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SingAloud!
Zephaniah 3:14-20
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♫ If anyone has a reason to smile, it‟s we Christians.
Sing Aloud!
♫ If anyone has a reason to smile, it‟s we Christians.
♪ God has done so very much for us.
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♫ If anyone has a reason to smile, it‟s we Christians.
♪ God has done so very much for us.
♪ No wonder Scripture urges us to rejoice.
Sing Aloud!
♫ If anyone has a reason to smile, it‟s we Christians.
♪ God has done so very much for us.
♪ No wonder Scripture urges us to rejoice.
♫“Rejoice in hope” (Rom 12:12, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ If anyone has a reason to smile, it‟s we Christians.
♪ God has done so very much for us.
♪ No wonder Scripture urges us to rejoice.
♫“Rejoice in hope” (Rom 12:12, ESV).
♫“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice” (Phil 4:4,
ESV).
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ZEPHANIAH ENCOURAGES
THE ISRAELITES TO BE
JOYFUL!
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ZEPHANIAH ENCOURAGES
THE ISRAELITES TO BE
JOYFUL!
Zephaniah 3:14-20
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♫ What could possibly cause the Israelites to rejoice?
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♫ What could possibly cause the Israelites to rejoice?
♪ Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah, a king who
“did what was right in the eyes of the LORD” (2 Ki 22:2,
ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ What could possibly cause the Israelites to rejoice?
♪ Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah, a king who
“did what was right in the eyes of the LORD” (2 Ki 22:2,
ESV).
♪ But, Josiah reigned immediately after his evil father &
grandfather.
Sing Aloud!
♫ What could possibly cause the Israelites to rejoice?
♪ Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah, a king who
“did what was right in the eyes of the LORD” (2 Ki 22:2,
ESV).
♪ But, Josiah reigned immediately after his evil father &
grandfather.
♫Amon, Josiah‟s father, “did what was evil in the sight of the
LORD, as Manasseh his father had done. He walked in all the
way in which his father walked and served the idols that his
father served and worshiped them. He abandoned the LORD, the
God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD” (2
Ki 21:20-22, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ What could possibly cause the Israelites to rejoice?
♪ Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of Josiah, a king who
“did what was right in the eyes of the LORD” (2 Ki 22:2,
ESV).
♪ But, Josiah reigned immediately after his evil father &
grandfather.
♫Amon, Josiah‟s father, “did what was evil in the sight of the
LORD, as Manasseh his father had done. He walked in all the
way in which his father walked and served the idols that his
father served and worshiped them. He abandoned the LORD, the
God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD” (2
Ki 21:20-22, ESV).
♫Manasseh, Josiah‟s grandfather, was one of the most evil kings
ever to reign in Judah.
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♫ Manasseh “did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the despicable
practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. For
he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected
altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and
worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. And he built altars in the house
of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, „In Jerusalem will I put my name.‟ And
he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
And he burned his son as an offering and used fortune-telling and omens and dealt
with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the LORD,
provoking him to anger. And the carved image of Asherah that he had made he set
in the house of which the LORD said to David and to Solomon his son, „In this
house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will
put my name forever. And I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander anymore
out of the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful to do
according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the Law that
my servant Moses commanded them.‟ But they did not listen, and Manasseh led
them astray to do more evil than the nations had done whom the LORD destroyed
before the people of Israel” (2 Ki 21:2-9, ESV).
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♫ The Book of Zephaniah explains how God will judge Judah
for the sins of Manasseh & Amon.
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♫ The Book of Zephaniah explains how God will judge Judah
for the sins of Manasseh & Amon.
♪ “I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the
remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests along
with the priests, those who bow down on the roofs to the host
of the heavens, those who bow down and swear to the LORD
and yet swear by Milcom” (1:4-5, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ The Book of Zephaniah explains how God will judge Judah
for the sins of Manasseh & Amon.
♪ “I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the
inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the
remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests along
with the priests, those who bow down on the roofs to the host
of the heavens, those who bow down and swear to the LORD
and yet swear by Milcom” (1:4-5, ESV).
♪ “„Wait for me,‟ declares the LORD, „for the day when I rise
up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to
assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all
my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth
shall be consumed‟” (3:8, ESV).
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♫ But, in the midst of such indignation, God offers hope.
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♫ But, in the midst of such indignation, God offers hope.
♪ Those who turn to the Lord can escape his judgment.
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♫ But, in the midst of such indignation, God offers hope.
♪ Those who turn to the Lord can escape his judgment: “Seek
the LORD, all you humble of the land, who do his just
commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you
may be hidden on the day of the anger of the LORD” (2:3,
ESV).
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♫ But, in the midst of such indignation, God offers hope.
♪ Those who turn to the Lord can escape his judgment: (2:3).
♪ God has a long history of offering hope in the midst of
judgment.
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♫ But, in the midst of such indignation, God offers hope.
♪ Those who turn to the Lord can escape his judgment: (2:3).
♪ God has a long history of offering hope in the midst of
judgment.
♫Jesus to Laodicea: “I know your works: you are neither cold nor
hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are
lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my
mouth” (Rev 3:15-16, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ But, in the midst of such indignation, God offers hope.
♪ Those who turn to the Lord can escape his judgment: (2:3).
♪ God has a long history of offering hope in the midst of
judgment.
♫Jesus to Laodicea: “I know your works: you are neither cold nor
hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are
lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my
mouth” (Rev 3:15-16, ESV).
♫But, Jesus still offers hope.
Sing Aloud!
♫ But, in the midst of such indignation, God offers hope.
♪ Those who turn to the Lord can escape his judgment: (2:3).
♪ God has a long history of offering hope in the midst of
judgment.
♫Jesus to Laodicea: “I know your works: you are neither cold nor
hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are
lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my
mouth” (Rev 3:15-16, ESV).
♫But, Jesus still offers hope: “Those whom I love, I reprove and
discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door
and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will
come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. The one who
conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also
conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne” (Rev
3:19-21, ESV).
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♫ At the end of the age, God will offer great hope in the midst
of judgment.
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♫ At the end of the age, God will offer great hope in the midst
of judgment.
♪ “God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict
you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to
us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his
mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those
who do not know God and on those who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord Jesus” (2 Thess 1:6-8, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ At the end of the age, God will offer great hope in the midst
of judgment.
♪ “God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict
you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to
us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his
mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those
who do not know God and on those who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord Jesus” (2 Thess 1:6-8, ESV).
♫There is great judgment in those two verses.
Sing Aloud!
♫ At the end of the age, God will offer great hope in the midst
of judgment.
♪ “God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict
you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to
us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his
mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those
who do not know God and on those who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord Jesus” (2 Thess 1:6-8, ESV).
♫There is great judgment in those two verses.
♫But, there is also great hope—those in Christ will have “relief.”
Sing Aloud!
♫ In this morning‟s text, God offers hope & pardon in the
midst of judgment.
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♫ In this morning‟s text, God offers hope & pardon in the
midst of judgment.
♪ Therein is the cause of singing & rejoicing!
Sing Aloud!
♫ In this morning‟s text, God offers hope & pardon in the
midst of judgment.
♪ Therein is the cause of singing & rejoicing!
♪ The daughter of Jerusalem is encouraged to sing a song of
praise unto God.
Sing Aloud!
♫ In this morning‟s text, God offers hope & pardon in the
midst of judgment.
♪ Therein is the cause of singing & rejoicing!
♪ The daughter of Jerusalem is encouraged to sing a song of
praise unto God.
♪ This is A SWEEPING SONG & A STOUT SONG.
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A SWEEPING SONG
v 15
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♫ The Israelites need to sing “A Sweeping Song,” for the Lord
will sweep away their judgments.
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♫ The Israelites need to sing “A Sweeping Song,” for the Lord
will sweep away their judgments.
♫ “The LORD has taken away the judgments against you; he
has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the
LORD, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil” (v
15, ESV).
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♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
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♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♪ “Judgments” certainly refers to the Babylonian Captivity.
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♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♪ “Judgments” certainly refers to the Babylonian Captivity.
♪ God had promised to send judgment upon Israel for their sins.
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♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♪ “Judgments” certainly refers to the Babylonian Captivity.
♪ God had promised to send judgment upon Israel for their sins.
♫Even after Josiah‟s reforms: “Still the LORD did not turn from
the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled
against Judah, because of all the provocations with which
Manasseh had provoked him. And the LORD said, „I will
remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and
I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the
house of which I said, My name shall be there‟” (2 Ki 23:26-27,
ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♪ “Judgments” certainly refers to the Babylonian Captivity.
♪ God had promised to send judgment upon Israel for their sins.
♫Even after Josiah‟s reforms: “Still the LORD did not turn from
the burning of his great wrath, by which his anger was kindled
against Judah, because of all the provocations with which
Manasseh had provoked him. And the LORD said, „I will
remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and
I will cast off this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the
house of which I said, My name shall be there‟” (2 Ki 23:26-27,
ESV).
♫Throughout Zephaniah, God promised judgment upon Judah.
Sing Aloud!
♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♫ But, there was coming a time when God would remove their
sins.
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♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♫ But, there was coming a time when God would remove their
sins.
♪ If God planned to judge Judah, why would he sweep away her
sins?
Sing Aloud!
♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♫ But, there was coming a time when God would remove their
sins.
♪ If God planned to judge Judah, why would he sweep away her
sins?
♫God sent the Babylonian Captivity to humble the people.
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♫ The Lord has swept away the judgments of Judah.
♫ But, there was coming a time when God would remove their
sins.
♪ If God planned to judge Judah, why would he sweep away her
sins?
♫God sent the Babylonian Captivity to humble the people.
♫When they were humbled, he would remove his judgment.
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♫ “Thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for
Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise
and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have
for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for
evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call
upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You
will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your
heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will
restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and
all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD,
and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you
into exile” (Jer 29:10-14, ESV).
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GOD WILL BRING GREAT
JUDGMENT ON THE EARTH!
Here‟s the point for us:
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♫ It will be a complete destruction.
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♫ It will be a complete destruction: “The day of the Lord will
come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a
roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and
dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will
be exposed” (2 Pet 3:10, ESV).
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♫ It will be a complete destruction: (2 Pet 3:10).
♫ But, the Lord promises us an opportunity to have our sins
swept away.
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♫ It will be a complete destruction: (2 Pet 3:10).
♫ But, the Lord promises us an opportunity to have our sins
swept away.
♪ If anyone sins, “we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not
for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 Jn
2:1-2, ESV).
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♫ It will be a complete destruction: (2 Pet 3:10).
♫ But, the Lord promises us an opportunity to have our sins
swept away.
♪ If anyone sins, “we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not
for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 Jn
2:1-2, ESV).
♪ “Propitiation” is basically “that which sweeps away sin.”
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THE LORD OFFERS YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SING “A
SWEEPING SONG” THIS
MORNING.
Sing Aloud!
THE LORD OFFERS YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SING “A
SWEEPING SONG” THIS
MORNING.
Will you give him that chance & sing “A
Sweeping Song”?
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A STOUT SONG
vv 15b-17
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♫ The Israelites could sing “A Stout Song,” for they had no
reason to be afraid.
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♫ The Israelites could sing “A Stout Song,” for they had no
reason to be afraid.
♫ “The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall
never again fear evil. On that day it shall be said to
Jerusalem: „Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will
save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet
you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing‟”
(vv 15b-17, ESV).
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THE ISRAELITES WOULD
NEVER NEED TO FEAR AGAIN.
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♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
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♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♪ The Babylonian Captivity was going to be horrible.
Sing Aloud!
♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♪ The Babylonian Captivity was going to be horrible.
♫Nebuchadnezzar came against Jerusalem, captured the royal
family, & took the vessels out of the temple (2 Ki 24:11-16).
Sing Aloud!
♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♪ The Babylonian Captivity was going to be horrible.
♫Nebuchadnezzar came against Jerusalem, captured the royal
family, & took the vessels out of the temple (2 Ki 24:11-16).
♫Nebuchadnezzar continued a long siege against Jerusalem.
During that siege, “the famine was so severe in the city that there
was no food for the people of the land” (2 Ki 25:3, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♪ The Babylonian Captivity was going to be horrible.
♪ Even after the Restoration, the Jews faced many challenges.
Sing Aloud!
♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♪ The Babylonian Captivity was going to be horrible.
♪ Even after the Restoration, the Jews faced many challenges.
♫Antiochus IV Epiphanes: “His power shall be great—but not by
his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall
succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people
who are the saints. By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper
under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great.
Without warning he shall destroy many” (Dan 8:24-25, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♪ The Babylonian Captivity was going to be horrible.
♪ Even after the Restoration, the Jews faced many challenges.
♫Antiochus IV Epiphanes: “His power shall be great—but not by
his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall
succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people
who are the saints. By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper
under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great.
Without warning he shall destroy many” (Dan 8:24-25, ESV).
♫Antiochus brought a reign of terror on Judea—In the span of
three days, he killed 40,000 Jews.
Sing Aloud!
♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♫ Because the Jews were going to suffer so intensely, I don‟t
believe this time of fearlessness could refer to the
Restoration.
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♫ When Zephaniah was writing, the Jews had many reasons to
fear.
♫ Because the Jews were going to suffer so intensely, I don‟t
believe this time of fearlessness could refer to the
Restoration—Much more likely, it refers to the time of the
Messiah.
Sing Aloud!
♫ The time of the Messiah was often depicted as a time of
peace.
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♫ The time of the Messiah was often depicted as a time of
peace.
♪ “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be
no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to
establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore” (Is 9:7, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ The time of the Messiah was often depicted as a time of
peace.
♪ “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be
no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to
establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore” (Is 9:7, ESV).
♪ “The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie
down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the
fattened calf together . . . . The nursing child shall play over
the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand
on the adder‟s den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my
holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of
the LORD as the waters cover the sea” (Is 11:6, 8-9, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ Notice when the Israelites would have no reason to fear:
“The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall
never again fear evil” (v 15, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ Notice when the Israelites would have no reason to fear:
“The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall
never again fear evil” (v 15, ESV).
♪ When the King of Israel in the form of Jesus Christ would
enter Judea, the people would have no reason to fear.
Sing Aloud!
♫ Notice when the Israelites would have no reason to fear:
“The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall
never again fear evil” (v 15, ESV).
♪ When the King of Israel in the form of Jesus Christ would
enter Judea, the people would have no reason to fear.
♪ Human kings were insufficient to keep the people safe.
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution.
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
♪ “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt
10:28, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
♪ “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt
10:28, ESV).
♪ Those whom the disciples faced could not take their souls.
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
♪ “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt
10:28, ESV).
♪ Those whom the disciples faced could not take their souls.
♫What a glorious message!
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
♪ “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt
10:28, ESV).
♪ Those whom the disciples faced could not take their souls.
♫What a glorious message!
♪ We might face much in this life.
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
♪ “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt
10:28, ESV).
♪ Those whom the disciples faced could not take their souls.
♫What a glorious message!
♪ We might face much in this life.
♪ But, our souls cannot be touched!
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
♪ “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt
10:28, ESV).
♪ Those whom the disciples faced could not take their souls.
♫What a glorious message!
♪ We might face much in this life.
♪ But, our souls cannot be touched!
• As long as we abide in Jesus, our souls are safe with him.
Sing Aloud!
♫ We can sing “A Stout Song”—because of Jesus Christ, we
have no reason to fear.
♪ When sending out the disciples, Jesus warned that they might
face persecution. He then says, “Fear not, therefore; you are
of more value than many sparrows” (Mt 10:31, ESV).
♫How could the disciples not be afraid in the face of persecution?
♪ “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Mt
10:28, ESV).
♪ Those whom the disciples faced could not take their souls.
♫What a glorious message!
♪ We might face much in this life.
♪ But, our souls cannot be touched!
• As long as we abide in Jesus, our souls are safe with him.
• “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will
snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me,
is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the
Father‟s hand” (Jn 10:28-29, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ Jesus became flesh and suffered so “that through death he
might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is,
the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:14-15, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ Jesus became flesh and suffered so “that through death he
might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is,
the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:14-15, ESV).
♫ We don‟t wish to minimize the grief of death.
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♫ Jesus became flesh and suffered so “that through death he
might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is,
the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:14-15, ESV).
♫ We don‟t wish to minimize the grief of death.
♪ But, death is not the end!
Sing Aloud!
♫ Jesus became flesh and suffered so “that through death he
might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is,
the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:14-15, ESV).
♫ We don‟t wish to minimize the grief of death.
♪ But, death is not the end!
♫When death overtakes these bodies, angels bear our souls to
Abraham‟s bosom (Lk 16:22).
Sing Aloud!
♫ Jesus became flesh and suffered so “that through death he
might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is,
the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:14-15, ESV).
♫ We don‟t wish to minimize the grief of death.
♪ But, death is not the end!
♫When death overtakes these bodies, angels bear our souls to
Abraham‟s bosom (Lk 16:22).
♫Those who die in the Lord have a better existence than we.
Sing Aloud!
♫ Jesus became flesh and suffered so “that through death he
might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is,
the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:14-15, ESV).
♫ We don‟t wish to minimize the grief of death.
♪ But, death is not the end!
♫When death overtakes these bodies, angels bear our souls to
Abraham‟s bosom (Lk 16:22).
♫Those who die in the Lord have a better existence than we.
♪ “My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better”
(Phil 1:23, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
♫ Jesus became flesh and suffered so “that through death he
might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is,
the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death
were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:14-15, ESV).
♫ We don‟t wish to minimize the grief of death.
♪ But, death is not the end!
♫When death overtakes these bodies, angels bear our souls to
Abraham‟s bosom (Lk 16:22).
♫Those who die in the Lord have a better existence than we.
♪ “My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better”
(Phil 1:23, ESV).
♪ “I heard a voice from heaven saying, „Write this: Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord from now on.‟ „Blessed indeed,‟ says the
Spirit, „that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow
them!‟” (Rev 14:13, ESV).
Sing Aloud!
WE CAN SING “A STOUT
SONG,” FOR IN THE AGE OF
THE MESSIAH, DEATH HAS
BEEN SHATTERED.
Sing Aloud!
DO YOU HAVE FEAR THIS
MORNING?
Sing Aloud!
DO YOU HAVE FEAR THIS
MORNING?
Do you need to have that fear removed in
Jesus‟ blood?