AUTHENTIC WORSHIPTHE PROPER WAY OF PRAISE & WORSHIP

Waterville Baptist Church

Pastor Rex SimcoxJune 10, 2012

WORSHIP

1

. shachah – (shaw-KHAW`) – The Hebrew word most often used in the Old

Testament. It literally means “to fall flat in the dust,” the act of the lowest slave.

2

. proskuneo – proskunew – (pros-koo-NAY`-oh) – The Greek word most often

used in the New Testament. It literally means “to kiss the hand,” the act of a dog

greeting its master.

PRAISE

1

. halal – (haw-LAL`) – The Hebrew word used most often in the Old Testament. It

means “to shine out brightly,” meaning to be clear, bright, loud.

2

. epainos – (EP`-ahyee-nos) – The Greek word used most often in the New

Testament. It means in its most literal, fullest sense “to take this time, right here, right

now, to tell a story that honors God.”