God's Sovereignty: Victory and Love in Revelation
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "So how did God choose to strengthen, fortify, encourage, build up his people when they were under such duress? Answer, he gave his servant John a vision. And by the way, it's the first glimpse, really, in the scriptures that we get, a peep through the very keyhole of heaven. And it's a chapter full of fantastic imagery and symbolic pictures, and nobody really fully understands all of it, I don't think." [52:46] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Whatever our circumstances, don't for one moment think that the Lord has lost the plot, that he's taken his eye off the ball, that he's messed up with the script, or he's forgotten your name. He is the Lord. He is in absolute control. And the truth is, through life, everybody has their ups and downs. We've had moments, we've had tragedies around us, we've had difficulties to do, to run, to help with." [57:33] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The throne represents, of course, and stands for the doctrine of sovereignty, as we call it, or the doctrine of providence, as it was sometimes known in the old days. And there's a famous preacher, Charles Spurgeon, and he once said this, we are not waifs and strays upon the open sea of fortune, but we are steered by God's infinite wisdom towards our desired destination. Providence, he said, is a soft pillow for anxious heads." [01:06:00] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "So whatever it is, I will not be defined by the abuse I suffer. I will not be defined as a child. I will not be an eternal victim. I will not be defined by the divorce of my parents or indeed my own divorce. I will not be defined by my singleness. I will not be defined by my broken financial problems. I will not be defined by my sickness. Because in Jesus, we do eventually, ultimately, one way or another, we do overcome." [01:09:34] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "I do want to say, if there's any of you in this room this morning, and there may well be, who are listening to this and thinking, you know, this is so, so attractive. These people have got something I so wish I could share. You can. You don't have to go out of that door without finding and inviting Jesus into your life too. So that you could be purchased and you could be free and you can have heaven to look forward to." [01:14:21] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "So Lord, we ask you to bless us as we read your word. We thank you that your scriptures are so wonderful, and that they're here to strengthen us in our most holy faith, and to build us up, and to fortify us." [53:48] (12 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "And so, God gave his servant John an incredible vision. He showed him a glimpse of heaven and it was a vision designed to sustain and to encourage the early churches, Ephesus, and Thyatira, and Pergamum, and Smyrna, and some of the ones that you will have heard of. But you know, quite as much as that, I honestly do believe, this is a word to encourage the churches in the Ukraine and in Uruguay. in Manhattan and in Mumbai, from Dublin to Doha, from Bogota, and believe it or not, to Bournemouth. This is a word to encourage all of us in this moment." [55:50] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The first thing, of course, that John sees is the throne. He sees the throne, and the God sitting upon it is being worshipped. Between verses 2 and 6, seven times he says, There before me was a throne in heaven. There was one seated on the throne. Surrounding the throne there were elders and other thrones. From thrones there came flashes of lightning. Before the throne, lamps were blazing. Before the throne, there was a sea of glass. All about the throne. You get the point. It's a scene of indescribable, awesome majesty." [56:48] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "God is the starting point of our thinking. God is also the center point of everything. The throne is at the center of all creation. It's at the center of the universe. Because it reminds us that we live in a God-centered universe. You could be forgiven for thinking from everything that goes on out there and everything that we watch day by day. That this is a self-centered universe. Because it is." [01:00:47] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And so although we were saying last night to some of the leaders that we're not in the business of flattery, we don't do that, but you do need to know that you are doing well, people. And I think the Lord wants you to know that you are doing very well and he's very well pleased. And now I'll go back to my notes." [01:06:00] (22 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "So how did God choose to strengthen, fortify, encourage, build up his people when they were under such duress? Answer, he gave his servant John a vision. And by the way, it's the first glimpse, really, in the scriptures that we get, a peep through the very keyhole of heaven. And it's a chapter full of fantastic imagery and symbolic pictures, and nobody really fully understands all of it, I don't think." [52:46] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "Whatever our circumstances, don't for one moment think that the Lord has lost the plot, that he's taken his eye off the ball, that he's messed up with the script, or he's forgotten your name. He is the Lord. He is in absolute control. And the truth is, through life, everybody has their ups and downs. We've had moments, we've had tragedies around us, we've had difficulties to do, to run, to help with." [57:33] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The throne represents, of course, and stands for the doctrine of sovereignty, as we call it, or the doctrine of providence, as it was sometimes known in the old days. And there's a famous preacher, Charles Spurgeon, and he once said this, we are not waifs and strays upon the open sea of fortune, but we are steered by God's infinite wisdom towards our desired destination. Providence, he said, is a soft pillow for anxious heads." [01:06:00] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "So whatever it is, I will not be defined by the abuse I suffer. I will not be defined as a child. I will not be an eternal victim. I will not be defined by the divorce of my parents or indeed my own divorce. I will not be defined by my singleness. I will not be defined by my broken financial problems. I will not be defined by my sickness. Because in Jesus, we do eventually, ultimately, one way or another, we do overcome." [01:09:34] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "I do want to say, if there's any of you in this room this morning, and there may well be, who are listening to this and thinking, you know, this is so, so attractive. These people have got something I so wish I could share. You can. You don't have to go out of that door without finding and inviting Jesus into your life too. So that you could be purchased and you could be free and you can have heaven to look forward to." [01:14:21] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "So Lord, we ask you to bless us as we read your word. We thank you that your scriptures are so wonderful, and that they're here to strengthen us in our most holy faith, and to build us up, and to fortify us." [53:48] (12 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "And so, God gave his servant John an incredible vision. He showed him a glimpse of heaven and it was a vision designed to sustain and to encourage the early churches, Ephesus, and Thyatira, and Pergamum, and Smyrna, and some of the ones that you will have heard of. But you know, quite as much as that, I honestly do believe, this is a word to encourage the churches in the Ukraine and in Uruguay. in Manhattan and in Mumbai, from Dublin to Doha, from Bogota, and believe it or not, to Bournemouth. This is a word to encourage all of us in this moment." [55:50] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The first thing, of course, that John sees is the throne. He sees the throne, and the God sitting upon it is being worshipped. Between verses 2 and 6, seven times he says, There before me was a throne in heaven. There was one seated on the throne. Surrounding the throne there were elders and other thrones. From thrones there came flashes of lightning. Before the throne, lamps were blazing. Before the throne, there was a sea of glass. All about the throne. You get the point. It's a scene of indescribable, awesome majesty." [56:48] (36 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "God is the starting point of our thinking. God is also the center point of everything. The throne is at the center of all creation. It's at the center of the universe. Because it reminds us that we live in a God-centered universe. You could be forgiven for thinking from everything that goes on out there and everything that we watch day by day. That this is a self-centered universe. Because it is." [01:00:47] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And so although we were saying last night to some of the leaders that we're not in the business of flattery, we don't do that, but you do need to know that you are doing well, people. And I think the Lord wants you to know that you are doing very well and he's very well pleased. And now I'll go back to my notes." [01:06:00] (22 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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