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Paul...
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Welcome to the Felloship of the Musicians. :godisgood:
I've also been involved with the choral music ministry at my church for the past six years.
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Paul...
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Welcome to the Felloship of the Musicians. :godisgood:
The Scripture is clear in its purpose of music and evangelization is not one of them.Dear DHK,
You wrote : " The question is not where--camp meetings, etc.?
The question is the purpose of music.
Again, what is the purpose of music at evangelizing events such as revival meetings and camp meetings that advertise " good old time preaching and hymns" ?
As sag38 said: " With that I can agree. Music is music and is only a tool to be used. I can't think of ever going to a revival meeting where music in some shape form or fashion wasn't a part of the program or process."
So....Are those who use music at revival meetings,etc. wrong in using music as part of the evangelizing according to you ?
Be honest, after all, it's your arguement... Defend it since Scripture neither commands nor forbids the use of music in this manner.
Bingo.I left my previous church when the new pastor had mega-church dreams and told me that my musical services would no longer needed, because at the age of 48 (in 2001), I didn't exude "youth". He had no problems with my playing. He also advised to find another ministry !
"I left my previous church when the new pastor had mega-church dreams and told me that my musical services would no longer needed, because at the age of 48 (in 2001), I didn't exude "youth". He had no problems with my playing. He also advised to find another ministry !"
"I thought of this thread and this argument yesterday morning when music made me all emotional and cry. It moved my heart and I could feel the Lord's touch through it. I was not the only one who experienced it and soon many of us were crying and praising God. The musician felt it important to keep playing because she was hearing God telling her to do it, she told us.
I was sitting on a couch looking out the window to the Chesapeake Bay, doing my quiet time and thanking the Lord for a wonderful weekend away with the women from my church. I was alone in my thoughts doing my "quiet time" while other women were doing the same in the nice lounge area by the fireplace when someone in another room started playing hymns on her violin. She was amazing. She played for 30 minutes in an empty room right off of the lobby although she had only gone in there to tune her instrument but she felt God telling her to keep playing and she did. So I sat with a gift from God: beautiful music, stunning views of God's creation, His Word in my hands and heart. The songs moved me emotionally and just filled my heart with the joy of the Lord.
"Oh yes, the emotions connected to the music make it so wrong. *shaking head*"
Dear Ann,
Great post !
You mentioned watching the Chesapeake Bay as the song was played. I live in Halethorpe, Md. between Catonsville and Glen Burnie. I agree, the bay is glorious !
Dale
. . .Responses to music are universal.
Good observations.Oh no they are not! The context of one's experience determines a person's reaction.
A while ago, I posted about my different reactions to the ballet music at the beginning of Wagner's "Tannhauser." Studied and enjoyed the music. It wasn't till I saw the opera live that I got the full visual impact of what that music represented. The association with that music changed.
"Wonderous Things of Thee Are Spoken" is a beautiful hymn to me, but to someone who experienced WWII in Germany and all that entailed only hears "Deutschland Uber Alles" and the horrors of Nazi Germany. That melody is NOT sung or even hummed.
Responses to music are defiitely NOT universal.