Playlist: Music, Gift of God (topic)
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.
Spiritual Leitmotifs: Patterns of Seven
Sermon by David F. MaasMusic, as a divine gift, is deeply embedded in the essence of God's being, existing before the physical creation came into being. The laws of acoustics and the seven ascending tones of the diatonic scale, personified as wisdom, were already present in the mind of God before any heavenly orbs began to spin. Music and her patterns …
The Song of Moses
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughMusic is a profound gift from God, woven into the fabric of our daily lives and deeply cherished by Him. God created music, and it surrounds Him constantly as choirs of angels praise Him with song at all times. When God created the earth, the angels shouted for joy, singing praises for His handiwork. In the vision of God's …