Christianity QA » Christian Worship » INTERNET DAILY CHAPEL (10-1-99)
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Welcome to The Internet Daily Chapel
it’s nice.
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Welcome to The Internet Daily Chapel A Complete Christian Worship Service Each Day a service of Bill McGinnis Ministries http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/ministries.html "Teaching The Beautiful Christian Life" Friday, October 1, 1999 "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;" (1 Timothy 4:4 RSV) Opening Hymn FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH – by Folliott S. Pierpont, 1864 Public Domain For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies; For the love which from our birth, Over and around us lies; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For the wonder of each hour, Of the day and of the night; Hill and vale and tree and flow’r, Sun and moon, and stars of light; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind’s delight; For the mystic harmony, Linking sense to sound and sight; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child; Friends on Earth and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. For Thy church that evermore, Lifteth holy hands above; Off’ring up on ev’ry shore, Her pure sacrifice of love; Lord of all, to Thee we raise This, our hymn of grateful praise. Amen. The usual music for this poem is the hymn tune DIX, by Conrad Kocher. A MIDI file of DIX, arranged by William H. Monk and sequenced by Bill McGinnis, can be downloaded at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/beaut7.mid. Scriptural Authority For This Chapel "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." (John 15:12 KJV) This chapel allows me the opportunity to love you the best way I know how, by sharing the Lord with you in worship. Invocation – Inviting the Lord To Be With Us Openly "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:20 KJV) Let’s pray together now, to welcome the Lord to join us openly as we worship Him. O Lord, we pray that You will join us now, As we have come together in Your name. Please let us know that You are really here, And help us to be pleasing in Your sight. In Jesus’ holy name we pray, Amen. The Lord’s Prayer The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . . The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on Matthew 6:9-13 * * * "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Matthew 6:14-15 KJV) * * * Worship Poem Today’s worship poem is "Holy, Holy, Holy!," by Reginald Heber. The music for this poem is the hymn tune NICAEA, by John B. Dykes. It can be downloaded at http://www.patriot.net/users/bmcgin/nicaea.mid or I can send you the MIDI music file by e-mail, on request. I pray the Holy Spirit will be with you as you read these words and make them your own. HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! – by Bishop Reginald Heber, 1827 – Public Domain Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning Our song shall rise to Thee! Holy, holy holy! Merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity! Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee! Casting down their golden crowns Around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim Falling down before Thee, Who wert, and art, and Evermore shalt be. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee! Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; Only Thou art holy! There is none beside Thee, Perfect in pow’r in Love, and purity. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name, In earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy holy! Merciful and mighty! God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity! Amen. * * * To A Christian, Nothing Is Unclean Of Itself Old Testment law went into great detail about clean and unclean things. For instance, many animals were declared unclean and could not be eaten. Also, all people who were not Jews were considered unclean, and Jews were forbidden to associate with them. But God has now abolished these laws of cleanliness and uncleanliness, as revealed in the vision He gave to Peter. ACTS 10:9-16 (KJV) The Vision Of Peter 9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven. * * * The Apostle Paul confirms this idea, saying that there is "nothing unclean of itself." ROMANS 14:12-23 (KJV) 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. 14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. Love Makes Everything Clean For You As I continue to explore the extreme importance of love, the Lord keeps
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