1) The document discusses the importance of worship and singing in Christian services. It argues that the most important factor is worshipping from the heart rather than outward performance.
2) It explains that biblical worship focuses on one's heart and relationship with God, rather than artistic performance. True worship involves singing new songs to God spontaneously from the heart.
3) The document encourages singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God, including singing in tongues. It suggests taking time to pray and experience the gift of tongues to sing new spiritual songs to God.
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1) The document discusses the importance of worship and singing in Christian services. It argues that the most important factor is worshipping from the heart rather than outward performance.
2) It explains that biblical worship focuses on one's heart and relationship with God, rather than artistic performance. True worship involves singing new songs to God spontaneously from the heart.
3) The document encourages singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God, including singing in tongues. It suggests taking time to pray and experience the gift of tongues to sing new spiritual songs to God.
1) The document discusses the importance of worship and singing in Christian services. It argues that the most important factor is worshipping from the heart rather than outward performance.
2) It explains that biblical worship focuses on one's heart and relationship with God, rather than artistic performance. True worship involves singing new songs to God spontaneously from the heart.
3) The document encourages singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God, including singing in tongues. It suggests taking time to pray and experience the gift of tongues to sing new spiritual songs to God.
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1) The document discusses the importance of worship and singing in Christian services. It argues that the most important factor is worshipping from the heart rather than outward performance.
2) It explains that biblical worship focuses on one's heart and relationship with God, rather than artistic performance. True worship involves singing new songs to God spontaneously from the heart.
3) The document encourages singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God, including singing in tongues. It suggests taking time to pray and experience the gift of tongues to sing new spiritual songs to God.
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EMPOWERED TO EXPAND – PART 2 YOUNG ADULT CELLS JUNE 2006
THE POWER OF A NEW SONG Member’s Notes
I. Introduction Learning Outcomes: We attend services week after week. What do you think it is the most Understanding, Attitude important component in a Christian service? Worship, announcement, Objective: offering, sermon, prayer or altar call? Discuss. At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: 1. Identify the most important factor in Sometimes, worship in the services simply takes off while at other worship. times, it seems to hit a wall. What do you think is the single most 2. Desire to worship God important factor for powerful and meaningful worship to happen in our from the heart. services? Good worship leaders, good musicians, right songs, sensitivity 3. Practise singing a new to the Holy Spirit etc? Discuss. song unto the Lord and meaning it from your heart.
II. The Act of Worship
Most of us operate in a western paradigm of music where we rehearse
and perform what we have practiced. To be a biblical worshipper, we need to re-program our thinking with the Word of God thinking.
God is the author of the Hebrew paradigm of worship where He looks at
the heart. But the Westerner or a Greek paradigm looks at the outward attractiveness.
In view of this, what should be our attitudes and goals be when we
enter into a corporate time of worship?
How does this translate to practical actions during worship in services?
In worship, we go vertical and get connected with God.
Karaoke is not worship. Just to sing along with the worship leader doesn’t mean you are worshipping. We must mean it!
III. The Power of A New Song
18 Do not get Singing or worship plays a big part in the life of a Christian. It’s no drunk on wine, which leads to longer a song with words; it’s a song sung from the heart. Singing is debauchery. part of the rhythm of life as a worshipper. He wants all of us to sing. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Paul talks about three types of songs in Eph 5:18-19. You may also 19 Speak to one want to cross reference it to Col 3:16 if you like. another with psalms, hymns What does it mean to you to “sing and make music in your heart to the and spiritual Lord” as commanded by Paul? songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Eph 5:18-20 The meaning of the three types of songs are as follows: Psalms -(psalmos) – means a striking with the fingers on musical instruments - (chords) as a sacred song, sung to musical accompaniment. Hymns – (humnos) singing praises to God for who He really is and 14 For if I pray in a tongue, what He has done. Eg. those that are found in Psalms 113-118. my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15 So what shall I do? I will pray with my Spiritual songs (pneumatikos): It is singing in tongues because spirit, but I will also pray with “spiritual” means “all that is produced and maintained among men my mind; I will sing with my by the operations of the Spirit of God” (Vines concordance). Paul spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. 16 If you are explains that singing in tongues is singing with your spirit not with praising God with your your understanding as you don’t understand the words. spirit, …… (1Cor.14:14-16) 1 Cor 14:14-16
Discussion: Isaiah 42:10 says, “Sing to the Lord a new song.” Why does God want us to sing a “new song” to Him?
Why do we need to sing a new song to the Lord?
A. Singing a new song helps us to step into the Pentecostal experience. Keep on singing when the writing on the wall disappears! It’s the opportunity to step into spirit song and sing your own song to the Lord.
B. Singing a new song helps us to experience victory. Israel
experienced many victories through songs. It’s the secret to David’s worship life.
C. Singing a new song helps us to do warfare. God is enthroned in the
praises of His people (Ps. 22:3). When “the high praise is in our mouth and the two-edge sword in our hands,” darkness has to be expelled.
Discussion: Is worship for man or for God?
La-Mar Boschman: In heaven, every tongue and every tribe will sing in their own languages. It will be all frequencies, all people, all simultaneous, all spontaneous. That’s the sound from heaven. Suddenly, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. We need this to happen in all our lives.
IV. Conclusion
God hears the heart, not the art. Sing to Him and release your voice to Him!
Whatever situation you are facing right now, put your faith into action and sing a new song to the Lord. Sing it from your heart. God’s presence will come and you will take on the wings of the eagle high in the sky.
For those who have not received the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, let take time to pray for the release of
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the gift of tongues so that you may sing in tongues “a new song.”
Let’s enter into a time of spontaneous, sincere worship. Make up your
