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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 6: What the New Testament Says II (John 4:21-24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) As we come to the conclusion of our short series on musical instruments in the pubic worship of the church, we continue to examine what the New Testament says about their use. The inescapable conclusion of our examination of Scripture is that NOWHERE does the…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 5: What the New Testament Says I (John 4:21-24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) Having now looked at the history of musical instruments in the church, as well as what the Old Testament says about them, we now turn to the most important place of authority for our public worship today: the New Testament. What does the New Testament…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 4: What the Old Testament Says II (Heb. 8:5)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) As we continue looking at God’s commands regarding musical instruments in the public worship, we find that He was specific in the Old Testament as to the details of the use musical instruments. Furthermore, as we see the continual cycle of apostasy and reform throughout…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 3: What the Old Testament Says I (Heb. 8:5)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) In the last message, we looked at the history of musical instruments in the public worship of the church, and learned that Primitive Baptists are NOT some strange, outlier group, but that a Capella singing was the primary mode of worship throughout the vast majority…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 2: The Historical Record (From the Post-Apostolic Day to Modern Day) (John 4:24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preacher on February 18, 2024) In the first half of this sermon, we began establishing the biblical fact that God cares how we conduct our public worship services. Today, we wrap up this discussion, and move into the history of musical instruments in the public worship of the church. We…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 1: Does God Care How We Worship? (John 4:24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 18, 2024) One of the first things visitors to a Primitive Baptist Church notice is that we do not employ musical instruments in our public worship services. Rather, we sing a Capella congregational hymns, using only our voices lifted up in song. Why do we worship in…