Join the Song

All throughout the Bible, people experience God's presence, power, and joy when they sing together. It's time for us to join the song!

Sing to the LORD (Exodus 15)
As God’s people realize what He has done for us, there is really only one way to respond: we just have to sing to the LORD!
Bible Study: Discover Singing to the LORD (Exodus 15)
As we study Exodus 15:1-21, we will discover what the first recorded praise song teaches us about how and why we worship God!
Blogpost: Sing to the LORD
The twin testimonies of millennia’s worth of Sacred Scripture and of holding a baby in your arms are both clear: the way God created us, we are meant to sing.
The LORD is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
The most famous song of all time shows us: with God, it’s personal. When the words He inspired are on our lips and in our hearts, we become closer to Him, too.
Bible Study: Discover Our Good Shepherd (Psalm 23)
As we study Psalm 23, we will discover how the most famous song of all time helps us to truly know God.
Blogpost: Sing with the Heart
Sentiment, science, and Scripture agree: the way God designed us, singing with the heart impacts our whole selves for good!
How Long, O LORD? (Psalm 79)
Sometimes life hurts us. If instead of turning away from God in our pain we will bring it to Him by singing, He will change our shame to praise.
Bible Study: Discover Crying to God (Psalm 79)
As we study Psalm 79, we will discover how to bring our pain to God for healing.
Blogpost: Sing with the Mind
There is ample evidence: God fearfully and wonderfully made us to sing! When we do, God shapes us physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Oh, Give Thanks to the LORD! (Psalm 118)
God is good, and just by being alive today we have reason to be thankful. Yet, He has given us even more reason than that: He has given us Jesus.

Bible Study: Discover Being Thankful to God (Psalm 118)
As we study Psalm 118, we will discover why God is worthy of our overwhelming thankfulness.
Blogpost: Sing to Remember
Music has a way of helping us commit things to memory. God knows that, and that is why He encourages us to sing to remember, too.
Let the Word Dwell Richly (Matthew 27, Psalm 22)
Jesus loved the Psalms: singing them sustained Him through His life – and through His death on the cross. As His followers, we need to join the song.
Bible Study: Discover the Power of Song (Psalm 22)
As we study Psalm 22 and see Jesus through it, we will discover the incredible power God has given to our singing.
Blogpost: Sing to Learn
Learning music helps us learn. That’s why so many of the Psalms are about teaching, why Jesus taught with so many psalms, and why Christians need to sing!
Addressing One Another (Ephesians 5:15-21)
Of all the things for the Apostles to teach Jesus’ followers to do, why was singing so important? They knew what happens when God’s people sing together.
Bible Study: Discover Why We Sing (Ephesians 5:15-21)
As we study Ephesians 5:15-21, we will discover why we has Christians absolutely need to sing.
Blogpost: Why Do We Sing?
As Christians, we have much more reason to sing than “because God says so.” We sing because He is worthy of our praise. We sing to be closer to Him.
Singing a New Song (Revelation 5)
Worship transports us to a reality beyond today’s weeping and pain where God’s presence is everything. Jesus is worthy of our praise: will we join the song?
Bible Study: Discover a New Song (Revelation 5)
As we study Revelation 5, we will discover the powerful spiritual reality at work when we together worship God!
Blogpost: The Reality of Worship
Because of Jesus, there is much more going on when we worship than meets the eye.
Blogpost: Weddings and Funerals
Music is an important part of life’s biggest events, and there is a place for happy and sad songs in our worship. Yet because of what Jesus accomplished, worship should be a lot more “wedding” than “funeral.”

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