Kevin Dibbley - August 27, 2023
"Longing to Celebrate"
This is a day of celebration. We have several baptisms and as we come to celebrate again what God has done in the lives of five of our Waterbrooke family, we are going to study Psalm 98. Our message is called “Longing to Celebrate”. Psalm 98 is a call to see these individuals’ stories of God’s work in their lives in light of the grand narrative of the gospel. We are called to stand back once again and be amazed at our God and His salvation. Psalm 98 was the psalm that Isaac Watts used to write the psalm that we often sing at Christmas. Joy to the World. It is a psalm that calls for a massive choir to somehow convey with great joy the saving power of God. Sing to the Lord a new song because He has done marvelous things. This is a psalm celebrating God’s salvation and a call to all of creation to join the choir to recognize with joy what God has done: “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!” Are you still staggered at what God has done in the world? Are you amazed at what God has done in your life or is willing to do in your life? Do you have a new fresh sense of the amazement and wonder of God’s saving power and grace? Do you long to celebrate with others how great and merciful is our God? Come this Sunday and let’s rejoice together in the salvation of our God. Let’s get a new fresh sense of His goodness and grace.
Scripture References: Psalms 98:1-9
From Series: "Longing For God"
Summer series in the Psalms
