Let us all stand for the reading of God's Word.
The scripture texts is found in some 74 versus 1 to 23 and in
the New Testament in Luke chapter one verses 67 to 80,
some 74, 1 to 23. Ohh God, why do you cast us off
wherever? Why does your anger smoke
against the sheep of your pasture?
Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old,
which you have redeemed to be the drive of your heritage.
Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt direct your steps to
the perpetual ruins. The enemy has destroyed
everything in the sanctuary. Your foes have roared in the
midst of my your meeting place. They set up their own signs for
signs. They were like those who swing
axes in a forest of trees and all its carved wood.
They broke down with hatchets and hammers.
They set their sanctuary on fire.
They profane the dwelling place of your name, bring it down to
the ground, they said to themselves, We will utterly
subdue them. They burned all the meeting
places of God in the land. We do not see our signs.
There is no longer any profit. There is none among us.
Who knows how long? How long?
Ohh, God is the fall to scope. Is the enemy to rival your name
forever? Why do you hold back your hand,
your right hand, Take it from the fold of your garment and
destroy them? Yet God might king is from old
working salvation in the midst of the earth.
You divided the sea by your mind.
You broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.
You crashed the heads of the Leviathan.
You gave him a spoon for the creatures of the wilderness.
You split open springs and brooks.
You dry it up every flowing streams.
Yours is a day, yours also the night.
You establish the heavenly lights and the sun.
You fix all the boundaries of the earth.
You have made summer and winter. Remember these Ohh Lord, how the
enemies golf in a foolish people reviles your name.
Do not deliver the soul of your dog to the wild beast.
Do not forget the life of your poor forever.
Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land
are full of the habitations of violence.
Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame.
Let the poor and needy praise your name.
Arise, Oh God, defend your cause.
Remember how foolish. Scoff at you all day.
Do not forget the clamour of your foes, the uproar of those
who rise against you, which goes up continually.
And in Luke chapter one, verse 67 to 80.
And his Father's Acharya was filled with the Holy Spirit and
prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel.
For he has visited and redeemed his people, and has raised up a
horn of salvation for us in the House of his servant David, as
he spoke with the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that
we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all
who hate us, to show mercy, promise to our fathers, to
remember his only covenant. The oath that he swore to our
father Abraham, to grant us that we being delivered from the hand
of our enemies, might serve him without fear in holiness and
righteousness before him all our days.
And you, child, will be called the Prophet of the Most High.
For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways to give
knowledge of salvation to His people and the forgiveness of
their sins, because of the tender mercy of God, whereby the
sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who
sit in darkness and in the shadow, that the guide our feet
in the way of peace. And the child grew and became
strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of
his public appearance to Israel. Let us come to the Lord in
prayer, gracious God, our Heavenly Father, at the
beginning of this Advent season. We come with hearts full of
anticipation and gratitude. We acknowledge your sovereignty
over all things, including the time and seasons.
In this season of Advent, we are reminded of the whole peace,
joy, and love that your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and
Saviour, brought into the world. As we prepare to delve into Your
Word, open our hearts, our minds to receive your message that You
have for us today. And may the light of Christ
illuminate our understanding and may Holy Spirit guide us into
the deeper truths we recognise our need for Your grace and
mercy, and we humbly ask for Your presence to be with us.
Your Church prepare us, Lord, with a celebration of crisis
birth, not just in remembrance, but with the renewed sense of
worship, of wonder and of all, and a grateful service to you
and your Church. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen. Marina.
Pattaya Makapu and Tidal Penang Maga.
I remember your congregation. A double I ceremony have been
reached. The pastor Noli Malibu on on
December 3, 2017. Big Springs Community Church
then post a California part up with this a pastor Noli
Shampooing acting founding pastor known in 2008.
When he came back from finishing his Masters of Divinities W Gal
Salonia, he came back to the Philippines and started this
family in the Bible. Studies are passing specifically
Antipolo Pala I. It has grown after 15 years to
about 3 churches. You NASA Pasig Poor Nasaka INTA
in Cainta Heritage Church is Malolos at Tiring Poo Imaging
beneficiary then sapak papagali pastor noli ashapuri from time
to time Bumabalik Philippines paramount minister young last
was February this year para podence.
I think it was the couple's retreat.
No couples retreat, so input on title Nothing.
Remember your congregation Mama Kapatid aluminating recently?
It has been just 57 days, or almost two months, since the
October 7 attacks by the Hamas, Sai Israel.
It was a blazon, blatant infiltration, anti Israeli towns
and army bases. And it was the worst breach of
Israel's defenses in 50 years. They are young, strongest
military in the Middle East was rendered powerless to fight back
against a far weaker enemy. Villages was left defenseless
for almost a day because of these squads of terrorists.
So you're reckoning poor. There was about 1200 Israelis
that died. This includes Israeli soldiers,
includes civilians, old women alike, children I nagging
hostage. Then about probably 200
Israelites were hostages were made hostage by the Hamas 4
military camps spread is about 30 square miles of Israeli
territory and there were a large number of casualties which
prompted the Israeli army to launch air ground and strikes on
Gaza. At it persists I think until
today the Carolina counting ceasefire for humanitarian
reasons but you totally non death is about 11,000 and it
should probably increase young text will nothing is also a sum
of lament by Israel at Nakata and pour it is similar to the
October 7 Hamas atrocities now consigned Babylonians anacap
Chorion Israel. They invaded the land and
destroyed the cities, but in among our fields it their own
Kanilang Kinabuhi and they also destroyed the capital city of
Israel, Young Jerusalem, Nandun poor young temple.
And after this destruction in 586 BC, they took most of the
inhabitants back to Babylon as leaves.
So the exile would last for about 70 years before they will
be allowed to return by the Persian king to rebuild their
land and their temple. Kaya Humana.
Babylonians would mark the juice and inflict so much humiliation
and sufferings. Sakanila Little saw some Nabina.
Sana Tender Sum is laments what has befallen Israel so you can
turn one point. Nathan has three headings.
Una does the song is would have a lament and plea for the
congregation. Marquita versus 1 to 11.
He pleads to the Lord to deliver Israel from their enemies
because it seemed that God has forgotten them forever.
Then in verses 12 to 17 Marquita nominating denying plea Nang Sam
is say some confession of God's almighty power where he
confessed that God is the Almighty Creator and as the
Almighty God rocketing binakayan boxer in your makala banang
Israel at budget Hindi kayang palaya, palaya one sunny love
from Egypt from the bondage of slavery.
And finally, in verses 18 to 23, we will hear the song is skull
for God to vindicate his congregation.
Napak Tango Lankan Yongbyon, Israel Dahil Nakita Nagbayag
Israel. The continuous marking and
scoffing of his holy name Nando, Nang, Bangali, Bak, Pannuniya,
Lisa, Banal Na, Pangalan, and Jose.
So he pleads to the Lord to vindicate his own name and his
congregation. Now my goal and Bayan Israel and
Kanyang Cowan and Canyon Tupa. And since we are in the Advent
season, Nandina 10, how it relates to the coming of our
Lord Jesus as an infant? Don't saw first Advent or young
woman pagdating, adding parking on when Jesus came to save his
people from our sins. But in the second Advent, he
will destroy his enemies and vindicate his name and his
congregation. Young Church, Young Canyon, Baya
and Penile. The Summer is please a lament
and a plea for the congregation. It always sang Panago isang
matinding panel wagon para Sakanya, Bayan para Sabayan and
Israel. And the summit was lamenting
about the fall of the southern Kingdom of Judah.
Samantha Akamai Namanga, Babylonians 586 BC and we can
read the accounts. The Second Kings Chapter 25
versus 8 to 12. Jerusalem was destroyed and the
temple was burned. Human A Yaman Anandan temple.
Like gold, silver and bronze furnishings.
They were plundered. They were looted and the leaders
of the Kingdom were put to death.
Pinata Ohh. But the most educated, the
wealthiest and the skilled workers were taken as exiles to
Babylon. Only the poorest were left in
the land. The destruction was complete for
Israel. It would have been like the end
of the world. The Temple Lu was the center of
their lives, including its priesthood, including the
morning and evening sacrifices that will happen on Binabanggit
go when I conduct Vesper service.
I own inquiries class Sinasabi economy Bataya page held nang
vesper service Hindi long dialeto 18 seeing a doctor,
Nakai assalam pastor and Landon. He should continue.
But it stems back from the tradition of Israel young.
They look forward to the morning and evening sacrifices.
That was done by the priests. For the Old Testament Jews,
there were only two major historical events in their
nation. Una is Exodus from Egypt and 2nd
is the Babylonian Exile. So even in the most disastrous
event in their history, the juice would appeal to the
glorious Exodus. Sanara NASA Nila Ampalaya Sakami
out of the bondage of slavery and the summits pleads to God to
remember Israel, whom God has called as redeemed, as purchase
a sheep, as congregation, as tribe.
Tina Khattak body to young covenant relationship not
insulting Jose. He remembers in Exodus 1516 when
Moses praised the Lord who dried up the Red Sea till the people
pass by, whom you purchase Inalala, Ponilla, Nonaka, Silai,
Nakaraan Donsa, Red Sea, Hangman and Bayan, Akanyang, Binili I
Nakaraan, Inaalala Puni Layon. And that's almost bleeds to God.
Remember Mount Zion where you have dwelt, Sinasabi, Puni, Lana
or just back it. Mukami and man are Pinapaalala
ponilla even to themselves. You Mount Zion is where God
resides. If you want Bruno on Dahil
Quintanilla that it is laid in ruins for many years and it
seemed to the Israelites it's forever.
So the sum is question element to God.
If we are your chosen people, why do you allow us to be
destroyed? It is as if they do not know the
warnings of the Prophets. Napa, Ulit, Ulit, Bennigan's,
London, Babala, Non Profit, Me, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,
Daniel and many other prophets. For many centuries they were
warned of the judgment that is coming to them for violating the
laws of the covenant. God who made them don't saw
Mount Sinai. They have become so idolatrous,
they are unjust, adulterous that the Lord's patience and
persistence ran out. Makita Puna, Kenyan in the
account of Second Chronicles, chapter 36, verses 15 to 16.
The Lord, the God of their Father, sent persistently to
them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people
and on his dwelling place. But they kept mocking the
messengers of God, despising his words, scoffing at his profits
until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there
was no remedy. It is a very telling reminder
for us in Abina, Angolan, and Lunas so even under this
judgment, the sum is appeals to God's covenant promise to their
forefathers, Abraham. What happened now to his
covenant promise to his redeem to his purchased congregation as
the Lord rejected them forever. Add to Puma Pasaki manga age-old
question why We don't usually ask why when good things happen.
Baghdadi Kilikina Magandang Buhay Bucket now deserve
banatine. Amanda Bagnetto.
It is only when bad things happen we ask God why.
When a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal sickness like
cancer? When one has an accident?
When one has lost a job, or probably when one is in dire
straits, Tina Why? And we see many examples of wise
in the Bible. Sharing the bed when he was in
trouble, he asked God in Sums. 22 My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving
me from the words of my groaning another?
He used the same words, the very same words, as he Hang on the
cross doesn't. Matthew 2746.
Therefore, asking why is part of human nature, even our Christian
nature, and seeing the signs and banners of the Pagan Babylonian
army hanging on the ruins of the temple, it saddens the
Israelites. You can picture how the
desecration of the Most Holy Temple was done, and the same is
laments that the absence of the prophets who used to reveal
God's word to them. There was a verse 9 See not
being allowed. We do not see our signs.
We no longer have any profit. Who will tell us how long this
is the worst? Kasi Hindi nila Makita.
How long will they injure these disasters?
And how long will the enemies cough and revile the name of
God's holy word? And this arm is then pleads to
God to destroy their enemies. Universe 11 Tina Nolan Sam is
Back. We lost a little deep deep box
say in Mozilla. The sum is bleeds Kaya, he
pleads a confession of God's almighty power.
Mababasa puna thing in this versus 12 to 17?
Nah if our wise and how long seems An answered, the answer
that he gives is who my tapas Tina.
Nate, Nindi, Para Katagal, Mini Begin, Tayo, Nang, Sagot, Nan,
Salitan and Jose Who is the Almighty Creator who is
sovereign over all creation? Who is the Almighty King Who is
sovereign over all Kings Inverse 12 to 17.
That sum is affirms his confidence in assurance in the
Lord. This disaster did not happen
because the Lord was not powerful enough to prevent it.
This is the same God who divided the Red Sea.
The same God who can crush the powerful monsters like the
dragon, like Leviathan of the canine night mythology.
If it was real. The same God who separated the
waters of the land. The same God who hung the moon,
the stars, and established the seasons.
Therefore, how can this God have not control over the Babylonians
today? Maraming Tao, even Cristiano I
Tatanong Is God in control? Is God powerful?
When disaster strikes Tinatanong Puna then they would say that
God had no control. When the October 7 Hamas attack
Sabayan and Israel. When typhoons like Yolanda Ondoy
good hit Ireland, God in control, they would say that God
had nothing to do with it. When all the bad things happen
in our lives, it is even taught in most churches.
We would often hear God is good all the time.
Yes, this is absolutely true, because God cannot be anything
less than perfectly good, loving, merciful, and just now
parallel and poor. Nothing.
And as we go through the Belgian confession, incommunicable
attributes now hanging on. But when pastors and people in
the prosperity gospel churches say this, they mean something
else for them. It means, first, that God will
always bless them with the good things in this life.
And second, it means that when bad things happen, it is not God
who sent them Sabin panila. Maybe you lack faith.
This is very terrible. It is condemning even faithful
believers to unfaithfulness. That is why the sum is call for
God to vindicate his congregation.
In verses 18 to 23 it always Young, Bayan and Canyon, Kawan
and Kenyan sleepy. After affirming the Lord's
sovereign power over all things the summer schools forgot to
vindicate, not only is people, but his name, his congregation
in the two keywords are remember and deliver Alalahanin at
Elitas. Remember the mocking and the
uproar of the enemies and the scoffers.
Remember your covenant promises to Abraham.
When the Lord remembers this, he will act to vindicate his name
and his people. How will he vindicate his name
and his people? He will do this first by
delivering them from their enemies, his needy, shame.
Downtrodden people are now like doves that are fed to the
beasts, the Babylonians. The land is dark.
It is full of violence. He will rescue his people from
the ravenous beast, and he will send light to his People in
Darkness magazine, buying Pangalawa.
He will vindicate his name by his and his people by rebuilding
the temple. Now the only signs of the
temples are the big and banners that the enemies have hung on
the temple ruins. There are no more peace and
sacrifices for sins and thanks offerings.
No more fees to celebrate the harvest because there are no
more harvests. We not support Lahat Nakawa,
even the fields, and there is no king to lead them in battle.
Where will the King, the Son that the Lord promised the King
David come from? Who would be king over an
everlasting Kingdom? And how did God accomplish this
seemingly impossible task? Paranda paka paka.
Impossible. But in God's Providence, he has
set up Cyrus, the middle Persian king.
He would allow the Exiles to return to Israel to rebuild the
country and the temple in 536 BC.
We can read that account in Second Chronicles Chapter 36
versus 22 to 23, the prophet Isaiah 4.
So Darius as the Lord's servant, who would build the ruins of the
city and the temple. And I say, yeah, 4428 he says of
Cyrus, He is my shepherd, He shall fulfill all my purpose,
saying of Jerusalem, he shall be built, and of the temple your
foundation shall be laid. So the temple was finished in
516 BC and the King Darius 70 years after it, was destroyed in
586 BC. The prophet Daniel has the
answer to The Who in Daniel Chapter 9 versus 26 to 25, where
he prophesied that the city of Jerusalem and its temple shall
be rebuilt by the Jews who will return from the Babylonian
exile. After this restoration, Daniel
says, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing
but after this, this anointed one is cut off or put to death.
There is a Prince who will come and destroy the city and the
sanctuary. This anointed 1 is our Lord
Jesus Christ. Remember that the word anointed
in Hebrew is Messiah, which is translated in Greek as Christos.
So in Acts chapter 4, verse 26, when the Christians gathered in
Jerusalem, affirm that Jesus is the anointed one.
In their prayer, the kings of the earth set themselves, and
the rulers were gathered together against the Lord,
against his anointed. And after John the baptiser was
born six months before Jesus was born, Sarah's father then
recognize his son. John will be the forerunner of
Jesus the Anointed. 1 And you, child, will be called the
Prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the Lord to
prepare His ways to give knowledge of salvation to His
people in the forgiveness of their sins, because the tender
mercies of God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on
high, been as upon attendance. Look chapter one versus 76 to
78. Jesus is also the Lord.
This child, John, will preach to all Israel.
Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.
He was one of whom I say prophesied the voice, one crying
in the wilderness. Prepare the way of the Lord.
Make his spot straight. The Lord said that I, the Lord
that I saw He was prophesying is Jesus the Messiah the baby born
of the Virgin Mary who was conceived by God the Holy
Spirit. And I say, yeah, Chapter 7,
verse 14, we can read. Therefore the Lord himself will
give you a sign. Behold, the Virgin shall
conceive and bear a son, and shall call him his name.
Emmanuel and in verse nine, six to seven.
For for to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the
government shall be upon this shoulder, and his name shall be
called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace, of the increase of his government, and of Peace.
There will be no end on the throne of David and his Kingdom,
to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with
righteousness. From this time forth and forever
more, the seal of the Lord of Hosts will do this.
The longing of Israel for comfort is now fulfilled and
Isaiah chapter 40 verse one comfort.
Comfort my people, says your God.
Listen again to the prophecy of Zechariah concerning the birth
of Jesus in Luke chapter one versus 68 to 75, and it echoes
the words of our texts in some 74.
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and
redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation
for us of His servant David, as he spoke with the mouth of his
holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our
enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us, to show mercy,
promise to our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant.
The Ohh. That He swore to our Father
Abraham to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of
our enemies, might serve him without fear in holiness and
righteousness before him all our days.
This Jesus will be the sunrise, will visit and redeem His
people. He is the son of David, the true
heir of God's everlasting Kingdom, who would save us, His
people, from our sins. He will deliver us His sheep
from the hatred of Satan, the enemy dear brothers and sisters,
through the child Jesus. God will remember His holy
covenant promise that He made do their forefather, Abraham.
God is now doing these things because he is rebuilding the
ruins of his old covenant temple into a new covenant temple, the
Church made-up of all who believe and trust in his Son,
Jesus Christ. That is why when we sing Ohh
Come O Come Emmanuel, we're not waiting for him to be born, for
we celebrate this in this age, in this first advent.
But we sing this song as we long and look forward with
anticipation. Taipei.
Uma ASA for his 2nd Advent and Kanyang Ikala Wang packed the
thing as we confess in our creeds.
When we will come, When He will complete our salvation.
When He will turn our mourning into joy, our darkness into
light, in Revelation 610, the Saints in heaven, as Ohh
sovereign Lord holy and true, how long before you will judge
and avenge our blood on those who dwell on earth are?
How long will finally be answered?
So it's CRC. Beloved friends, as we open
those presents this Christmas, remember that God has given us
the most precious gift in the whole universe throughout all
eternity. Our lower the child, Jesus.
The most precious gift He gives us is forgiveness of all our
sins, now and forever. You may have all kinds of
sufferings now. All but spiritual blessings in
the heavenly places await you in the end.
Therefore let us continue to pray.
Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly, let us pray.
Our God and Heavenly Father, we thank you for your Word and your
gospel that through the Advent season we eagerly await the
celebration of the birth of Jesus, our Saviour in our
Redeemer. With this time they filled with
joy, with hope, a deep sense of love for one another.
We lift up our hearts and gratitude for your words of
promise to vindicate your people, to strengthen the
fellowship that we share and the eager longing for the coming of
your Kingdom. In Jesus name we pray ohh man.