Praise then Worship

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There seems to be a 'liquid' quality to the manifest presence of God. It seem to be absorbed into out entire being. Consider Moses when he decended the mountain with the stone tablets. His face was so bright with the glory (or presence) of God that the people covered his face so they could stand to be around him.
This presence compares better to oil than water. Water evaporates while this presence slowly fades like oil.
 
Also remember the dead robber that touched elisha's bones and came back to life. Elisha was the one who asked for a double portion of the Holy Spirit just before Elijah was taken to heaven. That double portion stayed with his bones well after he died.
 

The spiritual fire mentioned in this video is at least partly from rising into spiritual worship which reaches the manufest presence of God. That presence is absorbed iinto the worshiper. It is like oil rather than water (of the word). It will fade over time so a continued
filling is needed. But that part is easy to maintain because you'll be in God's presence to get renewed.
 
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At one point, Martin Luther saw that the choir was breaking through from praise to spiritual worship.
(with regrets I did not make a note my source)
He probably also noticed that those who broke through to worship had a direct effect on folks around them.

So he moved the choir off the stage and into the general congregation probably in a purposeful pattern. While there, the worship coming through the choir members would spill over to others in close proximity. Up to 8 individuals would have been affected . 3 in front and back and 2 on either side.
 
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'Personal faith is a deep, internal, and active trust in God’s character and promises, rather than mere
intellectual agreement or cultural tradition. True spiritual worship is not limited to songs or rituals
but is a heart-centered lifestyle of obedience, gratitude, and surrender to God, driven by the Holy Spirit and aligned with truth.

thanks to bingo - this is very well said
 
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