My sheep know my voice- Ministry doesn't need to mimic the world to draw sheep!

God's voice is very distinctive. In fact, EVERYTHING about God is distinct. He is above all, over all and through all. He has the preeminence over everything. Why then do some who minister the gospel through music feel that they have to sound like the world in order to attract the world? Some supposedly "gospel music" sounds so much like other genres that you can not discipher what is being heard. You must listen very closely to the lyrics in order to hear the message, which in many cases is "watered down". We don't have to be like the world to attract the world to Christ. There must be a distinct difference. The gospel, whether spoken or in music, should be distinguishable from anything else. It's message is so powerful when spoken, played or sung that there is no need to imitate anything else. It can stand ALONE. St. John 10:2-5 says, "But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear His voice; and HE calls His own sheep BY NAME, and leads them out. And when He puts forth His own sheep, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him: for THEY KNOW HIS VOICE. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him for they know not the voice of strangers." We are called to get the message out - in SPIRIT & in TRUTH. The TRUE sheep will hear. It is our job to lift Christ up, and HE will draw. "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw ALL men unto me." St. John 12:32 ~Be Blessed!