Playlist: Music, Instrumental (topic)
Exalt With Music
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughMusic, particularly instrumental music, holds a significant place in the worship and expression of devotion to God. It is deeply embedded in the way Israel exalted God after their deliverance, as seen when they celebrated with song and dance after crossing the Red Sea, intensifying their feelings of relationship and …
Our Participation in Services
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughWe should not trivialize the importance of music in helping our meditation and remembering spiritual lessons, especially regarding congregational singing.
Praise the LORD!
Sermonette by Hunter D. SwansonPsalm 150 establishes a comprehensive framework for acceptable worship, defining the act as shining forth God's limitless greatness through unrestricted instrumentation and universal participation by all who have breath. This theological foundation is vividly illustrated in II Samuel 6, where David's uninhibited dancing …
Count It ALL Joy
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamNot all of God's instructions are easy to follow. Maintaining a joyful attitude during difficult circumstances is among the most challenging commands we are given.
Moral Sympathy and Spiritual Confusion
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMusic preference is a self-conscious declaration of the community with which people identify. The media has shamelessly pandered to the basest of cravings.
The Song of Moses
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen we are changed into spirit beings, we, as the first fruits, will again be involved in making music, singing a new song before the throne of God.
Jesus in the Feasts (Part Three): Divine King
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe trumpet blast is both a memorial and a proclamation that Almighty God is present, powerful, and personal, reminding us how we must respond.