Music for Praise and Worship
Employing music according to the Holy Spirit and Scripture
A booklet for church musicians and for all who want to experience
the fullest of God's blessings in praise and worship.
by
John C. Munday Jr.
From p. 1 --
God always wants to draw us into the perfections of His will.
He desires that our praise and worship touch heaven itself, so that He
can release upon us a flood of His mercy and grace. To reach all
that He has for us, music is a key part of praise and worship. We
enhance His blessing by seeking to employ music according to
inspiration by His Holy Spirit.
From p. 11 --
Music for
worship takes a variety of forms, from stately traditional hymns
expressing the majesty and holiness of God, all the way to the
spontaneity of new songs released by the Holy Spirit through a willing
singer. The opportunity for spontaneity during services is much
desired, so that members of the Body of Christ can express their thanks
and praise with variety and great individual freedom as led by the Holy
Spirit. Thanks
and praise ultimately lead upward, until finally the congregation is
drawn into the Holy of Holies and fully anointed by the Holy Spirit,
and the members of the Body are fully engaged in beautiful worship of
God the Almighty. God then ministers in profound ways to the
members of the congregation. Drawing people into the Holy of
Holies is what God wants to accomplish in worship. He wants to
commune intimately with His Body.
Music for Praise and Worship
Published Chesapeake, Virginia
37 pages. $5.00 postpaid (USA and Canada).
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About the author --
John C. Munday Jr. grew up in a musical family in New Jersey. His
mother taught piano and encouraged him in piano from an early age,
arranging lessons with her Julliard teacher Gordon Stanley. Over
the years his musical activities included folk music, ragtime, and
choir. He met the Lord Jesus Christ with the baptism in the Holy
Spirit in mid-life and turned his musical attention to worship in the
Body of Christ. He has served in various settings as a church
organist, worship leader with piano and guitar, and home group
leader, and Sunday School teacher. His major vocation has been as a research scientist,
university professor and school administrator, including 25 years at
Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 2016 he was honored with the status of Professor Emeritus. He presently worships with his wife of 52
years at the Great Bridge Presbyterian Church in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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