Benediction

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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What is a benediction? Is it a little perfunctory ceremony that helps everybody know it’s time to find your purse and get ready to leave? No. I’d like to show you tonight that the benediction is the meaning of your whole life. If you understand the benediction, when it’s said to you, your whole life should flash before your eyes. A benediction is a blessing. So let’s look at 1) what God’s blessing is, 2) how it comes, and 3) how it reshapes your life. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 14, 2008. Series: Liturgy: What we do in Worship. Scripture: Numbers 6:22-27. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	If you attend a church regularly, have you ever paid attention to the structure of the worship service at your church?
0:10.7	Often we move through the same order of service each Sunday.
0:14.2	But do we realize what each aspect means?
0:17.0	Today, Tim Keller is preaching about liturgy, that is, about what happens during worship, and why it's helpful to our understanding of the gospel.
0:28.6	Tonight's scripture reading is from the Book of Numbers six verses 22 through 27 the lord said to moses
0:42.6	tell aaron and his sons this is how you are to bless the israelites say to them the lord bless you
0:53.0	and keep you.
0:55.0	The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
1:00.7	The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
1:06.2	So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
1:12.5	This is God's word.
1:21.9	We're in a series of sermons on what we do when we gather for worship. And each week we're looking at a different thing that we do in order to become more meaningful, able to participate more
1:27.4	meaningfully and actively when we
1:29.5	gather. And tonight, we're going to look at the benediction. A whole sermon on the benediction.
1:38.4	What is the benediction? You know, in the way British court sessions end is is somebody says be upstanding and everybody gets up
1:47.2	the way parliamentary uh sessions end is somebody says move we adjourned second all in favor say i
1:53.7	is that what a benediction is like that a kind of little perfunctory ceremony that helps everybody
1:58.0	know it's time to you, find your purse and get ready
2:02.2	to go? No. I'd like to show you tonight that the benediction is the meaning of your whole life.
2:11.8	And if you understood the benediction, when it's said to you, your whole life should flash before
2:15.9	your eyes.
2:21.1	A benediction is a blessing.
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