Are you experiencing resistance as you implement new lighting effects, instruments, and smoke machines?
Here is a list of bible verses to will equip you for make a biblical argument for contemporary worship styles!
If your congregation and senior pastor can overlook your lack of biblical hermeneutics and the simple fact that each of these verses have been taken completely out of their intended context, you may be able to bring your worship service into the 2010s!
Smoke Machines and Loud Singing
Isaiah 6:4
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
Preaching From Tablets
Habakkuk 2:2
Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.”
Exciting Music
Psalm 98:4
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;
Lighting Effects
Ezekiel 1:4
As I looked, behold, a storm wind was coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing forth continually and a bright light around it, and in its midst something like glowing metal in the midst of the fire.
Using Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Isaiah 38:20
The Lord will save me, and we will sing with stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the temple of the Lord.
Untrimmed Beards
Leviticus 19:27
Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
Wearing Sandals and a T-shirt
Mark 6:9
Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.
As long as your congregation can overlook your lack of biblical knowledge, you should be set!
If not, either you will soon be enrolling in seminary courses or looking for another ministry. Either way, have your resume ready!
Do you have any other passages you would add to the list?
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