Singing with the Understanding

1. Singing with the Understanding

2. Singing with the Understanding • Count Your Blessings • Where the Soul Never Dies • Where the Roses Never Fade • Home of the Soul • When all of God’s Singers Get Home • Is It For Me? • Our God He Is Alive

3. Attention to Details • Approved worship is outlined by God – Leviticus 10 • Aaron’s sons used “profane fire” to offer incense. • God sent fire from Heaven to destroy them. • This is just one example that shows that God takes his commandments seriously and details matter.

4. Why is singing part of our worship? • Two key scriptures – Colossians 3 and Ephesians 5 • Colossians 3:12-16 • V.16 - Word of Christ to dwell in us richly – having a good, deep knowledge of Christ’s teachings and will for us. • Types • Psalms – praise to God or exhortation through story or commandments • Hymns – praise to God, Christ, or the Holy Spirit • Spiritual Songs – songs that remind us of commandments, our salvation, edification

5. Why is singing part of our worship? • Ephesians 5: 15, 17, 19 • V. 15 - Live carefully, with wisdom/understanding • V. 17 - Understand the will of the Lord • V. 19 - Walk in wisdom by speaking to one another in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs • Singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord • In the heart • Melody

6. Understanding • I Corinthians 14:15, 20 • A time of spiritual gifts • Emphasis on handling these properly • Useless unless used where there was understanding • Prophecy and Tongues – Prayer and Singing • V. 20 – Reminder to not be immature in understanding • Psalm 47:7 – Sing praises with understanding • Words or phrases from older songs • Music

7. Where and When? • Psalm 100 – Come before the presence of God with singing • When everyone is gathered together to worship God • Speaking to one another • Teaching and admonishing one another • Acts 16:25, 26 – Paul and Silas • Midnight, in prison, in stocks • Praying and singing • The prisoners were listening to them

8. Where and When? • James 5:13 • When cheerful • Matthew 26:30 • Just before leaving the upper room • In times of distress, singing can be an encouragement

9. Beware of “idling” • Repetition can lead to “coasting” or “idling”. • Matthew 12:36 – “…for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”

10. Specific Examples • Examples • Exalted, 15 (Supplement) • Tells the story of Jesus from start to finish • Sing and Be Happy, 683 (encouragement) • Sing and be happy / Press on to the goal • Trust him who leads you / He will keep your soul • Let all be faithful / Look to him and pray • Lift your voice and praise Him in song • Sing and be happy today

11. Specific Examples • Lamb of God, 100 (Supplement) • Remembrance • Hallelujah Praise Jehovah, 2 • Hallelujah / Alleluia = Praise “Yah” abbreviation of Yahweh • Psalm 148 • Ye are the Light of the World, 453 • Instruction • Christian do not hide your light / keep it trimmed and burning bright • Matthew 5

12. Specific Examples • Remember Who You Are, 20 (Supplement) • Warning • Vs. 1 and 2 • Prepare to Meet Thy God, 297 • Vs 1 and 3 • Only a Step, 319