–noun1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.

2. formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage: They attended worship this morning.

Honor –noun3. high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be held in honor.

Homage –noun1. respect or reverence paid or rendered: In his speech he paid homage to Washington and Jefferson.

Question?Is Worship just another way to say “Music” in the church?

Other Aspects/Acts of Worship

Thanksgiving Reading of the

Scriptures Confession Prayer/Intersession

Baptism and Communion

Giving Instruction in the

word Application of the

word…and music

So what is MUSIC?

Vibrations in the air = sound Air that is vibrated with order and

patterns produces music…God created music

Music helps us to learn…

helps us memorize

Music helps us toexpress our Emotions

Examples of Music in Worship all through the

BibleAll the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah Psalm 66:4Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! (2) Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Psalm 96:1-2

Examples of Music in Worship all through the

BibleLet the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16

…addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart. Ephesians 5:19

• Grove! ► good musically• Lyrics ► beautiful poetic words

• God Centred ► focus• Theologically Sound ► true• Doctrinal ► teaches• Realistic ► can you live it?• Emotional Integrity ► not manipulative

• “Jesus is my boy friend”• “It’s all about me”• Do you speak “Christianese”?• Theologically Unsound ► not true• Unrealistically Demanding• Emotionally Manipulative

Involve Everyone

…addressing one

another in psalms and

hymns and spiritual

songs, singing and

making melody to

the Lord with your

heart.

Ephesians 5:19

Focus on God Glorify Christ

glo·ri·fy

  –verb

1. to cause to be or treat

as being more splendid,

excellent, etc., than

would normally be

considered.

2. to honor with praise,

admiration, or worship;

extol.

Express Praise praise

  –verb

1. to express approval or

admiration of;

commend; extol.

2. to offer grateful homage

to (God or a deity), as in

words or song.

Provide Instruction

Teaching…

1. Theology

2. Doctrines

3. Ways to live for God

4. …

Build Faith &Commitment ► towards God

faith–noun1. confidence or trust in a

person or thing: faith in

another's ability.

2. belief that is not based

on proof

3. belief in God or in the

doctrines or teachings

of religion

Now faith is the assurance Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the of things hoped for, the conviction of things not conviction of things not seen. seen. (3) (3) By faith we By faith we understand that the understand that the universe was created by the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of seen was not made out of things that are visible…things that are visible…

Hebrews Hebrews 11:1,311:1,3

Respond► react, answer, reply

re·spond

–verb1. to reply or answer in

words.

2. to make a return by

some action as if in

answer.

3. to react favorably.

The Lord is my strength The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give and with my song I give thanks to him. thanks to him.

Psalm 28:7Psalm 28:7

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. all the fullness of God.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (NIV)ever and ever! Amen. (NIV)

Ephesians 3:17b-Ephesians 3:17b-2121