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The Climb

The Climb. Journey towards holiness. “Easter Blessings” Psalm 134. Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord! May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth!

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The Climb

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  1. The Climb Journey towards holiness “Easter Blessings” Psalm 134

  2. Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who stand by night in the house of the Lord! Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord! May the Lord bless you from Zion, he who made heaven and earth! Psalm 134

  3. In the Hebrew “to bless” can mean: • “to speak well of” • “to kneel” In a bent knee proposal: “The man is offering himself wholeheartedly to the woman, without reservations, elevating her to an exalted position in their relationship, and offering her the choice to determine the course of their relationship.”

  4. “Come” or “Behold” is the equivalent of God saying, “Ahem!” or “Attention, please!”

  5. Focus on giants—you stumble Focus on God—giants tumble Max Lucado

  6. “God gets down on his knees among us; gets on our level and shares himself with us. He does not reside afar off and send us diplomatic messages, he kneels among us. That posture is characteristic of God. The discovery and realization of this is what defines what we know of God as good news—God shares himself generously and graciously.” Eugene PetersonA Long Obedience in the Same Direction

  7. Psalm 134: an invitation to bless (worship) Psalm 134: a command to bless (worship) “For why do people lift their hands when they pray? Is it not that their hearts may be raised at the same time to God?” John Calvin

  8. Easter morning - unbelief Not believing in the resurrection takes as much faith as believing in it

  9. Easter evening - hopeless “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, is of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C. S. Lewis

  10. If Easter is true, it changes everything!

  11. God exists or doesn't exist. Everyone must decide. If you believe in God and he exists, you go to heaven. Infinite benefit. If you don't believe in God and he exists, you don't go to heaven. Infinite loss. If you believe in God and he doesn't exist, you gain nothing and lose nothing. Blaise Pascal

  12. The Climb Journey towards holiness “Easter Blessings” Psalm 134

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