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Welcome!. Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones. Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 P M. James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray.

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  1. Welcome! Bibles and copies of sermons are available Please silence your cell phones Sunday Bible Classes 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 AM 5:30 PM Wednesday Bible Classes 7:00 PM

  2. James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

  3. Why Don’t We….. Use Instrumental Music

  4. What is It? Using a musical instrument to praise God as a congregation

  5. Where Did It Come From Acappella: “As In the Church” History records early Christians sang only Early Christians saw instruments as pagan

  6. Where Did It Come From We render our hymn with a living psalterion and a living cithara with spiritual songs. The unison voices of Christians would be more acceptable to God than any musical instrument. – Euseubius, 300AD

  7. Where Did It Come From "Leave the pipe to the shepherd, the flute to the men who are in fear of gods and intent on their idol worshipping. Such musical instruments must be excluded from our wingless feasts, for they arc more suited for beasts and for the class of men that is least capable of reason than for men – Clement 190AD

  8. Where Did It Come From "David formerly sang songs, also today we sing hymns. He had a lyre with lifeless strings, the church has a lyre with living strings. Our tongues are the strings of the lyre with a different tone indeed but much more in accordance with piety – Chrysostom 390AD

  9. Where Did It Come From “Musical instruments were not used. The pipe, tabret, and harp here associate so intimately with the sensual heathen cults, as well as with the wild revelries and shameless performances of the degenerate theater and circus, it is easy to understand the prejudices against their use in the worship.“ Augustine 354 A.D

  10. Where Did It Come From Catholic church introduced it in 700 AD Protestant churches between 1800-1900

  11. Three Strikes The Strike of Authority The Strike of Intention The Strike of Worldliness

  12. Authority Is this something God authorized? Is there any command for it? Is there an example for it? Is it necessary to please God?

  13. Intent and Purpose What is our intent and purpose? To please God or men? What is God’s intent and purpose?

  14. Intent and Purpose • Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26 - After instituting the Lord's supper Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn.

  15. Intent and Purpose • Acts 16:25 - In prison, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God.

  16. Intent and Purpose • Romans 15:9 - Prophets had predicted that (in the gospel age) Gentiles would glorify God for His mercy and sing to His name.

  17. Intent and Purpose • 1 Corinthians 14:15 – Paul said he would sing with the spirit and sing with the understanding.

  18. Intent and Purpose • Ephesians 5:19 – Paul tells the Ephesians church to sing and make melodyin your heart to the Lord.

  19. Intent and Purpose • Colossians 3:16 - Paul tells the Colossian church to teach and admonish one another by singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs

  20. Intent and Purpose • Hebrews 2:12 – Prophecy said that believers would sing praise to God from the assembly

  21. Intent and Purpose • Hebrews 13:15 – God desires the sacrifice of the fruit of our lips

  22. Intent and Purpose • James 5:13 – James command is that if anyone is cheerful, let him sing psalms.

  23. Intent and Purpose If our intention is to please God, Can there be a question how?

  24. Worldly Desires “It sounds good to me” “….it was pleasant to the eyes…” Genesis 3:6 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 1 John 2:16

  25. Worldly Desires “It sounds good to me” “….it was pleasant to the eyes…” Genesis 3:6 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 1 John 2:16

  26. Worldly Desires “It makes me feel good” “…. the tree was good for food, …” Genesis 3:6 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 1 John 2:16

  27. Worldly Desires “Everybody does it” “….desirable to make one wise …” Genesis 3:6 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 1 John 2:16

  28. Worldly Desires Making the music WE like is worldliness Carnality verses Spirituality "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.“ John 4:24

  29. Worldly Desires Carnal Old Law Physical Temple Physical Priesthood Physical Sacrifices Physical Music? Spiritual New Law Spiritual Temple Spiritual Priesthood Spiritual Sacrifices Spiritual Music?

  30. Worldly Desires Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets. 1 Chronicles 13:8 Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, Ephesians 5:19

  31. Why Don’t We Use Instrumental Music? We desire to find God’s permission We desire to please God not ourselves We desire to offer up spiritual sacrifices

  32. 1 John 3:22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

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