How to Use the Prelude to Prepare for Worship

What is the prelude in worship and how does it function as an act of preparation? Find out in this edition of Sacred Song Shorts.

Chapters

0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Preparation for Worship
2:08 – Why Prepare for Worship?
5:52 – The Prelude as Focus
7:16 – Teaching the Congregation to Prepare
8:36 – Focus Statements to Prepare for Worship
10:00 – What to Avoid as a Prelude
11:17 – What Music to Choose for the Prelude?
12:08 – The Prelude Points to God
12:50 – The Prelude Amplifies the Theme
14:03 – Your Thoughts on The Prelude
14:20 – Closing Comments

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