1. Music Seminar/ Workshop July 31, 2011

4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was music in heaven when God laid the foundations of the earth Job 38:7 “the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy!” Music will do so again in the future at Second coming of Jesus Christ “the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God” Psalms- one entire book of the Bible, in essence – a Hymnbook

5. Music as Service and Ministry I Chr. 6:31,32 “ the service of song in the house of the Lord after that the ark had rest. And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and then they waited on their office according to their order” I Chr.9:33- full time ministry II Chr. 20:21-22

6. Music in the New Testament Hebrews 2:12 “in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee” Ephesians 5:19 “singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord” Colossians 3:16 “singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” *in each of these instances, music was a part of the gathering together of believers as a body, as a church.

7. Music is Gift from GOD “Music is gift from God and not from men. It puts the devil to flight and renders man cheerful. It makes him forget anger, immodesty, and every vice. To it I assign the highest place after theology..” M.L. It is the musical prelude, congregational singing, offertories and special music by the choir or soloist that re noticed by the visitor long before the preaching begins.

8. The Purpose of the Music Ministry

9. I. “To Exalt God” I Cor. 10:31 “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do [that covers every area of our lives], do ALL to the glory of God *Col.1:18; Matt.5:16 *Very clearly the first purpose of music is to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ and to glorify God. Could there possibly be any purpose, any reason, noblerthan that?

10. II. “To Edify Believers” Edification of Saints –Rom.1:7; I Cor.1:2 Truly “Christian” music is an expression of a truly “Christian” life seeking to exalt the Savior and minister to His people through the medium of sacred music. The Bible must our final authority and guide in all areas of life including music.

12. The word “sing” is found some 70x in the book of Psalms, In every instance, that song is directed to God.

15. Sacred music that teach about God and His Attributes. Ex. Holy, Holy, Holy

16. Admonition- “admonish” means “to warn”.Ex. Is your all on the Altar?

18. Spirit-filled living results in Spirit-filled singing!

20. It has proven helpful in winning the lost to Christ. Uncountable stories of Christians who were influenced to accept Christ as their personal Savior through the ministry of sacred song.

22. Finally…. Remember that the original purpose of music was to bring honor to God. Church music must keep this goal foremost. Even when listening for personal entertainment, you must seek to honor God with your musical choices. It’s best not to accommodate our music to the immoral culture surrounding us. Christians are to be separate from the world, and this fact influences our choices in music