Reflection on the Word in our Worship
Tell it out among the nations, “The Lord is King; *
it is he who has made the world so firm
that it cannot be moved;
he shall judge the peoples righteously.”
-Psalm 96:10
The first and last lines of verse 10 make it additionally clear that this is a prophecy of perfect government, not a pronouncement on—of all things!—the earth’s rotation, as an old controversy suggested. The disastrous freedom of the fall will be replaced by the only ‘perfect freedom’, which is serving God.
-Derek Kidner
The Collect for World Mission Sunday
Almighty God, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, you revealed the way of eternal life to every race and nation: Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel your salvation may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Word:
(Click on the links below to read Sunday's passages)
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 61:1-4
Psalm 96 (below playlist)
New Testament Reading: Romans 10:9-17
Gospel Reading: John 20:19-31
Psalm 96
1 O sing unto the Lord a new song; *
sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth.
2 Sing unto the Lord and praise his Name; *
tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his honor to the nations, *
and his wonders to all peoples.
4 For the Lord is great, and highly to be praised; *
he is more to be feared than all gods.
5 As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; *
but it is the Lord who made the heavens.
6 Glory and majesty are before him; *
power and honor are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O you families of the peoples, *
ascribe unto the Lord worship and power.
8 Ascribe unto the Lord the honor due unto his Name; *
bring offerings and come into his courts.
9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *
let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
10 Tell it out among the nations, “The Lord is King; *
it is he who has made the world so firm
that it cannot be moved;
he shall judge the peoples righteously.”
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; *
let the sea make a noise, and all that is therein.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; *
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord.
13 For he comes, for he comes to judge the earth, *
and with righteousness to judge the world,
and the peoples with his truth.
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