来阿、我们要向耶和华歌唱、向拯救我们的磐石欢呼。我们要来感谢他、用诗歌向他欢呼。因耶和华为大　神、为大王、超乎万神之上。地的深处在他手中．山的高峰也属他。海洋属他。是他造的．旱地也是他手造成的。来啊、我们要屈身敬拜、在造我们的耶和华面前跪下。因为他是我们的　神．我们是他草场的羊、是他手下的民。(诗篇95:1-7)

奥林匹亚华人基督教会诗班以及音乐事工的主要焦点是引导会众进行以上帝为中心的崇拜。 我们相信只有上帝才配得我们的敬拜和赞美 (诗篇 148:13)。 圣经告诉我们任何缺乏以上帝为中心的崇拜都是拜偶像 (耶利米书 2:13)，它也告诉我们虚假的敬拜是不可接受的 (申命记 12:29-31; 申命记 16:21-22，加拉太书 5:19-21)。 因此，我们的目标是：

  • 透过音乐来荣耀上帝
  • 透过音乐传达上帝的威严，尊贵和荣耀 (希伯来书 10:31, 罗马书 11:33-36)
  • 透过音乐向整个会众传达圣经真理 (以弗所书 5:19-20)
  • 透过音乐彼此建立 (哥林多前书 14:26, 以弗所书 5:19-20)
  • 透过音乐尊崇耶稣基督的福音 (提多书 2:10)
  • 透过音乐促进对上帝热情的敬拜 (启示录 4, 启示录 5)
  • 透过音乐预备会众聆听上帝的话语 (歌罗西书 3:16-17)

“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.

The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.”

(Psalm 95:1-7)

The primary focus of choir, or worship music,  here at Olympia Chinese Christian Church is to lead people to a God-centered worship. We believe God alone is worthy of our worship and praise (Psalm 148:13). The Scripture tells us that anything short of God-centered worship is idolatry (Jeremiah 2:13), and it also tells us that false worship is unacceptable (Deuteronomy 12:29-31; Deuteronomy 16:21-22, Galatians 5:19-21). Therefore, It is our goal: