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A presentation to high school Sunday school about how we can glorify God through music. Also, I challenged them to be selective in what they play through their ears and think about "is it ok to listen to secular music?"
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God and MusicGlorifying the Maker
By: Samantha DuWHCC High School Sunday School
July 21, 2013
Warm Up Debate
Do lyrics influence our minds?i.e. Is it OK to listen to a song just for the “music” or melody but not the words?
Open the eyes of my heart, LordOpen the eyes of my heartI want to see YouI want to see You
Open the eyes of my heart, LordOpen the eyes of my heartI want to see YouI want to see You
To see You high and lifted upShining in the light of Your gloryPour out Your power and loveAs we sing holy, holy, holy
Open the eyes of my heart, LordOpen the eyes of my heartI want to see YouI want to see You
Open the eyes of my heart, LordOpen the eyes of my heartI want to see YouI want to see You
To see You high and lifted upShining in the light of Your gloryPour out Your power and loveAs we sing holy, holy, holy
You are high and lifted upShining in the light of Your gloryPour out Your power and loveAs we sing holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holyWe cry holy, holy, holyYou are holy, holy, holyI want to see you
Holy, holy, holyHoly, holy, holyYou are holy, holy, holyI want to see you
I want to see youI want to see you…
If you have ears to hear…
Doesn’t everyone like music?
Inexpressible…
Beautiful…
Moving…
Why I believe there’s a God – Phillip Yancey
Beauty through nature Romantic love And classical MUSIC!
There’s just something about music that words or thoughts can’t express…
What does the God have to say about music?Looking at the Bible
Music Is Encouraging
"addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.“ – Ephesians 5:19
Psalms
Aka “songs” or poems
Psalms Continued…
Mostly written by King David
King David
He went through a lot! Time in the wilderness Adulterous sin War and deaths
David Fact #1 He was a shepherd (Psalm 23)“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.”
David Fact #2 He played the lyre
Psalm 33:2-3
"Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre ; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song ; Play skillfully with a shout of joy."
David Fact #3 He was the father of King Solomon
(author of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs)
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ALM Does anyone have a psalm to share? (Perhaps a favorite one or one that is
speaking to you right now?)
God wants us to use music to lift Him on high and encourage one another.
Secular Music
What about the music the world is listening to?
Luke 6:45
"The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."
Samantha’s Testimony
In the end…
Are we glorifying God with what is entering through our ears?
Also…
Are we glorifying God with the songs on our lips?
But secular music can be used for good!
19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. 23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.
-1st Corinthians 9:19-23
God loves music!It is all for Him!
