Great song by Matt Redman, putting the emphasis in Missions right where it belongs … for the praise and glory of God. That’s the theme of our brand new Study Hall series this Wednesday night: “Let the Nations Be Glad”. If you live in the Greater Danbury area, join us Wednesday at 7pm.
Click “More” below for the lyrics to Matt’s song …
Commencing next Wednesday evening, October 27th – 7.00pm.
A brand new 6-part series for our midweek Study Hall, to coincide with our November Missions Emphasis Month …
Based on the book, and featuring video teaching clips, by John Piper.
I’ve been reading Francis Chan’s book “Crazy Love”. In the opening chapter he directs readers to watch this short video on the web. Absolutely amazing.
Understand this – God created this Universe. He holds it in the palm of His hand.
As I watched the video I was reminded of some words of Charles Spurgeon. When he was just 21 years old he opened a sermon on the Immutability of God with the following words …
The Story of Zac Smith from NewSpring Media on Vimeo.
“So he (David) shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.” (Psalm 78:72)
So often this verse has been used to focus on the 2 needs of leadership … heart and hands - integrity and skill. A valid point, I’m sure.
But Psalm 78 is not about human leadership in any sense. It’s not about David. This glorious Psalm is all about God’s mighty faithfulness to rebellious Israel. It’s a reminder to every successive generation to look back and see God’s hand in history and remember HIM.
The Book of Deuteronomy recounts Moses “farewell” at the end of his life. He is preparing the people of Israel to move into the Promised Land under the leadership of his successor Joshua. Moses himself would not go in with them.
“We were made to know and treasure the glory of God above all things; and when we trade that treasure for images, everything is disordered. The sun of God’s glory was made to shine at the center of the solar system of our soul. And when it does, all the planets of our life are held in their proper orbit. But when the sun is displaced, everything flies apart. The healing of the soul begins by restoring the glory of God to it’s flaming, all-attracting place at the center.”
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