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Purpose and
Function of
Church Music
Secondary Purposes
1. Music to support tradition.
Secondary Purposes
3. Music for public relations.
4.Music for organizational
strength.
Secondary Purposes
5. Music to attract
people.
minister.
Primary Purposes
1. Praise and Prayer. To express prayer and
praise to God.
Psalm 147:1
Praise the Lord! It is
good to sing praise to
our God; it is pleasant
and right to praise Him.
Primary Purposes
2. Instruction. To teach
Scripture, church
doctrine, and theological
truth.
Colossians 3:16
Teaching and
admonishing one
another in psalms,
hymns, and spiritual
songs.
Primary Purposes
3.Testimony. To serve
as an effective tool of
communication to man
in testimony.
Psalm 89:1
I will sing of the mercies of
the Lord forever. And with my
mouth will I make known His
faithfulness to all
generations.-
Primary Purposes
4. Corporate Worship. To serve as a
practical vehicle for corporate worship by
providing the means by which many can
participate together.
Primary Purposes
5. Motivation. To
challenge and inspire
people, motivating them
to action.
MUSIC THAT IS
ACCEPTABLE,
PLEASING AND
GLORIFIES GOD
Question:
When is music
acceptable to God?
Question:
When is music
more pleasing to God?
Question:
When will
music give glory to God?
MUSIC THAT
OFFENDS GOD
Question:
When is our
singing or playing
instrumental music becomes
an offense to God?
2. When music
performance is just for
display and the
performers hearts are not
consecrated to God.
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