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Lesson 04

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But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. (JOHN 4:23)

Prophetic worship is key to staying fresh. Many believers strive to stay current in the latest worship trends- Spirit filled worship is more important than trendy worship.

John 4:23-24 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

Jesus is the central focal point of true worship. There is no one above Him. To engage the supernatural realm of prophetic worship, He must be lifted up above all names.

John 12:32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself.”

Prophetic worship is not limited to singing only. We can express the heart and mind of God through dance and other art forms.

The Holy Spirit used the Prophet Ezekiel in prophetic acts that were creative and dramatic in nature. In Ezekiel 4 and 5, he uses prophetic sculpture and art, along with drama, to portray the coming judgment on Jerusalem.

The prophet(ess) Deborah wrote a song (recorded in Judges 5)

In Exodus 15:20 we read, ‘Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.’ (Exodus 15:20, NKJV)

Acts 15:15-17 And to this agree the words of the prophets as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

Prophetic worship will break churches and denominations out of traditional and cultural worship.

Psalm 81:10 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Prophetic worship requires faith. It requires complete trust in God to release God is speaking and saying yield to Holy Spirit.

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy (1Sam 10:5)

Prophetic worship is not just for the pastor and key leaders. Develop a habit of prophesying. Practice!

Hang out with the prophets and prophetic people. It’s contagious. You will prophesy.

1 Samuel 19:21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.

Prophetic worship allows the Church, the Lord’s bride, to sing love songs to Jesus, the Bridegroom, in the midst of His people.

Jesus loves love songs and sings over us with His love. It’s Jesus way of expressing love toward His people (His bride).

Zephaniah 3:17  The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Prayer is essential for a strong prophetic anointing. David’s lifestyle of prayer and intercession is key to the anointing that was on his life.

Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.

Churches and individuals that long to seek the Lord as David did have a constant flow of prophetic rivers.

Psalms 27:4 One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

Hebrews 10:25 says, “… not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching” (emphasis added).

The psalms of Asaph speak about the sanctuary. The singers and player of instrument are mentioned in the same place as the sanctuary.

Psalms 68:24-26 Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.  In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels. Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.

Psalms 73:17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

Psalms 77:13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

Psalms 78:54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

It was always God’s plan to bring Israel into the land to the sanctuary. The sanctuary is the place of His presence and glory.

Exodus 15:17-18 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD,  which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. The LORD shall  reign for ever and ever.

Psalms 96:6 Honor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

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