At the end of the Psalms we are instructed to praise God: in His Sanctuary, in the firmament of His power, for His mighty acts, according to His excellent greatness, with the trumpet, with the psaltery and harp, with the timbrel and dance, with the stringed instruments and organs, and the loud cymbals. Also found in the Psalms is a dynamic choir director named Asaph. Under the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit, David, regarded as the sweet psalmist of Israel, assembled a choir that was dedicated to worship in the tabernacle of God. We can see that illustrated in the Book of Psalms, the largest book in the word of God, as it is devoted to the praise and worship of the Lord. One of the greatest forms of faith, and one of the most important functions in the body of Christ is praise and worship. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord” (Col 3:16). The Church is Responsible for Praise and Worship: The answer is truly three-fold: praise and worship, edification of the body of Christ, and evangelizing the lost world. As I keep saying, what we are giving to the people is not something new it’s actually that which was given to the Apostle Paul nearly 2,000 years ago.As we continue our study regarding the New Testament church, we must seek to understand the purpose of the body of Christ and what it is that the body of Christ is called to do on earth today. I personally believe that Jimmy Swaggart Ministries is one of the spearheads of this Move of God around the world. However, I definitely beli eve that the Holy Spirit is making the Message of the Cross more pronounced now than ever before. This is not new! In fact, it has been that way from the very beginning. The Cross of Christ is the dividing line between the True Church and the apostate Church. In fact, the Cross of Christ is the only thing standing between this world and the Judgment of God. However, the truth is: The Cross of Christ is the very Foundation of the Church, at least the True Church. They refer to these things as “defeatism.” This Doctrine openly repudiated the Cross, referring to it as “past miseries” and “the worst defeat in human history.” Consequently, virtually none of the Churches going under this banner (and the y number into the tens of thousands around the world) will sing songs about the Blood, about the Cross, about Calvary, etc. The last several decades saw the Word of Faith Doctrine make great inroads into the Church, influencing millions of peop le. False doctrine abounds it is taking the Church by storm. The Church presently is in worse condition spiritually than it has been at any time s ince the Reformation. Chapter 14 – The Word Of Faith DoctrineĮven tho ugh the statement I’m about to make is negative, still, I feel that I have no choice but to say what must be said. Chapter 13 – Addressing False Teachersġ4. Chapter 10 – Church Growth Or A New Fad?ġ3. Chapter 9 – The Transforming Of The Churchġ0. Chapter 8 – The Process: Psycho-manipulation In Groupsĩ. Chapter 6 – The Truth And Power Of The Word Of GodĨ. Chapter 5 – The Bible: T he Victim Of The Modern ChurchĦ. Chapter 3 – The Victim Of The Illusory Modern Church Growth Movement: The Word Of Godĥ. Chapter 2 – Did Jesus D ie Spiritually As Well As Physically?ģ. Chapter 1 – A Reply To Brother Kenneth HaginĢ. Without the publisher’s prior written permission.ġ. No part of this publication may be reprod uced in any form or by any means COPYRIGHT © 2004 World Evangelism Press ®.