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Serving Sunday AM Sunday PM WednesdayUsher Barry Root Barry Root Barry Root

Opening Prayer Rob Wade Ryan Sollars

Opening/Head Anthony Ward

CommunionChad FarrisChris WillisRyan Sollars

Ryan Sollars

Song Leader Caleb White Steven Root Rob Wade

Announcement Stan Mellor Ryan Sollars Anthony Ward

Adult Class Lamar McDonald

Invitation Chris Willis

James 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering?

Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

Hymns Invitation

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Why Don’t We…..Use Instrumental Music

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

Where Did It Come From

Acappella: “As In the Church”

History records early Christians sang only

Early Christians saw instruments as pagan

Where Did It Come FromWe 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

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

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

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

Where Did It Come FromCatholic church introduced it in 700 AD

Protestant churches between 1800-1900

Three Strikes The Strike of Authority

The Strike of Intention

The Strike of Worldliness

AuthorityIs this something God authorized?

Is there any command for it?Is there an example for it?Is it necessary to please God?

Intent and PurposeWhat is our intent and purpose?

To please God or men?

What is God’s intent and purpose?

Intent and Purpose• Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26 - After

instituting the Lord's supper Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn.

Intent and Purpose• Acts 16:25 - In prison, Paul and Silas

were praying and singing hymns to God.

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.

Intent and Purpose• 1 Corinthians 14:15 – Paul said he

would sing with the spirit and sing with the understanding.

Intent and Purpose• Ephesians 5:19 – Paul tells the

Ephesians church to sing and make melody in your heart to the Lord.

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

Intent and Purpose• Hebrews 2:12 – Prophecy said that

believers would sing praise to God from the assembly

Intent and Purpose• Hebrews 13:15 – God desires the

sacrifice of the fruit of our lips

Intent and Purpose• James 5:13 – James command is that

if anyone is cheerful, let him sing psalms.

Intent and PurposeIf our intention is to please God,

Can there be a question how?

Worldly Desires“It sounds good to me”

“….it was pleasant to the eyes…” Genesis 3:6For 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

Worldly Desires“It sounds good to me”

“….it was pleasant to the eyes…” Genesis 3:6For 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

Worldly Desires“It makes me feel good”

“…. the tree was good for food, …” Genesis 3:6For 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

Worldly Desires“Everybody does it”

“….desirable to make one wise …” Genesis 3:6For 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

Worldly DesiresMaking 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

Worldly DesiresCarnal Old LawPhysical TemplePhysical PriesthoodPhysical SacrificesPhysical Music?

Spiritual New LawSpiritual Temple

Spiritual PriesthoodSpiritual Sacrifices

Spiritual Music?

Worldly DesiresThen 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

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

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.