Corporate Worship: Who is with us? All Peoples

All peoples Rev. 7:9-12 One day in heaven, we will have perfect worship forever. A representation of all people will be there. God will save those He purposed to save. We will be with Him and one another and worship Him forever. Until then, our gatherings are a taste of what we will do forever, minus the sin. Ultimately, we will worship along with believers from every tribe, tongue, people and nation in heaven. That is something we look forward to. The gospel affects every kind of person. As we interact redemptively with our culture our congregation will reflect it because God saves all kinds of people through the gospel. The gospel is for everyone. We don’t need to import people to get a mix, but we need to look around our community and if we are living and preaching the gospel in a way that reaches people our gatherings will reflect the community. People from drastically different backgrounds are unified in Christ by the gospel - believing the same truth, reading the same Bible, singing the same songs, worshipping in the same church - Jesus tears down race walls, gender walls, class walls, generational walls – we share a common faith that has been shared for centuries.

The implications are huge for our lives, households and the church. Corporate worship anticipates heaven Rev. 21-22. We will see Him face to face. Until then, Worship God because He deserves it and live rightly because He says so. Be aware that you are being watched by the younger generation. Be on your toes. Worship in all of life flows from a life fully engaged with God. So seek to leave a God-honoring legacy with all you spend time with, through your words (confessing the Name of Jesus, confessing your dependence on Him.) and through doing good and sharing (your life, your time, your testimony, your listening ear). 1st with those closest to you – spouses, children, friends, and then as an outflow – with those you are involved with in other areas of life.