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SRC is an inter-denominational church preaching the
uncompromised Word of God with a goal of reaching the lost and dying with a
message of hope in Jesus Christ.
The Message
of The Word
The
Word of God is preached uncompromisingly at Solid Rock during each service. We
believe that the responsibility of the local church is to equip Believers to be
effective ministers of reconciliation and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to
the world.
Expression of
Praise to Our Lord
In
praise and worship, we, as believers, are simply responding to the love God has
shown to us and the grace He has given to us through His Son Jesus. We do not
praise and worship the Lord to gain His approval, but rather because we already
have gained His approval through Christ Jesus.
The following are based upon the ten
different Hebrew words used in the scriptures for praise and worship:
Making a joyful noise / shouting -
The Bible teaches us to shout and make a joyful noise to the Lord. Shout unto
God with a voice of triumph. (Psalm 47:1). Let us make a joyful noise to
the rock of our salvation. (Psalm 95:1). Other scriptures include: Psalm
35:27; Psalm 66:1-2.
Clapping your hands - The Lord
commands us to clap our hands. O clap your hands, all ye people... (Psalm
47:1). Other references include Psalm 98:8; Isaiah 55:12; II Kings 11:12.
Dancing - Many scriptures teach us to
praise God by dancing. Let them praise His Name in the dance. (Psalm
149:3). Praise Him with the timbrel and dance. (Psalm 150:4). Dancing is
also referred to in these scriptures: Luke 6:23; Zephaniah 3:17; Matthew 11:17.
Uplifting hands - We can bless the
Lord by lifting our hands. Lift up the hands in the sanctuary, and bless the
Lord. (Psalm 134:2) I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up
holy hands (I Timothy 2:8). See also, Psalm 63:4.
Speaking and singing in tongues - The
Bible teaches that speaking and singing in tongues is a form of praise unto
God. For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God (Acts 10:46).
... I will sing with the spirit and I will sing also with the understanding
(I Corinthians 14:15). The Word of God outlines two major categorizations
of tongues:
1) The manifestation of divers kinds
of tongues is given during a worship service and is heard above the rest
of the congregation. It should be followed by the manifestation of
interpretation of tongues. (I Corinthians 14:27). These two
manifestations together are equal to the manifestation of prophecy. Prophecy
may be expressed by speaking or singing.
2) In our own prayer and worship
life, tongues, spoken to God edifies or builds up the believer as well as gives
thanks unto God. (I Corinthians 14:2, 17)
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