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  THE GLORY OF GOD IN THE GLADNESS OF THE NATIONS IN GOD
  by John Piper
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the connection between the gladness of
Godward singing and the acknowledgment that the kingdoms of the earth
belong to Christ. It highlights the global singing as a sign of Christ's
triumph among the nations, where both the joy of the singer and the
glory of the Savior are intertwined. The ultimate goal is the glory of
God in the gladness of the nations, showcasing the design of God for His
glory to be known and nations to find joy in Him through singing and
praise.

Topics: "Joyful Worship", "Christ's Sovereignty"
Scripture References: Psalms 138:4, Isaiah 34:16, Psalm 96:1, Psalm 67:4, Revelation 15:3, Psalm 47:1, Psalm 96:11

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This sermon emphasizes the connection between the gladness of Godward
singing and the acknowledgment that the kingdoms of the earth belong to
Christ. It highlights the global singing as a sign of Christ's triumph
among the nations, where both the joy of the singer and the glory of the
Savior are intertwined. The ultimate goal is the glory of God in the
gladness of the nations, showcasing the design of God for His glory to
be known and nations to find joy in Him through singing and praise.

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The gladness of God, the gladness of Godward singing, is a sign that the
kingdoms of the earth belong to Christ. Psalm 138. All the kings of the
earth shall give thanks to you, O Lord.

O Lord, for they have heard of thy words, of the words of your mouth,
and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord. That's all the kings of the
earth are going to sing to the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord.
Or Isaiah 34, 16, they lift up their voices, they sing for joy over the
majesty of the Lord, they shout from the west, from the ends of the
earth we hear songs of praise to the righteous one.

So this is the sign, singing, global singing among all the powers is the
sign of the triumph of Christ among the nations. A song of joy to the
majesty of the Lord. So the singer gets the joy and the Savior gets the
glory, the praises.

That's the way God has set up the world. He's designed the world so that
God gets the glory among the nations and the nations get the gladness in
God. Neither happens without the other.

God doesn't get the glory he should have without the gladness in the
nations. The nations will never be glad in God except through knowing,
loving, delighting in, being satisfied by the glory of God. There is one
united goal for the universe, namely the glory of God in the gladness of
the nations in God.

A gladness that is of such a nature that it cries out, what language
shall I borrow? And answers, I will borrow the language of singing and I
will summon the nations to join me. So Father, I pray that the upshot of
the entire conference and these last couple of hours in particular would
be the means by which you would catapult hundreds of people singing to
the nations. I ask this in Jesus' name.

Amen.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/vEFH-mN-HxE.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-piper/the-glory-of-god-in-the-gladness-of-the-nations-in-god/
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