Setting Our Souls Ablaze – Bob Turner - Lectureship 10_14_2022
Teachers
Lesson Summary
This class delved into the significance of worship through song, emphasizing the historical and spiritual context of hymns. Bob Turner highlighted the origin of the song '728B' as a response to the 1960s 'Death of God' movement, illustrating how music has long been a medium for expressing devotion to God. The session referenced Colossians 3:16-17, which underscores the role of song in worship and community, and drew from Psalms like 18, 46, and 104, which provide scriptural foundations for praising God. The central message was that understanding the history and meaning behind hymns deepens spiritual connection, making worship both meaningful and transformative.
Key Scriptures
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.