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These videos are designed to give you answers to some of the most frequently-asked questions (and some less-frequently asked questions!) on topics related to music and faith

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What is the Music Network’s theology of music in a nutshell?

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What is the Music Network’s theology of music in a nutshell?

The MN’s theology of music explained in under 5 minutes

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What does it mean to glorify God in our music?

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What does it mean to glorify God in our music?

What it means to glorify God in our music, in under 5 minutes

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Can people be saved through music?

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Can people be saved through music?

On the relation between music and evangelism, in under 5 minutes.

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How can I best reach out with the gospel to other musicians?

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How can I best reach out with the gospel to other musicians?

Some key ways to make your outreach to musicians more effective, explained in under 5 minutes

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Is God a musician?

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Is God a musician?

Can we legitimately think of God Himself as a musician? Here’s why we can, in under 5 minutes

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Is music special?

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Is music special?

The value of music in God’s economy, discussed in under 5 minutes

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Is music still good after the Fall?

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Is music still good after the Fall?

How the Fall has affected music discussed in under 5 minutes

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What music will be in the new creation?

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What music will be in the new creation?

Music in the new creation discussed in under 5 minutes

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How do worship and music relate to each other?

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How do worship and music relate to each other?

Worship and music’s relationship explained in under 5 minutes

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Why sing?

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Why sing?

Why the Lord calls us to respond to Him specifically with singing, explained in under 5 minutes

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What should I not sing or play?

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What should I not sing or play?

Some guidelines for what you maybe should NOT play or sing, discussed in under 5 minutes

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What is the role of trumpets in the Bible?

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What is the role of trumpets in the Bible?

Some of the key ways in which the trumpet features throughout the Bible, in under 5 minutes

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What instances of music are there in the Bible?

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What instances of music are there in the Bible?

A summary of all the main instances of music that occur in the Bible, in under 5 minutes

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Genesis 4:19-24 - The origins of music

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Genesis 4:19-24 - The origins of music

On the first recorded instance of music in Scripture, and what this tells us about music, in under …

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Exodus 15:1-2 - Singing, salvation, & judgment

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Exodus 15:1-2 - Singing, salvation, & judgment

How Exodus 15:1-2 reveals a surprising connection between singing and judgment, in under 5 minutes

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1 Samuel 16:23 - Music for pleasure and healing

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1 Samuel 16:23 - Music for pleasure and healing

On David playing his lyre for Saul, and how it displays God’s providence and music’s …

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1 Chronicles 15:16-28 - Music in national celebrations

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1 Chronicles 15:16-28 - Music in national celebrations

On the role of music in national celebrations, and how that translates to us today, in under 5 …

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1 Chronicles 25 - Music in temple worship

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1 Chronicles 25 - Music in temple worship

On temple worship in the Old Testament, and lessons church musicians today can learn from it, in …

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2 Chronicles 20 - Music in times of battle

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2 Chronicles 20 - Music in times of battle

On music’s role in one Old Testament battle and what it teaches us today, in under 5 minutes

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Psalm 33:1-3 - The fitting musical praise of the Lord

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Psalm 33:1-3 - The fitting musical praise of the Lord

On musical praise’s fittingness, with four key characteristics, in under 5 minutes

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Psalm 98 - Making joyful music to the Lord

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Psalm 98 - Making joyful music to the Lord

On Psalm 98’s exuberant call to make joyful music to the Lord, in under 5 minutes

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Psalm 150 - Praising God with everything

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Psalm 150 - Praising God with everything

On Psalm 150 and its call for all things to praise God with everything, in under 5 minutes

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Amos 5:21-24 - Music in judgment

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Amos 5:21-24 - Music in judgment

How music may invoke judgment, in under 5 minutes

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Zephaniah 3:17 - God the singer

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Zephaniah 3:17 - God the singer

On the incredible revelation that our God sings, in under 5 minutes

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Mark 14:26 - The Son sings

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Mark 14:26 - The Son sings

Exploring the only recorded instance(s) of Jesus the Son of God singing, in under 5 minutes

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Acts 16:25 - Singing from unshakable joy

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Acts 16:25 - Singing from unshakable joy

On the unshakable joy of Paul and Silas even in prison such that they sing, in under 5 minutes

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1 Corinthians 14:6-19 - Intelligibility in corporate worship

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1 Corinthians 14:6-19 - Intelligibility in corporate worship

On Paul’s musical illustration commanding intelligibility in corporate worship, in under 5 …

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Ephesians 5:19 - Spirit-filled singing

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Ephesians 5:19 - Spirit-filled singing

On singing being a mark of what it means to be Spirit-filled, in under 5 minutes

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Colossians 3:16 - Singing to one another

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Colossians 3:16 - Singing to one another

On the horizontal aspect of corporate worship, that it involves singing to one another, in under 5 …

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Revelation 5 - The Lamb worthy of all musical praise

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Revelation 5 - The Lamb worthy of all musical praise

On the ‘new song’ of praise that is sung to Jesus in heaven, in under 5 minutes

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Revelation 15:1-4 - Victory songs and God-given harps

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Revelation 15:1-4 - Victory songs and God-given harps

On the end-time victory song of the redeemed, accompanied by God-given harps, in under 5 minutes

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Revelation 18:21-24 - Music at the end of time

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Revelation 18:21-24 - Music at the end of time

On music at the end of time, both in judgment and glory, in under 5 minutes

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Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan

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Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan

Evaluating ‘Pink Pony Club’ by Chappell Roan, from a Christian standpoint, in under 5 …

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Symphony No.2 - Gustav Mahler

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Symphony No.2 - Gustav Mahler

Evaluating ‘Symphony No.2’, Gustav Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony, …

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Kintsugi - Lana Del Rey

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Kintsugi - Lana Del Rey

Evaluating ‘Kintsugi’ by Lana Del Rey, from a Christian standpoint, in under 5 minutes

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