The Spiritual Simplicity of Our Singing

by Paul Earnhart In the 1940s Elmer T. Clark observed that is “a peculiar type of mind which is convinced that God is interested in whether his worshipers sing with or without instrumental music” (Small Sects in America, p. 16). Clark’s words carry a twentieth-century bias. The truth is that the mind that he thought…

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Music in Worship

I.          As we look at the denominations around us, we find that the vast majority use musical instruments in their worship services.              A.         Oddly, we don’t. Why not? What harm would there be in using them? Why can’t we be like those around us?              B.         I heard a similar reasoning before – I Sam. 8:4-7. We want a…

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Can Musical Instruments be Used to Worship God?

I.          One of the distinguishing marks of our worship is the fact that we do not use instrumental music in our worship.              A.         It is certainly different among the denominations where almost all use instruments.              B.         Lately, I been hearing of numerous congregations deciding to add instrumental music to their worship.                           1.          The reasoning that was so well known…

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What musical instruments were used in ancient Greece?

Question: What musical instruments were used in ancient Greek times? Answer: The Greeks had a variety of instruments, such as the flute, the lyre, the harp, drums, cymbals, and castanets. There were also several horns (wind instruments). A detailed list can be found at: The Musical Instruments of Ancient Greeks Ancient Greek Music. It was…

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Drifting

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Ecclesiastes 1:9-11   I.         J.D. Tant, a preacher in Texas back in the late 1800’s, often ended his articles with the warning, “Brethren, we are drifting.”             A.        Such seems to be the tendency of man.             B.        We forget the past and just assume that what is currently done has always been that way…

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A Presbyterian Preacher and a Divine Principle

by James W. Adams via Gospel Guardian, August 31, 1950 The Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest sects of protestant Christendom and occupies a most honorable position among her sister denominations. In our day, she is noted for being one of the most austere, the coldest, and the most tenacious of all parties in clinging…

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