WHY, WHAT, AND HOW WE SING: Ephesians 5:19-20

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I. WHY SHOULD WE SING?

I) We sing because the great example laid out to us in the Scriptures is that the people of God are singing people (Exodus 15 through Revelation 15)
II) We sing because God commands it and therefore it glorifies Him (vv. 19-20).

II. WHAT SHOULD WE SING?

I) We are commanded to sing Psalms (v. 19b)
II) We are commanded to sing Hymns (v. 19b)
III) We are commanded to sing Spiritual Songs (v. 19b)

III. HOW SHOULD WE SING?

I) We must sing, addressing one another and so admonish and encourage fellow saints (v. 19a)
II) We must sing, making melody to the LORD each with our individual hearts (v. 19c)
III) We must sing, giving thanks always for everything (v. 20a)
IV) We must sing to God the Father through Jesus our High Priest (v. 20b)

THE RESURRECTED CHRIST WILL HAVE HIS PRIZE: Psalm 110

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I. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST IS FOOTSTOOLING HIS ENEMIES (v. 1)

II. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST IS RULING IN THE MIDST OF HIS ENEMIES (v. 2)

III. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST IS SAVING A PARTICULAR PEOPLE TO WORSHIP HIM (v. 3a)

IV. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST IS RECEIVING WORSHIP FROM A HOLY PEOPLE (v. 3b)

V. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST IS RECEIVING WORSHIP FROM A NUMEROUS PEOPLE (v. 3c)

VI. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST IS INTERCEDING FOR HIS SAINTS AS THE ETERNALLY ROYAL PRIEST (v. 4)

VII. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST WILL JUDGE THE NATIONS, POURING OUT HIS WRATH ON EVEN THE MIGHTY WHO DO NOT REPENT (v. 5-6)

VIII. THE RESURRECTED CHRIST WILL NOT GROW WEARY, THEREFORE HE WILL ACCOMPLISH ALL HIS PURPOSE (v. 7)

CONTROLLED BY THE LOVE OF CHRIST: 2 Corinthians 5:12-6:2

GREAT ACTS OF JUDGEMENT CARRIED OUT ON CHRIST: Exodus 6:6

Ekklesia Muskogee is a reformed baptist church that gathers for worship in Muskogee, Oklahoma. We confess the 1689 second London baptist confession of faith. We affirm the five solas of the Reformation as well as the doctrines of grace (otherwise known as the five points of Calvinism), and each of our pastors would not be ashamed to be called a Calvinist. We are a church led by elders, of which there is a plurality (also called pastors and overseers in the Scriptures). Our mission is to make disciples, love cities, and plant churches.