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Podcast: Parish Presbyterian Church
Episode: Zephaniah 3:18-20 The End of Shame
Description: Zephaniah's prophecy opens with a declaration that the Lord "will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth" (Zephaniah 1:2) but ends with a gentle promise that He will bring His people in, gathering the outcasts together (Zephaniah 3:19). The surprisingly hopeful ending of the book is reflected in many of the elements in this morning's service. We hear God comparing Himself to a shepherd who searches for a scattered flock in the reading from Ezekiel 34. We respond with the hymn Jesus Shepherd Of Thy People and the psalm setting O Come Before The Lord Our King—Psalm 95, in wh...