Music

Review: Week 1

1. Music is a “hot button” with many Christians today.

2. Music is becoming a “personal god.”

3. Music invades our culture in ways never known to mankind.

4. Music is a very Biblical matter. God has tons to say about music.

Review: Week 2 Music is the gauge by which you can

determine what the world is pursuing. Amoral- “being neither moral nor immoral”

(Webster Dictionary) Many people believe that music is amoral

(neutral) (non-emotional). “The sound doesn’t effect me, just the lyrics.”

This is where CCM supporters go wrong. They believe that music is neutral and that the lyrics justify the worldly music style.

Proof: Practically, Worldly, Biblically

Review: Week 3

Many Rock artists emphasize and build music around the rhythm.

Satan’s Mission: To exalt himself above God.

Many Christians don’t really believe that the devil is real.

2 Cor. 11:14-15

Satan wants to pervert music!

“Satan is one of the chief promoters of Christian Music”

GOD

Week 4 review

There is nothing wrong with new… …however it is wrong when it disobeys

God’s commandments in the Bible. CCMers disobeys God’s

commandment on separation. “Music always produces a lifestyle” CCM is diluting Biblical Christianity!

Rom 12:2; Gal. 1:10; 1 Pet. 1:14-16; Jam 4:4; 1Jh. 2:15-16

Which way do I go musically?

Catawba Youth Group

Music FilterBad Music Good Music

Only the good music will filter through!

Bible Filtering Passage

Galatians 5:16-25

Passage Explained:

V.16- “…walk in the Spirit…” Walk- “continuous action; progress; lifestyle” Spirit- God’s means to communicate, convict,

convince, comfort, and control born again believers.

Fulfill- “perform, complete” Lust- “desire, cravings” Flesh- “mind, emotions, and will which are

subject to sin.”

Passage Explained:

V. 17- “flesh lusteth against the Spirit…” Lusteth- “desires, cravings, longings”

Flesh longs to please self. Spirit longs to please God.

Contrary- “to lie opposite; oppose” V.18- “…be led of the Spirit…” Led- “controlled; guided by; submitted to” Law- “a godly life is not lived under a set of rules,

but by Holy Spirit control.”

Passage Explained:

V.19-21- Characteristics of the Flesh. Manifest- “displayed, obvious, public, known” V. 22-23- Characteristics of the Spirit. V. 24- “…have crucified the flesh…” They that are Christ’s- Born-again Believers Have crucified- “put off; death; die to self” With the affections and lusts- “passions and

longings for sin/flesh.”

Walking/ Living in the Spirit is a COMMAND from God’s Word!

Therefore, everything you…do, say, watch, read, and LISTEN to… must encourage you

to “walk in the Spirit.”

Does your music encourage…

Biblical Love? Joy (happiness/ glad)? Peace (inner calm that comes

from having a relationship with

God)? Longsuffering

(Patience)? Gentleness

(Kindness)? Goodness (moral

excellence)?

Faith (loyal; trustworthy)?

Meekness (humility)?

Self-Control (restrains passions)?

Gal. 5:19-23 is our Filter

Question…

Does the song/ group you listen to promote the works of the flesh or the fruits of the Spirit???

Let’s put some songs to the test!

Jonas Brothers: Burnin’ Up

I'm hot, you're coldYou go around like you knowWho I am, but you don'tYou got me on my toes

Chorus:I'm slippin' into the lavaAnd I'm trying' to keep from going underBaby, you turn the temperature hotterAnd I'm burning up, burning up for you baby

I fell (I fell) So fast (so fast)I can't hold myselfBack High heels (high heels),Red dress (red dress)All by yourself, gotta catch my breath

How does this song help you grow Spiritually?

Turn to 1 Cor. 7:8-9

Fergie: Big Girls Don’t Cry

The smell of your skin lingers on me nowYou're probably on your flight back to your home townI need some shelter of my own protection babyTo be with myself and center, clarityPeace, Serenity

[CHORUS:]I hope you know, I hope you knowThat this has nothing to do with youIt's personal, myself and IWe've got some straightenin' out to doAnd I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanketBut I've got to get a move on with my lifeIt's time to be a big girl nowAnd big girls don't cryDon't cryDon't cryDon't cry

Which “works of the flesh” is Fergie promoting to you in this song?

Fornication; Uncleanness; Lasciviousness

Secondhand Serenade: Your Call

Stripped and polished, I am new, I am fresh I am feeling so ambitious, you and me, flesh to flesh Cause every breath that you will take when you are sitting next to me will bring life into my deepest hopes, What's your fantasy? (What's your, what's your, what's your...)

[Chorus] Cause I was born to tell you I

love you and I am torn to do what I have to, to make you mine Stay with me tonight

What “works of the flesh” is he singing to you?

Adultery; Fornication; Uncleanness, etc.

Secondhand Serenade: Fall For You

So breathe in so deepBreathe me inI'm yours to keepAnd hold onto your words'Cause talk is cheapAnd remember me tonightWhen you're asleep

Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for youOver againDon't make me change my mindOr I won't live to see another dayI swear it's trueBecause a girl like you is impossible to find

What about this song?

Please Turn to Heb.13:4-5

Miley Cyrus: Breakout

Every week's the same Stuck in school's so lame My parents say that I'm lazy Gettin' up at 8am's crazy Tired of bein' told what to do So unfair, so uncool

The day's too long And I'm holding on Til I hear the bell ring 'Cause that's the time when we're gonna (time when we're gonna) To let go oh oh (go oh oh)

Breakout Let the party start We're gonna stay out Gonna break some hearts We're gonna dance Til the dance floor falls apart Uh oh, all over again We're gonna wake up Everyone we know We're gonna have some fun Gonna lose control It feels so good To let go oh oh (go oh oh)

Hangin' out's Just somethin' we like to do My friends and the mess we get into These are the lessons that we choose Not a book full of things we'll never use

Which “fruits of the Spirit” is Miley promoting?

Question:

If these people, Jonas Brothers, Fergie, Secondhand Serenade, Miley Cyrus, promote this kind of fleshly lifestyle do you think their other songs will too?

What about the other groups/ songs you listen to? THINK!

Please turn to Galatians 6:7-8 Please turn to Isaiah 3:9-12

Quote

“If any song, Christian or otherwise, does not display these fruits, then

perhaps that music is not right for a Christian to listen to or perform.”

Pastor Matt Walker

Closing thoughts:

If you are bored with “biblical, God honoring music” its not because the music is boring its because you have a heart problem!

If you are truly walking in the Spirit you will WANT to listen and sing God honoring, Spirit filled music!

Conclusion:

All music will either endorse the works of the flesh or the fruits of the Spirit.

In order to be in obedience to Gal. 5 if any of your music endorses any one of the works of the flesh it must be avoided.

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