Sermon Notes
Joy That Lasts
Part of God's Heart for the Nations
December 29, 2024

Joy That Lasts

Psalm 67 ESV

Main Idea: God’s

and our are intimately related.

1. The glory of God (vv. 1,3,5-7)
a. God’s glory is His all-surpassing

and
b. To glorify God is to the fact that He is all-surpassingly good and worthy in what we say and do
c. : “So, whatever you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
d. John Piper: “How to Drink to the Glory of God”

2. God’s glory for the joy of the nations (vv. 3-5)
a. Psalm 67 is organized as a


b. God wants the nations to worship Him for His and their
c. When God is glorified, human follows
d. Ask: “What does God say is good here?” and it

3. Conduits not cul-de-sacs (vv. 1-2, 6-7)
a. Desire

for the sake of displaying God’s glory
b. To display God’s glory among the is a source of great joy
c. Our desire for the glory of God is a reflection of our of God
d. Taste and see that the Lord is good, and for more