3. Matt 2:1-2 NLT
1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,
during the reign of King Herod. About
that time some wise men from eastern
lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews?
We saw his star as it rose, and we have
come to worship him.”

4. Yadah is a verb with a root meaning,
"the extended hand, to throw out the
hand, therefore to worship with
extended hand." According to the
Lexicon, the opposite meaning is "to
bemoan, the wringing of the hands."

5. Rom 12:2
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your mind. Then you will be able to test
and approve what God’s will is—his good,
pleasing and perfect will.

6. Worship Is An Issue Of Our
Idol

7. Christmas Is About Jesus.

8. what is meant
by Worship?

9. Worship Is To Bow Down To
The King

10. Worship Is Not Coming For
What Could We Get From
God But On What God
Would Do For Us That Is The
True Worship

11. God Is Not Here For Us,
We’re Here For God!

12. God Is Pleased With Our
Hearts Of Worship.

13. Now What Is The Condition
Of Your Hearts.

14. Christmas Is Not About
Reunions Or Giving Gifts
Or Parties But It Is A Time
For Thanksgiving And
Worship.

15. 4 postures
of
worship

16. (1)
Lift Your Hands To
God

17. (2)
Bring Gifts

18. (3)
Pour Out Heart

19. (4)
Bow Knees

21. Lifting Our Hands Is An
Outward Manifestation Of
Your Inward Condition Of
Your Heart.

22. Psalm 63:1-4
1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek
you; I thirst for you, my whole being
longs for you, in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and
beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life, my
lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in
your name I will lift up my hands. (David
in wilderness)

23. Whom are
you seeking?

24. Whom are you
thirst for?

25. Whom are you
longing for?

26. Out Of The Abundance Of
Your Heart The Mouth
Speaks.

27. Lifting Our Hands Is An
Extension Our Thanksgiving.

28. Gen 29:31-35
31 When the Lord saw that Leah was not
loved, he enabled her to conceive, but
Rachel remained childless.
32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to
a son. She named him Reuben,[a] for she
said, “It is because the Lord has seen my
misery. Surely my husband will love me
now.”

29. Gen 29:31-35
33 She conceived again, and when she
gave birth to a son she said, “Because the
Lord heard that I am not loved, he gave
me this one too.” So she named him
Simeon.[b]
34 Again she conceived, and when she
gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last
my husband will become attached to me,
because I have borne him three sons.” So
he was named Levi.[c]

30. Gen 29:31-35
35 She conceived again, and when she
gave birth to a son she said, “This time I
will praise the Lord.” So she named him
Judah.[d] Then she stopped having
children.

31. Judah I Will Yaddah The
Lord. Judah Is A Result Of
Thanksgiving To God.

32. As We Close This Year We
Want To Close It With
Thanksgiving.

33. Can’t Experience God’s And
Not Show Gratitude.

34. 1 Tim 2:8
8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to
pray, lifting up holy hands without anger
or disputing.

35. Why lift hands?

36. God Loves When We Do.

37. No Loving Father Would
Turn From The Lifted Hands
Of His Child.

38. James 4:8 NAS
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near
to you.

39. Offering of praise

40. Psalm141:1-2NLT
1 O LORD, I am calling to you. Please
hurry! Listen when I cry to you for help!
2 Accept my prayer as incense offered to
you, and my upraised hands as an evening
offering.

41. We lift our hands in;
Worship
Reaching out to God
Offering of Praise
Battle

42. Exodus17:10-13
10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as
Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and
Hur went to the top of the hill.
11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the
Israelites were winning, but whenever he
lowered his hands, the Amalekites were
winning.

43. Exodus17:10-13
12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they
took a stone and put it under him and he
sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands
up—one on one side, one on the other—so
that his hands remained steady till sunset.
13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite
army with the sword.

44. Not only do you need
God—need each other.

45. Worship together.

46. When We Lift Our Hands To
God, We Do Two Things:

47. (1)
SURRENDER

48. (2)
VICTORY

49. The Moment You Surrender
Yourself To God Then You
Are Victorious.

50. When Worship We Hit Their
Heart And Then
Automatically They Lift
Their Hands.

51. Conclusion:

52. When We Lift Our Hands To
God We Surrender To Him
And When Our Lives Were
Surrendered To Him Then We
Become Victorious.

53. FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL
Presented By:
Ptr. Vitaliano Gutierrez
FCC Main, Ampid 1, San Mateo, Rizal, PH
4PM Afternoon Service
December 04, 2016