The NXR Podcast - DAILY TRUTH - The Majesty Of Lord’s Day Worship

00:00:00.000 Jesus said, man cannot live on bread alone, but from every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

00:00:07.240 You're listening to Daily Truth.

00:00:11.540 The New Covenant Christian, you and I, brothers and sisters,

00:00:15.000 we are called, especially in all our lives, but especially on the Lord's Day,

00:00:19.620 as we come to gather together in worship of the triune God,

00:00:23.660 we are called to embody a serious joy.

00:00:29.380 When we gather together on the Lord's day,

00:00:31.940 the first day of the week,

00:00:33.280 the day that Christ Jesus rose from the grave,

00:00:37.180 when we gather together for the administering

00:00:39.800 of the ordinary means of grace,

00:00:41.460 publicly preaching the word, praying the word,

00:00:43.620 singing the word in hymns and psalms and spiritual songs

00:00:46.780 and seeing the word and the only two images

00:00:49.900 prescribed for us by Christ himself,

00:00:52.260 that is the Lord's Supper and baptism.

00:00:54.040 When we come for that event, that experience,

00:00:57.120 it is a heavenly reality it's the delectable hills we catch a glimpse of the celestial city

00:01:03.320 it is the heavenly jerusalem it is mount zion and when we gather together on the lord's day

00:01:09.500 we should recognize that what we are doing has real implications things by god himself through

00:01:15.900 the worship of the saints will be shaken in heaven and on earth it's a glorious reality

00:01:22.460 and it's a reality the demands from each one of us serious joy leaping and dancing

00:01:29.420 joy and gratitude for the free gift of grace and the gospel of jesus christ

00:01:34.960 and trembling and fearfulness wanting to be meticulous and careful to offer acceptable worship

00:01:42.900 with reverence and all can i be frank with you for just a second right here at the end

00:01:49.420 look some of you guys you're financially supporting this ministry and from the bottom of my heart I say

00:01:55.520 thank you I cannot thank you enough however some of you you just you can't afford it in fact some

00:02:03.640 of you you shouldn't afford it let's be honest I mean we're living in Joe Biden's ridiculous

00:02:09.740 economy our nation and our totalitarian political elites lost their minds over the last three years

00:02:18.760 due to COVID. We have written checks that we simply cannot cash. It doesn't matter if people

00:02:25.700 change the definition of a recession. We are living in a recession right now regardless.

00:02:32.600 Some of you are struggling to afford a carton of eggs at the grocery store. You cannot support

00:02:38.900 financially this ministry at this time, nor should you, but you could still help us tremendously.

00:02:45.580 I am asking you, please, if you're willing to do so, take one minute of your time.

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The NXR Podcast - March 03, 2023