Your Saving Power Among All Nations, Glory From People Through Worship, The Will of God, In Christ Alone, A Treasure Worth Translating, The American Miracle Movie, and "Between Garden and Glory"
In This Issue... Psalm 67:1-2, Quotes by Steven C. Hawthorne and William Carey, Observations by James Cheesman, David Platt, and The American Miracle, Plus Song by The Dodds
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Welcome to this issue of one24worship - Because worship is a daily lifestyle, one 24-hour day at a time, not just a weekly event.
The one24worship Newsletter is a weekly offering of inspiration, ideas, and insights landing in your email inbox every Thursday... 1-2-4: one verse/passage, two quotes, and four observations at a time.
PURPOSE / re:PURPOSE
My dad was resourceful. I’m pretty sure that trait came from being raised in an environment of necessity. Both he and my mom grew up on family farms in rural Mississippi during the Great Depression.
One of the items that I’ve held onto since his passing is his chain box. (Doesn’t everybody need and have a chain box?)
It’s just a small cardboard box with a handle fabricated from a pant coat hanger. You know, the type of coat hanger that has a cardboard tube connected to the wire frame.
Like I said, my dad was resourceful. 😳 😀
As I was growing up, he would frequently take a combination of random items that each had their own individual purposes and repurpose them together into something different that he could use.
Isn’t this just how Jesus takes the randomness of the purposes in our lives and repurposes them together into something He can and does use?
Just a simple reminder today that the Lord can and will repurpose our purposes for His purposes as we yield our lives to Him each one24worship day.
Enjoy!
David
ONE PASSAGE
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.” Psalm 67:1-2 ESV
TWO QUOTES
Steven C. Hawthorne
“God reveals glory to all nations in order that He might receive glory from people through worship.” Steven C. Hawthorne
[Source: Steven C. Hawthorne, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, A Reader, Third Edition, (Editors: Ralph D. Winter, Steven C. Hawtorne, Institute of International Studies, Published by William Carey Library, ©1981, 1992, 1999, pg 35)]
William Carey
“To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map.” William Carey
[Source: Claude Hickman, It’s All Backwards: Why the Direction in Life You’ve Been Given is Wrong, (Claude Hickman, Published by The Traveling Team Press, ©2017, pg 42)]
FOUR OBSERVATIONS
1. Why I Love the Hymn "In Christ Alone" - by James Cheesman at JamesCheesman.com
Shout-out to Clyde Copeland for posting a link to this article on your Facebook feed last Friday. dg
“The most important story we need to hear and remind ourselves of is the good news of Jesus’ birth, life, death, resurrection, and imminent return.” James Cheesman
Article Excerpt: “I had a sense that this hymn was special. Now, having spent almost 25 years singing it and the past couple of years researching Getty and Townend modern hymns, I would call it the most significant Christian hymn composed in the past 125 years.” 👉 Read More…
2. A Treasure Worth Translating - by David Platt at Radical.net
“God’s Word is a gift we must never take for granted. It opens the door for you and me to experience intimacy in a love relationship with God himself.” David Platt
Article Excerpt: “There are over seven thousand languages in the world, but because the Bible has not been translated into many of these languages, millions upon millions of people are unable to read God’s Word. Multitudes of others have access to only parts of Scripture. This is a sobering reality, but here’s the good news: We have the opportunity in our generation to translate the Bible into every single one of these remaining languages.” 👉 Read More…
3. “The American Miracle – Our Nation is No Accident” - A Film by Heroic Pictures Based Upon Book by Michael Medved at AmericanMiracleMovie.com
“What if the establishment of the United States of America, against all odds, was no accident? What if God’s Divine Hand guided the steps of the Founding Fathers, due to their faithfulness to Him and belief in His Providence? What if America is a miracle?”
From The American Miracle – Our Nation is No Accident website based upon Michael Medved’s book of the same title.
In Theatres Nationwide June 9-11 only
Website Excerpt: “Coming to cinemas nationwide in 2025 from Heroic Pictures, The American Miracle – Our Nation is No Accident will take its audience on a journey through some of the most significant events in America’s birth and rise to prosperity and power. […] …created in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.” 👉 Read More…
4. SONG: “Between Garden and Glory” by The Dodds
VERSE ONE
V1 “Between garden and glory… where I’m living today / Desert surrounds me… what can grow in this place?”
“Are there seeds below… waiting for life? / I will wait… as long as it takes… until beauty arrives!”
by Daniel and Bailey Dodds
© 2024 The Dodds Music
Until next week,
David Guion
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“Isn’t it amazing how often we presume upon the mercies of God?” Butch Ikels
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