CCC Worship Gathering 8.25.24

Making Way for the King of Glory

Psalm 24

Intro: grasping the grandeur

1. Holder of the World (v.1-2)

Creator

• Mountains, trees, seas

Sustainer

Owner

2. Drawn Upward (v.3-6)

Ascending the Hill

Change from the Inside-out

Positional Righteousness

Seeking God

Genesis 32:30 - So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” (ESV)

3. Make Way (v.7-10)

Lifting Heads

Gates and Doors

• False thoughts

2 Corinthians 10:3–5 - For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. [4] For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. [5] We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, (ESV)

Ephesians 6:12 - For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (ESV)

The King of Glory

• Strength and might

Conclusion: the coming King