If I can just make one personal comment.
It's, you know, speaking in front of other adults is very intimidating.
And even before ministering God's word, just watching you declare he is holy, holy, holy.
Joining your voices to those of the angels.
There's no better preparation.
There's no better way to steal my own fears.
And invite you to do just that, even through the sermon, Lord willing.
Our sermon text today is one of the most glorious passages of the entire Bible.
It's Philippians chapter 2, verses 5 through 11.
I'll read this for us today.
Believing it's God's inspired, inerrant, infallible, clear, authoritative, and trustworthy word.
It's the word of God for the people of God.
Philippians 2, starting at verse 5.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.
Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
but made himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant,
and coming in the likeness of men.
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself,
and became obedient to the point of death.
Even the death of the cross.
Therefore, God also has highly exalted him,
and given him the name, which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow,
of those in heaven, and of those on earth,
and of those under the earth,
and that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
The word of God.
Thanks be to God.
You may be seated.
Lord, we ask, like beggars lifting our empty hands up to you,
that you will once again give us the gift of faith.
You pour out faith into your people,
so that we can grab a hold of you,
and truly have you,
and know you.
We thank you, Lord, for how you are not silent,
but how you do speak through your word,
by the ministry of your Holy Spirit.
Lord, there may be some here who are blind,
and don't have this gift of faith.
We join our prayers to those of Christ,
and we ask that your Holy Spirit will blow like the wind,
give new birth,
open our eyes to behold Christ.
And Lord, we ask,
nothing else except that you,
God, by the power of the Holy Spirit,
will set Christ forth before your people today,
that we can see him with eyes of faith,
and enjoy him together,
we ask.
Amen.
Music activates more parts of the brain
than any other function.
Babies have an innate sense of rhythm,
and respond to music,
even before they can talk.
Music can help people with brain injuries,
regain movement and speech.
Well, we know that heaven is filled with music.
Music is another gift from God.
God has hardwired his creation,
his image bearers,
to respond in these powerful ways to music.
The Bible is full of songs.
Philippians 2, 5 through 11,
it has hymn-like musical features.
Scholars have studied it,
diagrammed it,
and understood that it's
exalted, lyrical,
quasi-credal language,
makes it undeniable.
The rhythm of this passage,
combined with poetic tension,
they observe.
It includes repetition,
and Hebraic-sounding parallelism.
Let's look at an example here.
Look at verse 7.
He emptied himself.
In verse 8,
there's the parallelism.
He humbled himself.
So it's saying the same idea,
but adding more to it.
Verse 7 says,
born in human likeness,
then he adds to that,
appeared in human shape.
Adding on to that,
clarifying the meaning.
Our best guess is that this passage
was sung with a melody
among the early congregations,
or at least used as a musical chant,
a way of getting this truth
about God in Christ
into the people of God.
Like we use our public profession
of our faith,
or these creeds
that we read together in one voice,
and it just becomes incorporated
as part of our worship.
That's most likely
what we have in front of us
as our sermon text today.
So because that's what
this passage brings us,
beloved congregation
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
my invitation to you,
to all of us today,
is to enjoy it.
Enjoy the melody
of God's abounding love
for you in this passage.
A powerful musical piece
has many movements to it.
It carries us along
on a journey.
So I see in this sermon text
seven movements,
but they all have
this returning melody
of the abounding love
of God in Christ.
Movement number one.
The melody of God's
abounding love,
it culminates
as it began
with His glory.
The melody of God's
abounding love
culminates
as it began
with His glory.
I had to look this up.
What is it called
when a classical piece of music
starts with a melody
and then ends
with that same melody?
And according to the internet,
it's called rondo form
or circular form.
A famous example
Fuhr Elisa
by Beethoven
goes
da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
and that same melody
is going to be that hook.
It keeps bringing it
and that's exactly
that same peaceful melody
at the beginning
is the last thing
you're left hearing
at the end.
So let me try to show you
this truth
in these two verses.
Verse 6
and then verse 11.
Verse 6 reads,
He
who being in the form of God
did not consider it robbery
to be equal
with God.
This is how it was
in the beginning.
God the Son
was in the form of God.
That word
is best understood
in English as
sharing God's
defining characteristics.
The Son of God
was equal with God.
Sharing God's
defining characteristics
as co-equal
with the Father
and glory.
And this is how
it shall be forever.
Look at verse 11.
The culmination
of Christ's
completed work
in verse 11
is the glory
of God the Father.
The word glory
can have two meanings
in the New Testament.
It can refer to
God's essential glory.
The essential glory
of who God is.
His intrinsic worth.
How do we perceive
the essential glory
of God?
It's only through
the ministry
of the Holy Spirit
by faith.
This is what we declare
in Psalm 8,
for example.
O Lord,
our Lord,
how excellent
is your name
in all the earth
who have set
your glory
above the heavens.
It's not something
we can visibly see,
but by faith
we know
you are excellent.
Your name
is glorious.
It's your essential
glory.
That word in Greek
is doxa.
Doxa,
you can know
where that sounds familiar
like we sing
a doxology.
We sing
of God's
essential glory.
His defining
characteristics.
We praise Him
for that.
The second type
or second meaning
of the term glory
is the visible
glory of God.
How God
manifests Himself
to our senses
that we can see
and possibly hear
or smell
with our physical senses.
We can perceive
the visible glory
of God's goodness,
beauty,
and majesty.
God creates
in this earth
in time and space
a manifestation
of His glory.
And He does this
in the Bible.
In the Old Testament,
the Hebrew word
for this visible glory
was Shekinah.
The Shekinah glory
of God.
That's what fills
the temple.
That's what the people
see and tremble
before.
When Isaiah gets
this vision of God
and He falls down
on His face,
God had manifested
in a visible way
His glory
to Isaiah.
Moses had encountered
this.
Remember when Moses
came down from the mountain,
his face was still glowing
because he had been
in the physical presence
of God's Shekinah
visible,
manifested glory.
glory.
Well, our passage
in verse 6
and verse 11
says,
the holy God,
the Son,
He shares
both
of these types
of glory
with God the Father.
In heaven,
before creation,
at least before the earth,
there's God the Father,
the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
One essence,
one divine being
in three persons.
Jesus Christ,
before man,
is made in the image
of God.
He shares God's
essential glory
and He shares
God's visible glory.
And after the angels
are created,
all the angels,
even before Lucifer
is cast down
like we read
in Isaiah 14,
all of the spiritual beings
behold the visible glory
of God the Son
with the Father
and the Spirit.
and they sing
His praise.
We get an example
of another song
that's sung in heaven
in Revelation 7, 12.
Amen.
Blessing
and glory
and wisdom.
Can you even imagine
what this would sound like
coming from angels
to God?
Thanksgiving
and honor
and power
and might
be to our God
forever
and ever.
Amen.
That's how it was
in the beginning.
God the Son
receiving all the glory
because of His essence
because He shares
that visible glory
with God the Father
and God the Spirit.
Well,
in this moving passage
we read how
our Lord Jesus Christ
did not regard
being equal with God
as something to be used
for His own advantage
but instead
He set it aside.
He laid that visible glory
aside.
Never gave up
His essential glory
being truly God
truly divine
but the visible glory
He took off
and He put it aside
and He did this
for the sake
of the souls
that He came to save.
He set aside
His visible glory
for you
and for me.
Why did God do this?
It's because God
is love.
That's what He tells us
in 1 John 4
verse 16 says,
Church,
you need to know
and believe
that God
loves you.
You want proof?
Look to Christ.
Enjoy the melody
of God's love for you.
The melody of God's love
abounding for you
it culminates
just as it began
with His glory.
The second movement
hear the ancient refrain
of how God's love
abounds for you
from eternity past.
It's not an attitude
that God had to change
and take on.
He doesn't change.
This has been His disposition
toward you all along.
In verse 6
once again
He says
He did not consider it
robbery
to be equal
with God.
Well that term
can be translated
as robbery
and what it's getting at
is to greedily
grasp at something.
Why did Christ
not consider it
robbery
or something
He had to greedily
grasp at
to be equal with God?
It's because
He already had that.
It's not something
He had to take
for Himself.
He already possessed it.
And it's not something
He had to continue
greedily holding on to
because no one
can take that glory
that co-equality
with God
away from Christ.
He had it all along.
Moises Silva commented
that the divine
pre-existent
God the Son
did not regard
the advantage
of His deity
as grounds
to avoid
the incarnation.
On the contrary
He was willing
always willing
all along
to regard Himself
as nothing
by taking on
human form.
See,
Christ was always
willing
from eternity
past
to set aside
all of His rights
and privileges
to make Himself
low
by adding
onto His divine
nature
man's flesh
for you
and for me.
In our parallelism
we see
two phrases.
He says
being equal
with God
this means
Christ
is truly
God
always has been
always will be
truly God
and taking
the form
of a slave
in human likeness
truly man
truly God
truly man
Christ
was always
God's Son
there are two verbs
in the passage
in Isaiah 9
born
and given
Isaiah 9
6 says
for to us
a child
is born
to us
a son
is given
Jesus
did not have
to be
born
to be
God's Son
James Montgomery
Boyce commented
as God's Son
Christ was
given
not born
the divine
nature of Christ
had no beginning
but to us
He was born
His human
nature
does date
back to the
incarnation
in Bethlehem
brought into
this earth
through Mary
Boyce continues
he said
the incarnation
was not
an end
in itself
why did Christ
take on a flesh
he said
God became
like us
in order that
we would
become like
Him
He has a mission
and Christ
is the one
through whom
this mission
will be
accomplished
it's through
the work
of Christ
that we hear
this ancient
refrain
from eternity
past
God has
always
loved you
in Christ
it's the only
way it's possible
is if it's
through the person
and the love
of God
shown to us
in Jesus
so that you
and I can
know and believe
that God
loves us
he loves us
because
God
is love
we can hear
once again
this ancient
melody
this refrain
of God's
abounding
love for us
from eternity
past
I think
to appreciate
the movement
of Christ
from His
glory
to the lowest
depths
we need to
see the
contrast
the contrast
comes from
the greedy
self-promotion
of Lucifer
or Satan
in music
it's called
dissonance
where there are
notes that are
not harmonious
they don't
go together
it feels
off
it's not
pleasant
and to
appreciate
the beautiful
melody
of Christ's
movement
to come
and be
our Savior
we have
to first
hear that
dissonance
of Satan
what does
this have
to do
with our
sermon
text
look at
verse 5
is the
exhortation
to the
church
let the
mind of
Christ
be in
you
what's
the opposite
of the
mind of
Christ
or what's
our default
mind
before we
can have
the mind
of Christ
under the
curse of
Adam
and the
sin
our default
state
is to have
the mind
of Satan
unless you
are in
Christ
that's how
you will
always think
that's the
bent of
our flesh
even after
we're saved
and justified
in this
world
and in
this body
our bent
is to have
the mind
of Satan
so feel
the dissonance
this is
pagan
thinking
Ralph read
it for us
in Isaiah
14
Lucifer
has said
in his
heart
I will
ascend
into
heaven
I will
be
exalted
on my
throne
above
the
stars
of
God
I will
also
sit
on the
mount
of
the
congregation
I will
ascend
above
the
heights
of
the
clouds
I will
be
like
the
most
high
yet
you
shall
be
brought
down
to
Sheol
to
the
lowest
depths
of
the
pit
oh
how
you
are
fallen
from
heaven
oh
Lucifer
son
of
the
morning
how
you
are
cut
down
to
the
ground
you
who
weakened
the
nations
do you
see how
Satan
follows the
exact opposite
pattern
of our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
Satan
is proud
grasping
for glory
for himself
God
is love
abandoning
the glory
that is
rightfully
his
1st
John
3
8
says
that
the
devil
has
sinned
from
the
beginning
and
for
this
purpose
the
son
of
God
was
manifested
that
he
might
destroy
the
works
of
the
devil
do
you
feel
the
dissonance
of
Satan's
greedy
self
promotion
he
calls
the
church
to
have
the
mind
of
Christ
in
you
the
only
way
that
can
happen
is
we
put
our
eyes
and
our
mind
on
Christ
and
let
Christ
fill
our
mind
once
again
well
the
fourth
movement
in
this
passage
is
in
verses
7
and
8
I
invite
you
to
fall
with
each
drop
an
octave
so
to
speak
as
Christ
reversed
the
work
of
Satan
this
is
what
he
came
to
do
verse
7
says
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
made
himself
of
no
reputation
taking
the
form
of
a
bond
servant
coming
in
the
likeness
of
man
and
being
found
in
appearance
as
a
man
what
this
means
is
that
anyone
who
would
have
looked
at
Jesus
Christ
in
the
flesh
would
have
said
that's
a
regular
man
that's
what
it
means
he
was
a
lowly
man
he
was
a
slave
what
does
a
slave
do
you
obey
your
master
and
who
is
Christ
master
on
earth
on
his
mission
to
save
it
was
his
father
he
came
to
obey
God
that's
why
he
humbled
himself
and
became
obedient
not
to
death
is
not
the
master
of
God
but
he
became
obedient
unto
death
or to
the
point
of
death
out of
obedience
to
his
father
you
notice
how
on
this
downward
movement
Jesus
is
the
subject
he
is
the
one
doing
these
things
he
is
the
actor
all
of
the
verbs
are
connected
to
Christ's
action
he
emptied
himself
he
humbled
himself
he
became
obedient
to the
point
of
death
and
he
did
all
of
this
to
the
glory
of
God
the
father
that's
why
God
the
son
made
himself
a
nobody
to
bring
glory
to
God
no
one
forced
him
no
creature
that
the
creator
made
could
humble
God
he
had
to
do
it
himself
no
angel
in
heaven
no
man
on
earth
no
demon
in
hell
could
make
Jesus
low
but
he
is
the
one
who
emptied
himself
that
phrase
is a
graphic
expression
of
the
completeness
of
his
self
renunciation
if
Satan
was a
self
promoter
Christ
was
self
renunciating
putting
aside
everything
he
could
have
held
on
to
and
he
became
obedient
to
the
point
of
death
Hebrews
5
8
explains
that
although
he
was
God's
son
he
learned
obedience
through
what
he
suffered
Romans
5
19
also
clarifies
by
this
one
God
man's
obedience
Jesus
Christ
the
many
are
made
righteous
so
Satan
was
pushing
himself
up
and
Christ
pushed
himself
low
Satan
lacked
any
essential
glory
in
himself
but
Christ
shared
God's
essence
and
holy
glory
from
the
very
beginning
Satan
coveted
God's
manifested
glory
Satan
wanted
to have
that
visible
glory
that
belonged
to
God
and
Christ
on
the
other
hand
possessed
it
but
chose
to
lay
it
down
to
bring
even
more
glory
to
God
Satan
exalted
himself
and
Christ
humbled
himself
Satan
was
then made
low
by
God
and
Christ
was
exalted
by
God
Satan
will
bathe
in
a
lake
of
fire
torment
and
agony
for
all
eternity
that's
what his
self
promotion
got him
but
for
all
eternity
Christ
will
bathe
with
joy
in
God's
manifested
visible
glory
and he
will
receive
all
the
worship
due
his
name
Satan
wants
you
to
worship
him
that's
what
he
tempted
Jesus
with
that's
what
he
wanted
to
get
in
tempting
Christ
and
either
Satan
or
Christ
must
be
your
Lord
and
mine
there's
no
middle
ground
if we
had been
left on
our own
we are
hopeless
under the
bondage
of
Satan
but
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
made
himself
lower
and
lower
and
lower
to
reverse
the
work
of
the
devil
verse
eight
ends
and if
you
diagram
these
verses
which
means
you
take
every
group
of
words
every
clause
and you
organize
them
you see
three
and
then
the
second
half
of
this
movement
has
another
set
of
three
but
in
the
middle
is
this
awkward
group
of
words
that
break
up
the
rhythm
they
don't
fit
this
poetic
pattern
there's
been
a lot
of
PhDs
in
theology
written
about
this
exact
passage
with
that
question
in
mind
I
was
most
helped
by
the
observation
that
the
rhythm
sets
a
cadence
as
you
read
this
what
do
you
do
with
those
last
words
at
the
end
of
verse
eight
the
cadence
gets
broken
up
so
my
encouragement
to
us
is
let's
slow
down
and
let's
soak
up
the
love
of
God
abounding
for
you
in
Christ's
death
on
a
cross
see
verse
eight
ends
with
those
words
added
on
not
just
any
death
but
even
the
death
of
the
cross
the
cross
is
the
crown
of
Christ's
humiliation
the
cross
is
a
picture
of
the
high
cost
for
Christ
to
accomplish
his
mission
Hebrews
2
9
says
so
you
who
believe
may
live
by
God's
grace
God
the
son
who
became
man
and
tasted
death
he
tasted
death
on
a
cross
what
is
the
cross
to
you
it's
likely
that
the
cross
was
one
of
the
biggest
stumbling
blocks
for
Paul
it's
foolishness
to
the
Greeks
and
to
the
Hebrews
you
know
a
man
who
dies
on
a
cross
is
cursed
so
surely
everyone
following
Christ
this
man
who
died
on
a
cross
have
to
be
wrong
and
this
is
the
cross
became
the
meeting
point
for
Paul
and
his
creator
to
show you
Paul
you're
right
someone
must
be
cursed
for
your
sin
and
it
will
be
God
himself
taking
the
curse
that
you
deserve
if
a
man
like
Paul
can
encounter
his
creator
at
the
cross
because
of
God
himself
making
himself
so
low
such
a
slave
to
save
him
then
of
course
someone
like
you
and
me
can
meet
God
at
the
cross
as
well
Jesus
endured
the
cross
for
the
joy
set
before
him
it's
the
melody
of
his
abounding
love
this
is
why
he
went
to
the
cross
and
died
when
he
was
spat
on
this
is
why
he
turned
his
face
again
to
those
who
spat
on
him
because
of
the
abounding
love
of
God
when
his
back
was
unjustly
beaten
and
scourged
and
opened
up
and
bloody
this
is
why
he
turned
his
back
once
again
to
take
more
whipping
that
he
did
not
deserve
because
I
deserve
it
and
you
deserve
it
it's
because
of
the
abounding
love
of
God
for
the
joy
the
melody
of
his
gospel
that
will
bring
him
even
more
glory
that's
why
he
hung
on
the
cross
just
like
he
made
himself
low
he
is
the
one
who
gave
up
his
spirit
and
died
and
his
blood
is
dripping
as
a
picture
of
the
washing
that
you
and
I
need
so
we
can
be
in
the
presence
of
the
holy
God
there's
no
other
way
our
sin
is
against
an
eternal
infinite
God
our
life's
not
enough
to pay
all that
we owe
him
it
had to
be
the
life
of
an
infinite
God
himself
in our
place
and you
and I
are mere
creatures
why would we
even dream
of being
in God's
presence
we have
bodies
like
animals
we're not
even
visible
visibly
beautiful
like the
angels
how could
we dream
of being
in his
presence
how arrogant
of us
to think
that way
well that's
why God
the creator
took on
the exact
replacement
body
that you
and I
need
that he
can be a
true
mediator
between
God
and man
there's
no other
way
for us
to be
in the
presence
of God
except
by the
work
of Christ
and the
emblem of
that work
which is
the cross
do you
know
Christ
through
the cross
2nd
Corinthians
8
9
invites
you
know
the grace
of our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
that
though
he
was
rich
yet
for
your
sake
he
became
poor
so
that
you
by
his
poverty
might
be
rich
soak
up
the
love
of
God
abounding
for
you
in
the
cross
of
Jesus
Christ
well the
sixth
movement
is a
crescendo
it's a
climbing
back up
feel the
crescendo
of God's
love
in lifting
up his
son now
as your
savior
and mine
feel the
crescendo
of God's
love in
lifting up
his son
as your
savior
and mine
a
crescendo
is like
when you're
watching
a musical
or a
score
of a
powerful
movie
and it's
building
toward that
great
climax
and you
hear the
rumbling
and you
feel it
getting a
little bit
higher
and higher
and it
lifts you
up with
it
that's
what Paul
does in
the verses
that follow
starting at
verse 9
he uses a
turning point
word
he says
even the
death on
the cross
therefore
God
also has
highly
exalted
him
the
father
saw
the
finished
work
of
his
son
and
the
covenant
of
redemption
is now
accomplished
the
promises
the
father
made
to
the
son
in
psalm
110
and
psalm
2
obey
me
and
I'll
make
the
nations
your
footstool
now
the
father
is
pleased
to
deliver
on
our
behalf
all
that
he
promised
to
his
son
and
he
gives
his
son
exactly
what
God
the
son
asked
him
John
17
1
through
5
Jesus
praying
he
says
father
the
hour
has
come
glorify
your
son
that
the
son
may
glorify
you
have
given
him
authority
over
all
flesh
to
give
eternal
life
to
all
whom
you
have
given
him
I
glorified
you
on
earth
having
accomplished
the
work
now
father
glorify
me
in
your
own
presence
with
the
glory
that
I
had
with
you
before
the
world
existed
John
Chrysostom
commented
no one
could have
honored
God
the
father
more
than
God
the
son
and
the
degree
of
his
exaltation
corresponds
to the
depth
of his
humility
you
want to
see how
that is
in
verse
90
goes on
to
say
God
gave
him
the
name
which
is
above
every
name
that
at
the
name
of
Jesus
at
the
name
of
Jesus
the
cosmos
quake
and
all
creatures
will
proclaim
Jesus
Christ
is
Lord
verse
11
when it
comes to
humanity
being a
bond
servant
a slave
is as
low
of a
category
as you
can
get
pushed
down
all
the
way
down
and
then
stomp
down
a bit
further
that's
what
Christ
did
to
himself
he
put
himself
way
down
there
but in
the
back
half
of
this
passage
God
is
the
subject
God
is
the
one
acting
now
elevating
lifting
him
up
in
the
name
Lord
is
the
highest
title
that
anyone
could
receive
Lord
is
the
divine
title
that
in
the
Roman
Empire
could
only
be
used
for
Caesar
himself
picture
Caesar
Augustus
in glory
but now
it's
the
wicked
Nero
and as
the
Caesar
would go
through
one of
his
cities
there
would
be
a
big
parade
and
everyone
was
expected
to
bow
their
knee
to
Caesar
Lord
and
call
him
that
worshipping
the
deity
of
the
Caesar
the
Roman
emperor
but
to
the
church
that
has
the
full
counsel
of
God
the
word
Lord
in
the
Old
Testament
it
means
God
it
means
Yahweh
so
for
Jesus
Christ
the
one
who
took
the
form
of
a
man
and
a
slave
and
died
a
cursed
death
he
is
now
called
Yahweh
he's
called
Lord
God
that's
the
name
given
to
the
God
man
Jesus
Christ
Moises
Silva
again
commented
it's
clear
that
to
Paul
the
worship
of
Jesus
Christ
does
not
compromise
Israel's
monotheistic
faith
on
the
contrary
Jesus
Christ
is
given
the
name
of
the
one
Lord
Yahweh
to
the
glory
of
God
the
Father
not
taking
any
glory
away
from
God
the
Father
this
is
how
the
Father
is
glorified
Yahweh
the
God
of
the
people
of
Israel
and the
Holy
Testament
is
glorified
by
calling
Jesus
Christ
God
in
Isaiah
9
that
same
passage
continues
that
the
government
shall
be
upon
his
shoulder
and
his
name
shall
be
called
Wonderful
Counselor
Mighty
God
Everlasting
Father
He's
co-equal
with the
Father
and
Prince
of Peace
this
is
our
Lord
Jesus
the
word
Lord
is
also
used
in
1 Corinthians
16
22
but
it's
given
in
the
Aramean
the
other
common
language
of
the
Israelites
at
this
time
in
history
and
the
word
has
two
parts
the
first
word
is
Maran
which
means
Lord
and
the
second
word
is
Athah
which
means
coming
Maranatha
the
Lord
coming
1 Thessalonians
4
tells
us
Jesus
is
returning
and
he
uses
the
word
Jesus
twice
at
the
beginning
but
the
more
he
starts
setting
his
eyes
on
the
church's
eyes
on
the
return
of
Christ
he
switches
now
he
refers
to
him
as
Lord
and
his
return
and
he
says
comfort
one
another
with
the
love
of
God
in
Jesus
Christ
our
coming
Lord
do you
feel that
crescendo
with
Paul
of
God's
love
in
lifting
up
his
son
as
your
savior
and
mine
the
final
movement
is
let
the
grand
finale
of
God's
loving
masterpiece
stir
your
soul
with
hope
verses
10
and
11
are
a
grand
finale
to
this
glorious
hymn
of
the
church
let
this
loving
masterpiece
of
God
stir
your
soul
with
hope
in
verse
10
he
writes
that
at
the
name
of
Jesus
every
knee
should
bow
see
up to
this
point
in
our
text
everything
has
already
happened
in
history
you
get to
verse
10
that
every
knee
will
bow
that's
not
happened
yet
but
it
will
he's
quoting
psalm
2
psalm
2
is
quoted
27
times
in
the
new
testament
and
it
tells
of
the
father
with
the
son
ruling
over
all
that
he
created
laughing
at
his
enemies
because
no one
can even
come close
to competing
with his
glory
and power
but
every knee
will bow
of those
in heaven
these are
the angels
declaring in the
words of
revelation
11 17
we give you
thanks
oh lord
god
almighty
the one
who is
and who
was
and who
is to
come
because
you have
taken
your
great
power
and
reigned
and of
those
on
earth
that's
mankind
jude
24
and
25
the
church
declares
and we
join our
voices
we say
now to
him
who is
able to
keep
you
from
stumbling
and to
present
you
faultless
before
the
presence
of
his
glory
with
exceeding
joy
to
god
our
savior
who
alone
is
wise
be
glory
and
majesty
and
dominion
and
power
both
now
and
forever
more
all
those
on
earth
declare
his
glory
and
the
final
category
are
those
under
the
earth
when
jesus
took
on a
body
and
came
on
this
rescue
mission
in
matthew
8
28
through
30
we
read
how
two
demon
possessed
men
cried
out
at
him
what
do
we
have
to
do
with
you
son
of
god
did
you
come
here
to
torment
us
before
the
time
they
know
that
time
is
coming
and
they
know
that
jesus
though
everyone
else
looks
at
him
and
says
he's
a
man
they
know
he
is
the
son
of
god
and
he
will
torment
them
in
eternal
fire
of
judgment
upon
his
second
coming
in
verse
11
that
every
tongue
should
confess
that
jesus
christ
is
lord
to
the
glory
of
god
the
father
let
this
stir
your
soul
with
hope
we
have
this
promise
in
first
corinthians
3
18
that
we
all
with
unveiled
face
will
behold
the
glory
of
the
lord
his
visible
glory
will
be
revealed
to
us
we
will
see
him
not
only
with
eyes
of
faith
but
we
will
see
him
clothed
in
his
majesty
his
goodness
will
be
visible
and
perceptible
to
us
in
our
transformed
bodies
and
in
the
meantime
first
second
corinthians
3
18
says
that
we
the
church
are
being
transformed
into
the
same
image
from
one
degree
of
glory
to
another
this
is
how
our
redemption
will
culminate
as
it
was
in
the
beginning
so
it
shall
be
forever
except
now
we
are
with
God
glory
be
to
our
God
three
in
one
church
I
invite
you
to
sing
with
your
voices
sing
with
your
prayers
let's
sing
with
our
lives
the
glorious
melody
of
his
abounding
love
for us
in
Christ
may
his
spirit
help
us
to
do
that
for
his
glory
amen
let's
pray
Lord
you
are
holy
what
else
is there
for us
to
say
to
fond
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