Come, let us sing to the Lord! A scriptural look at music

1. The Word of God
   1. John 1:1-5
   2. 2 Peter 1:16-21
   3. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
   4. Colossians 3:16-17
2. Why should we sing? The call/command to sing unto the Lord.
   1. Psalm 47:5-7
   2. Psalm 98
   3. Psalm 100
   4. Psalm 149
   5. Psalm 150
3. What should we sing?
   1. Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
      1. Colossians 3:16-17
      2. Ephesians 5:17-21
   2. Canticles
      1. Exodus 15:1-18 (Moses)
      2. Exodus 15:21 (Miriam)
      3. Judges 5:1-31 (Deborah)
      4. 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (Hannah)
      5. Luke 1:46-55 (Mary: “Magnificat”)
      6. Luke 1:67-79 (Zacharias)
      7. Luke 2:29-32 (Simeon: “Nunc Dimittis”)
   3. New Songs
      1. Psalm 96:1
      2. Revelation 5:9-10
4. How should we sing?
   1. Truth
      1. Psalm 119:142, 160
      2. John 4:19-26
      3. John 14:6
      4. 1 John 5:6
      5. Ephesians 6:14
      6. John 18:37-38
      7. 2 Timothy 3:1-9
      8. Romans 1:18-32
   2. Goodness
      1. Genesis 1:10
      2. Genesis 2:18
      3. Genesis 50:20
      4. Psalm 52:1
      5. Psalm 23:6
   3. Beauty
      1. of God
         1. Psalm 27:4
      2. of Christ
         1. Isaiah 4:2
      3. of worship
         1. Psalm 29:2
      4. of people
         1. Hebrews 11:23
         2. Genesis 29:17
         3. 1 Samuel 25:3
         4. Song of Solomon 6:4ff
         5. Esther 2:7
      5. of character
         1. 1 Peter 3:3-6
      6. of action
         1. Isaiah 52:7
      7. of clothing
         1. Exodus 28:2-3
         2. Isaiah 52:1
      8. as a verb
         1. Isaiah 60:13
         2. Psalm 149:4
      9. deceptive
         1. Matthew 23:27
5. Who should lead us?
   1. The Chief Musician
      1. 1 Chronicles 15:22, 27
      2. 1 Chronicles 25
      3. 2 Chronicles 23:13b
      4. Nehemiah 12:42b
      5. The many Psalm incipits
   2. Choirs
      1. 1 Chronicles 9:33, 15:16-16:36, 25:1-31
      2. Nehemiah 12:31-43
      3. Revelation 5:8-14, 14:2-5
6. Musical Style (Theology of Worship)
   1. musical examples
   2. contemporary vs. biblical/historical

Posted on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 by Jerry Owen