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Thanksgiving Service · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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25 verses 1 to 6 from the Scottish Psalter.
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O come, let us sing to the Lord. Come, let us everyone a joyful noise make to the rock of our salvation.
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Let us before his presence come with praise and thankful voice.
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Let us sing psalms to him with grace and make a joyful noise.
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For God, a great God and great King, above all gods he is,
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depths of the earth are in his hand, the strength of hills is his.
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To him the spacious sea belongs, for he the same did make.
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The dry land also from his hands its form at first did take.
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O come and let us worship him, let us bow down with all.
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And on our knees before the Lord, our maker, let us fall.
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Verses 1 to 6, Psalm 95. O come, let us sing to the Lord.
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O come, let us sing to the Lord. Come, let us everyone.
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And on our knees before the Lord, our maker, let us sing to the Lord.
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And on our knees before the Lord, our maker, let us sing to the Lord.
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itions across the Lord, our maker, let us sing to the Wu's Awée.
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for His presence
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God
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with great
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and thankful
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voice.
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Let us
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take down
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to Him
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with grace
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and make
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a joyful
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noise.
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For God
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our
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great
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God
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and great
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King
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how
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all
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God
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He is
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Heaps
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of the
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earth
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are in
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His hand
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the strength
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of
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wilt
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this
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is
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to
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Him
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that
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spacious
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need
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d task
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to
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king
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and
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uth
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The dry land also from His hands
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is for the worshiping.
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O come and let us worship Him,
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let us burn out with all.
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And honor He before the Lord,
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our maker, let us call.
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Let us bow in prayer.
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Lord, as we gather before you this evening,
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we pray for grace that we may worship you in a right way.
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We give thanks for this opportunity of offering praise
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and thanksgiving to you.
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Indeed, we have been created to praise.
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Glory is the world of eternal praise.
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And when you put a new song in our mouth here,
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it is the beginning of that praise
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that will go on forever and ever.
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And so we pray, O Lord,
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that our hearts might be stirred up
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to offer that praise to you.
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We give thanks for the song
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that we just sang just now.
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We give thanks, Lord,
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for the way we sang it,
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the heartiness of it.
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And that is how it should always be
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when we seek to praise and magnify our Lord,
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because you are worthy of all praise and honor and glory.
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We pray that it might be an integral part of our lives,
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day in, day out,
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because there is always a reason to praise thee,
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even when things might be difficult in our own lives
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and when we might be facing heartache
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and pain and sorrow and difficulties.
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while these things in and of themselves are hard
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and there is nothing praiseworthy in these things,
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you are always worthy of praise.
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And so we pray that whatever our situation,
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we may lift up our hearts to you
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and that we might acknowledge you
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as God of heaven and earth
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and that we might praise you with all our heart
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and that we will give this sense of adoration
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and commitment that we belong to you.
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We give thanks for all your wonderful promises
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that are in the word
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and we pray that we might have this spirit of thanksgiving
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about us at all times,
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that we might remember that you have been gracious to us
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and that you have dealt with us
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not according to our deserving.
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You have dealt with us by your steadfast love
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you have dealt with us in ways
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that are often beyond our understanding
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or comprehension.
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But we give thanks, Lord, for your patience with us
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because there are so many times
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it would have been right for you to cast us off
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but you've stuck with us.
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Your love is unchanging
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because you are unchanging in your nature.
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And so we give thanks tonight
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for that unchanging love
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and we give thanks, Lord,
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for the way that you draw us to yourself,
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that you give us a heart for yourself.
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We have to confess, Lord,
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there was a day when we didn't have that
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and even if there was a sense of
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maybe of ascribing something to you,
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we didn't understand,
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we weren't aware,
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we were too caught up with ourselves
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but when you set your love upon us
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that changed
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and we began to see things in a different way.
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And so we give thanks, Lord,
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for delivering us from a fearful pit and mighty clay
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and setting our feet upon a rock,
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establishing our way
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and putting a new song in our mouth.
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And we pray that we will continue to sing
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that new song every day and every night
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and that you'll help us as we journey
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through this world.
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Bless this congregation, we pray.
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Bless our homes, our families
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and all whom we love.
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We pray to bless all who serve you.
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We pray for all the office bearers.
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We pray for all those who work
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in so many ways behind the scene.
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We pray, Lord, for our church officers.
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We pray for cleaners.
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We pray, Lord, for those who work
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with the young people.
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Lord, we give thanks for them.
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We remember the 55 plus fellowship as well.
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We remember, oh Lord,
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all our young people
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as they grow up in a very challenging
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and a very difficult day.
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We pray, Lord, to protect them
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and to keep them.
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Grant wisdom to parents
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and wisdom to leaders
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who are teaching them in the right way.
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What a wonderful opportunity that is given.
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And we pray that the seed that is sown
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in the early days of their life
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may indeed bear fruit
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that you will keep them
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from the evil that abounds in this world,
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the temptations which are many,
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and that you will watch over them.
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Lord, our God, we pray for those
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who love you and serve you
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in places of influence and prominence
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throughout our communities
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and indeed throughout our land.
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We give thanks, Lord,
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for every voice that is raised
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on your behalf
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and for every testimony that is born
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speaking of you.
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We give thanks, Lord,
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for the wonderful way
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that the gospel is spread
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and so often we don't hear about it.
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Every so often we get little glimpses
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that even in this country of ours
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when so often we see it
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as simply as in darkness.
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Yet so often there are pockets here
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and there are pockets there
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and where maybe the media
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doesn't in any way reflect
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maybe how many actually
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are seeking you
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and how many have a desire
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or a heart for you.
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Oh, Lord, grant us your grace
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as we wait upon you.
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Help us, Lord,
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to grow more like you day by day.
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Forgive us for what we are
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in and of ourselves.
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Forgive us, Lord,
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for the sympathy that we have with sin.
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Forgive us, Lord,
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for maybe how unkind
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we can be to one another
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by our actions
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and by our words.
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Lord, we pray that
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we may have a heart
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for one another,
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that the love of Jesus Christ
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may be evident in our lives,
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that we may care for one another.
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So often it's said of Jesus
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that he was moved with compassion.
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We pray that we might have
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something of our Savior's compassion
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in this world that we live in
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where it is difficult.
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Lord, we pray
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as we face challenges
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with financial restraints
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and with the cost of living crisis,
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we ask, Lord,
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that you will help
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and that you will grant wisdom
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to those who lead us,
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those in authority over us.
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We are commanded to pray
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for kings
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and for those in authority over us.
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It is our duty
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and so we pray for our king,
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for the royal family.
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We pray for those who lead us
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in Westminster,
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in Holyrood,
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and locally here in the council.
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Lord, grant them wisdom from above
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and even for those
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who don't look to you,
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we pray that you will move them
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in the right way
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because the king's heart
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is in the hand of the Lord
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and he will move it
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in whichever way he pleases
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because it is yours to do
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according to your will
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with the armies of heaven
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and with the inhabitants of the earth.
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It is up to you, Lord,
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to raise one up
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and to cast another down.
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You are the God
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who can change the times
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and the seasons.
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Help us, Lord,
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to have an insight
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and a sense of who you are
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in our life.
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May our focus
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always be upon you.
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And so we give thanks then
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for this evening
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as we seek to
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individually
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and personally
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and collectively
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give thanks to you
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for all that you do for us.
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You do so much.
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We have so much
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to be thankful for.
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We give thanks
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for the community
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that we live in,
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the community
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that we were brought up in.
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We give thanks, Lord,
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for,
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although it's not as it was,
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there is still
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gospel influence here.
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We give thanks
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and we pray
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that it might always be so.
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We pray to encourage
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the ministers here.
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We pray for
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Mr. McKeever
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and Mr. Smith, Lord.
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We pray to bless them
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and wives and families, Lord.
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We commit to your care
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and keeping.
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We give thanks, Lord,
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for bringing
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Calamurdu here
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and Joan.
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Lord, we pray
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that you'll bless them.
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Watch over us now,
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we pray,
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and as you brought them here,
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we pray for the
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congregation of North U.S.
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O Lord,
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we ask that
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it might please you
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to direct them
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in a way
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where you will lead
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a pastor to them
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because
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their loss
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is great,
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whereas
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as so often happens
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when one moves,
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then,
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although we are
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pleased,
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it leaves
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our congregation
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empty.
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So we pray for them.
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Watch over us,
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we pray,
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and do us good,
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cleansing us
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from our every sin
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in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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We're going to sing again.
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Is it 23 or 139?
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139.
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I couldn't remember.
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We're going to sing
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in Psalm 139A
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and sing Psalms.
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Psalm 139A
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verses 13 to 16.
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Psalm 139A
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and sing Psalms.
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And we're going to sing
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from verse 13
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to verse 16.
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For you, O Lord,
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created me,
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you wove me
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on your loom,
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my inmost being
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you have formed
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within my mother's womb.
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because I'm wonderfully made
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with all your praise
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I'll tell.
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Your workmanship
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is marvelous
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and this I know
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full well.
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When in the secret place
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my frame
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was made
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before my birth,
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you saw my body
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yet unformed
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within the depths
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of earth.
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And all the days
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that I should live
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which you ordained
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for me
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were written
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in your book,
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O Lord,
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before they came
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to be.
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Verses 13 to 16
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of Psalm 139A
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that's on page 181.
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For you, O Lord,
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created me.
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Amen.
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For you, O Lord,
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created me,
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you wove me
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on your loom.
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I am, O Lord,
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in you,
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that part
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within my brotherhood.
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Because I'm wonderfully
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with all your praise
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I tell.
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Your workmanship
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is marvelous
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and this I know
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Thank you, COVID-19.
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To solve my body evermore
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Within the depths of earth
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And all the days that I should live
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With you are made for me
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Were written in your book, O Lord
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Before they came to me
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We're going to read now in the book of Psalms
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Two Psalms, first of all in Psalm 145
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And then in Psalm 100
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First of all in the book of Psalms
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In Psalm 145
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I will extol you, my God and King
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And bless your name forever and ever
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Every day I will bless you
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And praise your name forever and ever
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Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
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And his greatness is unsearchable
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One generation shall commend your works to another
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And shall declare your mighty acts
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On the glorious splendor of your majesty
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And on your wondrous works
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I will meditate
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They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds
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And I will declare your greatness
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They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
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And shall sing aloud of your righteousness
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The Lord is gracious and merciful
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Slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love
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The Lord is good to all
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And his mercy is over all that he has made
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All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord
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And all your saints shall bless you
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They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
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And tell of your power
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To make known to the children of man
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Your mighty deeds
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And the glorious splendor of your kingdom
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Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom
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And your dominion endures throughout all generations
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The Lord is faithful in all his words
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And kind in all his works
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The Lord upholds all who are falling
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And raises up all who are bowed down
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The eyes of all look to you
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And you give them their food in due season
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You open your hand
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And you satisfy the desire of every living thing
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The Lord is righteous in all his ways
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And kind in all his works
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The Lord is near to all who call on him
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To all who call on him in truth
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He fulfills the desire of those who fear him
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He also hears their cry and saves them
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The Lord preserves all who love him
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But the wicked he will destroy
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My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord
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And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever
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Then we turn to Psalm 100
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And we're going to look at this Psalm after we sing
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Psalm 100
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Make a joyful noise to the Lord
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All the earth
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Serve the Lord with gladness
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Come into his presence with singing
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Know that the Lord, he is God
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It is he who made us
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And we are his
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We are his people
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And the sheep of his pasture
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Enter his gates with thanksgiving
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And his courts with praise
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Give thanks to him
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Bless his name
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For the Lord is good
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His steadfast love endures forever
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And his faithfulness to all generations
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Amen and may God bless to us
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These readings of his holy word
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We're going to sing again in Psalm 23
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This is in Sing Psalm
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Psalm 23
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The whole psalm
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Page 28 in the psalm book
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Psalm 23
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The Lord is my shepherd
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No want shall I know
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He makes me lie down
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Where the green pastures grow
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He leads me to rest
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Where the calm waters flow
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My wandering steps
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He brings back to his way
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In straight paths of righteousness
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Making me stay
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And this he has done
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His great name to display
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Though I walk in death's valley
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Where darkness is near
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Because you are with me
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No evil I'll fear
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Your rod and your staff
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Bring me comfort and cheer
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In the sight of my enemies
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A table you spread
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The oil of rejoicing
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You pour on my head
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My cup overflows
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And I'm graciously fed
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So surely your covenant
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Mercy and grace
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Will follow me closely
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In all of my ways
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I will dwell
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In the house of the Lord
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All my days
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The whole psalm
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Psalm 23
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The Lord is my shepherd
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The Lord is my shepherd
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No want shall I know
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He makes me lie down
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Where the green pastures grow
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He leads me to rest
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Where the calm waters flow
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He leads me to rest
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Where the calm waters flow
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By wandering steps
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He brings back to his way
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In shape of righteousness
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Making me stay
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And this he has done
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His great name to display
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And this he has done
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His great name to display
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Though I walk in Dex Valley
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Where darkness is near
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Because you are with me
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No evil and fear
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Your rod and your staff
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Bring me comfort and cheer
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Your rod and your staff
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Bring me comfort and cheer
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In the sight of my enemies
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The table you spread
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The oil of rejoicing
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Here pour on my hands
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My cup overflows
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And I'm graciously fed
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My cup overflows
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And I'm graciously fed
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So surely your covenant
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And mercy and grace
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Will follow me closely
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In all of my ways
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I will dwell in the house
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Of the Lord Almighty
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I will dwell in the house
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Of the Lord Almighty
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Let's turn again to our second reading
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Psalm 100
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Just reflect for a little
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On this psalm
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Just read at the beginning
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I won't read the whole psalm again
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Make a joyful noise
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To the Lord all the earth
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Serve the Lord with gladness
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Come into his presence
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With singing
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And so on
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Now we know that
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Thanksgiving
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Is an essential part of life
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People who don't give thanks
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Just even in a general way
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Just in life in itself
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Are by and large
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I would say fairly unhappy people
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Because giving thanks
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Is something that really is spontaneous
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From a heart
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That appreciates
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And a heart
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That responds
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To life in general
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So if you find somebody
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Who is incapable
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Or rarely gives thanks
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You say to yourself
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Well there's something wrong
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With this person
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It would almost look like
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This person is fairly unhappy
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And certainly for a Christian
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Not to be giving thanks
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Is almost a contradiction
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Because it's part and partial
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Of our Christian life
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And you cannot read the scriptures
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You can't
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Particularly you can't
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Go through the Psalms
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Without being made aware
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Of thanksgiving
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And praise
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Really being at the very heart
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It's at the very heart
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Of the Psalter
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And so it would be very difficult
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For a Christian
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To be somebody
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Who is not a person
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Who is given to praise
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And given to thanksgiving
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Of course our time of thanksgiving
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Is a very important part
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Of our Christian calendar
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It has been for years and years
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We used to call it
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The harvest thanksgiving
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And rightly so
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Because I suppose
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Back in the day
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Most people were involved
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At one level or another
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With
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Even if it was only
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A few
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Crops
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And of
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Whether it was
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Hay
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Or barley
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Or whatever
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But most people
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Had something
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Or planted something
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Or grew something
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And so the harvest
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Thanksgiving
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Was a very
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Very important part
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Because there was
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An acknowledging
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That God is the God
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Of the seasons
26:39
God said that
26:41
There would always be
26:43
Seed time
26:43
And harvest time
26:44
And so
26:46
It is important
26:47
That we
26:48
Do give God
26:50
The thanks
26:50
That is due to his name
26:52
Because we know
26:54
That he is ultimately
26:55
The God of the seasons
26:57
So
26:58
Thanksgiving
26:59
And it is right
27:01
That we always have
27:02
This period of
27:03
Thanksgiving
27:03
Every year
27:05
Now this psalm
27:08
As we see
27:08
Psalm 100
27:09
Is a psalm
27:10
That is bursting
27:10
With praise
27:11
And thanksgiving
27:12
And in a sense
27:14
It is almost fitting
27:14
That it is
27:15
Psalm 100
27:16
Because
27:16
100 in a sense
27:18
Is a standout number
27:20
Whenever you get
27:21
100
27:21
It is always something
27:23
That stops you
27:24
Whether it is
27:25
Like for instance
27:26
In cricket
27:26
And they talk about
27:27
Somebody getting
27:29
A century of runs
27:30
And they
27:30
They count out
27:31
How many centuries
27:32
He made
27:33
Or
27:33
We
27:34
When somebody reaches
27:36
100 years of age
27:37
It is a landmark time
27:39
And there is
27:40
Well it was
27:41
Up until very recently
27:42
A card
27:44
With a message
27:44
Came from the queen
27:45
Now it is
27:46
It is the king
27:47
So
27:47
100 is always recognised
27:49
When you go through
27:51
The bible
27:51
You will often see
27:52
100 as a
27:53
Very special number
27:54
And it is only fitting
27:56
That Psalm 100
27:57
Is this psalm
27:59
That is just
28:00
Filled
28:00
It is bursting
28:01
With praise
28:03
And thanksgiving
28:04
To God
28:05
And we find
28:06
The title
28:07
If you have it
28:08
It is an ESV
28:08
You have it
28:09
It says at the top of it
28:10
His steadfast love
28:12
Endures forever
28:13
And what a wonderful
28:14
Thought that is
28:16
God's steadfast love
28:19
Endures forever
28:20
And even if there was
28:21
No other statement
28:22
Made
28:23
Other than
28:24
The title that we have
28:25
Over that
28:26
That would be
28:27
A reason itself
28:27
For praise
28:28
And thanksgiving
28:29
Tonight
28:29
But then we see
28:31
Below that
28:31
It says
28:32
A psalm
28:33
For giving thanks
28:35
So that is what
28:35
What this
28:37
Particular psalm
28:38
Is here tonight
28:40
And it begins
28:41
By showing us
28:43
Ways of being
28:45
Thankful to the Lord
28:46
It says
28:46
Make a joyful noise
28:48
To the Lord
28:49
Serve the Lord
28:50
With gladness
28:51
And come into
28:52
His presence
28:53
With singing
28:54
So to make
28:55
A joyful noise
28:56
In a sense
28:57
This is making
28:57
A public confession
28:59
It is
29:01
It's almost like
29:02
A royal fanfare
29:03
It's a declaration
29:04
Before God
29:06
That he is God
29:07
Of heaven and earth
29:08
And that he is
29:10
Worthy of honour
29:11
And praise
29:12
And glory
29:13
In fact
29:14
You'll often find
29:15
In the Psalms
29:16
There's a
29:16
A cry
29:17
A call
29:18
For us
29:18
To
29:19
Worship God
29:21
Making a noise
29:22
Now the singing
29:24
Tonight
29:24
Was really
29:26
Beautiful
29:27
And
29:28
So it should be
29:30
Because
29:31
It's God
29:32
We're praising
29:33
And I know
29:35
That everybody
29:36
Hasn't been blessed
29:37
With the best voice
29:38
Some people
29:40
Have been blessed
29:41
With great voices
29:42
Other people
29:42
Haven't
29:43
I know some people
29:45
And they long
29:46
To get to glory
29:47
One man in particular
29:49
Very much used
29:50
By the Lord
29:51
Was the late
29:52
Kenny MacDonald
29:53
And he couldn't
29:54
Sing at all
29:54
And he would say
29:55
You know this
29:56
I can't wait
29:57
To get to glory
29:57
Where I'll be able
29:58
To express
29:59
To praise God
30:01
Because
30:01
It's something
30:02
I can't do here
30:03
I haven't
30:04
Just don't have
30:05
A singing voice
30:06
So
30:06
But we can still
30:07
Do it with our heart
30:08
And we do
30:09
Praise God
30:10
With our heart
30:11
As well
30:12
Even if we can
30:13
But
30:13
So often
30:14
In the Bible
30:15
It talks about
30:16
Giving
30:17
Visible
30:17
And audible
30:19
Expression
30:19
To God
30:20
For instance
30:20
In Psalm 47
30:21
It says
30:22
Clap your hands
30:23
All peoples
30:24
Shout to God
30:26
With loud songs
30:27
Now
30:28
I know our
30:30
Culture is different
30:31
I'm sure we would
30:32
Get a shock
30:33
If we started
30:34
Actually
30:35
Doing that
30:36
Just now
30:36
And making these
30:37
Shouts
30:37
And clap
30:38
But the idea
30:40
We find
30:41
So often
30:41
In scripture
30:42
Is that
30:43
God is somebody
30:44
Who is worthy
30:45
Of praise
30:46
And honour
30:47
And when you
30:47
Look round
30:48
In this world
30:48
And you see
30:50
So many people
30:51
Who are calling
30:52
Out their rights
30:53
And people
30:53
Who are shouting
30:54
About this
30:55
And shouting
30:55
About that
30:56
They do shout
30:57
They do make
30:58
A noise
30:59
And so often
31:00
The church
31:01
Is just
31:01
It's almost
31:02
Like a wee
31:03
Whisper
31:03
You look at
31:05
Football matches
31:06
And the singing
31:07
And terracing
31:08
And the shouting
31:10
And yet
31:11
And so often
31:13
When we
31:13
Maybe come
31:14
To worship God
31:15
Might only be
31:16
A whisper
31:17
Or
31:17
A poor
31:19
Sound
31:19
Now
31:20
Don't get me wrong
31:21
I'm not saying
31:22
That's how
31:22
It is here
31:23
But it can be
31:24
And as I say
31:26
I thank the Lord
31:27
Tonight
31:28
For the
31:28
The lovely
31:29
The lovely singing
31:30
So it's important
31:32
Make a joy
31:33
Joyful noise
31:34
To the
31:35
To the Lord
31:35
All the earth
31:37
And then
31:39
It says in verse 2
31:41
Serve the Lord
31:42
With gladness
31:43
And you know
31:44
This is the most
31:45
Incredible privilege
31:46
That you and I
31:47
Have been given
31:47
Because all of us
31:48
In here tonight
31:49
If you love the Lord
31:50
You are in service
31:52
To the Lord
31:53
And the Lord
31:54
Will always give you
31:55
Something to do
31:56
And sometimes
31:58
We need a little bit
31:59
Of pushing into
31:59
That service
32:00
But we should all
32:01
Be involved
32:02
In serving the Lord
32:03
And here he is
32:05
The creator
32:06
Of heaven
32:07
And earth
32:07
And he has us
32:09
As his servants
32:11
Here in this world
32:12
Because you think about it
32:14
The Lord didn't send
32:15
The Lord doesn't send
32:16
Angels down from heaven
32:17
To preach
32:18
Or to lead the singing
32:20
Or to open churches
32:22
Or to do the Sunday school
32:24
Or to teach people
32:26
Or to witness
32:27
Or to help
32:28
Or to be missionaries
32:30
It's not angels
32:31
He sent
32:31
It's us
32:32
Uses us
32:33
And so
32:35
We've always got to
32:36
Remember that
32:36
The witnessing
32:38
The telling
32:39
Of people
32:40
Telling people
32:42
About Jesus Christ
32:43
It's our responsibility
32:45
It's our duty
32:46
It's our
32:47
Work
32:49
To serve
32:49
And so
32:50
We're told here
32:53
That we are to
32:53
Serve the Lord
32:54
With
32:56
What does it say
32:57
Serve the Lord
32:58
With gladness
32:59
And so
33:01
When we come in
33:02
To service with the Lord
33:03
When we come to serve
33:04
When we come to
33:05
Worship the Lord
33:06
We need to have
33:07
Gladness in our heart
33:08
And I think
33:09
There's quite a responsibility
33:10
Upon us
33:11
Because
33:12
Sometimes we can
33:13
Come into church
33:14
Going through all kinds
33:15
Of do
33:15
We can come in with
33:16
And we do
33:17
With all our issues
33:18
With all our baggage
33:19
With all that's been going on
33:21
Throughout the day
33:22
Or throughout the week
33:22
And that's important as well
33:25
That we come with these things
33:27
And bring them before the Lord
33:28
But there comes a specific time
33:31
When our focus
33:32
Is upon the Lord
33:34
And we must put aside
33:36
All these other things
33:37
And focus upon Him
33:38
And give Him
33:40
This worship
33:41
And this service
33:42
That is due to His name
33:44
But
33:45
Whatever we're doing
33:46
For the Lord
33:47
Make sure that we do
33:48
Our service
33:49
With gladness
33:51
Because the Lord
33:53
Sees our attitude
33:54
He sees how we serve
33:55
He sees the spirit
33:57
That we have
33:58
In our service
33:59
He sees whether we do it
34:01
Willingly
34:01
Or grudgingly
34:03
Whether we do it gladly
34:05
Or whether it's just
34:07
A burden to us
34:09
You know
34:10
If
34:11
If you're out for a meal
34:13
And
34:15
The waiter or waitress
34:16
Is sort of
34:18
Really grumpy
34:20
And kind of
34:21
Throwing the food at you
34:22
I don't mean
34:23
Like throwing the food
34:24
But throwing the plates down
34:26
And
34:26
It's like
34:27
Everything is a
34:28
It's a burden
34:29
And you just
34:30
You can see
34:30
This person
34:31
Just does not want
34:32
To be here
34:33
And their whole
34:34
Demeanor
34:35
And everything about it
34:36
Is just
34:37
In fact
34:38
It
34:38
Spoils the meal
34:39
Because the actual
34:41
Service that you can
34:42
That you can get
34:44
Can either be
34:45
An uplifting experience
34:47
Or else
34:47
It can put you down
34:48
And how much more
34:51
With regard to
34:52
Our service
34:53
To the king of glory
34:55
Because
34:56
We're serving
34:58
Every single Christian
34:59
All of you
35:00
You're serving the lord
35:01
Wherever he has put you
35:03
And whether it's
35:04
In a big thing
35:05
Or in a little thing
35:06
You're still serving
35:07
So you make sure
35:08
That your service
35:10
Is done
35:11
With
35:11
Gladness
35:13
Because that's what
35:14
That is
35:14
That's what is
35:15
Required of it
35:16
Of us
35:17
That our heart
35:18
Is in it
35:19
And that we are
35:20
To come
35:21
Into his presence
35:23
With singing
35:24
And again
35:25
This involves
35:27
Like our whole being
35:28
Where we're giving
35:29
We're giving to the lord
35:31
A sense of
35:32
Our adoration
35:34
To him
35:35
Of we're paying
35:35
As it were
35:36
Like homage to him
35:37
And as we go back
35:39
To verse 1
35:40
Where it says
35:41
Make a joyful noise
35:42
To the lord
35:42
We're saying
35:43
All people
35:44
We know how it goes
35:45
In the psalm
35:45
In the metrics
35:46
All people
35:47
That on earth
35:48
To dwell
35:48
Sing to the lord
35:49
With cheerful voice
35:51
It's like
35:51
It's like the whole world
35:53
Is
35:53
They're making a claim
35:55
On
35:56
Who god is
35:58
And so
35:59
We have to
36:00
We have to
36:01
Give
36:02
Voice
36:03
In our praise
36:04
And then verse 3
36:05
It says
36:06
Know
36:07
That the lord
36:08
He is god
36:09
Yes we give thanks
36:12
And we do so joyfully
36:13
But we also do it
36:15
Intelligently
36:16
In other words
36:18
We know
36:20
Who we're
36:21
Who we're
36:22
Singing to
36:23
We know who we're
36:24
Praising
36:24
We know who we're
36:25
Giving thanks to
36:26
We're not doing this
36:27
Kind of blindly
36:28
We know
36:31
Who this god is
36:32
And tonight
36:33
We give him thanks
36:34
We give him thanks
36:35
For who he is
36:36
In himself
36:36
For his glory
36:38
His majesty
36:39
His authority
36:40
His dominion
36:41
His rule
36:42
His government
36:42
We give thanks
36:44
To god
36:45
For all that
36:46
He is in himself
36:47
And all that
36:48
He's done for us
36:49
For answering
36:51
Our prayers
36:52
For his grace
36:54
For his mercy
36:55
For his pardon
36:57
His forgiveness
36:58
His peace
36:58
His love
36:59
His joy
37:00
Just so much
37:02
That he gives us
37:03
And so
37:05
When we
37:06
When we come
37:06
Worshiping the lord
37:08
That's what it says
37:09
We know the lord
37:10
We know who
37:11
We're worshipping
37:12
Many
37:13
Don't worship god
37:15
Because they don't know
37:16
I'm sure many people
37:18
Wonder why are they
37:19
Going
37:19
Why are they going
37:20
To church during the week
37:21
What's it all about
37:22
Well if they knew god
37:24
They would join us
37:25
But it's because
37:27
They don't know
37:28
They don't know
37:29
Who god is
37:30
They've never come
37:31
To grasp
37:32
Who he is
37:33
If they did
37:34
If they had the same
37:35
Understanding
37:36
And knowledge
37:37
Of who god is
37:38
Then it would be different
37:39
They would
37:40
They would join
37:41
With us
37:42
And that's what
37:43
What we do
37:44
We worship
37:45
A god we know
37:46
Remember how
37:47
Paul in Athens
37:48
He came across
37:49
People who are
37:50
Worshipping the
37:50
Unknown god
37:52
None of us
37:54
Tonight
37:54
Are worshipping
37:56
The unknown god
37:57
We know
37:58
Who we worship
37:59
And then it says
38:01
Know that the lord
38:03
He is god
38:05
It is he who
38:06
Made us
38:07
And we
38:08
Are his
38:09
Now Isaiah
38:10
Terms that
38:12
We are the work
38:13
Of his hands
38:14
And when you think
38:16
About it
38:16
The awesome
38:17
Skill
38:18
And the intricate
38:20
Minuteness
38:23
That went into
38:24
The creation
38:25
Of us
38:26
When you think
38:28
That from the dust
38:29
To the ground
38:30
That god took
38:32
And he made
38:34
He formed
38:35
When you think
38:36
Of the
38:36
Skeletal structure
38:38
That we are
38:39
And we think
38:41
Of all the
38:41
The
38:42
The different
38:43
Whether it's
38:45
The respiratory
38:46
System
38:46
Or the pulmonary
38:47
System
38:48
Or the reproductive
38:49
System
38:49
Or the nervous
38:50
System
38:50
And all the joints
38:51
And all the tendons
38:53
And all the muscles
38:53
And this awesome
38:55
Brain
38:56
Who just
38:58
Just beyond
38:59
Any mind
39:01
The comprehension
39:02
To comprehend
39:03
Just what it is
39:05
And it's from the
39:06
Dust to the ground
39:07
When you think
39:09
Of the wisdom
39:10
And the planning
39:11
And the power
39:13
That went in
39:14
To the creation
39:16
And then
39:16
In the creating
39:17
Of the woman
39:18
From the man
39:19
Taking the rib
39:19
And built
39:20
And fashioned
39:21
And shaped
39:22
And brought together
39:24
And that's
39:26
That's what
39:27
It's telling us
39:28
Here
39:29
Know that the
39:30
Lord he is God
39:31
It is he
39:32
Who has made us
39:33
And we are his
39:35
And it's little
39:36
Wonder that the
39:37
Psalmist
39:37
Was saying
39:38
We are fearfully
39:39
And wonderfully
39:40
Made
39:41
But as we know
39:42
Tragically
39:43
Despite the wonder
39:45
Of what God did
39:46
It wasn't enough
39:47
Remember how
39:49
Adam and Eve
39:49
What God
39:50
Did for them
39:51
What God
39:52
Made them
39:53
What God
39:53
Provided for them
39:54
It still wasn't
39:56
Enough
39:56
They wanted more
39:57
And it's still
39:59
The same today
40:00
And we know
40:02
The result
40:03
Of where
40:03
Everything
40:04
Beautiful
40:05
That was made
40:06
Was smashed
40:08
Not only did God
40:10
Make us
40:10
Brilliantly
40:11
Physically
40:12
And mentally
40:13
But he also
40:14
Morally
40:15
And spiritually
40:16
And knowledge
40:17
Righteousness
40:18
And holiness
40:19
And bang
40:19
The fall
40:21
Shattered
40:22
Everything
40:23
Not only
40:24
Ourselves
40:25
But the
40:25
Whole
40:25
Creation
40:26
The whole
40:27
Creation
40:27
Is groaning
40:28
Everything
40:28
That's why
40:29
There's tsunamis
40:30
And earthquakes
40:31
And floods
40:31
And droughts
40:32
And everything
40:32
The fall
40:33
Impacted
40:35
Everything
40:36
Altogether
40:36
But you
40:39
God
40:39
God
40:39
God
40:39
Didn't give
40:39
Up on us
40:40
God
40:41
Came after
40:42
Us
40:42
And right
40:44
From the
40:44
Very dawn
40:44
Of history
40:45
We find
40:46
God's
40:46
Promises
40:46
Running
40:47
Right
40:47
Through the
40:48
Word
40:48
Because God
40:49
Had a purpose
40:50
In all that
40:51
He did
40:51
And his love
40:53
And his love
40:53
His patience
40:54
His foreknowledge
40:55
He worked
40:55
It all
40:56
And so we
40:57
Are his
40:58
Twice over
40:59
We were his
41:00
First of all
41:01
In the
41:01
Original creation
41:03
And then we
41:04
Are his again
41:05
Through Jesus
41:06
Christ
41:07
Because Jesus
41:08
Is termed
41:09
The redeemer
41:09
And a redeemer's
41:11
Work is to buy
41:12
Back
41:13
What once
41:14
Belonged
41:15
That's what
41:16
Jesus has done
41:17
He has bought
41:19
Us
41:19
Back
41:20
To God
41:21
Bought us
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And brought us
41:23
Paid the price
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And brought us
41:25
Back to God
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So we
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Are his
41:28
So here's
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A great cause
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For thanksgiving
41:32
Here's this love
41:34
That
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Absolutely
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Refused
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To give up
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So we
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Are his
41:40
It is
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He who made us
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And we are his
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We are his people
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And the sheep
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Of his pasture
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You know
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It's one of the
41:48
Great themes
41:49
Of the Bible
41:50
Is that
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We are
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God's sheep
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Right through
41:54
The Old Testament
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God was termed
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Israel's shepherd
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In the New Testament
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Jesus is termed
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The good shepherd
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The great shepherd
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And the chief shepherd
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And he is the shepherd
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Who cares
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And tends
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And looks after
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And provides
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The shepherd
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Who has never lost
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A sheep
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Or a lamb
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Ever
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And so
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We are
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His people
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Now
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I think maybe
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We've said this before
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But in
42:23
In the parts
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Where we
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Belong
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With the parts
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Where we live
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So often
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Maybe with more
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And more
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People moving in
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From
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From
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Out with
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But it used to be such
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That when you would
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Meet somebody
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Maybe for the first time
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People would ask
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Who are your people?
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So that question
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Has been asked
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Of you
42:45
Throughout your life
42:46
At some time
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Who are your people?
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When somebody's trying
42:48
To work out who you are
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Now who are your people?
42:52
And rightly or wrongly
42:54
When they maybe work out
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Who your people are
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They make a judgment
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Of an assessment
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Of who you are
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Whether it's a right assessment
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Or a wrong assessment
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But your people
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Come into play
43:07
As they look
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At you
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And
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We can apply that
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Spiritually as well
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Because
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We are God's people
43:18
We belong
43:20
To God
43:20
And you know
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How
43:22
The characteristics
43:24
And mannerisms
43:25
Run through families
43:27
You see it in people
43:29
Quite often
43:30
We say
43:30
Oh it's in their people
43:31
Whether it might be a wit
43:34
It might be
43:35
People who are really clever
43:37
Traits of character
43:39
Oh it's in the people
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We often say that
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Well we apply that
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Spiritually
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And it should be true
43:47
Of every Christian
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It's in the people
43:49
What's in the people?
43:51
Christ likeness
43:52
We should be
43:54
Ressembling Jesus
43:55
More and more
43:56
Every year
43:57
Because
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He is
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Our saviour
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He is
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Our shepherd
44:03
He is at work
44:05
Within us
44:06
He's moulding us
44:07
And he's shaping us
44:08
And he's changing us
44:10
Every day
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Every week
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Every month
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Every year
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So that we
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Become more
44:16
And more
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Like him
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And
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That's
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That's
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What the Lord
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Is doing
44:22
And although
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This is a wonderful thing
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It says
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We are his people
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You know
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God has made everything
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In this world
44:33
We're told that
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That everything that was made
44:36
Was made by him
44:37
But out of
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Everything in the whole
44:40
Wide world
44:41
And everyone
44:42
In the whole wide world
44:44
There is only one
44:45
Group
44:46
That he's
44:47
Has a special
44:49
Claim upon
44:50
And that's you and me
44:52
His people
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Out of everything in the world
44:54
He doesn't say that about
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Anything else
44:56
His people
44:57
Are his portion
44:59
Nothing else
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The end of the day
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Nothing else counts
45:03
This is all
45:05
That counts
45:06
That's not a reason
45:08
For pride
45:08
It's not a reason
45:09
For taking any
45:10
Glory to ourselves
45:12
In fact
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It's the very opposite
45:14
That should be
45:15
The most humbling thing
45:16
And yet
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Which should
45:17
Fire us up
45:18
With a great sense
45:20
Of thanksgiving
45:21
And awe
45:22
And wonder
45:23
That the God
45:24
Of heaven and earth
45:25
Has set his love
45:26
Upon you and me
45:27
Out of all the people
45:29
Of the world
45:29
And you
45:30
Are his special
45:31
People
45:32
His special
45:33
Portion
45:34
And he takes glory
45:36
To his own name
45:37
In you
45:38
It's a humbling
45:39
It's quite an extraordinary thing
45:42
And then
45:44
It says here
45:45
We are his people
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And the sheep
45:47
Of his pasture
45:49
The sheep
45:50
Of his pasture
45:51
And that's what
45:52
We sang there
45:53
In Psalm 23
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That
45:55
How we lie down
45:58
In green pastures
45:59
You and I know
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That there are
46:03
Certain times
46:04
The sheep
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Will not lie down
46:05
Sheep won't lie down
46:07
If they're scared
46:08
If they're afraid
46:08
Sheep won't lie down
46:10
If they're hungry
46:11
You can't get a hungry
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Sheep to lie down
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Do you know
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If you want to see
46:17
This picture of contentment
46:18
That Psalm 23
46:19
Paints for us
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And it's such a beautiful
46:22
Picture of the sheep
46:23
By the still water
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And the green pasture
46:26
It's a picture
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Of absolute contentment
46:28
That only
46:30
Well watered
46:31
Well fed sheep
46:32
Will give you
46:33
And that's
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What it's talking about here
46:37
It's his pasture
46:39
He has provided
46:41
For us
46:42
This pasture land
46:43
And where is it?
46:45
Well it's here
46:45
His word
46:47
It's here
46:47
Where we come together
46:48
That's why God's house
46:51
Is a special place
46:52
Because God
46:53
Meets with us
46:55
And he gives us
46:56
Of his food
46:57
And
46:59
Remember this
47:00
The world
47:01
Has not one
47:02
Thing
47:03
For your soul
47:04
Nothing
47:05
Zero
47:06
You will never get
47:08
Anything in this world
47:09
That will
47:10
Nourish
47:11
Or fill
47:12
Your soul
47:13
There's things in this world
47:15
Which might be good
47:16
For the body
47:16
And such like
47:17
And good for the mind
47:18
But there's nothing
47:19
For the soul
47:20
It is through
47:22
The word
47:23
Through the feeding
47:24
Through the teaching
47:25
Through the work
47:26
Of God's spirit
47:27
Touching our hearts
47:28
And so
47:29
He's given us
47:30
This lavish feeding
47:31
And if we're struggling
47:34
If we're empty
47:35
If we're hungry
47:37
The fault is not
47:38
With a shepherd
47:39
It's not with a pasture
47:41
Because a beautiful
47:43
Pasture land
47:43
It's rich
47:44
It's luscious
47:45
There's everything
47:47
You could want
47:48
In it
47:48
So we're hungry
47:50
Then there's something
47:52
Wrong with us
47:53
Not with a shepherd
47:54
Not with the pasture land
47:56
It can only be with us
47:58
So we need to ask
48:00
The Lord
48:01
Lord help me
48:01
Help me to appreciate
48:03
The feeding
48:05
You've given
48:05
Help me to
48:06
Enjoy it
48:08
Help me to be
48:08
Nourished by it
48:09
Help me to be
48:10
Strengthened by it
48:11
Help me to be
48:11
Built up by it
48:12
Thank him for this
48:14
And then finally
48:15
Just in a word
48:16
We see the invitation
48:18
That is given
48:19
Enter his gates
48:20
With thanksgiving
48:21
And his courts
48:22
With praise
48:22
You know
48:24
It's quite wonderful
48:26
When you see
48:27
Enter his gates
48:28
With thanksgiving
48:29
And his courts
48:29
With praise
48:30
It would bring you
48:31
Back into the Old Testament
48:32
And to the temple
48:33
And to the courts
48:35
That are there
48:36
And to God's house
48:37
And you know
48:39
One of the wonderful
48:39
Things is
48:40
That when we
48:41
Think back
48:42
There was one
48:43
Special place
48:44
Within the temple
48:45
Which was
48:45
The most holy place
48:47
Or the holy of holies
48:48
It was the one place
48:50
Nobody could get to
48:51
Apart from the high priest
48:52
Once a year
48:53
But remember
48:55
When Jesus
48:55
Cried out
48:56
It is finished
48:57
The veil of the temple
49:00
Was torn in two
49:01
And now there is
49:03
Immediate access
49:04
Into his presence
49:06
And that's where
49:07
We're invited
49:08
We're invited
49:09
Ushered in
49:10
Through
49:11
Through the door
49:13
Through into
49:14
The presence
49:15
Of the king
49:16
And that's a wonder
49:17
Wonder and glory
49:19
Of it
49:19
Give thanks to him
49:20
Bless his name
49:21
For the lord is good
49:23
His steadfast love
49:25
Endures forever
49:27
Isn't that wonderful
49:28
See that word
49:31
Steadfast
49:32
It means that it
49:34
Cannot be moved
49:35
It is absolutely
49:36
It's a rock
49:37
Of fixedness
49:38
And that's who
49:40
God's love
49:40
Is to you
49:41
And also notice
49:43
It also finishes
49:44
By saying
49:44
His faithfulness
49:46
To all
49:47
Generations
49:48
It's not great
49:49
All generations
49:51
And you look back
49:53
And you look at
49:54
The faithfulness
49:55
Of God
49:55
To Noah
49:55
And to Abraham
49:57
And to Isaac
49:57
And to Jacob
49:58
And to Joseph
49:59
And to Moses
50:00
And to David
50:01
And to Daniel
50:02
To John
50:03
And to Paul
50:04
And so on
50:05
Right down to you
50:06
Throughout the generations
50:07
And he will continue
50:10
His faithfulness
50:11
Will continue
50:12
Throughout all generations
50:14
So tonight
50:16
May we seek
50:18
To praise the lord
50:19
And give him thanks
50:20
Because sometimes
50:22
You know
50:22
We get used to it
50:23
Don't we
50:23
There are times
50:25
We get used
50:26
To what we have
50:27
We've lost
50:29
The sense of wonder
50:30
That we should have
50:32
Remember how it first was
50:34
When you
50:34
First came
50:36
To see the lord
50:37
To appreciate
50:38
What he had done
50:39
When you first
50:41
Took a wee taste
50:43
In the pasture land
50:44
When you first
50:46
Laid hold upon
50:47
The fact that
50:47
You were his
50:49
That he had made you
50:50
The wonder of it
50:53
The newness of it
50:54
But sometimes
50:55
The years cause
50:56
That to fade
50:58
They shouldn't
50:58
It shouldn't
50:59
It should be the reverse
51:00
We should in fact
51:02
Be praising him
51:03
More and more
51:04
And more
51:04
For what he has done
51:06
For us
51:07
Let us pray
51:08
Lord our God
51:10
We give thanks
51:11
For our time together
51:12
Where we were able
51:13
To think about
51:15
Why we should be
51:16
Praising and thanking you
51:17
And there is no end
51:19
For our reason
51:21
To praise and thank
51:22
It's what we will be doing
51:24
Throughout an endless eternity
51:25
It is
51:26
Indeed what we see
51:28
That
51:28
The
51:29
The
51:29
The saints
51:31
In glory
51:31
Are praising the lamb
51:33
Worthy as a lamb
51:35
To receive honour
51:36
And glory
51:37
And praise
51:38
And as we journey
51:40
Through this world
51:41
We pray
51:41
And the closer we get
51:42
To the land
51:44
Of eternal praise
51:45
We pray
51:45
That praise
51:46
Might become
51:47
More and more
51:48
Part
51:49
Of what we are about
51:50
Bless us
51:52
And we pray
51:52
Bless us Lord
51:54
Those who mourn
51:55
Those who are sad
51:56
And despite the fact
51:57
That we do think
51:58
Tonight
51:59
Of praise
52:00
And thanksgiving
52:01
We do know Lord
52:03
That while you require
52:04
This of us
52:06
You are the God
52:07
Who understands
52:08
Our weaknesses
52:09
You are the God
52:11
Who is able to
52:12
Bind up the broken hearted
52:13
And so we give thanks
52:15
Lord
52:15
Even for that
52:16
Do us good then
52:17
And take us to our home
52:18
Safely
52:19
And cleanse us
52:20
From our every sin
52:21
In Jesus name
52:22
We ask it
52:23
Amen
52:24
We are going to conclude
52:27
Singing in Psalm
52:28
72
52:30
Psalm 72
52:32
There are so many
52:33
Psalms that we could have
52:35
Sung in conclusion
52:38
Could have sung this Psalm
52:39
Itself
52:40
Psalm 100
52:40
But of course
52:42
This is one that
52:43
We are all so familiar with
52:46
It is a Psalm
52:47
That is absolutely
52:48
Bursting
52:49
Full of praise
52:50
His name forever
52:52
From verse 17
52:53
The last three verses
52:54
Of Psalm 72
52:55
Page 314
52:57
In the Scottish Psalter
52:58
His name forever
52:59
Shall endure
53:00
Last like the sun
53:02
It shall
53:02
Men shall be blessed
53:04
In him
53:04
And blessed
53:05
All nations
53:06
Shall him call
53:07
Now blessed be
53:08
The Lord our God
53:09
The God of Israel
53:10
For he alone
53:12
Doth wondrous works
53:13
In glory
53:14
That excel
53:14
And blessed be
53:16
His glorious name
53:17
To all eternity
53:18
The whole earth
53:20
Let his glory fill
53:21
Amen
53:22
So let it be
53:23
17 to the end
53:24
Psalm 72
53:25
His name forever
53:27
Amen
53:27
His name forever
53:33
Shall endure
53:39
Past like the sun
53:42
Past like the sun
53:44
It shall
53:47
Men shall be blessed
53:52
In heaven
53:55
And then
53:57
All nations
53:59
Shall him call
54:04
Now blessed be
54:09
The Lord our God
54:15
The God of Israel
54:21
For he alone
54:26
The wondrous works
54:32
In glory
54:35
The Lord our God
54:36
And blessed be
54:37
His glorious name
54:39
And blessed be
54:42
And blessed be
54:45
His glorious name
54:49
To all eternity
54:56
The Lord our God
54:58
The Lord our God
55:00
And blessed be
55:01
The Lord our God
55:02
And blessed be
55:03
The Lord our God
55:04
And blessed be
55:05
The Lord our God
55:06
And blessed be
55:07
Amen
55:09
So let it be
55:14
Now may the grace, mercy, and peace
55:19
Of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
55:21
Rest and abide upon each one of you
55:24
Now and forevermore
55:24
Amen
55:25
Amen
55:55
Amen
55:56
Amen
55:57
Amen
55:58
Amen
55:59
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
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Amen
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Amen
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Amen
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Trailed
56:20
Amen
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Amen
56:21
Amen
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Thank you.