{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"2-1-2015 - Pastor Ken Westerman - Are You Living A Life Of A Champion","description":"22 Facts You Should Know About Singing\n\n1.\tGod sings.\n\nZephaniah 3:17 (KJV) The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.\n\n2.\tChampions in the Old Testament…sang.\n\n\tExample: Moses, the great leader, understood the heart of God about singing.\n\nExodus 15:1 Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the Lord, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!\n\n3.\tChampions in the New Testament…sang.\n\n\tExample: Paul and Silas at their darkest moment.\n\nActs 16:25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.\n\n4.\tSing when you enter His presence.\n\nPsalm 100:2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.\n\n5.\tSing together with other saints.\n\nColossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.\n\n6.\tSinging to the Holy Spirit will dispel all the evil work of our enemy.\n\n1 Samuel 16:23 And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.\n7.\tSingers were an essential part of battles in the Old Testament.\n\n2 Chronicles 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the Lord, For His mercy endures forever.”\n\n8.\tSingers were often the reason for victories against the enemies of God.\n\n2 Chronicles 20:22 \n\n\ta.\tYour singing to the Holy Spirit will create an atmosphere of thanksgiving.\n\n\tb.\tYour singing will greatly influence your focus.\n\n\tc.\tYour singing affects the energy of your body to allow you to all the more focus on your creator.\n\n\td.\tYour singing is an act obedience to the Holy Spirit.\n\n9.\tSing to cause your enemy to become demoralized, discouraged and decide to\n\tmove away from you.\n\n\tActs 16:27 \n\n10.\tYour singing may be the turning point in someone’s personal salvation.\n\n\tActs 16:29-30\n\n\tHebrews 2:12 (MSG) \n\n11.\tSing to follow the pattern of uncommon great men.\n\n\tPsalm 101:1 I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing \n\tpraises.\n\n12.\tSing to God because He is to be praised and feared above all other god’s of this \n\tworld.\n\n\tPsalm 96:2-5\n \n13.\tSing to God to celebrate His greatness.\n\n\tPsalm 95:2-3 \n\n14.\tSing because it is proof of your thankfulness and gratitude for Him.\n\n\tPsalm 100:4-5 \n\n15.\tSing the Word of God.\n\n\tPsalm 119:54 Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my \n\tpilgrimage.\n\n16.\tSing because your mouth is your deliverer (weapon).\n\n\tProverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who \n\tlove it will eat its fruit.\n\n17.\tSing to celebrate His benefits, forgiveness and healing power.\n\n\tPsalm 103:1-3; 5\n\n18.\tSing to God because everything He created was commanded to rejoice before \n\tHim.\n\n\tPsalm 96:1; 11-12 \n\n19.\tEngage your heart when you are singing.\n\n\tEphesians 5:18-20\n \n20.\tSing in your prayer language too.\n\n\t1 Corinthians 14:15 \n\n21.\tSing as evidence that you have recognized the victory God has given you.\n\n\tPsalm 98:1 \n\n22.\tSing so those who don’t know the Lord, may know about Him and His \n\tgoodness.\n\n\tPsalm 96:1-4 (NLT) Sing a new song to the Lord! Let the whole earth sing to \n\tthe Lord!","author_name":"treeoflifechurch.org"}