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Why Does the Whole Church Pray Together 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

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Why Are Musical Instruments A Part Of Worship?

Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery 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. – Psalm 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

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Why Do We Prophesy?

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

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Why Do We Speak In Unknown Tongues And Have The Interpretation?

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 12:7,10

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with 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 by two, or at the most three, and that by course; and let one interpret. – I Corinthians 14:27

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Why Do We Lay Hands and Anoint With Oil?

They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. – Mark 16:18

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. – James 5:14

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Why Do We Sing In Tongues And In English?

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. – I Corinthians 14:14-15

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Why Do We Dance Before The Lord?

Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name in the dance; let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp. – Psalm 149:1-3

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Why Do We Offer Audible Praise To God?

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name. – Psalm 103:1

By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. – Hebrews 13:15

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, alleluia; Salvation and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God…And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of might thunderings, saying, alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. – Revelations 19:1,6

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Why Do We Lift Our Hands?

Thus will I bless Thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in Thy name. – Psalm 47:1

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. – Psalm 134:2

I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting. – I Timothy 2:8

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Why Do We Clap Our Hands?

O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with a voice of triumph. – Psalm 47:1