Choir’s Annual Day.  In the simplicity of an auxiliary designation day of recognition lies appreciation, celebration, recognition, gratitude, thanksgiving and diligence to purpose.  How appreciative we (this Pastor and this church) are of the outstanding effort put forth in Kingdom work by the members of the choir.  We appreciate the excellent song selections and how these songs satisfy our basic devotional needs, enriching the personal experience of any seeker of Him.

On today we are celebrating with the choir the faithfulness of God.  A great choir (as is ours) has in its repertoire music for the masses.  Though the subjects run the gamut of human experience, five dominant themes can be recognized:

•  Realization of God’s presence.
• Recognition of a need for thanksgiving
• Personal communion with God
• Remembrance of God’s part in history.
• Sense of deliverance from enemies.

This Pastor is grateful to God for people who are the embodiment of Psalm 150: “Praise ye the Lord.  Praise God in His sanctuary:  praise Him in the firmament of His power.  Praise Him for His mighty acts;   praise Him according to His excellent greatness.  Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; praise Him with the psaltery and harp.  Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and organs; Praise Him upon the loud cymbals; Praise Him upon the high-sounding cymbals.  Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.

Praise ye the Lord, that’s you dear people!  People who praise and glorify the Lord!  Let this Pastor personally thank the entire Music Department, the musicians, the official staff, and each and every choir member for the fine work that you do through-out the year.  Thank you for your diligence to the expansion of the Kingdom of God.  At this time of year we turn aside to recognize the choir, however, our appreciation is on-going to the Officers and members of the choir, a very big “GOD BLESS YOU.”  We honor you on your day.

Let’s continue.

  Pastor J. Amos Jones