“Singing with the Spirit”

Goodman Oaks Church of Christ

September 28, 2011Wednesday evening…Session I

“Singing with the Spirit”

Course Outline

I. What Shall We Sing?

II. Singing from the Heart

III. The Song Leader’s ‘Job’!

IV. Song Leaders 101

V. What about…?

Exodus 15:1-19“I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly

exalted… The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him… Your right hand, O Lord, is majestic in power…Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises…You have led the people whom You have redeemed; The Lord shall reign forever and ever.”

What is the emotion?

PASSION

What is exciting to you?

Do people know YOUR passion?

Is your passion contagious?

“Next to the Bible one should have a knowledge of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. They teach the truths about God and are the means of admonishing one another to live the Christian life with more devotion and sincerity. These songs are sung in praise to God and in thanksgiving for His eternal goodness and love toward us. Our recognition of the importance of singing in our worship and its inspiration in our daily lives will lead us to desire a fuller knowledge of singing.”

Irma Lee Batey

“Singing with the Spirit”

What Shall We Sing?

1…Choosing the songs2…“We sang that last week!” (record

keeping)

3…Hymn text integrity; what is it?4…Why won’t they sing?5…Building an ‘order of worship’

What Shall We Sing?

Choosing the songs

*Psalms *Hymns *Spiritual Songs

Ephesians 5:19 Colossians 3:16

What’s the difference?

Psalms (scriptural)

Hymns (praise/thanksgiving to God)

Spiritual Songs

The Difference?

1.Angry words! O let them neverFrom the tongue unbridled slip;May the heart's best impulse everCheck them ere they soil the lip.

1 - Angry Words (719)

Words by: Sunday School Teacher (D. K. P.)Music by: H. R. Palmer © 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

"Love one another," thus saith the Savior;Children, obey the Father's blest command;"Love one another," thus saith the Savior;Children, obey the blest command.

c - Angry Words (719)

© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

c - Angry Words (719)

© 2001 The Paperless Hymnal™

When do we pick songs for Sunday AM/PM?

How much TIME do you give to ‘selecting’ your songs?

Song Leader’s (interactive) Workshop

Does it Really Matter…?

*Song BEFORE the Lesson…

*Invitation Song…

WHY?

What Shall We Sing?

“We sang that last week!” (record keeping)

“Record Keeping”

Time…

Organization…

Follow through…

Time…

A Champion!

How do I keep from repeating the same songs?

Microsoft EXCEL

“Didn’t we just sing that?”

What Shall We Sing?

Hymn text integrity

(what is it?)

Hymn Text IntegrityIn YOUR opinion…

what is most important in our singing?

Rating Chart for Hymns:Answer each question with a number, according to the following scale:

0-almost not at all 1-a little 2-reasonable so 3-almost entirely

Text 1. Are the words true? ___

2. Are the words ‘God centered’? ___

3. Do the words have a sensible meaning? ___

4. Are the words reverent? ___

5. Are the words appropriate for this service? ___

6. Are the words poetically beautiful? ___

Music 7. Does it have a worshipful connotation? ___

8. Does it serve the message well? ___

9. Is the music of high quality? ___

10. Is the congregation familiar with it? ___

11. Is it free from distracting elements? ___

Congregation 12. Does the song fit it’s educational & cultural level? ___

13. Does the congregation understand the message? ___

Song Leader 14. Do you understand the message of the song? ___

15. Do you know how it will fit this particular service? ___

16. Do you have the technical ability to lead it? ___Dr. John F. Wilson

What Shall We Sing?

“Why won’t they sing?”

“He leads songs I don’t know…”

Top 4 Reasons (excuses) ‘Why They won’t sing?

“I can‘t

sing… I

don’t

have a

good

voice”

Do you know why…

…you’re singing?

Will you give God the glory?

Song Leading is not a contest?

Do you understand what…

What Shall We Sing?

Building an order of worship

2 Songs, a Prayer,and a Song…

Is that all it takes?

Order of Worship

Sermon Title (topic)

1…Focus, prayerful2…Sermon Topic3…Scripture Reading4…Theme, Key5…Tempo & Style

PracticeSermon Text/Title

Luke 8:4-15“Home Schooling”Revelation 6:1-11“What is a Family?”Ephesians 6:10-13

Song Selection

1…Focus, prayerful2…Sermon Topic3…Scripture Reading4…Theme5…Tempo & Style Additional

PracticeScripture Reading

Psalm 148Hebrews 11:1Romans 6:1-7Amos 6:1-7

“Mood”…Tempo & Style

Lord’s SupperSong BEFORE the LessonInvitation SongClosing Song

What Shall We Sing?

1…Selecting your songs

2…Keeping track of the songs we sing

3…Hymn Integrity…is this a ‘worthy song’

4…Reasons folks don’t want to sing?

5…Sunday AM/PM Order of Worship

“Singing with the Spirit”

Ask yourself…Is my passion to lead singing or to inspire

God’s people to praise?