When you sing, you build others

🎤📌🎵*WHY SINGING MATTERS* (_biblical support_)🎶🎶📝 ▶🎵🎻Season 1. Episode 4. WHEN YOU SING, YOU BUILD OTHERS🎺🎼📌 First, you build up fellow believers when you sing: Note specifically here in Ephesians 5:19 that it says: “Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs…” We see the same thing in Colossians 3:13-16: the exhortation to sing comes on the heels of bearing with one another (v. 13a), forgiving one another (v. 13b), putting on love (v. 14), being at peace as one united body of Christ (v. 15), and teaching God’s Word to one another (v. 16). For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Not just warm ups

🎤📌🎵*WHY SINGING MATTERS* (_biblical support_)🎶🎶📝 ▶🎵🎻Season 1. Episode 3. NOT JUST WARM-UPS🎺🎼📌 Our singing is more than a warm-up for the sermon or a filler in the service. Colossians 3:16 is clearly laying out for us that: Singing stands alongside of preaching as one of the two great ways that God has ordained for his Word to dwell richly in each one of us! C.J. Mahaney calls church singing “Take Home Theology” because the best songs we sing together serve as a 3-minute, easily memorizable, deeply biblical summary of important truths from Scripture. Take for example, “In Christ Alone.” There, in an easily memorizable form, you’ve got a thorough theology of the cross of Jesus Christ with clear and practical applications that you can use for your life this week! For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Rooted in the word

🎤📌🎵*WHY SINGING MATTERS* (_biblical support_)🎶🎶📝 ▶🎵🎻Season 1. Episode 2. ROOTED IN THE WORD🎺🎼📌 Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly… singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs… (Colossians 3:16). Apostle Paul lays out this exhortation to let God’s Word dwell in us richly, and then, he tells us how to live out that command. The first, of course, is teaching. But the second, is singing! Singing is one of the two chief ways in which God’s Word dwells in us RICHLY. And, as we observed in the last point, singing is a command. But this command comes with a promise: As we sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs together, we are promised that the Word of Christ will dwell in us richly, which is what we should crave as believers! For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

When you sing you obey

🎤📌🎵*WHY SINGING MATTERS* (_biblical support_)🎶🎶📝 ▶🎵🎻Season 1. Episode 1. WHEN YOU SING, YOU OBEY🎺🎼📌 Singing isn’t an option in Scripture. It’s a command: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (Colossians 3:16) And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart… (Ephesians 5:18-19) God’s people are more than just invited to sing; we are commanded to sing. When we sing, we’re doing what God asks of us! For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Why singing matters

🎤📌🎵*WHY SINGING MATTERS* (_biblical support_)🎶🎶📝 🎼🎷 INTRODUCTION🎸🎹 Have you ever wondered why God desires for his people to sing? What role should singing play in the life of a Christian? What is it about worshiping through song that is so important to God? You may not know it, but God has already answered these questions in the Bible. Wonderful Episodes to unpack more important truth about singing in the life of an individual Christian and the church begins on the 24th January 2020. please stay connected. God bless you For more details about tunjifortress, visit our website via https://tunjifortress.simdif.com

Final thoughts

🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🙏Season 1.Episode 6. FINAL THOUGHTS 🙏🎤🎶 Speak from your heart. If you feel comfortable, this is probably the most authentic and sincere prayer you can offer and you'll be able to incorporate any specific prayer requests that come up at rehearsal. Write your prayers. If you'd rather not pray on the spot every week, consider writing out a brief prayer before rehearsal or share a prayer written by someone else. Keep it simple. Remember, it doesn't need to be long or poetic or perfectly polished. As Martin Luther once said, "The fewer the words the better the prayer." For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Praise Him

🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🙏Season 1.Episode 5. PRAISE HIM 🙏🎤🎶 "We praise You, O God, and worship You with all that we are." Worship Him with gladness and joy. Praise Him for His faithfulness, His love, His mercy, and His grace. Praise Him for the good work He is doing in each of us. Claim His promises and quote Scripture. For instance, "Lord, we know Your plans are to prosper, not harm us; to give us a hope and a future." For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Pray for worship

🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🙏Season 1.Episode 4. PRAY FOR WORSHIP 🙏🎤🎶 Pray for the hearts of those in leadership and the hearts of those who will come, that we might honor and glorify God and that He would use us as His instruments of joy and peace and love in the world. Lift up your music - that God would take your voices and use them for His glory and speak through you that others might hear His voice. For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Lift up concerns

🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🙏Season 1.Episode 3. LIFT UP CONCERNS 🙏🎤🎶 “Lord, we lift up those who are in need: those who are hurting, those who are struggling, those who are in need of hope." Lift up friends and family who need healing or guidance or strength; those who are sick, those who are struggling, those who are grieving; those who feel lost and alone, unloved, or without hope; those who are afraid. Pray for healing. Ask God to meet them where they are, guide them, shine light into their lives, bring them hope and love. "Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." - Jeremiah 29:12 For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Pray for others

🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🙏Season 1.Episode 2. PRAY FOR OTHERS🙏🎤🎶 “We lift up our church, our community, and the world and ask for wisdom and guidance and peace." Pray for your church, your community, and the world. Lift up those in positions of leadership and ask for wisdom and guidance. Lift up those who are less fortunate, those who are without food or shelter and ask for comfort and protection and provision. Pray for peace. As Paul wrote, "Be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people" (Ephesians 6:18b). For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Give thanks

🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🙏Season 1.Episode1. GIVE THANKS🙏🎤🎶 “Lord, thank you for all the good things in our lives and all the good gifts You give us." Thank God for the gift of music, for songs and hymns and anthems and the opportunity to sing together. Thank Him for the good things in our lives, for seasons and beauty and new life and His presence among us. Thank Him for your choir members and the gifts they bring each week. For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

How to pray

🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🙏HOW TO PRAY🙏🎤🎶 There's no right or wrong way to pray. Some pray as if they're talking to a friend - simple and casual; others pray more formal prayers, based on tradition and liturgy. Like public speaking, praying may come easier to some than others, but contrary to popular opinion, you do not need to be ordained to pray with a group. Anyone can pray, just as anyone can praise or give thanks. "In a group, the prayer of one person becomes the prayer of every person" (source ). What a privilege and honor it is to lead others into God's presence through prayer. For many, prayer is a combination of several different things: giving thanks and praise, praying for others, lifting up concerns, and asking for peace, guidance, or blessing. If you're new to praying aloud in a group setting, you might consider using these categories as a rough outline or structure for the prayer you offer. Effective Episodes begins tomorrow. Please stay connected. God bless you For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4ZqbmJyafn0d4sBLKXZ8r

Prayers

*NEW SERIES* 🎶🎼🙏*PRAYERS* (_Needful weapon in the choir_)🔥🔥🙏 🔥🔥🔥🔥INTRODUCTION 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Prayer is our way of communicating with God. It's a way to praise Him, ask for guidance, lift up our burdens, and rest in His promises. But, it's also a way to invite God into our midst. Matthew 18:20 says: "Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." This is the power of praying with others. God calls us to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17), "seek His face always" (1 Chronicles 16:11), and "pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests" (Ephesians 6:18a). Many choir directors open and/or close their rehearsals with a short prayer each week. This is an active way to invite God into the work we do and lift up specific joys and concerns shared by the group. Not only does this help focus the hearts and minds of those present, I believe it also helps build community among choir members. Coming together in prayer each week helps unite us and draw us closer to one another as we draw close to God. For more details about tunjifortress, visit our website via https://tunjifortress.simdif.com