THE WORSHIP SONG THAT ACTUALLY MEANS 'CRUCIFY HIM' | Dag Heward-Mills

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome breaks down one of the most widely sung worship choruses - Lift Jesus Higher - and reveals something shocking. The scripture it references, where Jesus says 'If I be lifted up,' is not about praise at all. It is about crucifixion. The crowd who heard Jesus say it understood immediately that He meant death. He shows from John 12 that when the people heard 'lifted up,' they responded with alarm, not worship. Yet churches worldwide have been singing this song for decades without ever checking what the verse means. He challenges believers to praise God with understanding and calls out worship leaders who never stay in church long enough to study the Bible. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Worship Song That Actually Means 'crucify Him' 1:12 The Song Lift Jesus Higher 1:47 What Lifted Up Actually Means 2:27 You Were Saying Crucify Him 3:07 How Can You Lift the Highest One 3:37 John 12:34 - The Crowd Understood 4:37 Praising God With Understanding 5:12 Worship Leaders Who Never Study KEY SCRIPTURES John 4:24 - "God is a spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" John 12:32 - "If I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me" John 12:34 - "We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth forever. And how sayest thou the son of man must be lifted up? Who is this son of man?" Full message:    • DAY 2: GLOBAL PRAYER AND FASTING WITH PAST...   If this spoke to you, subscribe for more. #DagHewardMills #CrucifyHimNotPraiseHim #WordOfGod #PastorChris #WorshipWithUnderstanding #ChristianSermon #Sermon2026