Repose: The Power and Glory

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Lord’s Prayer is quite a workout. You’re asking for a lot of things: daily bread, deliver us from evil. But at the end, you rest in God. The last phrase in the Lord’s Prayer is, “For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever, amen.” Is that just a rhetorical flourish? After all, it doesn’t seem to be a prayer. But ancient commentators have said this is a prayer of repose. You realize all the things you’ve been looking for are already there in God. In Psalm 27 we have an example of a prayer of repose, and it’s exactly what the end of the Lord’s Prayer embodies. This is a psalm of David, and we learn 1) what he’s facing, 2) what he does about it, 3) how he does it, and 4) why he’s confident it will work. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 16, 2014. Series: The Prayer of Prayers. Scripture: Psalm 27:1-14. 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	Welcome to Gospel in Life. We all know there's a big difference between knowing about God and actually knowing God personally. To know anyone, you have to spend time with them. If you're a Christian, prayer is essential to have a deep relationship with God. You won't be able to know yourself, know God,
0:21.2	or grow in your relationship with him without prayer.
0:24.5	Join us today as Tim Keller teaches
0:26.4	on why prayer is such an essential part of life with Christ.
0:37.1	The scripture reading is from Psalm 27, verses 1 through 14.
0:41.9	The Lord is my light and my salvation.
0:45.1	Whom shall I fear?
0:46.5	The Lord is a stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid.
0:50.9	When the wicked advance against me to devour me,
0:53.5	it is my enemies and foes who will stumble and fall.
0:56.9	Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear.
1:00.3	Though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.
1:04.6	One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
1:12.5	to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
1:17.3	For in the day of trouble, he will keep me safe in his dwelling.
1:21.3	He will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
1:26.7	Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me.
1:30.8	At a sacred tent, I will sacrifice with shouts of joy. I will sing and make music to the Lord.
1:38.2	Hear my voice when I call, Lord. Be merciful to me and answer me My heart says of you
1:45.2	Seek his face
1:46.8	Your face Lord I will seek
1:48.8	Do not hide your face from me
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