November 9, 2022
Wednesday Evening Bible Study
Sermon
Title: God’s Heart for the Nations (Pt 2)
Text: Revelation 5, 7:9-17
• God’s desire is to bless His people so that He will be praised by all peoples everywhere
• God’s gracious purpose is to show His loving and just nature on the cross in order to
redeem a people from every tribe, tongue, language, and nation for the sake of His
ultimate glory in worldwide worship.
• By His power, God holds the destiny of the all nations in His hand
• Apart from Christ, every nation is utterly hopeless
• As the Conquering Lion and Lamb, Jesus alone is worthy of praise from all peoples
• If death could not thwart the Shepherd of the church, then nothing will stop the mission
of the church
• Key texts from the NT:
o Matthew 1:1
o Matthew 2:1
o Mark 1:14-15
o Mark 3:13-14
o Matthew 28:18-20
o Acts 1:8
o Acts 10:45
o Acts 11:18
o Acts 19:10
o Romans 15:19-20
o Ephesians 3:10
o Matthew 24:14
