227 You're Worthy of My Praise

You're Worthy of My Praise
CCLI Song # 487976 David Ruis 

Verse 1

I will worship (I will worship)
With all of my heart (with all of my heart)
I will praise You (I will praise You)
With all of my strength (all my strength)

I will seek You (I will seek You)
All of my days (all of my days)
And I will follow (I will follow)
All of Your ways (all Your ways)

 

Chorus
I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise

Verse 2

I will bow down (I will bow down)
Hail You as king (hail You as king)
And I will serve You (I will serve You)
Give You everything (give You everything)

I will lift up (I will lift up)
My eyes to Your throne (my eyes to Your throne)
I will trust You (I will trust You)
Trust You alone (trust in You alone)

 

Chorus
I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise

 

Chorus 
I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise
[2X]

 
You alone are worthy of my praise
You alone are worthy of my praise 

경배하리 내 온 맘 다해
CCLI Song # 6621337 David Ruis
Verse 1
경배하리 내 온 맘 다해
찬양하리 내 온 힘 다해 (온 힘 다해)
 
주 찾으리 나 사는 동안
주님의 길을 나 따라가리 (따라가리)
 
Chorus
주님만을 경배하리
주님만을 찬양하리
찬양 받기 합당하신
존귀하신 주만 높이리
 
Verse 2
무릎 꿇고 주 맞이하리
내 모든 것 다 드리리 (다 드리리)
 
주를 향해 내 눈을 들고
주 의지하리 주만 의지하리 (주만 의지하리)

You're Worthy of My Praise
경배하리 내 온 맘 다해
 
I will worship (I will worship)
With all of my heart (with all of my heart)
I will praise You (I will praise You)
With all of my strength (all my strength)
경배하리 내 온 맘 다해
찬양하리 내 온 힘 다해 (온 힘 다해)
 
I will seek You (I will seek You)
All of my days (all of my days)
And I will follow (I will follow)
All of Your ways (all Your ways)
주 찾으리 나 사는 동안
주님의 길을 나 따라가리 (따라가리)
 
I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
주님만을 경배하리
주님만을 찬양하리
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise
찬양 받기 합당하신
존귀하신 주만 높이리
 
I will bow down (I will bow down)
Hail You as king (hail You as king)
And I will serve You (I will serve You)
Give You everything (give You everything)
무릎 꿇고 주 맞이하리
내 모든 것 다 드리리 (다 드리리)
 
I will lift up (I will lift up)
My eyes to Your throne (my eyes to Your throne)
I will trust You (I will trust You)
Trust You alone (trust in You alone)
주를 향해 내 눈을 들고
주 의지하리 주만 의지하리 (주만 의지하리)
 
I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
주님만을 경배하리
주님만을 찬양하리
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise
찬양 받기 합당하신
존귀하신 주만 높이리
 
I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
주님만을 경배하리
주님만을 찬양하리
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise
찬양 받기 합당하신
존귀하신 주만 높이리
 
I will give You all my worship
I will give You all my praise
주님만을 경배하리
주님만을 찬양하리
You alone I long to worship
You alone are worthy of my praise
찬양 받기 합당하신
존귀하신 주만 높이리
 
You alone are worthy of my praise
존귀하신 주만 높이리
You alone are worthy of my praise
존귀하신 주만 높이리

"How Shall We Respond to the God who has Spoken to Us?"(Hebrews 2:1-4)

 Hebrews 2:1-4

 

If asked what the difference between Christianity and other religions, it is that the Christian God came to us and not us going to God.

 

The first two chapters of Hebrews reveals the distinction of Christian religion. Hebrews tells us that God has taken the burden to do the work of our salvation and to reveal Himself to us. Considering that God has spoken to us, how should we respond?

 

In the last sermon, we learned that our responsibility to God's revelation is to respond in obedience. The instances that we go through in our lives and being obedient to His word is how we should respond.

 

In Genesis 3 Adam and Eve are in physical and frequent contact with God and were familiar with God. God fully intended to have fellowship with people. God gave them instructions which foods to eat excluding the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. After Adam and Eve sinned, they were aware of who God was and hid themselves.

 

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:8 ESV

 

There are many other people which God also spoke to, like Noah.

 

And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Genesis 6:13 ESV

 

Another prophet is Abraham to whom God also speaks and reveals himself in physical form.

 

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:1 ESV

 

And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.

Genesis 18:1 ESV

 

As one can see, the Old Testament has many instances of God revealing himself to the prophets or the people of Israel. In the New Testament, it is Jesus and the Holy Spirit who speaks to us.

 

but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Hebrews 1:2-3 ESV

 

The author of Hebrews makes an effort to show how God has sent His Son to us. God has used accommodating communication so we can have some understanding. God is ineffable and greater than what we can understand, but he revealed Himself to us in a way we can understand.

 

These digestible glimpses God reveals to us is an invitation for us to draw closer to God. Through the humbling of Himself to become a human who is then defeated by worldly standards on the cross. God is telling us that He wants us to humble ourselves and live the example that Jesus set.

 

One of hero of the Bible who followed God, but at time failed in faithfulness was Abraham. Abraham does follow God, but there is a famine and then Abraham sins by lying about his wife Sarah to the Egyptians because Abraham did not have faith that God would protect him. Pharaoh and other Egyptians are punished with a plague, yet Abraham is not punished even though he deserved to be punished. Eventually Abraham with his wife, Sarah, leave Egypt. Abraham then does something to show he has learned about God’s faithfulness and mercy; he builds an altar and calls on God as his God.

 

to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord.

Genesis 13:4 ESV

 

Abraham sees that God is merciful and treated him better than Abraham deserved. Soon after making the altar, Lot demands to take the best land for himself. Abraham concedes to keep the peace. Later when Lot is captured, Abraham rescues Lot. Abraham shows obedience to God because he understood how God rescued Abraham when he did not deserve it.

 

God wants us to behave mercifully and be obedient to His word. It is best shown in the book of Isaiah.

 

Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments!  Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;

Isaiah 48:18 ESV

 

In Hebrews, the Christian Jews are enduring much affliction and need encouragement to hold onto God's promises. The author tells the readers not only to pay attention, but to pay close attention to what is happening.

 

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.

Hebrews 2:1 ESV

 

We are not the first ones to suffer hardships or face difficult or impossible situations. The Bible shows us many examples of others who suffered for long times before God intervened. More importantly, God always comes to save and rescue those who seek His assistance. God has been consistent in His promises and plans. We can trust in God because He does not change.

 

There is also a warning to the readers.

 

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.

Hebrews 2:1 ESV

 

It is easy to doubt God and His promises. We must be intentional with our decision to hold onto God's words. The author uses the word drift away which has an original meaning of slowing slipping through our fingers without out us even noticing. By committing ourselves to knowing and believing His word, we will hold onto it. We also need to take initiative to yield to God's word and respond to it. If we do not commit, His word will not have any effect on our lives.

Majesty

Days Of Elijah

Hallelujah to the Lamb

You are wothy of my praise

Thank You Lord

171 Hallelujah to the Lamb

 Hallelujah to the Lamb 

CCLI Song # 2316323 Debbye Graafsma | Don Moen

VERSE 1

Lord I stand in the midst of a multitude

Of those from every tribe and tongue

We are Your people

Redeemed by Your blood

Purchased from death by Your love

There are no words

Good enough to thank You

There are no words to express my praise

But I will lift up my voice

And sing from my heart

With all of my strength

CHORUS

Hallelujah Hallelujah 

Hallelujah to the Lamb

Hallelujah Hallelujah 

By the blood of Christ we stand

Every tongue every tribe

Every people every land

Giving glory giving honor

Giving praise unto the Lamb of God

VERSE 2

Lord we stand by grace in Your presence

Cleansed by the blood of the Lamb

We are Your children

Called by Your name

Humbly we bow and we pray

Release Your power

To work in us and through us

'Til we are changed to be more like You

Then all the nations will see

Your glory revealed

And worship You

CHORUS

Hallelujah Hallelujah 

Hallelujah to the Lamb

Hallelujah Hallelujah 

By the blood of Christ we stand

Every tongue every tribe

Every people every land

Giving glory giving honor

Giving praise unto the Lamb of God

BRIDGE

Every knee shall bow

Every tongue confess

That You are Lord of all

CHORUS 

Hallelujah Hallelujah

Hallelujah to the Lamb

Hallelujah Hallelujah

By the blood of Christ we stand

Every tongue every tribe

Every people every land

Giving glory giving honor

Giving praise unto the Lamb of God

(2X)

Giving praise unto the Lamb of God 

Giving praise unto the Lamb of God

Jesus Christ 

Lamb of God

모든 민족과 방언들 가운데 

"The Assurance of Our Heritage"(Hebrews 1:1-4)

 Hebrews 1:1-4

 

The book of Hebrews has great truths about our lives as Christians. Although we do not know who the author is, this book is part of the Bible. It was accepted for a long time that it was written by Paul, despite the fact it does not follow his style. Paul's style includes beginning his letters with a salutation which introduces himself to the readers, but this this greeting is absent. When the Bible was being put together, Hebrews was almost not included in the cannon because the author was unknown. Clement of Alexandria saw Hebrew’s worth and concluded that Paul must have written it but had written it originally in the Hebrew the language for its audience, and then when it was translated into Greek, the salutation was left out.

 

Since we are not entirely sure who the author is, there is also debate when Hebrews was written. Some scholars say it was written sometime before the temple destruction in 70 AD. This is assumed because there is no mention of the temple destruction. Some argue that it could have been written after 70 A.D. but before 96 A.D.

 

We can say that Hebrews was written for a Jewish audience. There are many references to the Old Testament and how Jesus continues these traditions and fulfillment if prophecy. The writer also makes many assumptions that the reader is familiar with Jewish traditions which would include a Jewish audience, but not necessarily a gentile one.

 

For our purposes, we will assume it is Paul who wrote this book. Paul wrote to the Jewish believers if Christ because they had started to doubt Jesus since Jesus had not come back yet. The Christian Jews were also told that Jesus would come to their defense, but Roman persecution intensified as well as the Jewish persecution. Hebrews encourages the Jewish Christians to keep their faith.

 

Modern day Christians can identify with the same issues as we deal with long standing problems or wait for the promises of God. The message of Hebrews is that God has spoken to us and is still speaking to us that we have a heritage with Him. Yes, it might take a long time, but it is true.

 

The author tells us why God has spoken to us.

 

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.

Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV

 

The author makes it clear that in the past God used prophets but then in our time God sent his Son who has all authority. This is also to show that we are to take part of this heritage.

 

having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

Hebrews 1:4 ESV

 

We read in Deuteronomy that God had plans to give an inheritance to the people he chose.

 

“You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:1-2 ESV

 

In the New Testament, Peter further tells us that we have a part in God’s inheritance.

 

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9 ESV

 

We do not have a full knowledge of what He has for us. We have read this method of God before with Abraham. God leads Abraham but does not tell Abraham the precise events which will happen.

 

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.

Genesis 12:1 ESV

 

The problems happen when we disobey God or work against God's will. Our listening to Him gives fulfillment of the inheritance to us.

 

God knows what the end is going to be, but He does not tell us what is going to happen exactly. We must believe that what God has planned for us is good. God has a plan for us.

 

Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”

Isaiah 42:9 ESV

 

Many times, we do not see the providence of God because we are so focused on our problems. Since we focus only on the injustice to us while ignoring the purpose of why our circumstance happened, we fail to see how great and merciful God is by sustaining us through our difficult times. We also forget that God may need to train us or change us, so we may achieve the purpose and plans he set aside for us.

 

God has spoken to us and continues to deal with us. He has a purpose and plan for you, and we need to live in the moment while being grateful to God for all that happens to us. God will allow events to happen in our lives, both pleasant and unpleasant, to bring fulfillment to His plan. God has not forgotten us, we just need to hold fast to His promises.

Give the Devil a Headache

 1 Peter 5:8-10

The Bible included the Devil because God wanted us to know our enemy. When Lucifer was cast out of Heaven, he was not thrown into the lake of fire yet. Satan is still around and wants to destroy us. He sometimes deceives others into thinking he is a god or represents God.

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

2 Corinthians 11:13‭-‬15 ESV

The Devil is a deceiver and a accuser who is always looking for an opportunity to attack and destroy us. The devil wants us to stop working towards the great commission. He would rather us fight each other and be enemies with other Christians; however, our real enemy is the Devil.

Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.

1 Timothy 5:13 ESV

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 6:12 ESV

Here are five ways you can defeat the devil.

1. Contentment - we need to serve God whatever our situation is. When we are content even though our situation is dire, we give praise to God.

And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord  gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord .”

Job 1:21 ESV

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.  But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

Daniel 3:16‭-‬18 ESV

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.

Philippians 4:11‭-‬12 ESV

2. Conviction - We need to stand up and follow our convictions.

As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”  To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”  Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:57‭-‬62 ESV

3. Conformity with God - We need to conform to God's will and laws.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7 ESV

4. Confidence of God - We need to know God's word and be confident God will keep His word.

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

Genesis 2:17 ESV

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”

Genesis 3:1 ESV

But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.

Romans 14:23 ESV

 5. Closeness with God - We need to pray to God  and read the Bible.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:6‭-‬8 ESV

We cannot do this ourselves. We need the full armor of God and God to help us resist the Devil.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Ephesians 6:11 ESV

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:4 ESV

"Sin’s Desire: Contrary to God and Your Best Interest"(Genesis 4:3-16)

Genesis 4:3-16

In Genesis 4, we read about how Cain becomes jealous when God accepted his brother’s, Abel’s, sacrifice and not Cain’s.

Yet, God had instructed both Cain and Abel what to give. By comparing scriptures from Leviticus and Exodus, we can see where Cain did not give the best or the first fruits of the harvest whereas Abel gave the firstborn as he would have been instructed.

Genesis 4:3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground,  

Leviticus2:12 As an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the Lord…

Genesis 4:4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,

Exodus 13:12b All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the Lord’s.

When God sees Cain’s jealousy, God is merciful and intervenes with a warning.

Genesis 4:6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”

God gives us the responsibility and dignity to make our choices. God also warns us through His word and His spirit about following the desires of sin. In order to give glory to God through our actions, we need to make the choices to follow God and not Sin. God will intervene, but that intervention may only be his word or spirit. If we entertain sin, it will eventually rule us.

Genesis 4:8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

We are not given many details about how Cain killed Abel and, thankfully, we are spared the grotesque details that are involved in violent crimes. It is enough to know that Cain killed Abel. When God confronts Cain and punishes Cain, we understand this to be the result of Cain’s ego.

Genesis 4:13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

Cain does not show any remorse over the death of his brother or the grief he has caused to his parents and God. Cain is concerned with his punishment only. There is no evidence of guilt.

Guilt has received a bad reputation, but it is needed. In fact, healthy guilt is needed to help correct our behaviors and seek forgiveness. Unhealthy guilt is that irrational guilt we have over things that are beyond our control. While guilt is concerned with our actions, shame is concerned with our being. Shame takes more time and effort to correct. The life Jesus gives us, allows us to overcome that shame and develop self-compassion, so we can love others.

The following verses may help understand these four types.

1.       No guilt. – Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

2.       Healthy guilt – 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

3.       Unhealthy guilt – Psalm 139: 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

4.       Shame – 2 Corinthians 5: 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

In the end, we need to be faithful and fight the desires of sin. Abel was faithful and he is still blessed because of his faithfulness. Let us strive to be like Abel.

Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.