on little things that makes a big difference in worship. We will be focus on six other things that makes a big difference;
1. Water baptism:
By water baptism, we conform to the death of Christ and rise to the newness of life. The Bible tells us that as many as are baptised into Christ were baptized into His death. Indeed, if we were baptised in His death, then as we rise up with Him, we rise to walk in the newness of life. Baptism in water is in the likeness of being buried and rising to the newness of life.
[Romans 6:3-5 KJV] “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? [4] Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. [5] For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:”
2. Laying on of hands:
The laying on of hands is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible. By the simple act of laying on of hands, spiritual virtues are transferred. You receive gifts and virtue from God. The servant of God, Timothy, received grace when Paul, the apostle, laid his hands on him.
[2 Timothy 1:6 KJV] “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands”.
3. Anointing with oil:
The anointing with oil releases the grace of God for healing, liberation, consecration, and empowerment. The practice of anointing with oil is age long and very necessary for ‘breaking limits’. If anyone among us is sick, the prayer of faith heals him when he is anointed with oil.
[James 5:14 KJV] “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:”
4. Offering of your substance:
Your offerings, seeds, tithes, and alms are the keys to unlocking the windows of heaven upon your storehouse.
[Malachi 3:10 KJV] “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it”.
When we learn to honour the Lord with our substance and the first fruits of our increase, He fills our barns with plenty and our presses burst with new wine.
[Proverbs 3:9-10 KJV] “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:[10] So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine”.
5. The cup and bread of blessing:
The communion is the secret to eternal life. By the mystery of the communion, mortal men inherit the life of God. When we eat the communion, the life of God enters into us. We have a new life and that life flourishes through communion.
[John 6:53-58 KJV] “Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. [54] Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. [55] For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. [56] He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. [57] As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. [58] This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever”.
6. The hearing of faith:
There are four key things that the hearing of faith does. Soaking in the word brings faith, directs us, releases miracles and anointing. (See Romans 10:17, 1 Corinthians 4:7, Galatians 3:5)
[Ezekiel 2:1-2 KJV] “And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. [2] And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me”.
These are little things we take for granted but makes a big difference in our worship. May the Lord help us to return to some of these foundations for maximum benefit and impact.
Be blessed;
Noah Simpe
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Amen