He Commanded and They Were Created

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Sermons, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, 163859, Desiring God, John Piper, Preaching, Christianity, Messages, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 4 October 1981

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Since God created everything, we and all our so-called possessions are his to do with as he pleases.

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0:00.0	This morning's text is found in Psalms chapter 148.
0:07.0	Praise the Lord.
0:09.0	Praise the Lord from the heavens.
0:11.0	Praise him in the Heights,
0:13.1	praise him all his angels,
0:15.1	praise him all his host,
0:17.3	praise him son and moon,
0:19.2	praise him all you shining stars,
0:21.6	praise him your highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens.
0:26.4	Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created and he established them forever and ever. He fixed their bounds which cannot be passed.
0:38.0	Praise the Lord from the earth. You see monsters and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his
0:46.8	command.
0:48.8	Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds, kings of the earth
0:56.6	and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth, young men and maidens together,
1:02.4	old men and children.
1:04.0	Let them praise the name of the Lord,
1:07.0	for His name alone is exalted.
1:09.0	His glory is above earth in heaven.
1:12.0	He is raised up a horn for his people, praise for all
1:16.4	his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the Lord.
1:36.0	I'm going to begin a series today that God willing will take us from the creation of the world
1:49.0	through God's dealings with Israel up to the incarnation on December 20th in 10 messages, with a little interlude for missions week at the end of October. Today we're going to look at God, the Creator, and then next Sunday the
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