12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1. In addition to singing to God, what does Paul exhort us to “put on?” 

2. What’s the relationship between the things that we are called to “put on” and the gospel?

3. Kauflin’s notes that “[o]ur voices[s], along with all the other voices in our church, [have] been redeemed by the Savior. As we sing, he presents our song to the Father for his glory and our joy.” (p. 97) How does this gospel-centered element change your singing to God in our worship service? 

4. What’s the song of redemption? (Exodus 15:1-2; Psalm 106:10; Revelation 5:9) (pp. 98-100) How does this song encourage our singing to the Lord?

5. According to Kauflin, there are reasons why God wants us to sing. Singing to God encourages and expresses the Spirit’s work in our hearts, helps us to remember God’s Word, helps us to teach and be taught, expresses and engages our emotions, encourages physical expressiveness, and helps us express our unity with the church (pp. 101-113). Which reason(s) grabbed your attention and why? 

6. The author also explains why using our bodies during worship singing is glorifying (scriptural examples and exhortations, encourage others, fuller expression of our love for God, stir our hearts). To what extent do you use your body (standing, clapping, lifting hands, bowing down, etc.) while singing to God? What’s impeding/stopping you from using your body during worship singing? Discuss.