See you at 10:00 this morning for worship @ whchurchofchrist.org. But first: How about an upbeat praise song to get your Sunday morning going? Covid-19 has caused a lot of turmoil and consternation (been looking to use that word for a while). It’s hard to focus on the Lord except to cry and complain. Let’s take a break from ourselves this morning and praise, adore AND thank the Lord for what He has been done out of love to forgive us of our sins and allow us the absolute privilege to be His children now and into eternity. Praise God! Read Revelation 5:8-14 and then turn up the volume and listen to That’s My Lord by Phillips, Dean & Craig.
Revelation 5:8-14
And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. And they sang a new song, saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign on the earth.”
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!”
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”
The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.