Homerton Baptist Church
Morning Service (250323)
  • Hymn 312 - Join all the glorious names
  • Hymn 159 - HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
  • Hymn 909 - THE SANDS OF TIME ARE SINKING

  • God Honouring Praise

    Psalm 73:18–22 ESV
    18 Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin. 19 How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors! 20 Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms. 21 When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, 22 I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you.
    Revelation 4:8–5:14 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honour and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” 1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” 6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. 8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” 11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing!” 13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and might forever and ever!” 14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshipped.
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    Revelation 4:8–11 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honour and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
    Introduction
    As we seek to obey the command of our Lord John 4:24 “24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”” We continue to learn from the vision we are given of worship in Heaven. John has described the glorious throne, the one seated on the throne, 24 subsidiary thrones on which are seated the 24 Elders, the Church. The four living creatures with their six wings. It was beyond his and certainly beyond our comprehension. Yet we must learn from and glory in what we see for it is the worship and praise of heaven.
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    1. Worship and Praise

    What is the difference? Does it matter? For many the immediate understanding of worship is singing hymns, it is so much more than that.
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    a. Worship

    Worship is to give to all that he is worthy of. Not just in our corporate worship but in everything we do.
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    Psalm 29:2 ESV
    2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendour of holiness.
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    Hebrews 12:28–29 ESV
    28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
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    b. Praise

    Praise is the expression of our worship. Largely verbally in both song and speech but it is must also be seen in the way that we live.
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    Psalm 22:25 ESV
    25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation; my vows I will perform before those who fear him.
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    Psalm 40:2–3 ESV
    2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
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    Hebrews 13:15 ESV
    15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
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    2. The Four Living Creatures v8

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    Revelation 4:8 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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    a. Unceasing Praise

    Revelation 4:8 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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    b. What They Say

    Revelation 4:8 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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    i. Angels Do Not Sing

    Luke 2:13–14 ESV
    13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
    Revelation 7:4–8 ESV
    4 And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 5 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, 6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh, 7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar, 8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
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    Revelation 14:1–3 ESV
    1 Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps, 3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
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    1. God is Holy

    Revelation 4:8 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
    Isaiah 6:1–3 ESV
    1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
    Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Holy, Holiness

    Holy, Holiness. One does not define God. Similarly, the idea of holiness is at once understandable and elusive. Nevertheless, there is no term equal to the fullness inherent in holiness. All of heaven’s hosts, Israel, and the church ascribe praise to a holy God because that idea sets him apart from everything else (

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    2. God is Almighty

    Revelation 4:8 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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    Revelation 1:8 ESV
    8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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    3. God is Eternal

    Revelation 4:8 ESV
    8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
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    Isaiah 48:12 ESV
    12 “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
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    Psalm 90:2 ESV
    2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
    Habakkuk 1:12 ESV
    12 Are you not from everlasting, O Lord my God, my Holy One?
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    3. The 24 Elders v9-11

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    a. Joint Acclamation of Praise v9

    Revelation 4:9–10 ESV
    9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honour and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

    b. Homage to the Almighty v10

    Revelation 4:10 ESV
    10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
    Revelation b. Doxologies at the Throne (4:6b–11)

    When Handel’s Messiah was first performed in London in 1743 in the presence of King George II, the king rose from his seat when he heard the Hallelujah chorus. By rising with bowed head, he indicated that not he but Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords. The Messiah reigns forever and ever.

    The bride eyes not her garment

    but her dear bridegroom’s face;

    I will not gaze at glory

    but on my king of grace;

    not at the crown he gives me

    but on his nail-pierced hand;

    the Lamb is all the glory

    of Immanuel’s land.

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    c. You Are Worthy v11

    Revelation 4:11 ESV
    11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
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    i. Glory, Honour and Power

    Revelation 4:11 ESV
    11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
    Revelation b. Doxologies at the Throne (4:6b–11)

    No one in the entire universe is worthy of glory, honour, and power but God and the Lamb.

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    ii. Creation

    Revelation 4:11 ESV
    11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
    Any rejection of the truth that God is the sole Creator who has brought all things into being out of nothing by the command of his word is a direct affront to the Majesty, Glory, Honour, Power, Grace, Holiness and the being of God himself.
    Romans 1:24–25 ESV
    24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonouring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
    Elect - Friday “We thank you for the beauty of creation and the opportunity to serve you”
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    iii. God’s Will

    Revelation 4:11 ESV
    11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honour and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
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    Psalm 33:8–12 ESV
    8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. 10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. 11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
    Conclusion
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    Philippians 3:3 ESV
    3 For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—
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    Colossians 2:18 ESV
    18 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
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    Hebrews 12:28 ESV
    28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
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