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[sydneyanglicans.net] 16 May 2007--The New Testament paints a picture of church in which we see a mutual exercising of our gifts to build one another up into Christ. And heading those lists of gifts are the word ministries, by which Jesus places himself at the centre of his people. When Paul talks about singing, he also talks about it as a word ministry (Col 3:16). Singing is fundamentally a ministry of God’s word to us – but one in which we participate in order to build up our brothers and sisters in Jesus.
Traditionally, the church has used music in a semi-mystic sort of way, as a sacrificial worship offering or in a way to help us feel his blessing and presence. Historically, evangelicals have been better at using singing to engage directly with Jesus and to respond to what he has done – but still tend to envelop it in worship language, which brings with it a natural tendency to see singing as a work, rather than as a free expression of response to the gosp
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