Welcome to Dingwall

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Welcome to Dingwall Strathpeffer
Free Church

• God Calls Us to Delight in Christ and to Share
  His Hope.

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Psalm 868-13 (p. 341)

• Lord, there is none among the
• gods
• that may with thee compare
• And like the works which thou
• hast done,
• not any work is there.

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Psalm 868-13 (2/6)
9 All nations whom thou madst
shall come and worship revrently
Before thy face and they, O
Lord, thy name shall glorify.

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Psalm 868-13 (3/6)
10 Because thou art exceeding
great, and works by thee are done
Which are to be admired and
thou art God thyself alone.

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Psalm 868-13 (4/6)
11 Teach me thy way, and in thy
truth, O Lord, then walk will I
Unite my heart, that I thy name
may fear continually.

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Psalm 868-13 (5/6)
12 O Lord my God, with all my heart to
thee I will give praise And I the glory
will ascribe unto thy name always

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Psalm 868-13 (6/6)
13 Because thy mercy toward me in
greatness doth excel And thou delivered
hast my soul out from the lowest hell.

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Prayer and Bible Reading
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Bible ReadingRevelation 79-17(p. 1238)
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Revelation 79-17

• 9 After this I looked and there before me was a
  great multitude that no one could count, from
  every nation, tribe, people and language,
  standing before the throne and in front of the
  Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were
  holding palm branches in their hands.
• 10 And they cried out in a loud voice
     "Salvation belongs to our God,    who sits
  on the throne,    and to the Lamb."

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Revelation 79-17

• 11 All the angels were standing around the throne
  and around the elders and the four living
  creatures. They fell down on their faces before
  the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying
•    "Amen!    Praise and glory    and wisdom and
  thanks and honor    and power and strength
     be to our God for ever and ever.    Amen!"

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Revelation 79-17

• 13 Then one of the elders asked me, "These in
  white robeswho are they, and where did they come
  from?"
• 14 I answered, "Sir, you know."
•     And he said, "These are they who have come
  out of the great tribulation they have washed
  their robes and made them white in the blood of
  the Lamb.

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Revelation 79-17

• 15 Therefore,    "they are before the throne of
  God       and serve him day and night in his
  temple    and he who sits on the throne will
  spread his tent over them.
• 16 Never again will they hunger        never
  again will they thirst.     The sun will not
  beat upon them,        nor any scorching heat.

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Revelation 79-17

• 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
  will be their shepherd       he will lead
  them to springs of living water.     And God
  will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

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OUR COMMITMENT TO GOD AND HIS PEOPLE Unison
Prayer from Romans 14

• MINISTER Our Saviour Jesus
  Christ, Lord of the living and the dead, you died
  and rose again to life

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OUR COMMITMENT TO GOD AND HIS PEOPLE Unison
Prayer from Romans 14

• ALL Let us not live for ourselves alone,
• nor die for ourselves alone so that whether we
  live or die we may belong to you for ever. Amen.

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Scottish Paraphrase 66 (Revelation 713ff)

• 1 How bright these glorious spirits shine
• whence all their white array?
• how have they come to this fair place
• of everlasting day?

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Scottish Paraphrase 66 (Revelation 713ff)

• 2 These have endured through
• sufferings great
• and come to realms of light,
• and through the blood of Christ the Lamb
• their robes are pure and white.

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Scottish Paraphrase 66 (Revelation 713ff)

• 3 Humble they stand before the
• throne,
• palm-branches in their hands
• here they are serving him they love,
• fulfilling his commands.

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Scottish Paraphrase 66 (Revelation 713ff)

• 4 No more can hunger hurt them now,
• nor shall they thirst again
• no scorching heat can do them harm
• nor sun shall cause them pain.

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Scottish Paraphrase 66 (Revelation 713ff)

• 5 For at the centre of the throne,
• Jesus the Lamb who died
• feeds them with nourishment divine,
• their shepherd and their guide.

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Scottish Paraphrase 66 (Revelation 713ff)

• 6 In pastures green he'll lead his flock
• where living streams appear,
• and God the Lord from every eye
• shall wipe away each tear.

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Sermon Revelation 7Gods Family In Heaven
But where is the Temple?
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1 A Song for Gods Family

• 79, 146 The redeemed family are not from a
  restricted group!
• Psalm 869 Genesis 155 2217.
• Where does that leave tolerance and pluralism?
  
• Salvation belongs to our God!

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2 A Song of Gods Gospel

• 9-10 Gods answer to tribalism and a broken
  world is the gospel message.
• What they all wear (a white robe right
  relationship with God).

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2 A Song of Gods Gospel

• What they all hold (palms symbol of victory,
  and joy).
• What they all shout (Jesus the Lion-Lamb see
  55,9,12, focused on the cross).

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3 A Song of Gods Glory

• What glory, if we are not living as a reconciled
  family?
• The focus of heaven Psalm 96 declare his
  glory among the nations.

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3 A Song of Gods Glory

• John Piper Missions exist because worship
  doesnt.
• The only temple, the only focus we need, both now
  and in heaven is the Lord Jesus Christ
  himself.

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Psalm 984-9 (p. 129)
4 Acclaim the LORD, O all the earth
shout loudly and rejoice. Make music and be
jubilant to him lift up your voice.

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Psalm 984-9 (2/4)
5 With harp make music to the LORD with
harp his praises sing. 6 With trumpet and with
horn rejoice before the LORD, the King.

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Psalm 984-9 (3/4)
7 Let earth, the sea and all in them
rejoice triumphantly. 8 Let streams clap hands
and mountains sing together joyfully.

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Psalm 984-9 (4/4)
9 Now let them sing before the LORD, who
comes to judge the earth Hell judge the
world in righteousness, the peoples in
his truth.

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God Calls Us to delight in Christ and to Share
His Hope.