What Should We Sing? - Congregational Worship (Part 5)

worship Congregational Worship How the church gathers as God’s people Resource: Corporate Worship - Matt Merker (Crossway Publishers) for the praise of His glory , our personal joy in Him, the mutual good of His people and as a witness to the world . Fat her Son God gathers us together GOD Spirit Election Exaltation Enjoyment Evangelism Edification What? What should we do when the church gathers? 1. God governs and informs our church gathering. “I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:14-15 ESV) ➡ The Regulative Principle - God’s Word determines the main elements of our church gathering. 2. God reveals Himself to us through His Word. What? What should we do when the church gathers? 1. Read the Word 2. Preach the Word 3. Sing the Word 4. Pray the Word 5. Portray the Word (Baptism, Communion) 6. Obey the Word (Church Discipline) Singing Singing the Word 1. What should we sing? (content) 2. How should we sing? (form & style) Singing Singing the Word ➡ God sings “The Lord your God . . . will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV) “And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” (Matthew 26:30 ESV) “ . . . f illed with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs . . .” (Ephesians 5:18-19 ESV) Singing Singing the Word ➡ God wants His people to sing • singing (400x) • commands to sing (50X) “Sing to him; sing praises to him, tell of all his wondrous works!” (1 Chronicles 16:9 ESV) “Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!” (Psalm 47:6-7 ESV) Singing Singing the Word 1. What should we sing? (content) “Let 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 ESV) ➡ Psalms: Divinely inspired, f rom the book of Psalms ➡ Hymns: Poems sung or recited to honour God ➡ Spiritual songs: Songs with spiritual themes (?) Singing Singing the Word 1. What should we sing? (content) “Let 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 ESV) A. Songs f rom God’s Word (Biblical) In the Garden Author: C. Austin Miles 1. I come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses; And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, The Son of God discloses. 2. He speaks, and the sound of His voice Is so sweet the birds hush their singing; And the melody that He gave to me Within my heart is ringing. [Refrain] [Refrain] And He walks with me, And He talks with me, And He tells me I am His own, And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known. 3. I'd stay in the garden with Him Tho' the night around me be falling; But He bids me go; thro' the voice of woe, His voice to me is calling. [Refrain] See, What A Morning! TBC Hymns - #7 Words & Music: Keith Getty, 1974-; Stuart Townend, 1963- © 2003 Thankyou Music (PRS) (adm. worldwide at CapitolCMGPublishing.com excluding Europe which is adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family. Songs@integritymusic.com) International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI. License #708100 Singing Singing the Word 1. What should we sing? (content) “Let 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 ESV) A. Songs f rom God’s Word B. Songs about God (Biblical) (Theological) ➡ God’s Personhood, Attributes & Works Holy, Holy, Holy Rejoice Hymnal - #85 Words: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 Music: John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 Public Domain Singing Singing the Word 1. What should we sing? (content) “Let 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 ESV) A. Songs f rom God’s Word (Biblical) B. Songs about God (Theological) C. Songs that glorify God (Doxological) Rejoice, The Lord Is King Rejoice Hymnal - #43 Words: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Music: John Darwall, 1731-1789 Public Domain Application Learn & sing great Christian hymns: personal devotions (www.hymnary.org) family time travelling fellowship with Christians Psalm 100 & Doxology Rejoice Hymnal - #14 Words: William Kethe, ?-1594 (Psalm 100); Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 (Doxology) Music: Louis Bourgeois, 1510-1561 Public Domain