“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:
- To bring glory to God through music
- To convey the majesty, glory, and honor of God through music (Hebrews 10:31, Romans 11:33-36)
- To convey scriptural truth to the entire congregation through music (Ephesians 5:19-20)
- To edify one and another (I Corinthians 14:26, Ephesians 5:19-20)
- To adorn the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Titus 2:10)
- To promote a lively and passionate worship to God (Revelation 4 and Revelation 5)
- To prepare the congregation for the preaching of God’s Word (Colossians 3:16-17)