Series: God is Listening, are we Speaking?
Speaker: Daniel Sweet
April 20:
God Is Listening! Are You Praising?
Resurrection Centered Worship
I Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Worship: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ"
- Because of what He has done in the past: "who has caused us to be born again"
A. According to His great mercy
B. It is His work and not our own
- Because of what He is doing right now: "to a living hope"
A. Hope is not a mere wish but an actuality through what God has done in the life of the individual
B. Based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ
- Because of what He will do in the future: "to obtain an inheritance"
A. Imperishable
B. Undefiled
C. Will not fade away
D. Reserved for you
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God Is Listening! Are You Praising?
Resurrection Centered Worship
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I Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ...
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Worship: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ"
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Psalm 104:1-2 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty, Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
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I Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again...
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I. Because of what He has done in the past: "who has caused us to be born again"
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John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
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A. According to His great mercy
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B. It is His work and not our own
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I Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
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II. Because of what He is doing right now: "to a living hope"
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A. Hope is not a mere wish but an actuality through what God has done in the life of the individual
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"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in the world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. Earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy, but only to arose a longing for satisfaction." C.S. Lewis
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B. Based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ
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I Peter 1:4-5 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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III. Because of what He will do in the future: "to obtain an inheritance"
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A. Imperishable
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B. Undefiled
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C. Will not fade away
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D. Reserved for you
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