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“I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: …. I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” Ps. 104:33.

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2 “I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: …. I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” Ps. 104:33

3 “Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.”P s.100:2 Ps. 63:3-5 “my lips shall praise thee” “my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips ” “Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.” Jas.5:13

4 To Praise the Lord Hymn = A song of praise David = Ps. 28:6-7 “…with my song will I praise him.” Acts 16:25 “and sang praises unto God” Heb. 13:15 “sacrifice of praise to God”

5 To Teach and Admonish Col.3:16 “teaching and admonishing one another” Many songs designed to teach one another: To live properly Enjoy blessings of Christian life

6 To Be filled and Enriched Eph. 5:18 “be filled with the spirit” Eph. 5:19 “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord” Col. 3:16 “dwell in you richly in all wisdom”

7 Getting More Out of Our Singing Engage the Mind 1 Cor.14:15 “I will sing with the understanding” Pay attention to the words Engage the Heart Col.3:16 “with grace in your hearts” Eph.5:19 “making melody in your heart” The intellect, mind Figuratively – the thoughts or feelings

8 Getting More Out of Our Singing Realize it is personal Importance of singing Heb.13:15 “the fruit of our lips” Eph.5:19 “speaking to one another” Col.3:16 “teaching and admonishing” God wants us to Sing ! It is my responsibility to sing with everyone.

9 Getting More Out of Our Singing Expand the Activity of your Singing Not just the public assemblies Acts 16:25 - midnight Paul and Silas sang Ps.34:1-3 “I will bless the Lord at all times” Sing while at work, traveling or private Take advantages of special opportunities to sing !

10 Getting More Out of Our Singing Enhance by where you sit  Sitting alone discourages singing  Sit together and closer to the song leader  Sit with others who love to sing !

11 Increase your joy of singing…. Singing is a great way to build fellowship  Military recognizes power of song  National Anthem  Alma Mater  Same effect upon the church

12 “I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: …. I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” Ps. 104:33

13 “Praise the Lord ! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.” Ps. 147:1

14 Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249arthurpigman@bellsouth.netwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning February 22, 2015


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