Remember Your Congregation (Psalm 74 1-23)

Let us all stand for the reading of God's Word.

The scripture texts is found in some 74 versus 1 to 23 and in

the New Testament in Luke chapter one verses 67 to 80,

some 74, 1 to 23. Ohh God, why do you cast us off

wherever? Why does your anger smoke

against the sheep of your pasture?

Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old,

which you have redeemed to be the drive of your heritage.

Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt direct your steps to

the perpetual ruins. The enemy has destroyed

everything in the sanctuary. Your foes have roared in the

midst of my your meeting place. They set up their own signs for

signs. They were like those who swing

axes in a forest of trees and all its carved wood.

They broke down with hatchets and hammers.

They set their sanctuary on fire.

They profane the dwelling place of your name, bring it down to

the ground, they said to themselves, We will utterly

subdue them. They burned all the meeting

places of God in the land. We do not see our signs.

There is no longer any profit. There is none among us.

Who knows how long? How long?

Ohh, God is the fall to scope. Is the enemy to rival your name

forever? Why do you hold back your hand,

your right hand, Take it from the fold of your garment and

destroy them? Yet God might king is from old

working salvation in the midst of the earth.

You divided the sea by your mind.

You broke the heads of the sea monsters on the waters.

You crashed the heads of the Leviathan.

You gave him a spoon for the creatures of the wilderness.

You split open springs and brooks.

You dry it up every flowing streams.

Yours is a day, yours also the night.

You establish the heavenly lights and the sun.

You fix all the boundaries of the earth.

You have made summer and winter. Remember these Ohh Lord, how the

enemies golf in a foolish people reviles your name.

Do not deliver the soul of your dog to the wild beast.

Do not forget the life of your poor forever.

Have regard for the covenant, for the dark places of the land

are full of the habitations of violence.

Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame.

Let the poor and needy praise your name.

Arise, Oh God, defend your cause.

Remember how foolish. Scoff at you all day.

Do not forget the clamour of your foes, the uproar of those

who rise against you, which goes up continually.

And in Luke chapter one, verse 67 to 80.

And his Father's Acharya was filled with the Holy Spirit and

prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel.

For he has visited and redeemed his people, and has raised up a

horn of salvation for us in the House of his servant David, as

he spoke with the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that

we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all

who hate us, to show mercy, promise to our fathers, to

remember his only covenant. The oath that he swore to our

father Abraham, to grant us that we being delivered from the hand

of our enemies, might serve him without fear in holiness and

righteousness before him all our days.

And you, child, will be called the Prophet of the Most High.

For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways to give

knowledge of salvation to His people and the forgiveness of

their sins, because of the tender mercy of God, whereby the

sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who

sit in darkness and in the shadow, that the guide our feet

in the way of peace. And the child grew and became

strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of

his public appearance to Israel. Let us come to the Lord in

prayer, gracious God, our Heavenly Father, at the

beginning of this Advent season. We come with hearts full of

anticipation and gratitude. We acknowledge your sovereignty

over all things, including the time and seasons.

In this season of Advent, we are reminded of the whole peace,

joy, and love that your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and

Saviour, brought into the world. As we prepare to delve into Your

Word, open our hearts, our minds to receive your message that You

have for us today. And may the light of Christ

illuminate our understanding and may Holy Spirit guide us into

the deeper truths we recognise our need for Your grace and

mercy, and we humbly ask for Your presence to be with us.

Your Church prepare us, Lord, with a celebration of crisis

birth, not just in remembrance, but with the renewed sense of

worship, of wonder and of all, and a grateful service to you

and your Church. In Jesus name we pray.

Amen. Marina.

Pattaya Makapu and Tidal Penang Maga.

I remember your congregation. A double I ceremony have been

reached. The pastor Noli Malibu on on

December 3, 2017. Big Springs Community Church

then post a California part up with this a pastor Noli

Shampooing acting founding pastor known in 2008.

When he came back from finishing his Masters of Divinities W Gal

Salonia, he came back to the Philippines and started this

family in the Bible. Studies are passing specifically

Antipolo Pala I. It has grown after 15 years to

about 3 churches. You NASA Pasig Poor Nasaka INTA

in Cainta Heritage Church is Malolos at Tiring Poo Imaging

beneficiary then sapak papagali pastor noli ashapuri from time

to time Bumabalik Philippines paramount minister young last

was February this year para podence.

I think it was the couple's retreat.

No couples retreat, so input on title Nothing.

Remember your congregation Mama Kapatid aluminating recently?

It has been just 57 days, or almost two months, since the

October 7 attacks by the Hamas, Sai Israel.

It was a blazon, blatant infiltration, anti Israeli towns

and army bases. And it was the worst breach of

Israel's defenses in 50 years. They are young, strongest

military in the Middle East was rendered powerless to fight back

against a far weaker enemy. Villages was left defenseless

for almost a day because of these squads of terrorists.

So you're reckoning poor. There was about 1200 Israelis

that died. This includes Israeli soldiers,

includes civilians, old women alike, children I nagging

hostage. Then about probably 200

Israelites were hostages were made hostage by the Hamas 4

military camps spread is about 30 square miles of Israeli

territory and there were a large number of casualties which

prompted the Israeli army to launch air ground and strikes on

Gaza. At it persists I think until

today the Carolina counting ceasefire for humanitarian

reasons but you totally non death is about 11,000 and it

should probably increase young text will nothing is also a sum

of lament by Israel at Nakata and pour it is similar to the

October 7 Hamas atrocities now consigned Babylonians anacap

Chorion Israel. They invaded the land and

destroyed the cities, but in among our fields it their own

Kanilang Kinabuhi and they also destroyed the capital city of

Israel, Young Jerusalem, Nandun poor young temple.

And after this destruction in 586 BC, they took most of the

inhabitants back to Babylon as leaves.

So the exile would last for about 70 years before they will

be allowed to return by the Persian king to rebuild their

land and their temple. Kaya Humana.

Babylonians would mark the juice and inflict so much humiliation

and sufferings. Sakanila Little saw some Nabina.

Sana Tender Sum is laments what has befallen Israel so you can

turn one point. Nathan has three headings.

Una does the song is would have a lament and plea for the

congregation. Marquita versus 1 to 11.

He pleads to the Lord to deliver Israel from their enemies

because it seemed that God has forgotten them forever.

Then in verses 12 to 17 Marquita nominating denying plea Nang Sam

is say some confession of God's almighty power where he

confessed that God is the Almighty Creator and as the

Almighty God rocketing binakayan boxer in your makala banang

Israel at budget Hindi kayang palaya, palaya one sunny love

from Egypt from the bondage of slavery.

And finally, in verses 18 to 23, we will hear the song is skull

for God to vindicate his congregation.

Napak Tango Lankan Yongbyon, Israel Dahil Nakita Nagbayag

Israel. The continuous marking and

scoffing of his holy name Nando, Nang, Bangali, Bak, Pannuniya,

Lisa, Banal Na, Pangalan, and Jose.

So he pleads to the Lord to vindicate his own name and his

congregation. Now my goal and Bayan Israel and

Kanyang Cowan and Canyon Tupa. And since we are in the Advent

season, Nandina 10, how it relates to the coming of our

Lord Jesus as an infant? Don't saw first Advent or young

woman pagdating, adding parking on when Jesus came to save his

people from our sins. But in the second Advent, he

will destroy his enemies and vindicate his name and his

congregation. Young Church, Young Canyon, Baya

and Penile. The Summer is please a lament

and a plea for the congregation. It always sang Panago isang

matinding panel wagon para Sakanya, Bayan para Sabayan and

Israel. And the summit was lamenting

about the fall of the southern Kingdom of Judah.

Samantha Akamai Namanga, Babylonians 586 BC and we can

read the accounts. The Second Kings Chapter 25

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versus 8 to 12. Jerusalem was destroyed and the

temple was burned. Human A Yaman Anandan temple.

Like gold, silver and bronze furnishings.

They were plundered. They were looted and the leaders

of the Kingdom were put to death.

Pinata Ohh. But the most educated, the

wealthiest and the skilled workers were taken as exiles to

Babylon. Only the poorest were left in

the land. The destruction was complete for

Israel. It would have been like the end

of the world. The Temple Lu was the center of

their lives, including its priesthood, including the

morning and evening sacrifices that will happen on Binabanggit

go when I conduct Vesper service.

I own inquiries class Sinasabi economy Bataya page held nang

vesper service Hindi long dialeto 18 seeing a doctor,

Nakai assalam pastor and Landon. He should continue.

But it stems back from the tradition of Israel young.

They look forward to the morning and evening sacrifices.

That was done by the priests. For the Old Testament Jews,

there were only two major historical events in their

nation. Una is Exodus from Egypt and 2nd

is the Babylonian Exile. So even in the most disastrous

event in their history, the juice would appeal to the

glorious Exodus. Sanara NASA Nila Ampalaya Sakami

out of the bondage of slavery and the summits pleads to God to

remember Israel, whom God has called as redeemed, as purchase

a sheep, as congregation, as tribe.

Tina Khattak body to young covenant relationship not

insulting Jose. He remembers in Exodus 1516 when

Moses praised the Lord who dried up the Red Sea till the people

pass by, whom you purchase Inalala, Ponilla, Nonaka, Silai,

Nakaraan Donsa, Red Sea, Hangman and Bayan, Akanyang, Binili I

Nakaraan, Inaalala Puni Layon. And that's almost bleeds to God.

Remember Mount Zion where you have dwelt, Sinasabi, Puni, Lana

or just back it. Mukami and man are Pinapaalala

ponilla even to themselves. You Mount Zion is where God

resides. If you want Bruno on Dahil

Quintanilla that it is laid in ruins for many years and it

seemed to the Israelites it's forever.

So the sum is question element to God.

If we are your chosen people, why do you allow us to be

destroyed? It is as if they do not know the

warnings of the Prophets. Napa, Ulit, Ulit, Bennigan's,

London, Babala, Non Profit, Me, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,

Daniel and many other prophets. For many centuries they were

warned of the judgment that is coming to them for violating the

laws of the covenant. God who made them don't saw

Mount Sinai. They have become so idolatrous,

they are unjust, adulterous that the Lord's patience and

persistence ran out. Makita Puna, Kenyan in the

account of Second Chronicles, chapter 36, verses 15 to 16.

2 Chronicles 36:15–16

The Lord, the God of their Father, sent persistently to

them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people

and on his dwelling place. But they kept mocking the

messengers of God, despising his words, scoffing at his profits

until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there

was no remedy. It is a very telling reminder

for us in Abina, Angolan, and Lunas so even under this

judgment, the sum is appeals to God's covenant promise to their

forefathers, Abraham. What happened now to his

covenant promise to his redeem to his purchased congregation as

the Lord rejected them forever. Add to Puma Pasaki manga age-old

question why We don't usually ask why when good things happen.

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banatine. Amanda Bagnetto.

It is only when bad things happen we ask God why.

When a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal sickness like

cancer? When one has an accident?

When one has lost a job, or probably when one is in dire

straits, Tina Why? And we see many examples of wise

in the Bible. Sharing the bed when he was in

trouble, he asked God in Sums. 22 My God, my God, why have you

forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving

me from the words of my groaning another?

He used the same words, the very same words, as he Hang on the

cross doesn't. Matthew 2746.

Therefore, asking why is part of human nature, even our Christian

nature, and seeing the signs and banners of the Pagan Babylonian

army hanging on the ruins of the temple, it saddens the

Israelites. You can picture how the

desecration of the Most Holy Temple was done, and the same is

laments that the absence of the prophets who used to reveal

God's word to them. There was a verse 9 See not

being allowed. We do not see our signs.

We no longer have any profit. Who will tell us how long this

is the worst? Kasi Hindi nila Makita.

How long will they injure these disasters?

And how long will the enemies cough and revile the name of

God's holy word? And this arm is then pleads to

God to destroy their enemies. Universe 11 Tina Nolan Sam is

Back. We lost a little deep deep box

say in Mozilla. The sum is bleeds Kaya, he

pleads a confession of God's almighty power.

Mababasa puna thing in this versus 12 to 17?

Nah if our wise and how long seems An answered, the answer

that he gives is who my tapas Tina.

Nate, Nindi, Para Katagal, Mini Begin, Tayo, Nang, Sagot, Nan,

Salitan and Jose Who is the Almighty Creator who is

sovereign over all creation? Who is the Almighty King Who is

sovereign over all Kings Inverse 12 to 17.

That sum is affirms his confidence in assurance in the

Lord. This disaster did not happen

because the Lord was not powerful enough to prevent it.

This is the same God who divided the Red Sea.

The same God who can crush the powerful monsters like the

dragon, like Leviathan of the canine night mythology.

If it was real. The same God who separated the

waters of the land. The same God who hung the moon,

the stars, and established the seasons.

Therefore, how can this God have not control over the Babylonians

today? Maraming Tao, even Cristiano I

Tatanong Is God in control? Is God powerful?

When disaster strikes Tinatanong Puna then they would say that

God had no control. When the October 7 Hamas attack

Sabayan and Israel. When typhoons like Yolanda Ondoy

good hit Ireland, God in control, they would say that God

had nothing to do with it. When all the bad things happen

in our lives, it is even taught in most churches.

We would often hear God is good all the time.

Yes, this is absolutely true, because God cannot be anything

less than perfectly good, loving, merciful, and just now

parallel and poor. Nothing.

And as we go through the Belgian confession, incommunicable

attributes now hanging on. But when pastors and people in

the prosperity gospel churches say this, they mean something

else for them. It means, first, that God will

always bless them with the good things in this life.

And second, it means that when bad things happen, it is not God

who sent them Sabin panila. Maybe you lack faith.

This is very terrible. It is condemning even faithful

believers to unfaithfulness. That is why the sum is call for

God to vindicate his congregation.

In verses 18 to 23 it always Young, Bayan and Canyon, Kawan

and Kenyan sleepy. After affirming the Lord's

sovereign power over all things the summer schools forgot to

vindicate, not only is people, but his name, his congregation

in the two keywords are remember and deliver Alalahanin at

Elitas. Remember the mocking and the

uproar of the enemies and the scoffers.

Remember your covenant promises to Abraham.

When the Lord remembers this, he will act to vindicate his name

and his people. How will he vindicate his name

and his people? He will do this first by

delivering them from their enemies, his needy, shame.

Downtrodden people are now like doves that are fed to the

beasts, the Babylonians. The land is dark.

It is full of violence. He will rescue his people from

the ravenous beast, and he will send light to his People in

Darkness magazine, buying Pangalawa.

He will vindicate his name by his and his people by rebuilding

the temple. Now the only signs of the

temples are the big and banners that the enemies have hung on

the temple ruins. There are no more peace and

sacrifices for sins and thanks offerings.

No more fees to celebrate the harvest because there are no

more harvests. We not support Lahat Nakawa,

even the fields, and there is no king to lead them in battle.

Where will the King, the Son that the Lord promised the King

David come from? Who would be king over an

everlasting Kingdom? And how did God accomplish this

seemingly impossible task? Paranda paka paka.

Impossible. But in God's Providence, he has

set up Cyrus, the middle Persian king.

He would allow the Exiles to return to Israel to rebuild the

country and the temple in 536 BC.

We can read that account in Second Chronicles Chapter 36

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versus 22 to 23, the prophet Isaiah 4.

So Darius as the Lord's servant, who would build the ruins of the

city and the temple. And I say, yeah, 4428 he says of

Cyrus, He is my shepherd, He shall fulfill all my purpose,

saying of Jerusalem, he shall be built, and of the temple your

foundation shall be laid. So the temple was finished in

516 BC and the King Darius 70 years after it, was destroyed in

586 BC. The prophet Daniel has the

answer to The Who in Daniel Chapter 9 versus 26 to 25, where

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he prophesied that the city of Jerusalem and its temple shall

be rebuilt by the Jews who will return from the Babylonian

exile. After this restoration, Daniel

says, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing

but after this, this anointed one is cut off or put to death.

There is a Prince who will come and destroy the city and the

sanctuary. This anointed 1 is our Lord

Jesus Christ. Remember that the word anointed

in Hebrew is Messiah, which is translated in Greek as Christos.

So in Acts chapter 4, verse 26, when the Christians gathered in

Acts 4:26

Jerusalem, affirm that Jesus is the anointed one.

In their prayer, the kings of the earth set themselves, and

the rulers were gathered together against the Lord,

against his anointed. And after John the baptiser was

born six months before Jesus was born, Sarah's father then

recognize his son. John will be the forerunner of

Jesus the Anointed. 1 And you, child, will be called the

Prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the Lord to

prepare His ways to give knowledge of salvation to His

people in the forgiveness of their sins, because the tender

mercies of God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on

high, been as upon attendance. Look chapter one versus 76 to

78. Jesus is also the Lord.

This child, John, will preach to all Israel.

Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.

He was one of whom I say prophesied the voice, one crying

in the wilderness. Prepare the way of the Lord.

Make his spot straight. The Lord said that I, the Lord

that I saw He was prophesying is Jesus the Messiah the baby born

of the Virgin Mary who was conceived by God the Holy

Spirit. And I say, yeah, Chapter 7,

verse 14, we can read. Therefore the Lord himself will

give you a sign. Behold, the Virgin shall

conceive and bear a son, and shall call him his name.

Emmanuel and in verse nine, six to seven.

For for to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the

government shall be upon this shoulder, and his name shall be

called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace, of the increase of his government, and of Peace.

There will be no end on the throne of David and his Kingdom,

to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with

righteousness. From this time forth and forever

more, the seal of the Lord of Hosts will do this.

The longing of Israel for comfort is now fulfilled and

Isaiah chapter 40 verse one comfort.

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Comfort my people, says your God.

Listen again to the prophecy of Zechariah concerning the birth

of Jesus in Luke chapter one versus 68 to 75, and it echoes

the words of our texts in some 74.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and

redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation

for us of His servant David, as he spoke with the mouth of his

holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our

enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us, to show mercy,

promise to our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant.

The Ohh. That He swore to our Father

Abraham to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of

our enemies, might serve him without fear in holiness and

righteousness before him all our days.

This Jesus will be the sunrise, will visit and redeem His

people. He is the son of David, the true

heir of God's everlasting Kingdom, who would save us, His

people, from our sins. He will deliver us His sheep

from the hatred of Satan, the enemy dear brothers and sisters,

through the child Jesus. God will remember His holy

covenant promise that He made do their forefather, Abraham.

God is now doing these things because he is rebuilding the

ruins of his old covenant temple into a new covenant temple, the

Church made-up of all who believe and trust in his Son,

Jesus Christ. That is why when we sing Ohh

Come O Come Emmanuel, we're not waiting for him to be born, for

we celebrate this in this age, in this first advent.

But we sing this song as we long and look forward with

anticipation. Taipei.

Uma ASA for his 2nd Advent and Kanyang Ikala Wang packed the

thing as we confess in our creeds.

When we will come, When He will complete our salvation.

When He will turn our mourning into joy, our darkness into

light, in Revelation 610, the Saints in heaven, as Ohh

sovereign Lord holy and true, how long before you will judge

and avenge our blood on those who dwell on earth are?

How long will finally be answered?

So it's CRC. Beloved friends, as we open

those presents this Christmas, remember that God has given us

the most precious gift in the whole universe throughout all

eternity. Our lower the child, Jesus.

The most precious gift He gives us is forgiveness of all our

sins, now and forever. You may have all kinds of

sufferings now. All but spiritual blessings in

the heavenly places await you in the end.

Therefore let us continue to pray.

Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly, let us pray.

Our God and Heavenly Father, we thank you for your Word and your

gospel that through the Advent season we eagerly await the

celebration of the birth of Jesus, our Saviour in our

Redeemer. With this time they filled with

joy, with hope, a deep sense of love for one another.

We lift up our hearts and gratitude for your words of

promise to vindicate your people, to strengthen the

fellowship that we share and the eager longing for the coming of

your Kingdom. In Jesus name we pray ohh man.