Richmond, Ky? I am about 2.5 hours from there. How far off of I-64 is your church?
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Singing Acapulco
- Thread starter rlvaughn
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Actually coming from WV you can head south on I 75 at the 64/75 interchange (Little Bethel approx 23 mi), or you can cut cross country through Winchester at exit 96 I 64 to Richmond church (about 12 mi shorter but other way probably quicker).
I know how to get to Winchester as I would take the Mountain Parkway and merge onto 64 and take the Winchester exit. But it's been years(thinking 1989) since I have been through there. They had a minimum speed limit of 35 going through Winchester back then.
I remember us turning right off of I-64 and taking a curve so deep and long you could just about kiss your elbow.
evenifigoalone
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Well tonight I arrived late to the evening service and everyone had the hymnals out and singing a capella.
Funny.
Funny.
That would be the old 96 exit, the curve has been eliminated.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat them with rods,
23 many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
24 who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them, Acts 16
Neither adversity nor numbers kept these from having a song service.
23 many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
24 who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them, Acts 16
Neither adversity nor numbers kept these from having a song service.
This past Sunday (5th) was a memorable service at an Old Regular Primitive Baptist church (about 25 mins away) I visited for the first time. Good fellowship, line singing, singing preaching, and plenty of powerful preaching sums it up (and good fellowship and eating afterward). I had never experienced such group participation and melodious preaching with the elders unexpectedly breaking into hymns and the congregation automatically joining in. It was one of those uplifting gratifying worship events that you don't forget. It was 5th Sunday meeting of the association and it was blessed with lots of singing and preaching talent.
Thank you Lord.
Thank you Lord.
we have 10-12 people and we sing a Capella every time...we don't have a piano player. That's not what i was use to 2 years ago before i started to pastor this Church. But now i love it--there is more focus on the LORD and the Words about Our Lord Jesus and His Work. I feel like i absorb the Truth better without instruments. I love hearing the saints of God sing the Praises of the One who Died for them and Rose again. That's just me anyways...
LOLNot when you hear me sing....
We worship God in Spirit and in Truth. *How* we sing isn't nearly as important as *What*(Truth) we sing and to *Whom* we sing and by the *means* we sing(in the Spirit).
Jon, I have no empirical data to support this, but I do think that a cappella singing may tend to fix both the tune and words in our memory better than accompanied singing. As you write, "Maybe. Maybe not."
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In the last few months I have been singing hymns out loud quite a lot --indoors and out. No hymnbook in-hand though. As I age I value the importance of biblically-based hymns, Psalms and spiritual songs. I relish singing them in church and in non-church settings. It challenges my memory too.