The Message Of The Sound

The Message of the Sound

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - Let me clarify for all my Cleveland Brown fans, emphatically yes, I am a Cleveland Browns Fan, but I do live in Michigan, so I have some partiality towards the Detroit Lions and that is where it stops O-H-I-O.

Last Sunday the Detroit Lions played the L.A. Rams in the Wild Card Playoffs and beyond the drama of the 2 quarterbacks meeting for the 1st time since they basically swapped teams it has been confirmed that the loudest sound ever measured in Ford Field, the stadium where the Lions play, happened measuring 133.6 decibels also making it the 2nd loudest in NFL history!

The sound indicated that the people were excited and proud of the Detroit Lions Football Team. One of my work associates said he went to the game and that you could hear the person to talk to them because the sound of the screams and cheers was so loud.

UNDERSTAND: - There is power in sound and the world has learned how to harness that power and use it effectively sadly often more effectively than the church. Just watch a football game the crowd understands that if they are loud enough, they can cause confusion among the opposing team to the point they will change the play or receive a penalty for the delay of game because the sound effected the ability of the players to hear the message delivered from the quarterback.

Sound has the power to create as well as destroy. Scientists show how sound vibrations can cause particulates to form very intricate designs. Just google sound vibration art designs and see some of the amazing videos of how different sounds will create different designs. Sound caused creation to happen, Genesis 1:3 says, “And God said (that’s sound), Let there be light: and there was light”.

Sound also had the power to destroy, have you ever seen an opera singer shatter a glass from the sound of their voice. Sound is even used to treat certain types of cancer because the ultrasonic sound vibrations destroy the molecular structure of the cancer cell killing / destroying the cancer.

Sound is powerful.

Well, the Glory of God has a sound Acts 2:2 says, “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as a mighty rushing wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting”. What came – wind - no - A SOUND, and it filled all the house – what filled the house A SOUND. So, the Glory of God has sound, that sound is powerful, it is a distinct sound, and that sound has a message.

The Message of the Sound.

PRAYER: -

SCRIPTURES: - Acts 2:1-8, 1 Corinthians 14:7-8, Exodus 28:31-35, Exodus 32:17-19.

TEXT: - It is without a doubt that every sound carries some kind of message. If you hear the sound of sirens, rather it is an ambulance, police, or firetruck you understand the message is clear the way because there is an emergency happening somewhere. If you hear the sound of glass breaking at 3:00 in the morning the message is someone is trying to break into your house grab your gun. If you hear the sound of the dog barking and whining the message, is it needs to go out. If you hear the sound of the alarm clock going off at 0 dark 30 the message, is it is time to get up. Sound has a message.

The sound of the church, the body of Christ has a message as well and we the people of God must harness the power of the sound and deliver the proper message. The sound of the church cannot sound like the world because if the sound of the Church sounds like the sounds of the world, then the church will deliver the wrong message and we cannot afford to deliver the wrong message eternal life or eternal death depends on the message in the sound. The Church must have a distinct sound. There are a lot of sounds coming from the so-called church today, but it is not a distinct sound.

WATCH THIS: - 1 Corinthians 14:7-8 says, “And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle”. This verse lets us know that unless there is a distinction in the sound how can people prepare for what is coming. The problem today is there is no distinction from the world and the church in its sound. So often the same sounds you hear in the world are the same sounds in the church. Now understand this is deeper than the music sound. Some churches are accustomed to the Hammond Organ, drums, guitars, and tambourines in their Praise and Worship. Some are accustomed to Hymns and pipe organs, while some are accustomed to banjos and wash boards understand even though all those make sound that is style and everyone will have their preferred style but regardless of the style the sound must be distinct, because it is the sound that carries the message.