GYC SE 2011: A New Beginning

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GYC Southeast

GYC SE 2011 Seminar: Music

Dwayne Lemon

History Repeats Itself

God’s Instruction on Music

Music, the Sanctuary, and the Judgment

Father in heaven, we're grateful once again because we realize better that we have a very serious choice to make.

We just simply want to make sure that we repeat the right side of history.

And so Father, may you counsel us, may you guide us, may you instruct us Lord as we go through these next couple of moments, as we study together.

I pray that thy blessings will be upon us as we study.

For we ask all these things in Jesus' name, amen.

You're gonna find that the things that we're getting ready to study, they're, you know, 1 of the great struggles that I had because of the timelines given for the seminars was to really go into the depth of music as I wanted to.

I wanted to deal with, you know, harmony, melody, and rhythm, and really get into all the intricacies of all these different things.

But I knew that time would not necessarily allow considering the other principles that I have to share.

So therefore, what I did was I, you know, the Lord led me to put together some very important principles that we're gonna look at that can guide us when it comes to the choice of music.

But in addition to that, I'm very serious when I say this, I need you to come see me at my booth.

There is a gift that I brought for you all.

But nevertheless, this gift is going to help you go into some of those deeper aspects that I myself would not have been able to do in these particular seminars.

I'm going to share some simple principles on it, but you'll see.

The booth is going to be in the main gymnasium where the meetings were being held, the SEYC meetings are being held.

It will be immediately after sunset once those booths open, you know, then you can come on back and it is gonna be first come first serve basis.

So you know, and I just, I brought as many as I could so that way by God's grace it'll be a blessing to you.

Now we're gonna look at some very important things with this because music is something that has definitely affected us as a movement.

Music is very, very powerful and music was designed to serve a holy purpose when God made it.

But what happened is like anything else that God has made, of course Satan gets his hand into it and things get perverted.

So there's a very important principle that I wanted us to look at.

Go to 1 Peter chapter 2 again, and this was something because I was really pleading with God and saying, Lord, What's a way to get some very important points across to your people?

And this is 1 area that God has brought to my attention.

In 1 Peter chapter 2, you're gonna find that we're gonna repeat and expand, repeat and expand, but I want you to look at this.

In 1 Peter chapter 2, you remember that we read a very important text of Scripture.

It said in 1 Peter 2, 9, it said, but ye are a chosen generation, and then what else were we referred to as?

Now, this is the only time that God is actually talking about his people in the general sense functioning as priests.

The priesthood came to an end at that wonderful cross experience.

And when Christ ascended into the holy place of the heavenly sanctuary, that's when he was inaugurated as high priest in the sanctuary.

And the signal of that was when the Holy Spirit poured down through the early rain.

And at GYC, we're gonna really talk about this, the Holy Spirit in the sanctuary.

And you'll find that Jesus is that high priest.

That's why in Hebrews 4, when it talks about we have not been touched with the feeling, there's not 1 who has been touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin.

And it talks about Jesus being that high priest for us.

There's 1 mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.

Therefore, when God calls us a royal priesthood, it is not that we are actually instituting a priesthood.

God is simply saying that the same way that a priest was supposed to do something very important.

The purpose of a priest was to give gifts and sacrifices.

He was supposed to give gifts and sacrifices.

So it is that the reason why God can refer to us as a priesthood is because when we reach people in the world that know not God, we are presenting the gift of salvation, Christ, to the individuals.

We are making them aware of the great sacrifice on the cross that was done on their behalf.

It is only in that context are we a quote-unquote priesthood.

So therefore we're not talking about a literal establishment of a priesthood, but I believe this, because God did look at us as a royal priesthood, I think there are some very powerful lessons we can learn from the priesthood.

And I want you to see something the Bible says, and we're going to go to the book of Exodus chapter 4.

And I find this to be very powerful because I think there's some things we're gonna see that we can learn some lessons from considering we are a royal priesthood.

We are the ones whom God has chosen to bring the message of salvation, to present the gift of salvation, to tell them about the sacrifice of Christ to the world that they may accept him.

Now notice what the Bible says in Exodus chapter 4.

In Exodus 4, notice what it says in verse 14.

The Bible says in Exodus 4, 14, talking about Aaron, it says, And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses.

And he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother?

And also behold, he cometh forth to meet thee.

And when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

Now in Exodus 28, we want to learn something about these Levites.

The Bible says in Exodus 28, we're going to Look at verses 1 and 3.

In Exodus 28 verses 1 and 3, the Bible says, And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may do what?

It says, even Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Verse 3, and thou shalt speak unto all that are wisehearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office." So here it is that Aaron was referred to as a Levite.

Then we see that Aaron the Levite also would function in the office of a priest.

And when he functioned in the office of a priest, he was ministering unto God, and he also ministered unto the people.

Now, go to the book of Numbers chapter 16.

Let's see something else that the Bible brings out to our attention.

Numbers the 16th chapter, and we're going to look at verse 5, and then we're going to look at Numbers 17 verses 5 to 10.

Number 16, 5, and then you wanna put your finger on number 17, verses 5 to 10.

Notice what the Bible says in number 16, verse 5.

It says in verse 5, And he spake unto Korah, and unto all his company, saying, even tomorrow the Lord will show who are his, and who is what?

Now, there was a contention, Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

And the contention was based on who is the 1 that was actually called of God to function in a certain capacity.

Therefore, God saw it necessary now in verse 5 to go ahead and respond to this argument that was being presented.

And he says, and he spake unto Corah and unto all this company saying, even tomorrow the Lord will show who are his and who is holy and will cause him to come near unto him, even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him, whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

Now, go to chapter 17 and let's look at verses 5 to 10.

Who is this 1 that ultimately God was to present and to make known to the people that he is holy.

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