Worship “God is Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” Matthew 15:8-9

Authority In Worship “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17 “If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God.” I Peter 4:11 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” II Corinthians 5:7 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17

Authority In Worship “His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness.” II Peter 1:3 “You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord our God which I command you.” Deuteronomy 4:2 “Everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life.” Revelation 22:18-19

Music In Worship “And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” Matthew 26:30 “At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Acts 16:25 “That the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: "For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, and sing to Your name.“ Romans 15:9

Music In Worship “I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.” I Corinthians 14:15 “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Colossians 3:16

Music In Worship "I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.“ Hebrews 2:12 “Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” Hebrews 13:15 “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.” James 5:13

Music In Worship “And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.“ Revelation 5:9-10 “And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of loud thunder. And I heard the sound of harpists playing their harps. They sang as it were a new song before the throne.” Revelation 14:2-3

Music In Worship “And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!” Revelation 15:2-3

Music In Worship “He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” John 12:48 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” Romans 1:16

Music In Worship Vocal Mechanical Matt. 26:30 Yes No Acts 16:25 Yes No Rom. 15:9 Yes No I Cor. 14:15 Yes No Eph. 5:19 Yes No Col. 3:16 Yes No Heb. 2:12 Yes No Heb. 13:15 Yes No James 5:13 Yes No

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Music In Worship By Bob Gard – Hollister Missouri church of Christ www.hollisterchurchofchrist.org Taken from lessons in “Seek The Old Paths” publication. Vol. 18, No. 2, Feb. 2007 – East End church of Christ McMinnville, TN March 9, 2008