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Redeem The Time. Speaking To One Another In Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs EPHESIANS 5:19. If I Could Have. Five Books. My Bible Concordance Nave’s Topical Encyclopedia Hymn Book. EPHESIANS 5:15-21.
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Redeem The Time Speaking To One Another In Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs EPHESIANS 5:19
If I Could Have Five Books • My Bible • Concordance • Nave’s Topical • Encyclopedia • Hymn Book
EPHESIANS 5:15-21 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. .. speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord
Colossians 3:12-17 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another… teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord
The Power of Music • power to communicate(love, defiance, protest, depression, etc) • power to inspire(myself, others) • power to change(attitude, circumstances)
Do You Haveto Sing • The question is not whether you can carry a tune (even in a bucket)… • The question is do you so love God that you just “have” to sing?
Worship in Song • Anywhere: in prison (Ac 16:25) in assembly (Heb 2:12) • Anytime: when cheerful (Jam 5:13) when teaching (Deut 32)
Singingfresh from great escape Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: "I will sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!
Singingwomen too Exodus 15:21 And Miriam answered them: "Sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!"
David’s Head and Heart 2 Samuel 23:1Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel
Mind & Heart Worship has 2 components: 1. The Intellect (Mind)2. The Emotion (Heart) John 4:23 "But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spiritand truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.”
GOD-WORSHIPHead + Heart 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in yourichlyin all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16
Why Did God Say“SING” Reading ? Analyzing ? Discussing ? Teaching ? My Spirit Not Yet Full
WHAT TO SING PSALMS Jam 4:13 Psalm 19 HYMNS Matt 26:30 Holy Holy Holy SPIRITUAL SONGS I Cor 14:15 Just As I Am
DIFFERENCE BETWEENHymns & Praise Songs • Old Farmer - home from church - tells wife difference between hymn & spiritual song: • “Martha, the cows are in the corn!” (praise) • “Martha, Martha, Martha, Oh Martha, Martha, Martha, the cows, the big cows, the brown cows, the black cows, the cows, cows, cows, are in the corn, in the corn, in the corn, corn, corn!” (hymn)
COUNTRY SONGSvs SPIRITUAL SONGS • If You Can’t Live Without Me, Why Aren’t You Dead? • I Went Back To My 4th Wife For The 3rd Time And Gave Her A 2nd Chance To Make A 1st Class Fool Out Of Me • You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly • If My Nose Was Running Money, Honey, I’d Blow It All On You • I’d Kiss You Through The Screen-door, But It’d Strain Our Love • I Wouldn’t Take Her To A Dogfight, Even If I Thought She Could Win
SINGING & MELODY WITH THE HEART An inner valuingof God - a longing Melancholy Happy - Joyful Sad - Down Remorseful Repentant
Why Singing Is Important Music stirs the emotions (heart, spirit) The work of the heart is as important asthe work of the head in glorifying God Singing releases many emotions not foundin reading prose, or even poetry Depths & Heights reached in song
Our Song Services“REDEEMING THE TIME” • Speaking (singing) to one another • Make melody and grace in heart to the Lord
Sing With The Spirit “Born To Be Wild” Sedona, Arizona
Sing With The Spirit Spirited or fast? No! Singing what we really feel Singing in tune with our inner spirit Singing what we mean in our heart – it shows! Closest thing to heaven on earth
Sing With The Spirit Gettysburg Address – (Nov, 1863) not just eloquence, but setting of 23,000 graves (July, 1863) Star Spangled Banner – not beauty, but the setting felt by Francis Scott Key after bombing all night and flag is still waving
Sing With The Spirit Faith Of Our Father – Mamertine Prison, Rome It Is Well With My Soul – H. G. Spafford Our God, He is Alive – A. W. Dicus Amazing Grace – John Newton story Jesus Loves Me – Anna Warner
The Lord DesiresMy Heart! Psalm 42:1-8
Sing With The SpiritCOLOSSIANS 3:12-16 • Bearing One Another • Forgiving One Another • Loving One Another • Teaching One Another(Singing)
Sing With UnderstandingFROM THE HEAD • Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom • Eph 5:15-19 ...not as fools but as wise ... 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
UnderstandingThe Lord’s Will • Not MyWill • But YourWill Matt 26:39
KNOW WHAT SINGING • O Thou Fount Of Every Blessing“here I raise my ebenezer” • Night With Ebon Pinion“brooded o’er the vale” • A Mighty Fortress“a bulwark never failing”
IF FIRST FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT YOU WILL SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHER & YOU WILL SING & MAKE MELODY IN YOUR HEART TO THE LORD
TREASURE TIME:BEING TOGETHER ! • Speaking ToOne Another • Submitting ToOne Another