What a Beautiful Name

What a Beautiful Name

This weekend in our worship service at Cottonwood Creek Church we are debuting a new song to our people called "What a Beautiful Name"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5GbDeQvYKU

This song was written a couple of years ago and is somewhat familiar to those who listen to Christian Worship Music or Contemporary Christian Music.  Even though it has been around a couple of years, this will be the very first time our church as worshipped corporately with it.

The foundation of this song comes from Colossians 1 speaking of the supremacy of Christ.

The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.

Verse 26 of this chapter speaks to the concept of Christ being disclosed now to the people of God - CHRIST IN YOU!  The hope of glory is in Christ and Christ alone.  With all the pain, suffering, hardship and more that we experience in our lives, we are not alone because Christ is living inside of us as the hope of Glory!  

All of us encounter sin in our lives (Romans 3:23).  The sin we have can pull us away from Christ and cause us separation from His love in our lives, but the beautiful name of Jesus through forgiveness and repentance of sin bridges this gap so we can experience the power of God and share in His glory forever.  

Join us this weekend in worship as we experience the power of God moving and working through our time of worship and teaching.  We are praying and desiring God to move as we experience His glory together in worship.  www.cottonwoodcreek.org

Keith Tyler

Worship & Arts Pastor