Pray For Our Song Leaders

 "Then he said to them, therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old." Matthew 13:52

Every pastor knows that there needs to be a balance to his preaching. You cannot preach on the same topic every time. You cannot keep using the same story or the same illustration or the same testimony every time. People who notice you doing that will no longer hear what you have to say.

I want to suggest that in our song service this is a good guideline to follow. There are those who think that the old wine is better and there are those who think the fresh new wine is what we need. Why not give them both something to cling to? Sing the old songs for the old saints and sing enough new songs to keep the church from become stale. Do not expect that everyone will love every song that we sing. They may not know why but they can tell when something is wrong.

"For the ear tests words as the palate tastes food." Job 34"3

Pray for our song leaders. Being able to sing in tune and stay on tempo is only the beginning of his ministry. He has to orchestrate the song service in a way that brings the maximum number of saints into a worship experience that connects them with Christ.

Pray for the sound crew. That they can do what needs to be done in a way that works for the greatest number of people. Make the sound of the song service be pleasing to us and it will be pleasing to God as well.