Sermon: "Queer Sounding Music and Skinny Jeans"

[Apostolic1ness]

Originally Posted by CC1

My church's music ministry (Experience Music) pretty much checks all of the boxes for what traditional church folks hate about modern church music. Except perhaps that we are very careful about what songs we sing in regards to lyrics that speak truth.

Our band does have guys in skinny jeans, girls in pants and jewelry as well as a fair amount of tattoos showing. Plenty for old time Pentecostals to gripe about and ridicule!

Here is a link to the opening song from our Praise & Worship night a few days ago at our local University.

So your not Pentecostal I get it.

[JoeBandy]

Originally Posted by CC1

My church's music ministry (Experience Music) pretty much checks all of the boxes for what traditional church folks hate about modern church music. Except perhaps that we are very careful about what songs we sing in regards to lyrics that speak truth.

Our band does have guys in skinny jeans, girls in pants and jewelry as well as a fair amount of tattoos showing. Plenty for old time Pentecostals to gripe about and ridicule!

Here is a link to the opening song from our Praise & Worship night a few days ago at our local University.

I can handle the skinny jeans and the tats. The music and lyrics both are good. But..... A HAT …… indoors pure disrespect!!! Plus what does the scripture say about a man praying with his head covered??!!!!

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

Repeating a chorus more than twice is unacceptable.

So, Psalm 136 is unacceptable. Got it.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

Michael Card wrote and produced some great music. Not sure I ever heard it played in church. Andre Crouch and Keith Green were at one time quite popular.

I still hear some Keith Green music played in church.

Variation in style or age (or language) does not bother me. Repeating a chorus more than twice is unacceptable.

Yea you wont hear much music like THIS played in Church!

The Lamb Is A Lion-Michael Card

[CC1]

Originally Posted by JoeBandy

I can handle the skinny jeans and the tats. The music and lyrics both are good. But..... A HAT …… indoors pure disrespect!!! Plus what does the scripture say about a man praying with his head covered??!!!!

Sorry JB!

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

Yea you wont hear much music like THIS played in Church!

The Lamb Is A Lion-Michael Card

Music in the church is for the purpose of teaching the Word of God, and it is to be primarily congregational singing. The song you posted has some Biblically questionable lyrics, and the melody is not really suitable for congregational singing. It might be good for someone's "special song" ie a solo presentation.

But I see no reason why THIS song is some kind of censored super-truth-anointed song as you seem to be suggesting.

Too many people judge these things based entirely on what tickles their personal fancy instead of thinking Biblically and rationally about it.

Oh, and by the way, it's actually a pretty decent song. So I'm not basing my statements on my personal like or dislike of the style or sound quality, etc. Not all Christian music is suitable for congregational worship.

[Apostolic1ness]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Music in the church is for the purpose of teaching the Word of God, and it is to be primarily congregational singing. The song you posted has some Biblically questionable lyrics, and the melody is not really suitable for congregational singing. It might be good for someone's "special song" ie a solo presentation.

But I see no reason why THIS song is some kind of censored super-truth-anointed song as you seem to be suggesting.

Too many people judge these things based entirely on what tickles their personal fancy instead of thinking Biblically and rationally about it.

Oh, and by the way, it's actually a pretty decent song. So I'm not basing my statements on my personal like or dislike of the style or sound quality, etc. Not all Christian music is suitable for congregational worship.

What manuscripts are you using to say that music in the church is just for teaching the word. What about lifting up and exalting God, singing praises?

[Michael The Disciple]

Scott said:

Michael Card wrote and produced some great music. Not sure I ever heard it played in church.

I said:

Yea you wont hear much music like THIS played in Church!

I was agreeing with him. I think its a great teaching song, nonetheless it would be seen as a "solo" and then only in a rare Church.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Apostolic1ness

What manuscripts are you using to say that music in the church is just for teaching the word. What about lifting up and exalting God, singing praises?

What posts are you using to say I said "just"? Also, how is lifting up and praising God not teaching the Word?

[Apostolic1ness]

Originally Posted by Esaias

What posts are you using to say I said "just"? Also, how is lifting up and praising God not teaching the Word?

"Music in the church is for the purpose of teaching the Word of God"

There are many praise and worship songs that dont teach the Word of God yet they are still lifting up Jesus. You dont believe this?

Psalm 150 is a song. Was it used to teach law or doctrine or any other teaching. Was it not primarily used to simply praise God?