You are Invited to Worship

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You are Invited to Worship

• Pastor Glenn Pon
• Chinese Grace Bible Church
• Sunday, June 22, 2014

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• Psalm 117 (ESV)
• Praise the LORD, all nations!
• Extol him, all peoples!
• For great is his steadfast love toward us, and
  the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
•                 Praise the LORD!

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•   "I think we delight to praise what we enjoy
  because the praise not merely expresses but
  completes the enjoyment in its appointed
  consummation" 
• - C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms

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• We are called to worship

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• Psalm 1171 (ESV)
• 1 Praise the LORD, all nations!
• Extol him, all peoples!

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• Romans 158-13 (ESV)
• 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to
  the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in
  order to confirm the promises given to the
  patriarchs,

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• Romans 158-13 (ESV)
• 9  and in order that the Gentiles might glorify
  God for his mercy. As it is written,
• Therefore I will praise you among the
  Gentiles, and sing to your name.

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• Romans 158-13 (ESV)
• 10  And again it is said,
• Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.

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• Romans 158-13 (ESV)
• 11  And again,
• Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,    and let
  all the peoples extol him.

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• Romans 158-13 (ESV)
• 12  and again Isaiah says,
• The root of Jesse will come,    even he who
  arises to rule the Gentiles in him will the
  Gentiles hope.

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• Romans 158-13 (ESV)
• 13  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and
  peace in believing, so that by the power of the
  Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

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• Psalm 117 (ESV)
• Praise the LORD, all nations!
• Extol him, all peoples!
• For great is his steadfast love toward us, and
  the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
•                 Praise the LORD!

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1. We are Called to Worship the Lord
2. We have Reasons to worship the Lord

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• Psalm 117 (ESV)
• Praise the LORD, all nations!
• Extol him, all peoples!
• For great is his steadfast love toward us, and
  the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
•                 Praise the LORD!

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1. We are Called to Worship the Lord
2. We have Reasons to worship the Lord
3. We Celebrate our worship before the Lord