"Music, Singing, Plowing and Preaching"

Music, Singing, Plowing and Preaching

There are a few things in this world that, while they are great all by themselves, they are always better “with” something. Ice cream, while fantastic alone, is just better with some chocolate syrup, strawberries or a host of other toppings. Toast isn't really a breakfast item until it has some butter and jelly on it. Any man can tell you that until you add the tie to the suit you are just business casual. A good Church service is just better with some good Music.

Music is not just a Cultural Church additive. It is not a denominational fad, neither is it a generational mandate. Music is not just culturally relevant but it is Biblically relevant. We sing because the Word of God says they sang, we play instruments because they played instruments, we dance and shout because they did those same things in the Bible. We believe that Music plays an important role in our Churches because of the emphasis the Word of God puts on it. Psalms 100:2 says “Serve the Lord with Gladness: come before his presence with singing.”
So whenever we come into the House of the Lord, music and singing are in order.


In my opinion music is one of the most powerful elements on the Planet today. I believe the reason it has so much power is because of it’s origin. Music was not made on earth it was made in the Heavens, by God. That means that music is one of the only elements in the earth that was not made in the Earth. It is a 100% spiritual element that can not be separated from its original design and its original design was to function in Worship. (Enter Lucifer) I would Love to keep him out of this conversation but if you are going to talk about music you really can’t. Lucifer was the original Worship leader and He blew it, but I believe that once he was in the Earth that he “Intentionally” perverted music so the Church would be afraid to utilize it at it’s full potential. I believe though that the Church is waking up to the power that music can have to “assist” in a Church service.

I use the word “assist” because after years as a Praise and Worship leader I believe that while Music is important to having “Good Church” it is not the most important. If our Church services were compared to a car, the Music would not be the Engine, it would be the tires and the Preached Word of God would be the Engine. Both are important but the Power comes from the Engine, however the tires get the engine into places it would have otherwise never been able to go.
When Music and the Word work in "Harmony" it can  penetrate even the Hardest of hearts and break the toughest of yokes.
When Some say “Well we don’t need all this music to have good Church” it’s like saying “I’ll take this car but you can keep the tires, I won’t need them” .
While it may sound trivial, it takes more than one ingredient to make a good cake and it takes more than one to have a good church service.

Jumping, dancing, singing, shouting, running and clapping are all Biblical “Good Church” activities. If you don’t believe it read Psalms. If the world can do it for a basketball game, a Band or a performer why can’t we do it for Jesus! If every High School team has a Band don’t you think Jesus should have a Band too! The thing that gets me sometimes is when people say “well I don’t Praise or Worship like that, it’s not my personality, I Praise/Worship my own way”. That reminds me of a Bible character, his name was Cain. Cain said “I’ll do it my way” and God was not pleased with his sacrifice. Praise and Worship isn’t up for negotiations on "how"! the Bible has many references to "how" we need to Praise and Worship.
Luke 6:23 tells us to “leap for Joy”. Psalms 47:1 directs us to “Clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with a voice of triumph”.
Psalms 150 gives us twelve different reasons and ways to Praise Him. Including, but not limited to, dancing, with cymbals, with the stringed instruments and the trumpet.

I don’t believe that all of this is trivial or just going through the motions. I believe that it is in His perfect design and all of it is preparing us for the Word of God. Jeremiah and Hosea both instruct us to break up our Fallow ground and seek the Lord. Then Hosea tells us in 10:11-12 that “Judah (praise) shall plow, and Jacob shall break up his clods”.
What I am trying to say is your praise is your plow to break up the ground and prepare it for the Word of the Lord. The Music, the singing, the dancing, leaping, running and clapping is not just about hype and hoopla, but it is about preparing the place for God’s Word to fall on plowed ground, take hold and change us forever.



Hope this made sense. God Bless!