Personally, I still prefer the 'old' music, songs. God's still working on me about this modern worship music. We have actually lost people due to the excessive volume of our music. Yet, on the other hand, I have seen the Spirit move.
I've been involved in music most of my life, at various levels, in various genres, jazz, classic rock, bluegrass, southern gospel and even classical. The raw power emanating from an audience, in one mind and one accord, when your ripping out licks on the Les Paul is astounding and mesmerizing. I've seen and felt the excitement and adrenalin while on stage driving the beat and torque of Foggy Mountain Breakdown. The opening of Maynard Ferguson's Conquistador still causes goosebumps on my skin. But my favorite, by far, is to hear a good bagpipe player render Amazing Grace. (As a teen, I heard a marching band from Dundee, Ill, the Scots I think, do this. It stuck.)
I said all that to say this: Music is a very powerful tool when placed into the hands of one who knows how to use it to evoke an emotional response from the listener. Volume, crescendo and decrescendo, transition from 'heavy' to soft, minor chords and major chords, 7ths and 9ths, etc. are all very useful in skilled hands to evoke emotion, regardless of the genre being played.
Some of the best moments of worship I've ever experienced have taken place while hearing the Word. And, yes, while even reading, studying the Word myself, I'll erupt into instant praise and worship. So, I 'dunno', the music is loud and repetitive. People do worship. I guess I'm just old! Like I said, God's still working on me... (I think there's an old children's song about that...)
no and I hate it. We have walked out of services because of it. If it hurts then its damaging. We can hear the preaching without putting the mics in the red zone.
No, it is actually very damaging to people to listen to loud music of any kind.
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I would say that music that is being played to loud is probably not something that is intended. Maybe sitting further away from the speakers would solve the problem for you? I think the thought is that loud music (not music so loud that it is painful) helps set the tone for worship...
How about is there any spiritual benefit where a preacher is screaming so loud it is literally rattling your ear drums and since he is practically eating the microphone you cannot understand a word he is saying but everyone is still jumping up and screaming AMEN!!! LOL
If you cannot sit away from it its sad. It sets the tone alright.....tone deaf. I have
hearing loss in both ears and know absolutely that I got if from playing music in church
services. I have ministered at conferences praying for people in prayer lines where
the music was so loud and we could not get away from the speakers that it was
harmful.
But then all the deaf apostolics don't have to worry. We have sign ministry and drama teams so we can still apprieciate the sermons when we are all deaf.
How about is there any spiritual benefit where a preacher is screaming so loud it is literally rattling your ear drums and since he is practically eating the microphone you cannot understand a word he is saying but everyone is still jumping up and screaming AMEN!!! LOL
Maybe your ears are just alot more sensitive than theirs, or maybe they have grown accustomed to it and can now understand what he is saying.
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