Articles tagged 'worship'

In the beginning (You are)

In the beginning was the word
Yours was the first voice to be heard
Created light so we could see
and showed us the way that we should be

You are awesome God   x2

You are the light in darkness
You are out God so generous
You are a tower in times of strife
You are the saving water of life
You are

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Heaven on earth

This article is based on a sermon I first preached at Christ Church, Surbiton in July 2006. I’ve adapted it and tidied it up for Focus on Faith (you lucky, lucky people) but for those of you too lazy to read it (I’m with you brother/sister by the way) attached is an audio recording of the sermon.

One of my favourite hymns is ‘How great thou art’. The final verse of this hymn goes like this:

When Christ shall come with shout of acclimation
And take me home – what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, my God, how great Though art!

I love this song because for me it just captures the majesty and the awesomeness of God and his creation. And this final verse expresses quite how amazing heaven is going to be.

But when you ask people what heaven is going to be like I don’t know how many people would quote hymns to you. Ask the man on the street what they think heaven will be like, and I reckon a popular response would include wings, clouds, harps and Philadelphia crème cheese.

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