TEXT Eph 5:18-20-And be not drunk with wine,wherein is excess;but be filled
with the
Col 3:16-Let the word of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom;teaching and
Can you imagine a world without songs? What kind
of world would it be if there were no
Several years ago a pastor stayed overnight at
the home of a young couple.He was
"A Charge To Keep I Have"--for
Shopaholics
In one article titled "Remedy for a Prune
Face",the writer said,"Ladies,do you want to
Now,I'm not suggesting that you immediately call
the music director and ask to join the
A.Being free means you REALIZE that you are free!
ILL.-It was time
for a bear in the Heidelberg zoo to be released into a beautiful
Psa 28:7-The LORD is my strength and my shield;my
heart trusted in him,and I am
Psa 33:3-Sing unto him a new song;play skilfully
with a loud noise.
B.YOUR SONG IS:
1.PERSONAL!
Psa 40:3-And he hath put a new song in my mouth,even praise unto our God:many
Psa 69:30-I will praise the name of God with a
song,and will magnify him with
Psa 96:1-O sing unto the LORD a new song:sing
unto the LORD,all the earth.
Psa 98:1-A Psalm.O sing unto the LORD a new
song;for he hath done marvellous
Psa 144:9-I will sing a new song unto thee,O
God:upon a psaltery and an instrument
Psa 149:1-Praise ye the LORD.Sing unto the LORD a
new song,and his praise in the
II.WE HAVE A TIME TO SING!
Psa 42:8-Yet the LORD will command his
lovingkindness in the daytime,and in the
(Who?)(How?)(What?)(When?)
Acts 16:25-And at midnight Paul and Silas
prayed,and sang praises unto God:and the
1 Sam 16:23-And it came to pass,when the evil
spirit from God was upon Saul,that
NEVER
UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF MUSIC!
III.WE HAVE A JOY TO SING!
Psa 118:14-The LORD is my strength and song,and
is become my salvation.
Isa 12:2-Behold,God is my salvation;I will
trust,and not be afraid:for the LORD
Our days should be filled with singing! We have
been given a song to sing;we should sing
SINGING
"LORD,TEACH
ME TO SING!"
Spirit;{19}Speaking to yourselves in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs,singing and
making melody in your heart to the
Lord;{20}Giving thanks always for all things unto
God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ;
admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs,singing with grace in
your hearts to the Lord.
INTRO:
singing? People sing for a number of reasons.
awakened the next morning by a soprano voice
singing,Nearer,My God to Thee.At
breakfast he mentioned to his hostess how pleased
he was to hear that lovely old hymn,
but that it seemed to go much faster than he had
ever heard it sung before."Oh,"replied
the hostess,"I guess that's because I wasn't
paying too much attention to the words.You
see,it's a good song my mother used to sing,and
I've found that it's a good one to boil
eggs by.Just repeat the first verse five times
rapidly for soft-boiled,and eight times for
hard-boiled.
We are to teach and admonish one another by
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs(Col.
3:16).To do this,we must be thoughtful and sing
from the heart.Otherwise we will not
be pleasing the Lord,nor will we be able to
communicate the message to others
effectively.Let's examine the texts of our songs
and see whether we really mean what we
sing.The Lord is pleased and honored when we
express His praises sincerely and with
spiritual understanding.
Perhaps you are not aware that the lines and
titles from some familiar hymns can mean
more than you think.The following ones might
cheer you up today:
"And Can It Be That I Should Gain"--for
Chocoholics
"Awake,My Soul,Stretch Every
Nerve"--for Caffeineaholics
"My Faith Has Found A Resting
Place"--for Couch Potatoes
"Every Day,Every Hour"--for Type
"A"Personalities
stay young? Then join a church choir.Women who
sing stay younger-looking.A singer's
cheek muscles are so well developed by exercise
that her face will not wrinkle as soon as
the nonsinger."
choir.For some of us,this might improve our
facial expression,but seriously damage the
harmony of the choir.What I am proposing is that
all Christians should sing to the Lord,
whether they are choir members or not.Singing
reflects a happy heart,and a "Merry heart
makes a cheerful countenance".No matter if
we sing audibly in "psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs"(Eph.5:19)or silently,we
should be continuously praising Him.
IWE HAVE A SONG TO SING!
sanctuary for
bears.All the bear knew was pacing back and forth in a 6'x 10'cage
all his life and
people was wondering how the bear would respond to his new
found freedom.The
day came when he was to be released.Reporters had gathered
as well as others
to witness the occasion.The door was lifted.The bear looked at
the opening for a
moment,and then began his ritualistic pacing 5 steps forward,5
steps
back.Embarrassed,the zoo keepers tried to coax the bear out but with no
success.Finally,someone
suggested to use fire and scare him out of his cage.As
this was
applied,the bear leaped out of his cage,confused and dazed.When he got
his senses
back,standing in the open field with trees,ponds of fish,and other bears
for fellowship,he
started his 5 step pacing.You see the bears prison was not
METAL but
MENTAL.Jesus set you free 2000 years ago.But the reason many
are not LIVING free
is because they have not REALIZED their freedom in Jesus!
helped:therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth;and
with my song will I praise him.
2.PRECIOUS!
3.POWERFUL!
shall see it,and fear,and shall trust in the LORD.
thanksgiving.
things:his right hand,and his holy arm,hath
gotten him the victory.
of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
congregation of saints.
night his song shall be with me,and my prayer
unto the God of my life.
Psa 77:6-I call to remembrance my song in the
night:I commune with mine own heart:
and my spirit made diligent search.
prisoners heard them.
David took an harp,and played with his hand:so
Saul was refreshed,and was well,and
the evil spirit departed from him.
JEHOVAH is my strength and my song;he also is
become my salvation.
CONCLUSION:
all the time and especially in the midnight
hour;we have a joy to sing,an anointing to sing
for the glory of God.God sent me by today to ask
you,what happened to your song?
LORD,TEACH ME TO SING!
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