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As the above Bible scripture plainly states, we
are commanded to study to show that we are approved unto God. This
applies to all aspects of ministry, including the Music
Ministry.
The ministry of music is not to be taken lightly.
After all, it is spreading God's word through song. Oh how shameful
it would be, to be a stumbling block to a lost soul, just because we
were too lazy to practice. Normally the first thing that a lost
person is exposed to in the Church is music. That is why we must
take it serious. It is our duty to strive to be the best singer,
musician, and Christian that we can be, in order to carry out the
great commission.
The Bible states in Psalm 95:1: O come,
let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of
our salvation.-KJV
In order to make a "joyful" noise, we
must be prepared. We must exercise our voices and practice our music
to be able to follow this commandment. If we are not prepared, we
will not be making a "joyful" noise, but rather a terrible
noise. A terrible noise drives people away, including the lost! I
for one do not want to have to answer for that on the great day of judgment.
Do you?
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BEING IN TUNE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
Another thing I would like to address is the
importance of following the leadership of the Holy Spirit during
Worship.
1 Thessalonians 5:19: Quench not the
Spirit.-KJV
Have you ever been in a Church service and you can
feel the Holy Spirit working through the congregation? The songs are
spiritual, the feeling is good, and you can just tell that God is
there and ready to work. But then, someone decides to follow their
OWN desires and NOT the leadership of the Holy Spirit. They get up
and sing a song just for the sake of singing and being heard, and
it's like someone just poured a 500 gallon bucket of water on the
whole congregation. You can almost visibly see the quenching of the
Spirit. As fire is put out by taking away fuel, and as it is
quenched by pouring water, or putting a great deal of earth upon it;
so we must be careful not to quench the Holy Spirit, by indulging
carnal lusts, desires, and affections, minding only earthly things.
I have personally witnessed the above scenario
many times in my years of Church ministry. It is disheartening. It
is a Church killer. It is an invitation for Satan to enter in and
take control.
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"I FEEL LEAD" TO SING OR TO SPEAK
Make sure when you "feel lead" that you
are feeling lead by God and not lead by yourself.
The Word of God warns against this type of
behavior:
Ecclesiastes 5:1: Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house
of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of
fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
2: Be
not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter
any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth:
therefore let thy words be few.
3: For
a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice
is known by multitude of words. -KJV
I can't stress enough the importance of putting
God's will first and our will, wants, and wishes dead last. We will
never be successful in seeing lost souls saved if we follow our own
will.
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Thanks for taking time out of your day to read
this. I sincerely desire you prayers for our Church Music Ministry.
Please pray that we will ALWAYS look to God for His leadership.
Yours in Christ,
Byron
For questions about Highland's Music Ministry,
contact Byron Chesney: EMAIL:
byron @ hbcknox.org
or phone: 865-219-0996
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