Energizers

Our Worship Energizers booklet and DVD will take you through 5 different songs with accompanying movements.  These short routines are designed to bring your mind, body and spirit into a worshipful state quickly.  Use these to warm up your mind before reading the Bible or praying and also use them as warm-up for your exercise routine or an energizer any time of the day.  Click here for ordering information.  Click here to view More Love, More Power Worship Energizer on YouTube

Following are a few pages of the Worship Energizer Book:

Worship Energizers

 Move into God’s Presence by focusing on breathing with the movement of our bodies and accompanied by music, we can enter quickly into God’s Presence.  

We move quickly into God's Presence by focusing on the words to the worship music and as we move to them, we add the element of praise.   In this busy world of taking care of our families and working, we barely find time to praise God, read the Word, and exercise which are all so important as we seek to live a full life in Christ. The things we need most are sometimes the hardest to fit into our schedules.  In just 3-5 minutes, worship energizers will give you God’s Word through song, and His Presence into your heart as you exercise your body.

Worship Energizers are also designed to energize your Spirit. Sometimes we praise God quietly in our minds and hearts which inspires us to move as we seek to praise Him more!   Other times, when we seem to be unable to focus our hearts and minds on Him, adding the element of movement will usher in His Presence in a profound way!   

Worship energizers can be used in private  worship time or in a group setting, such as home group or bible study. 

Begin with a worship energizer to prepare hearts for worship and to receive God’s Word.

Center/Core   Where Jesus dwells

Our “core” includes our waist, abdominal & hip area and gluts.  We find our “center” by drawing our navel in and back towards our spine.  As we stand in “foundation”  (see page 9) we will have a strong core center. Every movement begins from here. 

Focus on your core first, before each movement; let your physical strength come from your core.  Inhale and fill your lungs with oxygen; as you exhale, completely empty your lungs as you tighten the belt of truth by drawing in navel and focusing on core and Christ’s presence. 

Jesus is the center of our life, and as we breath, we inhale His life and acknowledge His Presence - our exhale brings His strength into our life.  Our Core (center, waist, belly) represents His dwelling place in us. 

Jesus  gives us life which flows through our bodies, and we give back to Him our hearts and our service.   As His life flows to the center/core, exhale it into your entire body bringing health and life to every muscle and cell.    John 17:3, 23, 26

   Jesus sanctifies us (makes us holy) as His Word lives in us and we live in Him. 

 John 15:7,  John 17:19 

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Movements Descriptions & Keywords

Foundation Breath full deep breathes, inhale and exhale:  Stand tall, feet firmly to floor, pull navel in lifts ribs, lengthen through back of neck to crown of head, relax shoulders.  This is your perfect posture.

 Circle Up     Inhale:  Reach arms out to side and raise up

Circle Down   Exhale:  From Praise lower arms out to side and down to sides

Praise  Inhale:  Raise arms forward and up, palms out, away from body

Prayer   Exhale:  From Praise bring elbows down into waist as you round your back and slightly bend knees

Servant    Inhale: From prayer reach arms forward palms facing upward knees slightly bent.

Bicep Arms  Exhale: From Praise, pull arms out and down to chest level with elbows bent to 90°and flex biceps

Draw Down  Exhale:  From Praise, face palms towards you and draw arms all the way down, pulling in navel.

 Deep Bow  Exhale:  From Praise Circle Down with arms as you bend at the waist, moving from your core center.  Try to reach finger tips to the floor.  (May also place hands on thighs for a modified position)  Relax head, neck and shoulders for this great deep stretch.

 Open Up Exhale:  From Servant reach arms out to sides, palms up

X-Arms  Inhale:  From Open Up, reach hands inward clear across body in opposite directions (left arm reaches right, right arm reaches left), then back out to Open Up  

Y-Arms Inhale:  From Praise reach arms into a Y, palms facing

  Glory Exhale:  From “Y” Arms, with palms facing away from body,  circle arms down to center and crossing wrists finish circle reaching up to Praise.

In some cases a movement may have an exhale instead of an inhale and visa versa.  The above descriptions have most common breath pattern listed.

Worship Energizer 1

More Love, More Power

Artist:  Keith Matten Album: Wow Worship—Blue 1999  

Minutes: 2:43

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Physical Focus & Movements

Start in Foundation with your arms relaxed at your sides, breathing deeply

    More Love   Inhale:  Circle Up

   More Power   Exhale:  Bicep arms, elbows out to 90°

   More of You   Inhale:  Extend arms straight out to side and Open Up heart by drawing shoulder blades together

  In my Life Exhale: Circle Down Lower arms back down to sides

   I will worship you Inhale: Raise arms forward and up to Praise

   With all of my heart Exhale:  Draw down arms and cross at your heart, then down - prepare for next “worship”

   I will worship you Inhale: Scoop down and raise arms forward and up to Praise

   With all of my mind Exhale:  Draw down arms to head (mind), then down - prepare for next “worship”

   I will worship you Inhale: Raise arms forward and up to Praise

   With all of my strength  Exhale: Bicep arms Bring arms out to side 90º, then “flex muscles” (show STRENGTH)

   You are my Lord Inhale:  Open Up Straighten arms reaching wide, then exhale and slowly lower arms down to sides

   Back To Foundation

Lower arms to sides, then repeat “more love” or “worship”

Spiritual Focus & Life Application

Scripture:   Deuteronomy 6:4-5   4“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love     the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your  soul (mind), and with all your strength.”

More Love   As you raise arms “scoop up Jesus’ Love”

More Power   Draw down the Lord’s power in your spirit

More of You   Open up your heart to Him, give Him all of your heart

In my Life    Draw in God’s  Holy Spirit

As you do the physical movements close your eyes and draw in God’s presence in your spirit.    As the words of the song are spoken, speak them in your heart as well. 

Focus on the words and make them your prayer, your praise!