1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.

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Psalm 96 (NIV)

• 1 Sing to the LORD a new song
  sing to the LORD, all the earth.
• 2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name proclaim
  his salvation day after day.
• 3 Declare his glory among the nations,
  his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

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Psalm 96 (NIV)

• 4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of
  praise he is to be feared above all gods.
• 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
  but the LORD made the heavens.
• 6 Splendor and majesty are before him strength
  and glory are in his sanctuary.

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Psalm 96 (NIV)

• 7 Ascribe to the LORD, o families of nations,
  ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
• 8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name
  bring an offering and come into his courts.
• 9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his
  holiness tremble before him, all the earth.

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Psalm 96 (NIV)

• 10 Say among the nations, The LORD reigns.
• The world is firmly established, it cannot be
  moved he will judge the peoples with equity.
• 11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be
  glad let the sea resound, and all that is in it
  12 let the fields be jubilant, and everything in
  them.

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Psalm 96 (NIV)

• Then all the trees of the forest will sing for
  joy 13 they will sing before the LORD, for he
  comes, he comes to judge the earth.
• He will judge the world in righteousness and the
  peoples in his truth.

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• ltlt The Manipulation of Missions gtgt
• Presentation of the Need
• Obedience to a command
• Search for Meaning
• What is a sufficient reason?

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• Psalm 96 in the OT
• Missions is not a NT concept

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• Rev 79
• After this I looked and there before me was a
  great multitude that no one could count, from
  every nation, tribe, people and language,
  standing before the throne and in front of the
  Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were
  holding palm branches in their hands. And they
  cried out in a loud voice     "Salvation
  belongs to our God,     who sits on the
  throne,     and to the Lamb."
• Missions is because Worship isnt (John
  Piper)
• Begin with the end in mind!

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• Psalm 96
• a new song!
• Focus the LORD
• theology

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• theology the basis for worship
• How great is your God?
• A little God you worship a little
• A big God you worship you worship a bit more
• An infinite God you can never worship enough

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• As your theology is, so your worship will be.
• When is an infinite God worshipped enough?
• Others need to be invited into that worship.
• Missions is!

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• As your theology is, so your worship will be.
• As your worship is, so your missions will be.
• Q So how could you not be involved in missions?
• A When your god is too small.

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• mission is when worship is!
• mission isnt because worship isnt
• And your worship is as you know your God!
• What do you need to do?

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• Revisit
• The Need
• compassion Mt 936
• The Great Commission
• Purpose in Life

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• Who is your God?
• In your profession, your life?
• "There is not one square inch of the entire
  creation about
• which Jesus Christ does not cry out, 'This is
  mine! This belongs to me!'"
• (Abraham B. Kuyper)

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• How far will your worship go?
• A little God you worship a little
• A bigger God you worship a bit more
• An infinite God you can never worship enough, and
  youll invite everyone along to worship Him
• ? Missions is when worship is.

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