“Uniting Voices to Glorify God”

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20
Sep '19

“Uniting Voices to Glorify God”

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20
Sep '19

The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:  “He is good; his love endures forever.”  Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud…  —2 Chronicles 5:13 (NIV)

According to the Master Plan for Ministry here at New Cedar Grove, “The purpose of the Music Ministry is to facilitate the worship and praise of God through song, as well as readying the hearts and minds of the congregation to hear the word of God.”  The Mass Choir is an integral part of the Music Ministry, and the objective is to play a vital role in facilitating worship.  The choir is to sing in unison and in harmony, as the director dictates and in accordance with all of the musical support.  The choir’s role in worship matters to God.  But why? 

 

There are more than four hundred references to singing in the Bible!  Fifty times, we are commanded to sing!  The book of Psalms is a book of songs that contains 150 chapters with over 2,400 verses!  Singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs matters to God for a variety of reasons.  We obey God when we sing.  We praise God when we sing.  We are edified and strengthened when we sing.  We illuminate the scriptures and spread the Gospel when we sing.  All of this happens when the choir sings!

 

“I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.”

—Psalm 9:2

 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. —Colossians 3:16

 

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart… —Eph. 5:18-19

 

When we see the theme, “Uniting Voices to Glorify God”, we see that the choir has identified a most important reason why singing matters to God.  It brings Him glory!  When the choir unites their voices to glorify God, it is so much more impactful.  Unity comes from God’s Spirit as we follow Jesus. In John 17, Jesus prayed for the unity of believers so that the world would know that God sent him into the world as his Son.  We want to be united so that our praise can bring glory to God.  Unity is a process through which the world learns of Jesus. At the same time, we glorify the Father who sent Jesus to save us. Leading others to Jesus and glorifying God — what better goal is there for a choir than this?  Romans 15:6 says “…so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”  Praise God today for a mass choir whose members have devoted themselves to fulfill their ministry mission.  Glory to God!  Amen!

 

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