AI-Generated Worship Music Controversy: Church Council Case Study

In this solo Radiating Faith episode, I use Acts 15 as the foundation for a modern church controversy: should churches use AI-generated worship music? Acts 15 shows the early church wrestling through disagreement, doctrine, Gentile believers, circumcision, the Law of Moses, and how to reach a faithful decision without destroying the body of Christ. From there, I connect that biblical council model to a fictional church council case study about artificial intelligence, worship songs, sound doctrine, and spiritual discernment.

I walk through both sides of the AI worship music debate. On one side, I discuss the concern that true worship must come from the human heart, soul, and spirit before God, not from a soulless machine that can only imitate worship language. On the other side, I explore the argument that AI is simply a tool, and that the worship still comes from the human believer who writes, prompts, sings, and glorifies God through the final song.

This episode also looks at the deeper theological responsibility of worship music. Songs do not merely entertain; they teach doctrine, shape memory, influence children, and form the spiritual imagination of the church. I discuss the danger of vague lyrics, shallow prompts, AI hallucinations, false doctrine, and the possibility of technology being used to create worship that sounds Christian without being biblically faithful.

I then read the fictional letter of declaration I created for the case study, offering a balanced decision: AI should not generate complete worship lyrics, but it may be used as an assistive tool for instrumentals, vocals, or musical support when the lyrics have already been written by a human believer and reviewed by church leadership. I also address a major concern not fully covered in the assignment: whether AI tools are ethically sourcing material or stealing from artists, musicians, and creators.

This conversation is not meant to be a final universal ruling for every church. Instead, it is a call for prayer, discernment, humility, biblical oversight, and honest conversation as Christians navigate artificial intelligence, worship, creativity, technology, and doctrine. Whether someone is pro-AI, anti-AI, or somewhere in the middle, the central question remains: does our worship honor God in spirit, truth, reverence, and sincerity?

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Transcript

 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Radiating Faith, the ministry sub-series on the Couple of Nooks podcast, and today's episode is a little bit different. This is not a solo sermon as I normally do on the Radiating Faith ministry sub-series, but it is an adjacent thing that I thought would be kind of interesting. Now, I'm currently in college studying scripture for certain classes, and today's assignment, or rather the assignment for this week that I worked on, was regarding Acts 15. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar, Acts 15 is considered a controversial chapter in a sense that it covers a controversy. Uh, it's part of the disagreement arc of the Book of Acts, and Obviously, that's something that still is very present to this day. What is canon Scripture and what isn't? For those of you unfamiliar with that term, canon being what is, you know, the true God-breathed doctrine, what was written that is true, and what God intended to be in the Bible, and what was written that was false. There was a process of canonization. There are books removed from the Bible by certain denominations. Certain denominations include books from the Bible that are not included in other denominations, and this is one of the biggest things that can deter people from the faith, which is: what is the agreement? What is the basis in history and knowledge that went into the canonization process? How can we trust it? Et cetera. And there are other Bibles out there for different groups that include certain chapters of Scripture that aren't included in most versions. Now, you'll find that a majority of Bibles are pretty much the main agreed-upon canon Bible. But again, it can vary denomination to denomination. Regardless, all I can say on that degree, because I have not really studied the history of canonization and everything that goes into that process, what I will say is use a spirit of discernment when reading any literature, uh, that is historical and biblical. For example, I'm gonna read the Book of Enoch to make my own personal determination, uh, with the Spirit of God and with wisdom and discernment, because that is one of those books, for example, that is excluded. But interestingly enough, you know, Enoch was in the Bible. He's one of the most mysterious historical figures in the Bible. And this literature may reveal biblical truths that the world hid on purpose. See, that's one thing, and not to go down a rabbit hole of conspiracies, but sometimes I wonder if the enemy has hidden some of the Word on purpose. But I believe ultimately God will reach everyone, uh, you know, as intended in that we are called to do great work and to spread the gospel as we can. All that to say that Acts 15 is one of those disagreements historically. Specifically, it starts with the conversation around circumcision, and the reason I bring this all up is that we had to, for the assignment, create a hypothetical or address a real situation at our church or a church that is facing the same disagreement controversy as Acts 15 when it came to circumcision and the Law of Moses. So this episode I'll be sharing what I ultimately chose and what it means. But I wanna give you a little background, which is why we're going over Acts 15, which I'll, I'll just read the beginning here or paraphrase it. Paul and Barnabas get into a sharp dispute and debate with some people who came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching believers that unless they were circumcised according to the custom taught by Moses, that they couldn't be saved. And you fast-forward, there's a bunch of debates, discussions, conversations. Again, throughout Acts, there is a disagreement on whether salvation was for the Gentiles or not. We see through Peter and through other, you know, disciples of Christ, of Yeshua, what those arguments are as we have them recorded here. Fast-forwarding though, they send a council's letter to the Gentile believers. Now I wanna read only verse 28 and 29 to save us time here, but this kinda sums it all up. "It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements. You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things." What I think is kind of interesting and a bit perplexing is that we don't really get in historical text and writing, at least in this kid and I's Bible, which I'm referencing the New International Version, by the way, we don't see that the reasoning behind why they chose these things. We see that they say, "We don't wanna make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God." And I have to disagree with that statement. Being a Christian and a believer isn't meant to be easy, and we shouldn't make it easier for people to do just so that we can spread the faith. The faith needs to be spread authentically and at the most difficult level, not because we're trying to make it burdensome, but because that difficult level is a real reflection of the lifestyle. Now, I'm a little more harsher about this. I follow a kosher diet as a Christian because in my personal opinion, and, and you could debate that too, I almost chose that as my controversy, because there's a lot of scripture that could be used to say that we still follow a kosher diet or we don't. Ultimately, we know that God found displeasure with those creatures that are listed in the kosher diet as forbidden. It was defiling. So for me, even if you could win a anti-kosher diet argument based off New Testament scripture, why should we purposely do something that is displeasing to God just because he forgives it? And that's my moral argument. That being said, they specifically say here, "Food polluted by idols, the meat of strangled animals, and from blood and sexual immorality." They're picking certain things out of the law of Moses and not all of them. That process we don't have recorded necessarily, and that's kind of what bothers me here. But we see the decision they make, that you're... And they repeat it multiple times, that you're to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality Why? If, if, if the kosher diet is gone according to some Christians, well, then we can eat strangled animals or roadkill. What does it matter? We can have blood. So this chapter i- is controversial to the point that you see in the chapter itself it says... And I'll read from the verses directly here. "Sometime later, Paul said to Barnabas, 'Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the Word of the Lord and see how they are doing.' Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company." Now, you see growing tensions in the community of believers, both over personal decisions and biblical ones. So it's no surprise that even nowadays we have similar situations. Hence, that brings us to what I created for my college assignment's church council case study. I pondered a couple different topics, like I said, kosher law, partial kosher law, such as only observing not eating of the tendon with the sciatic nerve because of Jacob when he wrestled against God and where he was injured in the Israelite tradition that was created from that, which is included in kosher law, but technically was before kosher law and was, you know, kind of its own separate thing that worked in tandem with it. However, I decided on something very modern and relevant, and that is AI-generated worship songs. Now I'm gonna be reading from my work here, starting with the overview. So the overview explains the situation in more detail, and then I'm gonna get into the anti-AI perspective, the pro-AI perspective, and then I'm gonna conclude with a letter of declaration similar to Acts 15 style writing that kind of shares about the decision of the matter Starting with the overview, I used a hypothetical church. So recently, our hypothetical church received significant backlash after a family pointed out, upset and angered, that the recent Sunday service's music was AI-generated worship songs. Discussion about this controversy began after the service in the courtyards, and then the Facebook group for our church got into an uproar of many back-and-forth comments and posts, including both personal opinions and lines of scripture from a diverse array of different age groups. As the arguments and debates continued to escalate, the church decided to host a meeting for all who were concerned or wanted to voice their opinion on the matter to attend. Throughout the evening, different individuals and families shared both opinions and scripture on the matter. The debates fell to two perspectives. Half of the church believed that worship music is meant to be of the spirit and made with a soul imbued in us by God, which AI does not have. The other half of the church felt that AI was just a tool, and that the spirit is in the prompter who uses the tool So we'll start with the anti-AI perspective. And for this assignment, we had to make, or at least I assume based off the example and template, two arguments for both anti and for pro. So I have two arguments for the against the use of AI-generated worship music. The first is that worship must come from the human heart and soul. Those against AI-generated worship songs argue that worship is more than just a musical product or a form of communication. It is an intimate expression to God. AI does not possess a soul, even if it can mimic one based on inputted information. It did not have the breath of life breathed into it by the Creator, nor can it receive the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they argue that AI-generated lyrics risk creating the appearance of worship without the human spirit of worship, which can lead to moral decay and false faith. And we had to provide scripture, of course, to back it up. So I'll read some of the anti-AI-generated worship music quotes. These ones in particular are meant to support the idea that worship comes from the human heart and soul. Starting with John 4:24, "God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in the spirit and in truth." Then you have Colossians 3:16, "Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts." So again, in John chapter four, verse 24, we see worship in the Spirit. In Colossians 3:16, we see from the Spirit, that's for psalms, hymns, and songs. Then looking at 1 Corinthians 14:15, "So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding." Again, spirit, and then of course, understanding, looking at what exactly that means in the context of AI's understanding of Scripture and our understanding of Scripture in a real soul-level way. Then to finish it up, Matthew chapter 15, verse eight, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Again, we're singing along to these AI-generated worship songs, but our heart wasn't in it. And of course, we're gonna get later into, well, what if my heart is in it, though? Maybe the heart's not in the song itself, but the heart's in the people singing the song. We'll get into that later. But this perspective is that the, the hearts of the people are far because the AI doesn't have heart, right? The honoring of the l- of from the lips, right, that's just the lyrics that are being generated and the vocals and instrumentals being generated. They're honoring, but the heart is not there And then of course, the second part of this whole argument is that the church must guard the theology of worship. So those who are against the AI-generated worship also argued that songs teach theology. Even if the lyrics are not exact Bible quotes, the lyrics should reflect sound biblical doctrine and principles. People, especially children, often remember songs more easily than sermons. Therefore, the lyrics and tones of these songs have more weight to them spiritually. If AI generates lyrics based on internet patterns, denominational language, or shallow prompts, the church risks singing words that are vague, emotionally manipulative, theologically weak, or even doctrinally incorrect. Those false or wrong lyrics and tones will spread and impact generations. One thing I wanna point out that isn't in my case study for class is something I've talked about on the podcast before, which is I've encountered AI-generated Bible verses and passages of scripture made in Hebrewic poetry or Aramaic language style, or based off the Old Testament or New Testament, or specific to one of the gospel writers' style. And this is a real thing. I've seen videos on the internet where they had false Bible scripture. Now, how AI gets its information and what it determines as biblically canon or not is beyond me personally, and maybe beyond us. That is to say, AI's accuracy does rely, to a degree, on quantity. If 10 Bibles are saying a passage of scripture is false, but one is saying it's real, how does the AI make that determination? Well, I assume it weighs based off of quantity. However, if there's a glitch in the system, or the AI just does it based off of popularity rather than quantity, or whatever other factor it is, you may have a song that's generated that is based off of false doctrine. That's something to keep in mind. Now, part of that may be reliant on the prompter to say, "Make sure when you generate this song, you only pull lyrics or ideas from this version of the Bible, or from our church's XYZ," right? So there, there are ways to mitigate it, but the complete elimination of it is not always possible, especially when most AIs themselves give a warning saying, "We may hallucinate or make mistakes as the AI. Always fact-check," right? A lot of the AIs have some kind of disclaimer And then looking at some scriptural support, Second Timothy chapter four, verses two through four, we see, "Preach the word. Be prepared in season and out of season. Correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths." That's to include what if those numbers of teachers that they're gathering are actually AIs, whether it's AI-generated passages of scripture, AI-generated arguments, or AI-generated music. A false teacher can oppose sound doctrine and gather in great numbers AI teachers to, again, say what their itching ears wanna hear And then in Titus chapter two, verse one: You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. And then looking at First John chapter four, verse one: Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Now, when it says, "Do not believe every spirit," some of you all might say, "Well, we said that AI doesn't have a spirit, so how can we test the spirit of a spiritless creature?" But again, you have to look at maybe not the language nuance so much and say the spirit behind the AI creating a false teaching, or the fact that the enemy could use AI's technological errors or limitations to put out false doctrine. Again, it's... I'm not gonna say substitute words in the Bible, right? But when it says, "Do not believe every spirit," anything that is mimicking doctrine or mimicking worship music, even if it's made by an AI, can be considered a spirit to that degree Now, we've heard all the opinions on the anti-AI worship music, so let's get into the pro-AI perspective. And again, two arguments on this side for the use of AI-generated worship music. And the quotes that support them are all put together for both of the two points. So we're gonna get through the two points first, and then we'll go through the quotes. AI is a tool, not the worshiper. Number one defense right there, that's the first point. AI is a tool, it's not the worshiper. Those for AI-generated worship songs argue that the existence of a soul or the Holy Spirit in AI is irrelevant because the human prompter has a soul, as do all the people singing and worshiping along with the soul, or along with the song. The person using AI is more important in terms of their spiritual state and intentions. Additionally, the Bible says to use your skills and heart to make new music and songs, but it does not forbid nor specify what type of aid you use, whether a wooden instrument or a technological component AI is timely, relevant, and combats decline. Those for AI-generated worship also argue that the technology allows churches with limited budgets, vocalists, and musicians to create appropriate worship. Additionally, the ability of technology allows the church to reach different genres, niches, and generations through diverse music styles and tones beyond what their human church team's range would be We're gonna start with Philippians chapter one, verse 18. "But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this, I rejoice." And I think we need to be very careful with our interpretation and understanding of that particular quote of scripture Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. That's from Ephesians chapter five, verses 19 through 20. And then from first Corinthians chapter 14, verse 40, "But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way." Colossians 3:17, "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the God the Father through Him." And then from Corinthians 10:31, we see, "So whenever..." Or rather, "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." And actually, that comes from first Corinthians chapter 10, verse 31. And then from Psalm 33:3, "Sing to Him a new song, play skillfully and shout for joy." And then the last two quotes here are a little bit longer. Exodus chapter 31, verses one through five. "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'See, I have chosen Bezalel, son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge, and with all kinds of skills, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.'" Then the most important one, in my opinion, Romans chapter 14, verses five through six. "One person considers one day more sacred than another. Another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God. And whoever s- abstains does to the Lord and gives thanks to God." Which also brings back my kosher discussion from earlier. But looking at all these quotes, there's a pattern. The main thesis behind this argument is if the prompter and the people singing have good intentions seeking to praise and glorify God, then what matters the method if it's just a technology. Now, the question of immorality in AI we'll get into at the end here. But this is from the perspective that AI is just a technology like an instrument or, uh, s- online studio equipment As long as the intention behind the creation and generation of the song and the using of AI is pure, then it matters not. Right? We see as long as it's done in a fitting and orderly way, if it's done with, from the heart to the Lord in everything we do, right, that includes the generation of music through X, Y, Z means, and then we see, "Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully." The... Now, this is a debate of d- was the creation of AI a skill? Like, us creating artificial intelligence as humanity took skill, and it furthered along technology, and it's created a new song, a new way of making music. So some would argue that in tandem with Exodus 31 over here, right, we see that God sets people apart with skills and knowledge to create things. Did God allow the creation of AI and certain people's skills around using AI? Again, the argument if you need skills or not to use AI. But did God, you know, ordain all this that people might create new styles of songs? Right? That's one of the arguments we see here. Now, I wanna get into the letter of declaration, and then afterwards I'm gonna address two topics that I kind of didn't include in this assignment, but that they are relevant to the conversation, especially the part about AI and, and morality. So let's get into that. This is the reading of the letter of declaration that I created in the style of Acts 15, or rather just in the style of the New Testament to address it. So the idea is that we would send this out, I guess, as a physical letter, but realistically, this would just be included in an email and then probably pinned up around the church as well To the members of our beloved church family, grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As many of you are already familiar with, there has been recent controversy and debate among the leaders of the church and the attending members regarding the use of AI-generated worship music. After the debating grew increasingly and began to divide the community, we took action to ensure that a conclusion could be effectively reached. We have approached this matter with prayer, scripture, wisdom, and careful consideration. Additionally, we invited all members with concerns to attend our deciding meeting, and we thank everyone who showed up to help address the matter. We recognize that sincere believers within our church, both leaders and attendees, have spoken from both sides of the issue. Some are concerned that AI-generated worship removes the human heart, soul, and spirit-led expression from the act of worship. Others believe that AI can be used as a tool to assist believers in creating music that glorifies God After reviewing both perspectives, we affirm that worship must remain a sincere offering from the hearts of God's people. Scripture teaches that God is concerned with the heart behind expression and not just outward appearance or creation. Worship must be offered in spirit and truth with gratitude, understanding, and reverence before the Lord, with everything we do being done for Christ. Therefore, we reject the idea that worship can be produced from AI with a spirit behind it, even if it can properly mimic the lyrics and vocal expressions of a heart after God. However, we also recognize that artificial intelligence is not directly addressed in Scripture. This decision is not intended to rewrite doctrine nor be applied to every church. Rather, this declaration explains the decision made for our church. We recognize that technology itself is not inherently sinful. Many tools have been used throughout church history to assist worship, teaching, music, and ministry. God gave us skills to further the arts and technology for the purpose of glorifying Him and spreading the gospel. When used wisely and submitted to biblical oversight, tools may serve the church rather than corrupt it. Therefore, we have decided that AI may not be used to generate complete worship lyrics from a prompt, partial idea, theme, or incomplete song. Worship lyrics used in our church must be written by human believers who are spiritually accountable before God and the church. These lyrics must also be reviewed and approved by church leadership to ensure that they are biblically faithful, theologically sound, and appropriate for congregational worship. However, AI-generated instrumentals, vocals, or musical support may be used when the full lyrics have already been written by a human author and approved by church leadership. In this way, AI may function as an assistive tool for efficiently creating new worship songs in a variety of genres, but it may not serve as the spiritual creator of the worship being offered. Additionally, we have agreed and believe that AI-generated worship music must not replace live worship or singing. We will still continue to invite individuals into our choir and other music programs. AI-generated worship music may be used only in tandem with live and human-generated worship music, not as an entire replacement for the worship life of the church. We ask all members of the church community to receive the decision with humility, patience, and love for one another. Of course, we continue to invite anyone with concerns to bring those matters forward so that we can continue to grow and foster a faithful community. We know that matters like these are disputable without the corruption or loss of faith, so we ask that those who support the use of AI do not despise those who are concerned about it, and those who oppose the use of AI do not condemn those who desire to use it wisely. A difference of opinion on this matter should not equivalate to judgment against one another. Let us love one another as Christ did, and may God be the only decider of our conduct and intentions. As always, let all things be done for the glory of God, the purity of worship, and the building up of the body of Christ. May our worship remain sincere, biblical, reverent, and pleasing to the Lord. For those who will leave the church due to the final conclusion we have decided upon, we wish you well in your search for a new community, pray that you keep the faith, and invite you to return at any time. In Christ, the insert hypothetical name church. Again, this is all just a, a fictional/hypothetical case study of a church council decision. I am not saying that I am pro or anti-AI. There are probably churches out there having this issue though for real, and I think I've seen some snippets online of different pastors talking about these subjects. What I'll say is that one thing that we didn't address, and I wanted it to be a mutual compromise just because that most appropriately, um, you know, was the style of Acts 15 and the conclusion of their matter And I felt like I set in place, in this hypothetical situation, pretty good guidelines for ensuring the proper use spiritually of AI. However, there is a topic that was not addressed in this case study that many of you have probably already said to yourself aloud or whispered in your heart. But church leaders, what about the fact that AI steals content? That is the big question that many people who are of the faith, and not of the faith, especially small-time creators, are currently arguing about with AI. How does AI source its material? Is it doing so ethically, or is it stealing from artists online? People can upload people's pictures without their permission and with little legal repercussion right now. So what does that mean for this AI-generated music? Even if it's made with good intention by a church musician who wrote the lyrics by heart, what of the vocals and instruments? Did they borrow from tracks made by other human artists that are not getting credited, either by name or by monetary compensation? I think that argument is definitely very important to this case study. And, you know, if it was a bigger assignment or I wanted to spend more time on it, I definitely would have added that. That goes into a whole different thing about intellectual property, which is both a biblical subject and not at the same time You know, the Bible does respect our right to create However, when it comes to intellectual p- uh, property and copyright, that's different than what the Bible says about possessing land or money. And, you know, I don't have all the quotes up right now to argue for either side of whether the Bible is saying, "Hey, don't steal from other artists," or not. What I'll say morally, looking at the entire guideline of the Bible and the basic principles, y- we all know because of Christ in our heart that we shouldn't be stealing people's artwork or ideas or using them to generate something without their permission or knowledge, because that's just not the right thing to do. It's not respectful of the gifts that God gave others that we're either coveting or abusing or using without permission. So that is one thing that would probably keep a lot of members from attending this hypothetical church, even if they are writing the full lyrics. Some people may still be upset that the AI is stealing from other musicians, their instrumentals or their vocals, even if it's similar, not because they're stealing their identity or copying their exact voice or their exact instrumental style, but because maybe how they were training and using that source material was not with permission. Again, this isn't just about music. This AI conversation is even bigger in the world of physical artwork and digital artwork. So that's definitely something to consider. However, when it came to this particular church council case study, I thought it was a great topic and a very relevant one. We see a lot of trending AI songs. In fact, there are gospel versions of dirty songs, or people are having AI turn dirty songs into Christian songs by replacing the lyrics. There's a lot of controversy over this particular subject, so I want to address it. Again, this episode is not meant to be pro or anti. It presented both sides of the arguments in accordance to my class instructions. And so I just wanna make that clear for both myself as Mr. Whiskey and Couple Of Nooks LLC, that we're not at this time stating an argument for either side. I just wanted to podcast about it because I think it's an interesting and relevant subject. Definitely comment, or I guess, uh, send me a fan mail, text message, or email me what your thoughts are about this, and if, if you have a really, you know, well-structured and backed debate point that you wanna come on the podcast as a guest and talk about, uh, I'm definitely more than willing to host anyone from either side of it, whether it's pro-AI or anti-AI. Uh, preferably I'd like to host someone from both sides, uh, and have an actual debate. But yeah, I think it's an interesting subject, and we need to continue to use prayer and discernment and have meetings and communication first and foremost about all these subjects. So ladies and gentlemen, God bless, and let this be a reminder that we are to worship the Lord. And, and one thing I want to say, I mentioned earlier on, I was gonna bring it up. How we worship and why we worship shapes a lot about our character. God didn't ask for worship because he needs it. He put forward worship because he knows that what we worship and how we worship shapes our character. And I want you to keep that at the front of your mind as you leave this episode. How we worship, why we worship shapes our character. And a reminder to sing songs of praise. Go finish those lyrics that you've been putting off, or go look up a new Christian song that's out there. Maybe it's AI-generated, maybe not. Uh, but just a reminder that God created us as musicians and creators. He gave us all different musical talents. Some of us can only write. Some of us can only play the flute. Some of us can only sing. Some of us are string instrument people. Whatever your musical talent is Use it to honor and glorify God and make an impact in your community. Amen