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1. To remember and tell our story

2. To combine doctrine and devotion

3. To proclaim praise and honor to God

1. Music tends to capture and express words in special ways

1. Allow for the songs that come from the hearts of God's people

2. Guide emotions toward God and not just the music

3. God wants to hear our voices and our hearts

1. It is important to examine each song's words and choose good doctrinal songs

2. Our purpose in worship is to magnify the glory of God

3. We need to balance our subjective emotions with the objective truths of God's word

1. Truth transcends Tunes

2. Music will never become greater than the reality of Christ's death for us on the cross

3. We need to balance our subjective emotions with the objective truths of God's word

1. Each church has a "musical center," but that should always be stretched

1. Music is a way of sharing and proclaiming the gospel

2. God wants to reach not only our heads, but our hearts and desires

1. Singing and preaching are similar, they are both meant to stir our hearts, minds, and wills and to magnify the glory of God

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