Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church Worship Service - August 21, 2022

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Sermons by Pastor David Whitney, Senior Instructor of Institute on the Constitution and pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Arnold, MD.

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SUNDAY August 21, 2022

Order of Worship
Theme: When the Lord God visits the earth, His wrath will be revealed upon the earth. Only those prepared through faith in Christ will receive grace rather than wrath.

Welcome & Call to Worship
“Come Christians Join to Sing” #225
“Who is on the Lord’s Side” #674
Prayer & Children’s Story
“I Love to Tell the Story” 444
“I Commission You to Go” pg#9 in Hymns & Songs
Offering - “Spirit of the Living God” #389
“The Lord is in His Holy Temple” #216
Responsive Reading - Go Make Disciples #473
(Women Solo #2)
Congregational Prayer
Hearing God’s Word
“Awe in the Presence of God”- Pastor Whitney
Responding to God’s Word
“He Has Made Me Glad” #214
Benediction and Postlude

"Awe In The Presence of God"
4th in our series the Prophet Zephaniah

I. The Significance of Silence - Zephaniah 1:7
A. When you are left speechless, something great and awesome or even terrible has overwhelmed you, moving you to silence
1. God’s people are commanded to be silent in His presence
2. God’s judgment when manifest is stunning
B. Silence in Heaven - Revelation 8:1
1. Terror of God’s judgment renders men speechless
2. The Day of the Lord is that moment of stupendous judgment

II. The Lord’s Sacrifice - Zephaniah 1:7-8
A. The sacrifice is required because of sin - Romans 6:23
1. For each and every sin someone must pay with their life
a. It is either the life of the sinner - each pays for their own sin - Ezekiel 18:19-20
b. Or the death of our Lord on the Cross - 1 John 4:10
2. The sacrifice Zephaniah refers to is the war that destroyed Judah and Jerusalem in 587 BC
B. Wars can be used by God to judge the sins of a nation
1. The invitees to the sacrifice who are wicked, are themselves to be sacrificed
2. At the end of this age - Revelation 19:17-21
a. The battle of Armageddon
b. No armies will survive against the Lord Jesus Christ - whose side are you on?
C. The near term fulfillment of Zephaniah’s prophecy
1. The king does not escape - 2 Kings 25:5-7
2. Neither will we escape except through Christ - Acts 4:12

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