Thank you for making Milestone a part of your weekend. We are glad you’re here! Below are the notes for teaching on June 25th 2023.

Psalm 95:1-7a
(1) Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! (2) Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! (3) For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. (4) In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. (5) The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. (6) Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! (7) For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand…

1. Transcendent

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2. Source & End

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3. Rules By His Word

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4. Benevolent

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Conclusion

This morning we started by reading Psalm 95 and not reading from a portion of Genesis. This is because the aim, the end, of creation is God’s glory that is magnified in our praise. If we did not praise and worship God after studying His kingly rule over his creation, we would be falling
short of our creaturely purposes. As we read in Psalm 95, a right posture before the King is a posture of praise and worship. We bow the knee in
adoration. This is the posture of all of subjects of his kingdom. While Psalm 95 gives us an earthly picture, Revelation 4 gives us the heavenly picture. We read in Revelation 4 that the heavenly beings praise the King before his throne crying out.

The question is not whether God is king or not, the questions is whether you recognize him as your king. The questions this morning is, “Who is the
king of your life? God or you? You see, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess his rule. But will you confess his rule over you as your King or as your conqueror? We will either bow the knee in praise and worship or bow the knee in defeat. We hope that you would see that there is no greater or kinder King to follow. He is the great King who stands above creation; the great King who is the source and end of all things, working everything out for his glory and our joy; the great King who rules justly and joyfully by his word; the great benevolent King who seeks the good of his people. This world and our own sin temp us to doubt and usurp his rule over us, but we must know that his rule is not heavy but light. To live under the rule of the King is to live under peace, under love, under grace, under mercy, under hope, under victory, under protection, under his blessing… By grace through faith, in Jesus we hostile enemies are reconciled to the King and are promised to one day live in his land with him and his people forever. This is the great narrative and promise that the Bible lays before us.

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