Notes of Meeting Sunday 5 February 2023
Worship led by Sue Clarke All creation worships God Creation itself testifies about its creator. It is impossible to live on this planet without recognising God, as nature is proof to His existence. The beauty and awesomeness of God’s creation reveals the glory and majesty of God. By observing how specific and exact the interworking of all creation is, one can only come to the conclusion that there is a God. This is by design. God’s glory is displayed by the things around us. His invisible qualities, eternal power, and divine nature are shown to us in how we are made, the world in which we live, and the universe surrounding us. Because God has made himself clearly known through the creation of our universe, humankind is without an excuse before Him. Psalm 66 v1-2 +4 “Shout with joy to God, all the earth. Sing the glory of His name, make His praise glorious. All the earth bows down to You, they sing praises to You, they sing praise to Your name.” SONG: God is great, amazing! 730 Psalm 19v 1-4 “The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” SONG: Creation sings 2255 We need to take a moment to observe how unique and beautiful the fingerprint of God is in our lives and the world in which we live. I pray this leads us to praising Him for how wonderfully He has made everything for us and for revealing himself to us by His creation. Creator God, SONG: Praise my soul the King of heaven 466 Praise means to express our honour and thanks to God. Psalm 8 v 1-2 “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise.” SONG: O Lord our God how majestic is Your name 426 Philippians 4 v4 “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: rejoice” Another word for rejoice is exalt, which also means to praise highly SONG: Come people of the risen King 2249 Why is praise so powerful? Praise is indeed a potent and restorative tool. It changes us for the better by refocusing our affections, realigning our priorities, and restoring our souls. Our spirit becomes more pliable, open, and receptive to receiving God's Holy Spirit.
Praise is the power of heaven, praise is the power of heaven, praise is the power that opens the door to the King, the King of kings. SONG: O Lord my God 425 Habakkuk 2 v14 “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. God's original purpose to fill the earth with his glory — his glory reflected through human beings — will be fulfilled.
Psalm 15-v6 “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!”
SONG: Praise Him you heavens 1501 The bible tells us that we were made to praise God. Isaiah 43v21 “The people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.” We were formed to declare praise to God. We were made to give him glory and honor. Colossians 1 v16 “For by Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities, all things were created by Him and for Him.” Revelation 4 v11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for You created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Hebrews 13 v15 “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise- the fruit of lips that confess His name. SONG: Worthy O Worthy 617
Notes of Message by David Ansell Reading: Acts 8: 26 – 40 – Philip and an Ethiopian Eunuch
Closing Hymn: We have a gospel to proclaim
WE HAVE A GOSPEL TO PROCLAIM, Good news for all throughout the earth; The gospel of a Saviour's name: We sing His glory, tell His worth.
Tell of His birth at Bethlehem, Not in a royal house or hall But in a stable dark and dim: The Word made flesh, a light for all.
Tell of His death at Calvary, Hated by those He came to save; In lonely suffering on the cross For all He loved His life He gave.
Tell of that glorious Easter morn: Empty the tomb, for He was free. He broke the power of death and hell That we might share His victory.
Tell of His reign at God's right hand, By all creation glorified; He sends His Spirit on His Church To live for Him, the Lamb who died.
Now we rejoice to name Him King: Jesus is Lord of all the earth. This gospel message we proclaim: We sing His glory, tell His worth.
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