Developing Discernment in Secular Music – Part 2
Theme: Because we love God, we seek to please Him to the best of our ability.
I. Consider LYRICS of the Music (Philippians 4:8)
A. Am I filling my mind with TRUTHFUL things?
B. Am I filling my mind with DIFNIFIED things?
C. Am I filling my mind with JUST things?
D. Am I filling my mind with PURE things?
E. Am I filling my mind with LOVELY things?
F. Am I filling my mind with REPUTABLE things?
G. Am I filling my mind with EXCELLENT things?
H. Am I filling my mind with PRAISEWORTHY things?
II. Consider the MESSAGE of the Music
A. Music does COMMUNICATE (1 Corinthians 14:7-8; Job 30:31; 1 Samuel 16:23)
1. Music communicates through melody, harmony, and rhythm
2. Music communicates the ideals of the present CULTURE
3. Music communicates EMOTION
4. There is MORALLY good music and MORALLY bad music
B. _______________ the communication of music
1. General Observations
a. God and Satan are both musical beings (Zephaniah 3:16-17; Ezekiel 28:12-15; Job 38:6-7)
b. The “church” was the seat of the arts for many years of history
2. Evaluating the communication of _______________ music
a. Follows a completely different musical _______________
b. Unapologetically communicates _______________ feelings and ideas
III. Consider the _______________ 0f music (Ecclesiastes 3:1-10)
Concluding Questions:
- Evaluate why you listen to the music you listen to.
- Evaluate what the worlds to a song are.
- Evaluate what the music is making you feel or want to do.