HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? (17 OF 21)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: Nehemiah 12:27-47
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How Can I Keep from Singing? (17 of 21)
Series: Rebuilding - Questions From Nehemiah
Mike Stone
Nehemiah 12:27-47
Today, we will conclude chapter 12 in a 13-chapter book. So, our journey through Nehemiah is almost over. When our study is done, it will mark the completion of my 34th book study. In some ways, Nehemiah has been the most challenging. But I think it's not because of the book itself but because of the unusual time in our church in which this study has been presented.
It will soon be one year since we suspended our corporate gatherings because COVID-19. And perhaps in the Providence of God, we will conclude this book about the same time we officially reopen our Sunday School, begin a Sunday night revival series, and host our first revival meeting in 18 months.
If you had told me over a year ago when we started our study of Ezra-Nehemiah that the subject of ''singing in church'' would be controversial, I would have assumed you were talking about how the quiet and stoic members of the congregation would not care for the message.
But as it turns out, in the last year, city councils, state legislators, and courts as high as the US Supreme Court have enacted or upheld bans on singing in church services. Sadly, a lot of God's people don't need an overreaching act of the court to keep their mouth shut. All they need is a song they don't like or a tune they don't prefer.
As we listen to their worship service here in this chapter, today's question from Nehemiah is, ''How can I keep from singing?''
The mandate for our singing
I heard about a man who sand a solo one Sunday with an accompaniment track. When he finished, someone yelled, ''Do it again, brother. Do it again.'' So, he sang the song a second time. After he finished, 5 or 6 people yelled, ''Do it again, brother. Do it again.'' So, he sang the song a third time.
When he finished, every person in the church was yelling, ''Do it again, brother Do it again.'' The singer said, ''I' ...
Series: Rebuilding - Questions From Nehemiah
Mike Stone
Nehemiah 12:27-47
Today, we will conclude chapter 12 in a 13-chapter book. So, our journey through Nehemiah is almost over. When our study is done, it will mark the completion of my 34th book study. In some ways, Nehemiah has been the most challenging. But I think it's not because of the book itself but because of the unusual time in our church in which this study has been presented.
It will soon be one year since we suspended our corporate gatherings because COVID-19. And perhaps in the Providence of God, we will conclude this book about the same time we officially reopen our Sunday School, begin a Sunday night revival series, and host our first revival meeting in 18 months.
If you had told me over a year ago when we started our study of Ezra-Nehemiah that the subject of ''singing in church'' would be controversial, I would have assumed you were talking about how the quiet and stoic members of the congregation would not care for the message.
But as it turns out, in the last year, city councils, state legislators, and courts as high as the US Supreme Court have enacted or upheld bans on singing in church services. Sadly, a lot of God's people don't need an overreaching act of the court to keep their mouth shut. All they need is a song they don't like or a tune they don't prefer.
As we listen to their worship service here in this chapter, today's question from Nehemiah is, ''How can I keep from singing?''
The mandate for our singing
I heard about a man who sand a solo one Sunday with an accompaniment track. When he finished, someone yelled, ''Do it again, brother. Do it again.'' So, he sang the song a second time. After he finished, 5 or 6 people yelled, ''Do it again, brother. Do it again.'' So, he sang the song a third time.
When he finished, every person in the church was yelling, ''Do it again, brother Do it again.'' The singer said, ''I' ...
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