A Decent and Orderly Case For Raising Hands in Worship

About a year ago, I saw a social media post from a pastor and national church leader who was (I think) trying to stir the pot of division by saying that the ONLY reason people raise their hands in the church now is because of charismatic influence and that it isn't something we should consider doing because of that. I honestly think he was trolling people and trying to get attention, but his premise didn't sit well with me based on my knowledge of both the Old and New Testaments.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I came across this article written by Sean DeMars, a pastor that  I have come to appreciate for his wisdom and solid teaching on what happens in the life of the church. I saved the article to share later, but also listened to the sermon he preached to his church on this subject. I commend both of them to you for your consideration.