“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23, ESV)

08/06/2025 – Morning Service: The LORD loves Zion

Bible Reaings:

Psalm 87
Hebrews12

Sermon Outline:

Psalm 87 (NKJV)

A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. A Song.

1His foundation is in the holy mountains.

2The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.

3Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah

4“I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me; Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia: ‘This one was born there.’ ”

5And of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her.”

6The Lord will record, When He registers the peoples: “This one was born there.” Selah

7Both the singers and the players on instruments say, “All my springs are in you.”

  1. The place of Zion (v1-3)
  2. The people of Zion (v4-6)
  3. The praises of Zion (v7)

The 17th century Puritan David Clarkson preached a sermon on Psalm 87:2
entitled “Public Worship to be Preferred before Private”, for which he gave 12
reasons.

  1. The Lord is more glorified by public worship than private.
  2. There is more of the Lord’s presence in public worship than in
    private.
  3. God manifests himself more in public worship than in private.
  4. There is more spiritual advantage in the use of public ordinances
    than in private.
  5. Public worship is more edifying than private.
  6. Public ordinances are a better security against apostasy than
    private.
  7. The Lord does his greatest works through public worship.
  8. Public worship is the nearest resemblance of heaven.
  9. The examples of the most renowned servants of God have
    preferred public worship before private.
  10. Public worship is the most available for the procuring of the
    greatest mercies, and preventing and removing the greatest judgments.
  11. The precious blood of Christ is most interested in public worship,
    and that must needs be most valuable which has most interest in that
    which is of infinite value.
  12. The promises of God are more to public worship than to private.

My soul’s cry is still for more acquaintance with the Lord
Jesus, and the Father in him.

Andrew Bonar

The more a person is satisfied with Christ,
the more he will find his satisfaction in satisfying him.

J. A. Motyer