The Meaning of Feast of Praise

The Gathering of the Saints

Throughout Scripture, God’s people gathered together to worship, give thanks, celebrate His goodness, and rejoice in His presence. The Bible calls these appointed gatherings holy convocations and feasts of the Lord.

Leviticus 23:4 declares:

“These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.”

Feasting was deeply woven into the life of God’s people. Israel gathered to celebrate God’s faithfulness, mark significant moments, give thanks for the harvest, and simply rejoice together in the goodness of God. These were occasions of worship, fellowship, celebration, and remembrance.

Feast of Praise carries that same spirit of gathering and rejoicing.

Our inspiration is rooted in the biblical Feast of Tabernacles, also known as the Feast of Ingathering. It was a season when the people gathered before the Lord in celebration and thanksgiving. In Ezra 3:1, Scripture tells us that the people “gathered themselves together as one man” in Jerusalem. They worshiped, sang, praised, and gave thanks to the Lord because of His goodness and enduring mercy.

That picture captures the heart of Feast of Praise.

For three days, believers from different churches, denominations, and backgrounds come together as one body with one purpose: to worship and glorify the One God we serve. We gather through powerful worship, preaching, music, fellowship, and celebration, setting aside the things that divide us and focusing on the One who unites us.

Feast of Praise is more than an event. It is a gathering. It is a celebration. It is a call to worship.

It is a time for the Church to come together, rejoice in the goodness of God, give Him thanks for what He has done, and look forward with hope to what He is yet to do.

The biblical feasts also point us toward God’s prophetic plan and the coming reign of Jesus Christ. The Feast of Tabernacles carries a powerful picture of God’s ultimate dwelling with His people and the fulfillment of His promises.

So we gather with joy.
We worship with expectation.
We celebrate with thanksgiving.
And we look toward the harvest.

Let us feast and rejoice!

One faith. One purpose. One God. One Feast of Praise.