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The Voice of the Lord · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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Well, please, would you turn with me in your Bibles back to the Old Testament, to the book of Psalms, to Psalm 29.
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Psalm of David, ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength, ascribe to the Lord the glory due to his name, worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
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Now, let's bow our heads just briefly in prayer before we come to the word.
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Heavenly Father, bless us this night with being able to hear the voice of the Lord.
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That's what the Psalm is about, and we thank you that you are a God who speaks into our world, speaks into our lives.
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We pray that tonight we would be given the ears to hear what the Lord is saying,
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and give to us an awareness of the Holy Spirit's work in us, opening us up to the gospel, to that good news of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
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Help us to see how that theme flows so clearly through the Psalm as we look for that hope that is in Christ,
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and that we know the gospel is in these words.
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We ask and pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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There is in our lives a fine line between awe and terror.
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It is a fine line that is often marked by sheer stupidity.
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It certainly has been in my life on a number of occasions.
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I've done profoundly stupid things, like sitting on top of a hill watching a thunderstorm,
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and thinking, wow, this is pretty cool.
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Not thinking, oh man, I'm on the top of a hill, and it's a thunderstorm.
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Sometimes we see things in our lives that ought to put us on our heels, give us pause, make us stop in our tracks,
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and realize that what is happening before us is either awe-inspiring or utterly terrifying.
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And actually, tonight is one of these times.
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Every Sunday, as you gather for worship, it is one of these times where something so awe-inspiring is taking place.
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Something is being transacted here that you dare not sleep through, that you dare not pay no attention to,
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but ought to realize this is a thunderstorm.
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This psalm is a psalm about the voice of the Lord.
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It's a psalm about God speaking to people.
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And the background to this is probably a number of occasions that David would be well aware of.
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He was a child, a young man who had been, in some way, mentored by Samuel.
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And you have the beginning of Samuel's story, one where the voice of the Lord had called to Samuel quietly in the night.
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Samuel?
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Samuel?
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Not realizing what it was, eventually he clicks, or Eli clicks, and says,
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it's the Lord speaking to you.
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Go and listen.
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Go and listen.
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For David, it's a language that's steeped in the language of the book of Exodus,
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where at Mount Sinai, the voice of the Lord had spoken directly to the people,
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not through an intermediary like Moses, but directly.
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At Mount Sinai, when the Ten Commandments are given,
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it is the Lord speaking from the mountain to the people.
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So terrifying, in fact, was that situation,
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that at the end of it, the people said to Moses,
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we never want to be in that situation again.
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In future, you go up the mountain, you speak to God, hear what he has to say, and come and tell us.
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Because listening to the voice of the Lord is a terrifying thing.
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You have the voice of the Lord calling out to Adam and Eve in the garden after they had sinned.
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Adam, where are you?
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A searching question.
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Not a booming voice, not a thunderous voice speaking from the mountain,
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but a searching question nonetheless,
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and one which Adam found terrifying.
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And so he hid in the garden.
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You have the power of the voice of the Lord as well.
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In the very beginning, the first verses of the Bible,
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there was darkness over the face of the deep.
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And the voice of the Lord spoke and said,
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let there be light.
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And there was light.
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It's an authoritative voice.
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The same voice that speaks in the New Testament in the words of Jesus,
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where he commands evil spirits to come out of people,
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where he commands the storm to be still.
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There is an authority in the voice of God as he speaks.
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And that authority makes the voice of the Lord a terrifying thing.
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Because if God is speaking, it demands a response.
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It is a voice that calls for action on our part.
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So I want tonight to look at this psalm,
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considering the voice of the Lord.
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But we need to note, first of all,
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the first thing, in fact, that we need to see
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is that hearing the voice of the Lord occurs in the context of worship.
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It's interesting that the psalm actually begins this way.
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It's not just a reflection on the voice of the Lord.
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It's a psalm that's meant to be sung corporately
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for the people of God to rejoice in a God who speaks.
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And so that's why at the end of the service tonight,
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we'll sing this psalm in its fullness.
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Ian was a bit intimidated earlier
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because it says the Scottish Psalter version,
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and it's like 50 verses or something.
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I don't know.
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It's not.
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There's only six stanzas in the St. Psalms version,
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and that's what we'll sing.
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But we're going to sing this psalm
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and reflect and glorify God
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that he is a God who speaks to us
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in life-changing ways.
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And we know it's meant for corporate worship,
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not only because it's in the book of Psalms,
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but because it begins with a call to worship.
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Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
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ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
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Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to his name.
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Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
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So that is an invitation to these people,
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the heavenly beings,
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to come into this place of worship before the Lord,
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to ascribe to the Lord
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the glory and strength that is due to his name.
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The heavenly beings are the angelic host,
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the sons of God,
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the court of Yahweh and glory.
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And so really, by extension,
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what David means is
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everyone who is conscious
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and who can worship God.
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Both the mighty angels
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who are before the Lord
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continuously in his presence,
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some of them,
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the seraphim, the burning ones,
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reflecting his glory radiantly themselves.
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Others, winged creatures
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that cover their faces and their feet
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before the presence of God
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because they are in the presence
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of the holiness of God himself.
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These heavenly beings, along with us,
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ought to go before him
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in a posture of worship.
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That is the purpose, in fact, of humankind.
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That is why we exist.
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We exist to worship the living God.
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God created us as worshipers.
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And that worship,
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it's expressed in our lives
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in all sorts of different ways.
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But chiefly, it is expressed in us
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ascribing to the Lord
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glory and strength,
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recognizing his divine majesty
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and his absolute sovereign power.
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That tonight,
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as we've gathered together for worship,
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that's what we've been drawn into.
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We've been drawn into the activity tonight
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of recognizing the sovereignty
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and the power of God over us.
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I wonder, did you think about that tonight
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as you came to worship?
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Tonight, did you come just out of routine,
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thinking, this is what I do on a Sunday night?
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I have to confess, sometimes in our house,
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getting to church can be a bit chaotic.
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You've got kids to kind of marshal
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and you're trying to make sure
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everything lines up
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in terms of getting the car into it,
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getting the keys,
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making sure you've got everything you need
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out the door.
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It can be hectic, can't it?
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Or sometimes it can be, you know, rushed.
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Sometimes it can be just routine.
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But ultimately, we are here tonight
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to worship God.
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And everything we do is about
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ascribing glory to him.
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Everything we do tonight
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is about recognizing
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the beauty of the holiness
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of the living God,
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of seeing his splendor
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and saying,
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this is who we tonight love.
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This is who we worship.
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And chiefly, it's not just because
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he is the God who has created us,
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and who has created all things,
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but because he is the Lord
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who has entered into
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a covenant with us.
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We know that because the language
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that David uses
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is the language of covenant.
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Ascribe to Yahweh,
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ascribe to the Lord,
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this glory and strength.
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Ascribe to the Lord,
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ascribe to the Savior,
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the one who came to Abraham
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and called him out of the Chaldeans
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and said,
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I will bring you to a promised land
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and you will have an inheritance.
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And part of that inheritance
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will be the one who will
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deliver my people
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in Jesus.
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The seed
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that is promised
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all the way back to the woman.
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The promise of the gospel
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in Jesus.
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It's that God
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that we are worshipping tonight.
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It's that
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making much of Jesus
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that is most important.
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I might wonder this week
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when our king
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went to Rome
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to pray
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with the Pope,
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we might wonder about that question
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and say,
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well,
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are they praying even to the same God?
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What are they doing praying together?
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The key question is,
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are they making much of Jesus?
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Is Jesus the highest
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of their object of worship
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alone?
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A glory shared with none other.
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Not with Mary,
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not with the saints,
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but Christ alone.
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And that question
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is crucial to you and I tonight.
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Because that tonight
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is where the rubber meets
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the road and our experience.
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We tonight
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are people
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who must meet
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with the living God
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in the person of Jesus.
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And that tonight
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is why
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the call to worship
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in this psalm
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is not just a call
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to worship the Lord,
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but it's also a call
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of how we should
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worship the Lord.
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It says,
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worship the Lord
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in the splendor
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of holiness.
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That's an interesting expression,
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but what it's driving at
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is the way you come to God
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is just as important
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as the God you come to.
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And so tonight
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you might be saying,
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I'm going to church
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to worship the living God.
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I'm going to church
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to worship the God
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who sent Jesus
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into the world.
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I'm going to sing praises
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to him.
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Fine, good, well done.
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But are you coming
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in the splendor
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of holiness?
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Jesus mentions this
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in that passage
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in Matthew 22
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that we read
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in the parable
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of the wedding feast.
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There are many people
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invited to the wedding feast
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and they all come.
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But the king,
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as he's going around
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the wedding feast,
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he spots somebody
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who's dressed inappropriately.
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He's not dressed
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in the clothing
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of the wedding.
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He's dressed
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in his own gear.
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Now he may have thought
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his own clothes
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were fine.
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He may have thought
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his own clothes
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were quite lovely,
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that they were pretty
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top notch.
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But they were not
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appropriate for the wedding
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because they were not
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the clothing
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that the king
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had appointed.
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And tonight,
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I would urge you
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to consider
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how you have come
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to worship.
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Have you come
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in a sense of pride?
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I am coming
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to worship tonight.
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This is about me.
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Have you come
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in a sense of laziness?
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It's just the routineness
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of what I do.
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And I would ask you,
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is that really coming
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in the splendor
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of holiness?
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Are you therefore
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tonight able
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to stand before
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the living God
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in worship
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and hold up
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a pair of hands
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that are clean,
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that are unstained
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by the world?
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Can you do that tonight?
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Can you say,
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I've come
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with a pure heart
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to worship the Lord?
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And I would say
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to you that tonight,
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the answer to that question
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for each and every one
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of us is probably
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no,
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except by one root.
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And that is,
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if we have come
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to the one
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who will give us
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holiness,
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if we have come
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to the one
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who clothes us
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in righteousness
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because he shares
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his righteousness
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with us.
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I mean,
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this psalm is actually
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about the doctrine
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of justification.
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It's saying that
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worship belongs
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to the justified.
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Worship is the activity
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of those who have been
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cleansed in and through
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the blood of Jesus.
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Those who have had
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their sins
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taken away
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through what Jesus
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has done.
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And that is where
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true worship begins.
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That is where
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true worship
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originates from.
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It originates
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from hearts
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that have been
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cleansed through
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the blood of Jesus.
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And so I'm saying
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to you tonight,
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not only who have you
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come to worship,
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I hope you have
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not just come to
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have a nice hour
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pass by,
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but that you've come
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to worship the living God.
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I hope that's true.
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But I hope also
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that you're recognizing
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that to come
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and worship
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the living God,
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you need to come
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to Jesus.
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that you need
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to find Christ,
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that you need
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to receive
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his gospel
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in order for
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your worship
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to be acceptable.
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Because the only
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way to come
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and worship God
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is in the splendor
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of holiness.
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The book of Hebrews
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says it's impossible
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to please God
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without faith,
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without actually
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trusting in Christ,
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without making
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Christ your
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righteousness.
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It is impossible.
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to come
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to worship.
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So that is how
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we should come.
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And that is why
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we should come.
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The psalm goes on
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though,
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the central section
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of the psalm
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is a psalm about
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this thing,
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the voice of the Lord.
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And it's a phrase
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that's repeated,
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it's almost every line
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in fact of the psalm.
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The voice of the Lord
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is over the waters.
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The God of glory
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thunders
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the Lord over many waters.
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The voice of the Lord
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is powerful,
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the voice of the Lord
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is full of majesty,
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the voice of the Lord
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breaks the cedars.
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The Lord breaks
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the cedars of Lebanon
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and makes Lebanon
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skip like a calf
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and Syrian like a
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young wild ox.
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So Lebanon is up
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in the north.
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You know the geography
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of the Holy Land
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of Israel.
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Lebanon is to the
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northwest of Israel.
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And the picture
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that David is painting
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here is of a storm
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sweeping through
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from the north
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and it passes
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actually Jerusalem
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because at one point
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the temple is in mind.
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All those in the temple
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in verse 9
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cry glory.
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But then the storm
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recedes away off
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down into the southern
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desert,
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down to the wilderness
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of Kadesh.
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And so the storm
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just recedes into the
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distance away from them.
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And there's some people
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looking at this psalm
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and they would say
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ah well,
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now what's going on there
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is this thing,
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this piece of philosophy
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that we would call
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the God of the gaps.
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And maybe you've heard
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of this,
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that people would say
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well in the past
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people didn't understand
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how thunder works.
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And so David here
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is saying
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I don't really understand
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how thunder works
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but I think that's
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God speaking.
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And so when you hear,
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see something in the
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natural world
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that you don't understand
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you say that's God.
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And people are quite
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dismissive of
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biblical Christianity
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because they say
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oh,
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biblical Christianity
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is full of that.
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It's full of things
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that we don't understand
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in the past
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we now do understand.
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We didn't understand
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where life came from
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before.
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So now we think
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well,
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there's evolution.
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Life's originated
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from millions and
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millions of years
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of slow gradual
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steps of development.
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We don't need the
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story of creation anymore.
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We don't need God
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to fill in the gaps.
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But that is not
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what's happening
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in this psalm.
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David's not saying
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that thunderstorm
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that's sweeping
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through the land
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is God speaking to us
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because David knew
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full well
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what God's speaking
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looks like.
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When God speaks
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it's audible.
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When God speaks
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it's discernible.
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When God speaks
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it's with clarity.
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And he knows that
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because of all the times
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he's heard about it.
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He's heard about it
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from Samuel.
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When God spoke to Samuel
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he gave him
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specific messages.
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Samuel wasn't looking
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at a thunderstorm
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and thinking
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I think that's
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what God means.
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There might be
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some confusion
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about it
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but I'm pretty sure.
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It's not when God
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spoke at Mount Sinai
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the people weren't
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trembling and thinking
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that's a thunderstorm
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that's out of control.
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They were trembling
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because the holiness
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of God was presented
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to them in the
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Ten Commandments
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and they said
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we are not worthy
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to stand before
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this God.
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His holiness
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is too much for us.
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There is no mistake
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in it.
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There's no ambiguity
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about what God
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has to say.
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When God spoke
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in creation
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there's no confusion
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over it.
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When God's in the garden
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speaking to Adam and Eve
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it's not a gentle breeze
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passing through the garden
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and they think
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oh maybe God's there
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in the gentle breeze.
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God said
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Adam where are you?
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And that tonight
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is something
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that we need
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to be sure about.
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When God speaks
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there is no doubt
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about what he is saying.
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And what he is saying
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is dramatic
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and life changing.
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So David's using
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the thunderstorm
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almost in fact
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as a metaphor.
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It's a picture.
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When the thunderstorm
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sweeps through the land
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the land
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is shaken by it.
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The cedars of Lebanon
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were considered
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to be the strongest
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timbers you could imagine.
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They are shaken.
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So terrifying
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is the storm
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as it wreaks chaos
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through the land
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that the deer
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are prematurely
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giving birth
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in fright.
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They go into labor early.
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So terrifying
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is this experience
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that the world
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is changed by it.
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The cedars of Lebanon
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are stripped
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of their leaves.
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The world
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is changed
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when God speaks.
19:12
Is your life
19:13
changed when God speaks?
19:15
I mean that's the question
19:15
of this psalm.
19:18
Okay you've come
19:19
to worship
19:19
you're hearing
19:20
the voice of the Lord
19:21
in the context
19:21
of Christian worship
19:22
every Sunday.
19:24
Is your life
19:25
changed by it?
19:28
Is there a transformation
19:29
in your experience?
19:32
Do you look at your life
19:33
and you say
19:33
there are things here
19:34
that are wrong
19:34
that need to be
19:35
taken away?
19:37
Do you look at Christ
19:38
and you say
19:38
there is someone
19:39
who I must worship?
19:41
Do you look at
19:42
the work of the Holy Spirit
19:43
and you think
19:43
that is something
19:44
I need to long for?
19:46
Do you look at
19:47
the love of God
19:48
and you think
19:48
that is something
19:49
I need to emulate
19:49
and reflect
19:50
in how I live
19:51
and how I care
19:52
and love for others?
19:57
Do you look at
19:57
the marvel
19:58
of what God
19:58
is saying
19:59
in Scripture
20:00
and fall down
20:02
before Him
20:02
in awe
20:03
or perhaps
20:06
in terror?
20:10
Because when God
20:11
speaks
20:12
there ought
20:14
to be
20:15
a reaction
20:16
when God
20:19
speaks
20:20
nothing is the same
20:21
when God
20:24
speaks
20:24
the world
20:25
is
20:25
transformed
20:26
and
20:29
tonight
20:32
that's maybe
20:35
the biggest
20:36
question for us
20:36
it's not just
20:37
have we come
20:37
to worship
20:38
and are we coming
20:39
in the right way
20:40
but are our ears
20:43
open to the
20:44
life-changing
20:45
message
20:46
that God
20:47
speaks with?
20:54
Are you hearing
20:55
Him?
21:03
The picture
21:03
is one of
21:05
awe
21:07
and marvel
21:09
and basically
21:12
there are two
21:12
reactions
21:13
that emerge
21:15
for some
21:18
it's one of
21:19
absolute
21:20
terror
21:21
the voice
21:22
of the Lord
21:23
speaks
21:24
and people
21:25
are freaked
21:26
out
21:26
they're in
21:29
dismay
21:30
people are
21:32
distraught
21:32
it is a
21:34
picture of
21:35
of just
21:35
trembling
21:37
folk
21:38
but when the
21:40
storm comes
21:41
to the
21:41
temple
21:42
in the
21:44
temple
21:44
the response
21:46
is different
21:46
in the
21:49
temple
21:49
the response
21:50
to the
21:50
voice of
21:51
the Lord
21:51
is this
21:53
word
21:53
glory
21:54
glory
21:54
the word
21:59
glory
21:59
in association
22:00
with the
22:00
temple
22:00
there
22:01
reminds us
22:03
that this is
22:04
probably
22:04
talking about
22:05
the place
22:06
of the
22:07
radiance
22:07
of God's
22:08
presence
22:09
Solomon's
22:11
temple
22:11
certainly
22:12
when it
22:12
was erected
22:12
the glory
22:13
of God
22:14
resided in
22:15
the temple
22:15
it's probably
22:17
there in the
22:18
tabernacle
22:18
as well
22:19
and certainly
22:21
when David
22:22
brings the
22:22
ark of the
22:23
covenant
22:23
and erects a
22:24
tabernacle
22:24
in Jerusalem
22:25
there's a
22:26
sense there
22:27
that the
22:27
glory of
22:28
God is
22:28
present in
22:29
that place
22:29
a point
22:30
of infinite
22:31
perfection
22:32
that resides
22:33
between
22:34
the
22:35
cherubim
22:35
the
22:36
angelic
22:36
beings
22:36
that are
22:36
molded
22:37
onto the
22:38
lid
22:38
of
22:39
the
22:40
ark
22:40
of
22:40
the
22:40
covenant
22:41
the
22:41
mercy
22:41
seat
22:41
and the
22:43
radiance
22:43
of God
22:44
resides
22:44
among
22:44
his
22:45
people
22:45
in that
22:46
place
22:47
and as
22:48
the voice
22:48
of the
22:49
Lord
22:49
is heard
22:49
those
22:50
who love
22:51
the
22:51
temple
22:52
those who
22:52
love
22:52
what the
22:52
temple
22:53
is
22:53
about
22:53
and what
22:53
the
22:54
temple
22:54
represents
22:54
they
22:55
recognize
22:55
that when
22:56
the voice
22:56
of the
22:56
Lord
22:56
speaks
22:57
to
22:57
them
22:57
it
22:57
is a
22:58
!
22:58
glorious
22:58
thing
22:59
it is a
22:59
wonderful
22:59
thing
23:00
because of
23:01
what the
23:01
temple
23:01
is all
23:02
about
23:02
the
23:04
temple
23:04
is the
23:05
place
23:05
where
23:05
God
23:06
and
23:06
humankind
23:06
were
23:07
reconciled
23:08
it's a
23:09
place
23:09
where
23:10
reconciliation
23:10
would take
23:11
place
23:11
so if
23:11
you've
23:11
sinned
23:12
against
23:13
God
23:13
the
23:14
temple
23:14
was where
23:14
you went
23:15
with your
23:15
sacrifice
23:15
to make
23:17
things
23:17
right
23:18
if the
23:21
harvest
23:22
had come
23:22
you wanted
23:23
to give
23:24
thanks to
23:24
God
23:24
the
23:25
temple
23:25
was the
23:25
place
23:25
you would
23:26
go
23:26
with
23:27
your
23:27
thank
23:27
offerings
23:27
to give
23:29
glory
23:29
to
23:29
God
23:29
because
23:30
of
23:30
his
23:30
great
23:30
bounty
23:31
towards
23:31
you
23:31
you
23:32
recognize
23:32
the
23:33
Lord's
23:33
goodness
23:33
in
23:33
your
23:34
life
23:34
and
23:36
countless
23:36
other
23:36
things
23:37
if there's
23:37
impurity
23:37
in your
23:38
life
23:38
if there's
23:38
illness
23:39
if there's
23:40
leprosy
23:40
there's a
23:41
temple
23:41
the
23:41
tabernacle
23:42
that you
23:42
go to
23:42
in order
23:43
to be
23:44
cleansed
23:44
and to
23:45
recognize
23:45
that
23:46
cleansing
23:46
that
23:46
has
23:47
come
23:47
and so
23:49
for the
23:49
for the
23:50
Israelites
23:50
the
23:52
temple
23:52
is a
23:52
place
23:52
where
23:53
God
23:53
is
23:53
present
23:54
bringing
23:55
reconciliation
23:56
to them
23:56
and when
23:58
the voice
23:58
of the
23:59
Lord
23:59
is heard
23:59
those
24:00
who
24:00
recognize
24:01
that
24:01
God
24:01
wants
24:02
reconciliation
24:02
with his
24:03
people
24:03
those
24:03
who
24:04
realize
24:04
the
24:04
temple
24:04
is the
24:05
place
24:05
where
24:05
that
24:05
reconciliation
24:06
happens
24:06
when
24:07
they
24:07
hear
24:07
the
24:07
voice
24:07
of
24:08
the
24:08
Lord
24:08
they
24:08
are
24:09
not
24:09
dismayed
24:10
they
24:12
are
24:13
in
24:14
awe
24:14
and
24:16
they
24:16
worship
24:16
the
24:17
Lord
24:17
by
24:17
crying
24:18
out
24:18
glory
24:19
the
24:22
holiness
24:22
of
24:22
God
24:23
does
24:23
not
24:23
intimidate
24:24
them
24:24
in
24:24
the
24:24
same
24:24
way
24:25
it
24:26
doesn't
24:26
terrify
24:27
them
24:27
and
24:29
if we
24:30
can
24:30
think
24:31
about
24:31
this
24:31
in
24:31
terms
24:31
of
24:31
the
24:31
New
24:32
Testament
24:32
as
24:33
we
24:34
ought
24:34
we
24:34
have
24:35
to
24:35
understand
24:35
that
24:35
this
24:36
is
24:36
talking
24:36
about
24:36
Jesus
24:37
because
24:39
the
24:39
temple
24:39
for us
24:40
is not
24:40
this
24:40
building
24:41
the
24:42
temple
24:42
for us
24:42
is not
24:43
a place
24:43
in
24:43
Jerusalem
24:44
that
24:44
we
24:44
have
24:44
to
24:44
go
24:44
to
24:45
the
24:45
temple
24:45
for
24:46
us
24:46
is
24:46
the
24:47
place
24:47
where
24:47
God
24:47
is
24:47
reconciled
24:48
to
24:48
mankind
24:49
and
24:50
that
24:50
is
24:50
through
24:50
Jesus
24:51
who
24:52
at
24:52
his
24:52
cross
24:53
took
24:53
his
24:53
sin
24:54
upon
24:54
himself
24:54
and
24:56
took
24:57
our
24:57
guilt
24:58
rather
24:58
upon
24:58
himself
24:59
our
25:00
sin
25:00
and
25:01
took
25:02
that
25:02
away
25:02
and
25:04
who
25:04
offers
25:04
to
25:05
us
25:05
his
25:06
righteousness
25:06
his
25:07
cleansing
25:08
who
25:10
at
25:10
his
25:10
resurrection
25:11
conquered
25:11
death
25:12
and
25:14
invites
25:14
us
25:15
now
25:15
to
25:15
follow
25:15
him
25:15
in
25:16
that
25:17
hope
25:17
of
25:17
the
25:17
resurrection
25:18
it's
25:19
through
25:20
Jesus
25:20
that
25:20
man
25:21
and
25:21
God
25:21
are
25:21
now
25:22
reconciled
25:22
rebels
25:23
come
25:23
and
25:23
find
25:24
reconciliation
25:24
with
25:25
this
25:25
sovereign
25:26
God
25:26
whom
25:26
they
25:26
have
25:27
wronged
25:27
and
25:27
rebelled
25:27
against
25:28
it
25:29
is
25:29
there
25:29
that
25:30
hope
25:30
is
25:30
found
25:30
for
25:31
us
25:31
and
25:32
so
25:32
for
25:32
us
25:33
who
25:33
know
25:34
Jesus
25:34
for
25:35
us
25:36
who
25:36
reside
25:36
as
25:37
it
25:37
were
25:37
in
25:37
the
25:37
temple
25:37
for
25:38
those
25:39
of
25:39
us
25:39
who
25:39
in
25:39
fact
25:39
are
25:40
the
25:40
temple
25:40
of
25:40
God
25:41
as
25:41
Paul
25:41
says
25:42
in
25:42
the
25:42
New
25:42
Testament
25:48
that's
25:48
one
25:48
of
25:48
the
25:48
most
25:48
wonderful
25:49
things
25:49
that
25:49
can
25:49
happen
25:50
in
25:50
the
25:50
life
25:50
of
25:50
a
25:50
Christian
25:51
you're
25:51
sitting
25:51
in
25:52
church
25:52
you're
25:53
sitting
25:53
at
25:53
home
25:53
you've
25:54
got
25:54
your
25:54
Bible
25:54
open
25:55
in
25:55
front
25:55
of
25:55
you
25:55
you're
25:55
reading
25:55
it
25:56
you're
25:56
hearing
25:56
the
25:56
word
25:57
of
25:57
God
25:57
preached
25:57
you're
25:58
hearing
25:58
the
25:58
gospel
25:58
and
25:59
you
25:59
say
25:59
amen
26:00
Lord
26:00
I
26:01
love
26:01
what
26:01
I'm
26:01
hearing
26:02
the
26:03
wonder
26:03
of
26:04
the
26:04
gospel
26:04
of
26:04
Jesus
26:05
Christ
26:05
it's
26:05
a
26:06
mark
26:06
of
26:06
real
26:06
assurance
26:18
me
26:18
and
26:19
we
26:19
know
26:19
the
26:20
voice
26:20
of
26:20
Jesus
26:20
and
26:20
we
26:21
are
26:21
thrilled
26:21
when
26:21
we
26:21
hear
26:21
it
26:22
we
26:23
rejoice
26:24
because
26:24
into
26:25
our
26:25
lives
26:25
into
26:25
the
26:26
chaos
26:26
and
26:26
darkness
26:26
of
26:27
our
26:27
lives
26:27
light
26:28
comes
26:28
through
26:28
the
26:28
gospel
26:29
the
26:30
good
26:30
news
26:30
of
26:30
Jesus
26:31
comes
26:31
to
26:31
us
26:31
and
26:32
we
26:32
rejoice
26:32
in
26:32
that
26:33
hope
26:33
we're
26:35
battling
26:35
through
26:36
our
26:36
own
26:36
sin
26:36
we
26:39
read
26:39
the
26:39
Bible
26:40
the
26:40
gospel
26:40
that
26:41
assures
26:41
us
26:42
of
26:42
the
26:43
promise
26:43
of
26:43
forgiveness
26:43
for
26:44
God's
26:44
children
26:44
that
26:48
will
26:48
be
26:48
forgiven
26:48
and
26:50
our
26:50
hearts
26:50
thrill
26:50
we're
26:54
in
26:54
the
26:54
darkness
26:54
of
26:54
despair
26:55
and
26:55
depression
26:56
we
26:58
read
26:58
something
26:58
like
26:58
Psalm
26:59
42
26:59
or
26:59
Psalm
26:59
43
27:00
and
27:00
I
27:00
will
27:00
reflect
27:01
and
27:01
remember
27:01
that
27:02
I
27:02
will
27:02
once
27:02
again
27:02
come
27:03
before
27:03
God
27:03
in
27:03
his
27:03
holy
27:04
place
27:04
and
27:06
there's
27:06
the
27:06
invitation
27:06
of
27:07
God
27:07
that
27:07
says
27:07
you
27:07
can
27:08
come
27:08
to
27:08
me
27:08
we're
27:12
in
27:12
the
27:12
mire
27:13
of
27:13
sorrow
27:13
of
27:13
the
27:14
death
27:14
of
27:14
loved
27:14
ones
27:15
who
27:15
have
27:15
departed
27:16
before
27:16
us
27:17
we
27:20
come
27:20
to
27:20
the
27:20
passages
27:20
of
27:21
scripture
27:21
that
27:21
talk
27:22
about
27:22
the
27:22
resurrection
27:23
the
27:24
death
27:24
cannot
27:25
hold
27:25
them
27:25
because
27:28
there
27:28
is
27:28
power
27:29
in
27:31
the
27:31
blood
27:31
of
27:31
Jesus
27:31
to
27:33
conquer
27:33
death
27:34
and
27:36
our
27:36
hearts
27:37
are
27:38
lifted
27:38
and
27:40
we
27:40
say
27:41
glory
27:42
glory
27:43
because
27:44
the
27:44
Lord
27:44
is
27:45
speaking
27:45
because
27:46
the
27:47
Lord
27:47
is
27:47
announcing
27:48
his
27:49
presence
27:50
amongst
27:51
us
27:51
and
27:52
we
27:53
are
27:53
taken
27:53
from
27:54
the
27:54
sorrow
27:54
of
27:55
this
27:55
world
27:55
and
27:56
lifted
27:56
up
27:56
into
27:57
the
27:57
clouds
27:57
with
27:57
Christ
27:58
and
28:00
we
28:01
say
28:01
glory
28:01
we
28:03
recognize
28:03
our
28:04
God
28:05
and
28:07
so
28:07
tonight
28:07
that
28:08
is
28:09
my
28:09
challenge
28:09
to
28:09
you
28:10
what
28:10
are
28:10
you
28:10
hearing
28:11
when
28:11
you
28:11
hear
28:11
the
28:11
voice
28:11
of
28:11
the
28:12
Lord
28:12
what
28:13
do
28:13
you
28:13
hear
28:14
do
28:15
you
28:15
hear
28:15
something
28:16
that
28:16
terrifies
28:17
you
28:17
or
28:18
do
28:18
you
28:19
hear
28:19
something
28:20
that
28:20
brings
28:20
hope
28:21
and
28:22
delight
28:23
into
28:23
your
28:24
experience
28:24
the
28:24
psalm
28:25
then
28:25
it
28:25
moves
28:25
on
28:25
into
28:26
its
28:26
conclusion
28:26
and
28:27
our
28:27
time
28:27
is
28:27
nearly
28:27
done
28:28
so
28:28
we'll
28:28
finish
28:28
on
28:28
this
28:28
the
28:29
Lord
28:29
sits
28:30
enthroned
28:31
over
28:32
the
28:32
flood
28:33
the
28:33
last
28:34
two
28:34
verses
28:34
they
28:35
serve
28:36
as
28:36
a
28:36
sort
28:36
of
28:36
book
28:36
end
28:36
of
28:37
the
28:38
psalm
28:38
and
28:38
they
28:39
reflect
28:40
some
28:40
of
28:40
the
28:40
language
28:41
of
28:41
the
28:41
beginning
28:41
of
28:41
the
28:41
psalm
28:42
as
28:42
well
28:42
so
28:42
the
28:42
metaphor
28:43
is
28:44
no
28:44
longer
28:44
in
28:44
play
28:44
now
28:45
David
28:45
is
28:45
talking
28:46
literal
28:47
truth
28:47
the
28:48
Lord
28:48
sits
28:49
enthroned
28:49
over
28:49
the
28:49
flood
28:50
he
28:50
says
28:50
the
28:52
Lord
28:53
sits
28:53
enthroned
28:53
as
28:54
king
28:54
forever
28:54
may
28:56
the
28:56
Lord
28:56
give
28:56
strength
28:56
to
28:57
his
28:57
people
28:57
may
28:58
the
28:58
Lord
28:59
bless
28:59
his
28:59
people
28:59
with
29:00
peace
29:00
with
29:01
shalom
29:01
the
29:04
picture
29:04
is
29:04
no
29:04
longer
29:04
there
29:05
it's
29:05
now
29:05
truth
29:06
something
29:07
infirm
29:07
that we
29:07
need
29:07
to
29:07
lay
29:08
hold
29:08
of
29:08
the
29:10
God
29:10
who
29:10
speaks
29:11
is
29:11
the
29:11
God
29:11
who
29:11
is
29:12
enthroned
29:12
and
29:15
where
29:15
he
29:15
is
29:16
enthroned
29:16
matters
29:16
earlier
29:17
on in
29:17
the
29:17
psalm
29:18
we've
29:18
seen
29:18
the
29:18
voice
29:19
of
29:19
the
29:19
Lord
29:19
is
29:19
over
29:19
the
29:19
waters
29:20
and
29:20
now
29:21
the
29:21
voice
29:21
of
29:21
the
29:22
Lord
29:22
sits
29:23
enthroned
29:24
over
29:24
the
29:24
flood
29:25
the
29:26
flood
29:26
in
29:27
David's
29:27
world
29:27
it's
29:30
called
29:30
a
29:30
chiasm
29:31
it's
29:31
like
29:31
when
29:31
you've
29:31
got
29:31
two
29:33
ideas
29:33
the
29:34
same
29:34
at
29:35
both
29:35
ends
29:35
of
29:35
a
29:35
piece
29:35
of
29:36
text
29:36
they
29:37
act
29:37
like
29:38
bookends
29:38
and
29:38
they're
29:38
trying
29:38
to
29:39
point
29:39
out
29:39
something
29:39
really
29:40
important
29:40
and
29:42
what's
29:43
really
29:43
important
29:43
here
29:43
is
29:43
that
29:44
the
29:44
idea
29:44
of
29:45
the
29:45
word
29:45
the
29:45
flood
29:45
is
29:46
really
29:46
telling
29:46
in
29:47
the
29:48
Old
29:48
Testament
29:48
the
29:48
flood
29:49
goes
29:49
back
29:50
to
29:50
both
29:50
the
29:50
days
29:50
of
29:51
Noah
29:51
and
29:51
even
29:51
further
29:52
back
29:52
to
29:52
the
29:53
very
29:53
beginning
29:53
of
29:53
creation
29:54
so
29:55
before
29:55
God
29:56
begins
29:56
the
29:56
work
29:57
of
29:57
creation
29:57
the
29:58
way
30:04
over
30:05
the
30:05
face
30:05
of
30:05
the
30:05
earth
30:05
and
30:06
it's
30:06
into
30:07
this
30:07
that
30:07
God
30:07
says
30:07
let
30:08
there
30:08
be
30:08
light
30:08
and
30:09
then
30:09
God
30:09
separates
30:10
the
30:10
earth
30:10
from
30:10
the
30:10
sea
30:11
and
30:11
God
30:12
creates
30:12
the
30:12
sky
30:13
and
30:13
so
30:13
on
30:13
there's
30:14
that
30:14
sense
30:14
that
30:14
before
30:15
God
30:16
began
30:16
the
30:16
work
30:16
of
30:16
creation
30:17
there
30:17
is
30:17
just
30:18
chaos
30:19
everywhere
30:19
and
30:20
that
30:20
same
30:20
chaos
30:21
is
30:21
what
30:21
engulfs
30:22
the
30:22
world
30:22
in
30:22
the
30:22
flood
30:23
of
30:23
Noah
30:23
that
30:24
the
30:24
human
30:25
race
30:25
is
30:25
almost
30:26
exterminated
30:26
in
30:27
fact
30:27
because
30:28
of
30:28
the
30:28
flood
30:29
that
30:29
comes
30:29
and
30:30
wipes
30:30
everything
30:31
out
30:31
it's
30:31
utterly
30:32
terrifying
30:32
and
30:34
the
30:36
Lord
30:36
sits
30:37
enthroned
30:37
over
30:37
all
30:37
of
30:37
this
30:38
that
30:40
tonight
30:40
that's
30:40
something
30:41
we need
30:41
to lay
30:41
hold
30:42
of
30:42
as
30:43
Christians
30:43
that
30:45
this
30:45
God
30:45
who's
30:45
speaking
30:46
to
30:46
us
30:46
this
30:46
God
30:47
whose
30:47
voice
30:47
we
30:47
love
30:48
he
30:49
is
30:49
enthroned
30:50
over
30:50
everything
30:51
that is
30:51
happening
30:52
in our
30:52
lives
30:52
so
30:54
tonight
30:54
you
30:55
might
30:55
be
30:55
here
30:56
really
30:57
in
30:58
turmoil
30:58
you
31:00
might
31:00
tonight
31:01
be
31:01
facing
31:01
the
31:02
turmoil
31:02
of
31:03
I
31:04
don't
31:04
know
31:04
a
31:05
recent
31:05
cancer
31:05
diagnosis
31:06
I
31:06
don't
31:06
know
31:06
the
31:07
turmoil
31:07
of
31:08
a
31:08
recent
31:08
bereavement
31:09
in your
31:10
family
31:10
circle
31:10
perhaps
31:12
the
31:12
turmoil
31:12
of an
31:13
impending
31:13
bereavement
31:14
in your
31:14
family
31:14
circle
31:14
you
31:18
might
31:18
be
31:19
facing
31:19
a
31:19
marriage
31:19
that's
31:20
chaotic
31:21
and
31:21
messy
31:21
maybe
31:23
relationships
31:24
that you
31:24
don't
31:24
know
31:25
about
31:25
unemployment
31:26
looming
31:26
perhaps
31:28
school
31:29
not
31:29
going
31:29
well
31:29
perhaps
31:31
prospects
31:32
before
31:32
you
31:32
seem
31:33
utterly
31:33
empty
31:34
and you
31:35
don't
31:35
know
31:36
what's
31:36
going
31:36
on
31:36
and the
31:41
point is
31:41
if there's a
31:42
God at all
31:42
who speaks
31:43
and if there's a
31:45
God whose
31:45
voice we can
31:46
hear
31:46
he sits
31:48
enthroned
31:49
over all
31:50
of that
31:51
he sits
31:53
enthroned
31:54
in fact
31:54
as king
31:54
forever
31:55
the
31:57
whole
31:57
of human
31:57
history
31:58
stretching
31:58
back to
31:59
the
31:59
beginning
31:59
the
32:00
whole
32:00
of the
32:01
human
32:01
future
32:01
before
32:02
us
32:02
stretching
32:02
to
32:03
the
32:03
return
32:03
of
32:03
Christ
32:04
and
32:05
beyond
32:05
in the
32:05
story
32:06
of
32:06
humanity
32:07
in the
32:07
new
32:07
heavens
32:07
and the
32:08
new
32:08
earth
32:08
whatever
32:09
that will
32:10
be like
32:10
he is
32:12
enthroned
32:13
over all
32:13
of this
32:14
he is
32:15
king
32:15
and
32:19
this
32:20
psalm is
32:20
saying to
32:20
us
32:21
we need
32:22
to be
32:22
settled
32:23
in that
32:24
truth
32:24
we need
32:26
to be
32:26
at peace
32:27
with that
32:28
truth
32:28
the God
32:30
who speaks
32:31
is the
32:32
God
32:33
who rules
32:34
and he
32:36
rules over
32:36
everything
32:38
and so
32:40
tonight
32:41
we can
32:41
come to
32:42
that God
32:43
and we
32:45
can request
32:45
of him
32:46
strength
32:47
for his
32:48
people
32:48
and the
32:49
blessing
32:50
of peace
32:50
because that's
32:54
what he wants
32:54
to give us
32:55
that's what he
32:56
wants to
32:56
share with
32:57
us
32:57
he actually
33:00
shares with
33:01
us his
33:02
own divine
33:02
nature
33:03
he shares
33:05
with us
33:05
the reality
33:06
of the
33:06
power
33:07
the risen
33:07
power
33:08
of Jesus
33:08
and he
33:10
makes us
33:10
his
33:11
children
33:11
he gives
33:14
us
33:15
that
33:16
power
33:17
as
33:18
children
33:18
of God
33:19
to rest
33:20
in the
33:21
fullness
33:21
of what
33:22
Jesus
33:22
has done
33:23
for us
33:25
to be the
33:25
ones who
33:25
can now
33:26
hold up
33:26
clean hands
33:28
to him
33:28
and receive
33:30
the strength
33:31
that he
33:32
gives
33:32
a strength
33:34
that Paul
33:35
tells us
33:35
so clearly
33:35
is made
33:36
perfect
33:36
in our
33:38
weakness
33:38
in our
33:40
absolute
33:41
dependence
33:41
on hearing
33:42
the one
33:42
who will
33:43
speak to
33:43
us
33:43
and he
33:46
will take
33:46
away from
33:47
us any
33:47
sense of
33:48
war
33:48
any sense
33:50
of conflict
33:50
because the
33:52
blessings come
33:53
through
33:54
Jesus
33:54
who is
33:57
described in
33:57
the New
33:57
Testament
33:58
his title
33:58
in fact
33:59
even in
33:59
the Old
33:59
Testament
34:00
his title
34:01
is
34:01
Prince
34:02
of Peace
34:04
the one
34:06
who is
34:07
enthroned
34:07
is our
34:09
God
34:10
the triune
34:11
God
34:12
the Father
34:13
Son and
34:13
Holy Spirit
34:14
and the
34:16
Lamb who
34:16
is in the
34:16
midst of
34:17
the throne
34:17
is the
34:18
Prince
34:19
of Peace
34:19
the God
34:21
of Peace
34:21
is the
34:22
one who
34:22
establishes
34:23
our peace
34:24
in all
34:25
that we
34:25
are going
34:25
through
34:25
ultimately
34:28
stemming
34:28
in fact
34:29
from peace
34:29
with himself
34:30
because we
34:32
have come
34:32
to the
34:32
temple
34:33
because we
34:33
have come
34:33
to Jesus
34:34
to that
34:34
place of
34:34
reconciliation
34:35
where peace
34:36
is had
34:37
and so
34:39
tonight
34:40
that's what
34:41
he's offering
34:41
that's the
34:43
invitation
34:43
that's the
34:46
gospel
34:46
the good
34:48
news
34:48
come
34:50
to
34:52
Jesus
34:53
you'll
34:55
hear the
34:56
words that
34:56
are most
34:56
commonly on
34:57
the lips
34:57
of Jesus
34:58
in the
34:58
New
34:58
Testament
34:59
follow
35:00
me
35:00
an
35:03
invitation
35:04
to
35:05
enjoy
35:06
his
35:06
peace
35:07
which is
35:09
found in
35:10
his
35:10
way
35:10
now
35:13
tonight
35:13
is where
35:14
I would
35:14
leave
35:14
you
35:14
the
35:16
free
35:16
offer
35:17
of
35:17
Christ
35:17
come
35:19
to me
35:19
and you
35:21
will know
35:21
peace
35:22
let's
35:24
pray
35:24
heavenly
35:32
father
35:32
we thank
35:33
you
35:33
that you
35:34
are
35:34
indeed
35:35
a
35:35
God
35:35
who
35:35
speaks
35:36
and we
35:38
pray that
35:38
tonight
35:38
therefore
35:39
we would
35:39
come
35:40
continually
35:41
to worship
35:42
you
35:43
in the
35:44
right way
35:44
that we
35:45
would come
35:45
clothed in
35:46
the righteousness
35:47
of Christ
35:48
that we
35:48
would be
35:48
able to
35:49
come in
35:50
the splendor
35:50
of holiness
35:51
before you
35:51
we pray
35:53
father
35:54
tonight
35:54
that you
35:54
would help
35:55
us to
35:55
see your
35:56
glory
35:56
that when
35:58
you speak
35:58
that we
35:59
would see
35:59
the wonder
35:59
of Jesus
36:00
and what
36:00
you are
36:01
saying
36:01
and the
36:02
wonder
36:02
of the
36:03
gospel
36:03
and that
36:05
we would
36:05
know
36:05
therefore
36:06
peace
36:06
because
36:06
of it
36:07
and that
36:08
we would
36:09
know the
36:09
blessing
36:09
of God
36:10
and that
36:10
we would
36:10
be settled
36:11
in the
36:11
identity
36:11
of this
36:12
God
36:12
who is
36:12
speaking
36:13
to us
36:13
help us
36:16
to hear
36:16
your voice
36:17
clearly
36:17
then
36:18
both
36:19
tonight
36:19
and always
36:20
and to
36:22
receive
36:22
by faith
36:23
the peace
36:24
that is
36:25
promised
36:25
not just
36:27
peace in
36:27
this world
36:28
and with
36:28
other people
36:29
but a peace
36:29
ultimately
36:30
with God
36:30
himself
36:31
peace that
36:33
passes all
36:34
understanding
36:34
we ask
36:36
these things
36:37
in the name
36:37
of Jesus
36:38
Amen
36:39
We're going
36:48
to sing
36:49
that psalm
36:50
now to
36:51
God's
36:51
praise
36:51
sing
37:00
psalms
37:01
page
37:02
34
37:03
we're going
37:13
to sing
37:13
the whole
37:14
of this
37:14
psalm
37:14
to God's
37:14
praise
37:15
you mighty
37:15
ones
37:15
give to
37:16
the Lord
37:16
as is
37:16
right
37:16
ascribe
37:17
to the
37:18
Lord
37:18
God
37:18
both
37:18
glory
37:19
and
37:19
might
37:19
to the
37:20
Lord's
37:20
name
37:20
due
37:21
glory
37:21
and
37:21
honor
37:22
accord
37:22
in
37:23
beauty
37:23
of
37:23
holiness
37:24
worship
37:25
the
37:26
Lord
37:26
through
37:26
to the
37:27
end
37:27
of
37:27
the
37:27
psalm
37:27
the
37:27
Lord
37:28
over
37:28
floods
37:29
sits
37:29
as
37:29
monarch
37:29
alone
37:30
the
37:30
Lord
37:31
sits
37:31
forever
37:32
as
37:32
king
37:32
on
37:32
his
37:32
throne
37:33
the
37:33
Lord
37:33
makes
37:34
the
37:34
strength
37:34
of
37:34
his
37:35
people
37:35
increase
37:36
the
37:37
Lord
37:37
gives
37:38
his
37:38
people
37:38
the
37:38
blessing
37:39
of
37:39
peace
37:40
I often
37:40
think
37:41
you know
37:41
wherever we
37:41
read that
37:41
word
37:42
the Lord
37:42
in
37:42
scripture
37:43
we can
37:44
rightly
37:45
substitute
37:45
the name
37:46
of
37:46
Jesus
37:46
it's
37:47
proper
37:48
for us
37:48
to do
37:48
this
37:48
the
37:49
covenant
37:49
name
37:49
of
37:49
God
37:50
at
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which
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every
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knee
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should
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bow
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and
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every
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tongue
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confess
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that
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Jesus
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himself
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is
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Lord
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Jesus
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is
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the
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one
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who
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gives
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us
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these
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great
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things
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and we
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rejoice
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in the
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gospel
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of
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Christ
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because
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of
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it
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you
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mighty
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once
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give
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to
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the
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Lord
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as
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is
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right
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a
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In beauty of holiness worship the Lord.
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The Lord's voice is over the waters abroad,
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And thunder proceeds from the glorious God.
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Above all the waters God's thunder is heard,
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A powerful voice is the voice of the Lord.
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The voice of the Lord is majestic and bright,
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By the voice of the Lord the great cedars are found.
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Yes, even the cedars of heaven and all,
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The Lord breaks in pieces and shatters them all.
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Like the leap of a calf, each egg's level and trot,
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And Syrian's kept life has startled my loss.
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The voice of the Lord causes lightning to flash,
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The voice of the Lord makes the wilderness crash.
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The Lord makes the desert of Caddish to shake,
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The Lord causes ox of the forest to quake,
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The trees of the forest he slips off their knees,
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And he in his temple great glory receives.
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The Lord overflows, sits as monarch alone,
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The Lord sits forever as king on his throne,
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The Lord makes the strength of his children increase.
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The Lord gives his people the blessing of peace.
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Now the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
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The love of God the Father,
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And the fellowship of God the Holy Spirit,
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Be with each one of us now and always.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.