back to indexBerean Community Church Praise and Prayer 6/28/24
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just to come before the Lord in silent prayer, 00:10:43.560 |
and then we will go ahead and start our prayer. 00:12:24.520 |
♪ You alone were broken on the altar of love ♪ 00:12:54.940 |
♪ Savior, I'm overcome with your great love for me ♪ 00:13:23.500 |
♪ Lord of love, your kindness draws me near ♪ 00:14:12.620 |
♪ Savior, I'm overcome with your great love for me ♪ 00:15:29.400 |
♪ Savior, I'm overcome with your great love for me ♪ 00:16:09.800 |
"I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. 00:16:13.620 |
"The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. 00:16:31.160 |
"Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has cast into the sea, 00:16:35.040 |
"and the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. 00:16:40.220 |
"They went down into the depths like a stone. 00:16:43.220 |
"Your right hand, O Lord, is majestic in power. 00:16:46.700 |
"Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemies, 00:16:51.320 |
"you overthrow those who rise up against you. 00:17:01.840 |
Our Heavenly Father, as we come gathered together 00:17:15.360 |
hearts of faith, for the things that we read, 00:17:23.820 |
We pray, Father God, that the conviction that we had, 00:17:26.080 |
that you are powerful far above and beyond everything else, 00:17:29.600 |
that just as we sung, you are more beautiful, 00:17:31.500 |
more worthy, and holier than anything that we could fathom. 00:17:34.980 |
I pray, Father God, that when we see you as such, 00:19:11.220 |
♪ And now I freely walk into the arms of Christ ♪ 00:20:06.220 |
♪ And now I freely walk into the arms of Christ ♪ 00:21:01.080 |
♪ And now I freely walk into the arms of Christ ♪ 00:21:21.180 |
♪ And now I freely walk into the arms of Christ ♪ 00:21:31.240 |
♪ And now I freely walk into the arms of Christ ♪ 00:22:24.840 |
♪ And through the darkness your loving kindness ♪ 00:22:58.060 |
♪ What heart could fathom such boundless grace ♪ 00:23:19.500 |
♪ The cross has spoken, the cross has spoken ♪ 00:23:48.560 |
♪ Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free ♪ 00:23:53.560 |
♪ Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me ♪ 00:24:18.160 |
♪ Then came the morning that sealed the promise ♪ 00:24:44.800 |
♪ Then came the morning that sealed the promise ♪ 00:25:16.760 |
♪ Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free ♪ 00:25:26.820 |
♪ Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me ♪ 00:25:46.840 |
♪ Hallelujah, praise the one who set me free ♪ 00:25:53.520 |
♪ Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me ♪ 00:26:35.120 |
Okay, please turn your Bible over to Exodus chapter 15. 00:27:10.080 |
And then, the song that we're looking at in chapter 15, 00:27:19.200 |
We're not talking about reflecting and reminiscing of old, 00:27:26.000 |
this is a song famously known as the Song of Moses. 00:27:29.640 |
And it's the song given as a worshipful act to God. 00:27:42.560 |
I want you to do your best to imagine your worst nightmare. 00:27:47.000 |
You know the ones where somebody's chasing you. 00:27:55.200 |
you know, abruptly from that kind of nightmare, 00:28:03.120 |
Because the scripture accounts that the Egyptians 00:28:14.200 |
I want you to think about more than every single person 00:28:17.640 |
in this room all chasing after you, one single person. 00:28:27.460 |
They've got guns in their cars, shotguns, AKs, 00:28:30.480 |
whatever it may be, and they're all chasing you, 00:28:42.220 |
It's not so much just the fact that the enemy 00:28:53.320 |
when the people around you are filled with fear, 00:28:56.520 |
and they start losing it, and they start saying stuff 00:28:59.400 |
they shouldn't be saying, when the people around you 00:29:11.920 |
As Pharaoh drew near, the sons of Israel looked, 00:29:16.000 |
and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them. 00:29:30.760 |
that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? 00:29:37.640 |
Is this not the word we spoke to you in Egypt, 00:29:39.660 |
saying, leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? 00:29:43.920 |
For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians 00:29:52.580 |
Could you be strong, seeing the dust of smoke, 00:30:01.020 |
who are supposed to be older, or whatever it may be, 00:30:13.180 |
do not fear, stand by and see the salvation of the Lord, 00:30:28.760 |
The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent. 00:30:37.580 |
They're just screaming like, oh my gosh, we should go back. 00:30:49.540 |
So I want you to imagine you hearing those words, right? 00:30:52.860 |
Moses saying to you, just you stay quiet and watch, 00:31:06.260 |
and as the story goes, Moses does what God commands, 00:31:14.320 |
You're walking through what used to be right there, 00:31:26.020 |
as you know, God commands and it swallows up the soldier, 00:31:39.140 |
and once you cross, and it says in the morning, 00:31:45.140 |
and in the morning, what you see is the waters 00:31:59.060 |
One of the interesting things about the story 00:32:01.260 |
is that I just thought that this massive amounts of water 00:32:04.460 |
buried them, but it says actually a bunch of their bodies 00:32:08.460 |
came to the sea, and they saw them, the deceased, 00:32:30.900 |
Well, strangely enough, this portion of the text 00:32:35.220 |
that we are in, Moses breaks out in song of worship. 00:32:45.140 |
Moses and the sons of Israel, so it wasn't just him, 00:32:47.420 |
but everybody sang the song to the Lord and said, 00:32:50.260 |
I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted, 00:32:53.860 |
the horse and its rider, he hurled into the sea, 00:32:57.220 |
and after he sings the song with all the men, 00:33:05.460 |
Aaron's sister, took the timbrel in her hand, 00:33:08.940 |
and all the women went out after her with timbrels 00:33:16.820 |
the horse and its rider, he has hurled into the sea. 00:33:22.580 |
And so, we take a moment to remind ourselves, 00:33:28.340 |
wow, the Lord God has shown and proven himself 00:33:53.260 |
Our singing, our emotions, it's all reactionary. 00:34:01.840 |
against the Egyptians, they're filled with fear, 00:34:15.900 |
where you come to worship and something just feels old? 00:34:19.820 |
Are we ever in a state where we come to worship 00:34:25.440 |
like, I'm not sure if I'm getting anything out of it? 00:34:28.140 |
Do we come into worship and sometimes we have a situation 00:34:35.200 |
When I say age-old, it was one of the first sins. 00:34:51.980 |
The great fallen condition that tainted our worship 00:35:00.940 |
and when we come into worship, it's kind of like, 00:35:12.060 |
Then this is when all kinds of stuff like playing church, 00:35:16.260 |
doing it just out of tradition, it's like, you know, 00:35:19.340 |
my parents did it, this is the way my parents 00:35:24.280 |
or we turn into some kind of weird superstition. 00:35:36.040 |
of giving praises and worship to this powerful God, amen? 00:35:40.880 |
Today, I want to take a look at this portion. 00:35:49.920 |
so that we would be inspired for greater worship, 00:35:52.140 |
to visualize God, and how does it present it to us? 00:35:54.840 |
How did God use this specific case-in-point deliverance 00:36:00.520 |
so that he would reveal himself to be powerful? 00:36:21.760 |
"Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has cast into the sea, 00:36:26.420 |
"to drown into the Red Sea, the deeps cover them. 00:36:29.580 |
"They went down into the depths like a stone." 00:36:37.000 |
and all of a sudden, Moses is breaking off into song, 00:36:47.200 |
God is a warrior, and he's absolutely victorious. 00:37:16.520 |
when I sit and I do one of these Old Testament studies, 00:37:18.920 |
and I'm trying to imagine, I actually sit there, 00:37:21.440 |
and I'm like, hmm, the way I think of a warrior 00:37:25.960 |
you know, the camouflage, and I think, no, no, no, 00:37:34.240 |
And it's like, oh, and then he's got the helmet. 00:37:38.280 |
And he's got this big gun with a scope on it, 00:37:40.640 |
and all that kind of stuff, it's like, wait a minute. 00:37:42.600 |
How do we perceive of God, the scripture is telling us, 00:37:46.320 |
do you see the way God is here presented to his people, 00:38:05.840 |
and it's appropriate for us to get a little afraid. 00:38:09.400 |
This is a famous passage, Revelations chapter 19. 00:38:12.160 |
It says, "I saw heaven open, and behold, a white horse, 00:38:17.160 |
"and he who sat on it called Faithful and True, 00:38:20.960 |
"and in righteousness he judges and wages war." 00:38:42.320 |
"The armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, 00:38:44.840 |
"white and clean, were following him on white horses. 00:38:50.360 |
"so that with it he may strike down the nations. 00:39:02.720 |
"he has a name written, King of Kings and Lord of Lords." 00:39:09.840 |
You've probably even seen people try to draw it. 00:39:13.440 |
But I want to remind you, that picture of Jesus Christ, 00:39:27.840 |
Aren't we now closer to the time when he will return? 00:39:30.480 |
Aren't we now waiting and anticipating this picture? 00:39:33.680 |
Were you waiting for somebody who had the towel on his arm, 00:39:38.320 |
or were you waiting for somebody that looks like this? 00:39:56.440 |
is gonna get destroyed, they're gonna get leveled. 00:40:09.080 |
you've probably heard me mention it many times. 00:40:12.000 |
I am just astounded, I am in worship, just in awe, 00:40:16.520 |
of the perfections of the various facets of God, 00:40:19.920 |
namely the fact that he is both simultaneously 00:40:24.480 |
incredibly strict, severe, vengeful, and wrathful, 00:40:29.040 |
while at the same time perfectly kind and merciful, yes? 00:40:33.920 |
Another passage from Revelations chapter six, it says this. 00:40:38.360 |
Then the kings of the earth, and the great men, 00:40:41.480 |
and the commanders, and the rich, and the strong, 00:40:43.400 |
and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves, 00:40:48.320 |
and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, 00:40:50.560 |
fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him 00:40:53.640 |
who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the lion. 00:41:10.560 |
if Christ is gonna come, mighty on a white horse, 00:41:15.920 |
we were standing in rebellion about to face him. 00:41:18.800 |
Gospel truth is, but instead of being against us, 00:41:31.080 |
And the reason why I'm going at this is because 00:41:33.120 |
in the eyes of the saints of old, eyes of Moses, 00:41:40.480 |
he is literally looking at death and destruction, 00:41:43.440 |
and saying, God, I worship you, you're exalted, 00:41:51.200 |
A strange mixture in our heart of fear, wonder, terror, 00:42:18.000 |
And so the next bits of the passage, all it's doing, 00:42:28.640 |
Do you understand how secure and sure his victory is? 00:42:42.480 |
God is so amazing, let the greatest come from the world, 00:42:53.640 |
It says, your right hand, O Lord, is majestic in power. 00:43:09.440 |
The blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. 00:43:15.480 |
The deeps were congealed, and the hearts of the sea, 00:43:18.480 |
and the enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, 00:43:24.560 |
I will drop my sword, my hand will destroy them. 00:43:27.760 |
You blew with your wind, and the sea covered them. 00:43:35.840 |
You know, a lot of us, we geek out over certain things. 00:43:41.960 |
and you're like, oh my gosh, do you understand 00:43:43.880 |
how powerful this M1 chip is, or whatever chip it is now? 00:43:50.080 |
Well, back in the day, I actually really, really liked 00:43:53.240 |
watching boxing, and I'll be like, oh my gosh, 00:44:12.200 |
exact thing he said, came to be exactly as he said, 00:44:17.960 |
Oh my gosh, every jab, every hook, every punch, 00:44:26.280 |
If you are coming to worship, and you're not worshiping, 00:44:33.780 |
it is because you are not seeing God this way. 00:44:46.340 |
If you, during your whole week, have been staring at things 00:44:52.300 |
position-wise, job-wise, and you've just been marveling 00:44:54.980 |
at the works of man, and then you come to church, 00:44:57.620 |
and you're like, meh, it's 'cause you don't see it 00:45:05.500 |
you don't read his word, you've just been working hard, 00:45:08.780 |
and you're doing a great job, you come to worship, 00:45:12.380 |
Because you're very much impressed with yourself. 00:45:22.740 |
Next portion, in verse 11 through 16, he says, 00:45:34.580 |
You stretched out your hand, the earth swallowed them, 00:45:37.500 |
and in your loving kindness, you have led the people 00:45:43.380 |
you have guided them to your holy habitation. 00:45:48.780 |
Every true Christian knows how to be in wonder of God, 00:46:16.680 |
anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia. 00:46:24.300 |
All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. 00:46:37.200 |
He's just talking about the effect of God's greatness, 00:46:40.760 |
that if you truly see him, there's gonna be a healthy fear. 00:46:48.400 |
not only is there fear, but ultimately for us, 00:46:55.100 |
Verse 16, it says, until your people have passed over, 00:46:59.600 |
O Lord, until the people pass over whom you have purchased, 00:47:06.680 |
The place, O Lord, which you have made for your dwelling, 00:47:09.520 |
the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established. 00:47:20.080 |
and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea on them. 00:47:30.300 |
He is summarizing and requenting what just happened, 00:47:44.260 |
You are my Father's God, I'm gonna worship you. 00:47:52.120 |
God's promises to patriarchs are gonna come true 00:48:07.400 |
So, I want us to take a moment to turn to Psalm 106, 00:48:18.100 |
several hundred years pass since the actual time of Exodus 00:48:27.000 |
In looking back then, what's the perspective? 00:48:36.060 |
so I want us to look, Psalm 106, starting from verse one. 00:48:39.860 |
Praise the Lord, oh, give thanks to the Lord, 00:48:42.140 |
for he is good, for his lovingkindness is everlasting. 00:48:46.700 |
Who can speak of the mighty deeds of the Lord, 00:48:56.980 |
Remember me, oh Lord, in your favor towards your people. 00:49:01.540 |
that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, 00:49:04.100 |
that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, 00:49:20.460 |
For our fathers in Egypt did not understand your wonders. 00:49:24.100 |
They did not remember your abundant kindness, 00:49:30.140 |
Nevertheless, he saved them for the sake of his name, 00:49:42.140 |
Did God not know that the people would set up 00:50:00.540 |
Now they want us to make more bricks without straw. 00:50:03.440 |
Did God not know that the people would lose heart 00:50:05.620 |
and be like, oh my gosh, we should have just died in Egypt. 00:50:27.880 |
but also praise God that he works and operates 00:50:37.240 |
God is holy, and for his own name he accomplished 00:50:45.120 |
Then shame on us if we ever come into worship, 00:50:48.000 |
and it's like, I don't know, this stuff's getting old. 00:50:56.300 |
and something deeper is happening with our hearts. 00:50:58.960 |
Let us know that this song of Moses is a song for us. 00:51:31.820 |
and the product of their hands, and we get so impressed. 00:51:35.500 |
Lord, I pray God you would forgive us for that, 00:51:54.700 |
with one word, you would make all of them fall. 00:51:58.060 |
I pray, Lord, that you would help us just to be in wonder. 00:52:13.980 |
let all these things, Father God, rise to you from our faith. 00:52:22.160 |
we're gonna have just extended time of prayer, 00:52:24.540 |
but we're just going to move in three sections. 00:52:27.560 |
I wanna first give you guys the time to do personal prayer. 00:52:31.800 |
So I'm gonna put up to several points for you 00:52:35.200 |
if you just wanna react and you wanna just respond, 00:52:50.960 |
Go ahead and take time now for extended prayer. 01:04:03.600 |
- Okay, allow me to close that portion off in prayer. 01:04:06.960 |
Heavenly Father, just lifting up another word 01:04:11.960 |
as a congregation, Lord, we do ask that by your Spirit, 01:04:17.120 |
we will experience your power on a regular basis. 01:04:20.440 |
Lord, we ask that we would experience your Spirit 01:04:25.040 |
just moving so deeply by way of conviction and faith. 01:04:36.480 |
that we would risk our comforts and well-being 01:04:41.760 |
By way of simple obedience, when things seem impossible, 01:04:45.080 |
or even trusting in you when we're most deeply hurt, 01:04:49.020 |
help us, Father God, to experience your power in our lives. 01:04:52.160 |
We know, Lord God, that you are faithful and good. 01:04:59.880 |
where there is a lot of things happening at church. 01:05:03.720 |
As you know, the Korea team is just wrapping up. 01:05:12.000 |
it sounds like they had a really amazing time, 01:05:19.040 |
all the informal downtime, and then let's pray 01:05:22.000 |
that the team stays then ready, in focus and sober, 01:05:26.760 |
so that they can maximize all the time that they have. 01:05:30.920 |
there's been a lot of graduations for college students, 01:05:35.380 |
Let's pray that as they're going to experience 01:05:51.960 |
just for months, a lot of preparation that's gone into that. 01:05:57.280 |
There's been, there's over like 90 to 100 volunteers. 01:06:03.880 |
they are really focused in on ministering to the students 01:06:08.320 |
and maximizing whatever opportunity they have, 01:06:11.880 |
but more so, too, when we think about the loss 01:06:15.840 |
there are so many young students, so many children, 01:06:18.720 |
and we're desperately praying for their salvation, 01:06:20.860 |
joining in the parents, pleading to God, save their souls. 01:06:37.320 |
and then Wednesday, 7/10, there's going to be 01:06:40.160 |
an evening gospel presentation, and then also Q&A. 01:06:44.600 |
Let's ask that God will cause those things to be fruitful. 01:06:47.280 |
Okay, please go ahead and pray for the next 10 minutes. 01:18:34.160 |
we'll bring everybody back for a closing praise, 01:37:06.480 |
- One more minute before we do our ending song, 01:37:22.480 |
Okay, church family, let's all stand together 01:38:48.480 |
♪ Your mercy floods our lives with kindness ♪ 01:41:18.480 |
that you gathered your church to come and pray 01:41:34.480 |
that our love for you may only grow, Lord God, 01:41:45.480 |
You are a thrice holy God who has been so gracious to us. 01:41:49.480 |
So I pray, Lord God, that as we pray for many things, 01:41:52.480 |
from personal topics to church things going on, 01:41:57.480 |
I pray, Lord God, that you help us, Lord God, 01:42:10.480 |
through our devotion, Lord God, to you and through prayer. 01:42:14.480 |
So be with us, Lord God, as we continue, Lord God, 01:42:18.480 |
seeking you, and give us the strength that we need.