Nineteen-year-old Dakota paid for a movie ticket and a pizza with ordinary quarters, not knowing that one of the stolen coins was worth eighteen thousand dollars. That is exactly how we treat God when we fail to see His true worth. This New Year sermon takes us before the throne of Revelation 4 and 5, where unceasing worship honors the One who is holy and almighty, and the Lamb who redeemed us with His blood. Listen and step into the new year with two truths that drive out fear: who God is and what He has done for us.
Discussion questions
For your small group or for personal reflection after the sermon.
- In Revelation 4 John sees the throne, twenty four elders and four living creatures crying: holy, holy, holy. What does this scene tell us about who God is and why He deserves worship?
- Why does John weep in Revelation 5 when no one can open the scroll, and what changes when, instead of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, he sees a Lamb looking as if it had been slain?
- The sermon described worship as recognizing God's true worth and giving Him what He is worth. In what ways do you tend to treat God like a coin worth only its face value?
- The speakers talked about two sides of the same coin: who God is and what He has done for us. Which of these truths moves you more today, and why?
- How does knowing that the Lamb is Lord of history and that nothing will slip out of His control change the way you look at the pandemic, wars, crises and other fears mentioned in the sermon?
- What one concrete habit do you want to start this week so that you give God glory every day for who He is and what He has done for you?
