HARP AND BOWL IN A CORPORATE SETTING Pastor Bill Themelaras
Understanding What we do and Why we do it Hebrews 12:18-24 Our Position is from Zion with the society of Heaven Revelation 5:1-14 Harp and Bowl whereby worship and intercession flow back and forth and scripture is used as a basis for spontaneous singing and prayer. There is a blending of worship, intercession and the prophetic. ¨ The Harp- musical instruments ¨ The Bowl- intercessory prayers of the saints
Benefits of Harp & Bowl ¨ Personal Transformation – becoming fascinated with God ¨ Corporate unity in church – a tenderized heart preoccupied with God unifies ¨ Spiritual warfare – cosmic impact changing the spiritual atmosphere of the city ¨ Discipleship – training in the Word
Four Basic Prayer Formats ¨ Intercessory Prayer Format Harp ¨ Prophetic Worship Prayer Format & Bowl ¨ Worship with the Word Prayer Format In a ¨ Devotional Worship Prayer Format Corporate Setting
12 Key Components ¨ Scripture ¨ Spontaneous Choruses ¨ Team Ministry ¨ Warring in the Spirit ¨ Song Selection ¨ Spoken Prayers ¨ Musical Selahs ¨ Ministry Time ¨ Antiphonal Singing ¨ Choirs ¨ Prophetic Oracles ¨ Spontaneous Singing
ALL MUSIC STYLES Are welcomed and encouraged!
On Earth Like it is in Heaven: David’s Revelation of Worship
David’s Sacred Vow: To extravagantly pursue God Harp ¨ He found a dwelling place for God & LORD, remember David and all his afflictions; How he Bowl swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One: "Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, or In a go up to the comfort of my bed; I will not give sleep to Corporate my eyes… until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob"… Arise, O, Lord, Setting to Your resting place. (Ps. 132:1-8) ¨ To seek the Lord with all his resources and live in extravagant devotion to Him
David’s Worship ¨ David received revelation of worship in God’s heavenly sanctuary (1 Chr. 28:11-19) ¨ Revelation 4-5 describes the worship order around God’s Throne ¨ David’s government flowed forth from prophetic worship (1 Chr. 23-25) ¨ David put Levites before the Ark (which spoke of God’s Throne and Presence) to worship God ¨ David established 4,000 full-time paid musicians, 288 singers, and 4,000 gatekeepers in the Temple for worship
David’s Worship (cont.) ¨ David commanded God’s people to honor the heavenly order of worship that he received by revelation because it was God’s command (2 Chr. 29:25; 35:4, 15; Ezra 3:10; Neh. 12:45) ¨ David provided financial support so that singers could sing as a full-time occupation ¨ God’s order for supporting the singers and gatekeepers was revealed to David ¨ David gave over $100 billion (according to today’s prices) to God’s House from his personal finances.
Embracing David’s Revelation of Worship in the Old Testament • Solomon • Amos • Hezekiah • Josiah • Zerubbabel • Ezra • Nehemiah • Jehoiada • Jehoshaphat
Application in Church History Simon (Peter) declared how God…visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. With this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written: “After this I will return and will rebuild the Tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up; so that the rest of mankind may seek the LORD…” (Acts 15:14-17) - Church History Parallels Israel’s History
THE HOW TO: Create an Atmosphere Antiphonal Singing ¨ Shown throughout ¨ Instruments Scripture ¨ Vocals ¨ Short Songs of the ¨ Prophetic Singers same theme, one at a ¨ Sequence of Singing time ¨ Develop Themes ¨ Isolated phrases so that clear themes emerge
HARP AND BOWL IN A CORPORATE SETTING Pastor Bill Themelaras
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