UNDERSTANDING MUSIC & WORSHIPin the Local Church
Presenters:
Janice Harrison
Sandy Ingram
Shirley Purvis
WORSHIPMan was made to worship God. God gave to man a harp and said, “Here above all the creatures I have made and created I have given you the largest harp. I put more strings on your instrument and I have given you a wider range than I have given to any other creature. You can worship me in a manner that no other creature can.”
And when he sinned man took that instrument and threw it down in the mud and there it has lain for centuries, rusty, broken, unstrung; and man, instead of playing a harp like the angels and seeking to worship God in all of his activities, is egocentered and turns in on himself and sulks, and swears, and laughs, and sings, but it’s all without joy and without worship.
A.W. Tozer
from
“Worship: The Missing Jewel
In the Evangelical Church”
Why Study Worship & Music?
• We are made to worship God
• Isaiah 6:1-6; Revelation 5:9-10
• Saints will be worshipping for all eternity
WORSHIP STYLES
Anything is
“O.K.”
With us
Church• I Corinthians 14:26
WORSHIP STYLES
First Church of Current Styles & Trends
Psalm 33:3
WORSHIP STYLES
Only Our Brand of Worship is Right Church
2 Corinthians 6:17
WORSHIP STYLES
Only the Best is Good Enough for us Church
Philippians 1:10
WORSHIP STYLES
The First Church of Blander is BetterI SAMUEL 16:7
WORSHIP
• HEARTS OVERFLOWING WITH LIVING WATER
• NO HYPOCRISY, NO DECEIT
• JOHN 4:23-24
CALLED TO WORSHIP
LYRICS BY DENNIS WILLIAMS
MUSIC BY AVA L. WILLIAMS & ANNETTE ANDERSON
AS I ENTER INTO HIS GATES
I BEGIN TO GIVE HIM THANKS
BECAUSE HE’S BEEN SO
GOOD TO ME
MY SOUL JUST CAN’T EXPLAIN
MANY THINGS SO UNDESERVED
I HAVE TO BLESS HIS NAME
HE’S KING OF KINGS
AND LORD OF ALL
HE SITS UPON HIS THRONE
O HOW TRULY BLESSED I AM
TO BE ONE OF HIS OWN
I AM CALLED TO WORSHIP
TO GIVE HIM ALL OF ME
I AM CALLED TO WORSHIP
HUMBLY AT HIS FEET
SO I MOVE TOWARD
HIS HOLY COURTS
AND OFFER HIM MY PRAISE
BECAUSE THE LORD’S SO
VERY GOOD
AND I ADORE HIS NAME
HE’S KING OF KINGS
AND LORD OF ALL
HE SITS UPON HIS THRONE
O HOW TRULY BLESSED I AM
TO BE ONE OF HIS OWN
WON’T YOU ENTER IN WITH ME
THIS HOLY BLESSED PLACE
THAT PLACE THAT IS
BEHIND THE VEIL
TO MEET HIM FACE TO FACE
WORSHIP
WHAT IS WORSHIP?– Intense devotion & admiration of
God
– Weorthscipe( Anglo-Saxon)-ascribe worth, to revere
– Praise, an integral part of worship
WHY WORSHIP?-We are commanded to worship
-It takes our focus off of ourselves
-Prepares us to receive God’s Word
-We look at life through the lenses of worship
WORSHIP
WHERE DO WE WORSHIP?
-The place both unimportant &
important
WHEN DO WE WORSHIP?
-When the believer looks on
Jesus & sees Him for who He
really is
AN OLD TESTAMENT RECIPE FORMUSIC & WORSHIP
• Ingredient #1- Sing to the Lord
• Ingredient #2-Proclaim His Wonders
• Ingredient #3- Give to the Lord
• Ingredient #4 – Holiness before the Lord
• Ingredient #5- Proclaim the Word of the Lord
WORSHIP OUR GOD
Psalm 95:3-6 (NKJV)
For the Lord is the Great God and the Great King above all gods. In His hands are the deep places of the earth; the
heights of the hills, are His also. The sea is His, for He made it and His hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us
worship Him and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
SURVEY OF MUSIC & WORSHIP:
OLD TESTAMENT FOUNDATIONSGOD’S PEOPLE - LOVERS OF SONG
Joy, Gratitude
Praise, Adoration
Sorrow, Sadness
Determination, Dedication
Primary Focus-
Jehovah as:
Sovereign
Provider
Redeemer
THE PSALMS
• HYMNAL OF PRAISES
• POETIC DIALOGUE : GOD & MAN
• PSALMS:
• PRAISE-Psalm 150
• HISTORY- Psalm 106
• PENITENCE- Psalm 51
• IMPRECATION- Psalm 68
• MESSIANIC-=Psalm 2
Old Testament Instruments
Old Testament Instruments
WORSHIP IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Focus: Expression of a Personal Relationship with
Jehovah through His Son, Jesus Christ
• Apostles’ Teaching
• Fellowship
• “Breaking of Bread”
• Prayer
PRINCIPLES OF MUSIC IN
NEW TESTAMENT WORSHIP
The Message of Music-Is it consistent with Biblical Truth?
The Method of Music-Is it Teaching and Admonishing?
The Music
-Is it a Psalm, Hymn or Spiritual Song?
The Motive-Is the music being sung or played out of the right motivation?
SURVEY OF MUSIC & WORSHIP
A.D. 300-1500– Believers persecuted
– Hymns focused on message of the Gospel and the
risen Christ
– Roman Catholic rule-Hymns in Latin
– Protestant Reformation- Martin Luther(1517)
– Psalters- tunes used with selections from the psalms
1600-1900– Western European Hymnody- congregational singing
SURVEY OF MUSIC & WORSHIP
1800-Present
• Songs expressed a personal relationship
with God
• Music used as a platform to spread the
Gospel
• Intentional adaptation of popular music
styles for use by the church
SURVEY OF MUSIC & WORSHIP
1800-PRESENT
1800-1930
-Camp Meeting Songs- expressed
personal faith in God and encouraged
congregational singing
1870
-Ira Sankey- Coined the term “Gospel Music”
GOSPEL MUSIC
• TRADITIONAL-
sophisticated, conservative, expressed
an intimate relationship and commitment to
God
• SOUTHERN-
male quartets, rural, small town
BLACK GOSPEL
• “Griot”
• 1900-1930
– Spiritual, Jazz, R&B
– Hand clapping, Body movements
– Percussion Instruments
• Thomas A. Dorsey
– “Father of Black Gospel”
OVERVIEW 1930-1970
• Mass Evangelistic Campaigns
• The Advent of Radio
• John W. Peterson
• Ralph Carmichael
• The Youth Movement
• The Jesus Movement
GOSPEL ARTISTS
• Edwin Hawkins
• Walter Hawkins
• Andrae Crouch
• Jack Hayford
• Twila Paris
• The Winans
• Kirk Franklin
• Keith Green
• Michael W. Smith
• CeCe Winans
• BeBe Winans
• Fred Hammond
• Yolanda Adams
• Tye Tribbett
• Deittrick Haddon
• Bernadette Salley
• Mary Mary
• Marvin Sapp
RENEWING MUSIC & WORSHIP
PRACTICE
PERSONAL
WORSHIP
RENEWING MUSIC & WORSHIP
TEACH
WORSHIP
RENEWING MUSIC & WORSHIP
INVOLVE
EVERYONE IN
WORSHIP
COMMUNICATE
WORSHIP
ELEMENTS IN A WORSHIP
SERVICE
• ANNOUNCEMENTS
• PRAYER
• THE WORD OF GOD
• THE CREEDS OF THE
CHURCH
• THE OFFERING
• THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH
• CREATIVE
COMMUNICATION
• THE SERMON
• THE CLOSING
• THE BENEDICTION
• SPECIAL ELEMENTS
** DEVOTION
PRAISE/WORSHIP**
GOALS OF A WORSHIP
SERVICE
• COGNITIVE
GOALS OF A WORSHIP
SERVICE
AFFECTIVE
GOALS OF A WORSHIP
SERVICE
VOLITIONAL
BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM
OF MUSIC & WORSHIP
TEACH
TRAIN
EDIFY
EVANGELIZE
SUPPORT
BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF MUSIC & WORSHIP
EVALUATE
ENVISION
BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF
MUSIC & WORSHIP
• PLAN:
Pray for Wisdom
– BE RESPECTFUL
– BE REALISTIC
– BE RESPONSIBLE
BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF MUSIC & WORSHIP
• SELECT MUSIC/WORSHIP LEADER
• FORM WORSHIP COUNCIL
• MUSIC WORSHIP CALENDAR
• MINSTRY DESCIPTIONS
• MUSIC EDUCATION
• DEVELOP PROGRAM COMPONENTS
WORSHIP
• RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
• ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS
• CONFESS OUR SINS
• EXPRESS OUR LOVE FOR GOD
• SUBMISSION TO HIS WILL
I WORSHIP YOU ALMIGHTY GOD
I WORSHIP YOU ALMIGHTY GOD
THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU
I WORSHIP YOU O’ PRINCE OF PEACE
THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO DO
I GIVE YOU PRAISE
FOR YOU ARE MY RIGHTEOUSNESS
I WORSHIP YOU ALMIGHTY GOD
THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU