Summer Psalms

Summer Psalms

MAKING PEACE WITH WHAT GOD SEES

MAKING PEACE WITH WHAT GOD SEESPsalm 139Summer Psalms – Part 7 of 7 v. 1 “O Lord, you have searched me and known me!” (esv)  MAKING PEACE WITH WHAT GOD SEES REQUIRES EMBRACING THAT … GOD Knows Everything v. 2 “… you perceive my thoughts from afar.” (niv) v. 4 “Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.” (niv) v. 5 “You have encircled me …” (csb) v. 6 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for…

WHAT DOES “MESSIAH” MEAN?

WHAT DOES “MESSIAH” MEAN?Psalm 110Summer Psalms – Part 6 of 7 JESUS, OUR MESSIAH, IS … A Man WHO HAS ASCENDED God’s Throne v. 1 “The LORD says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’” (esv) v. 5 “The Lord [Jesus] is at [the Father’s] right hand …” (esv) Matthew 22.45 “If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?” (csb) vv. 2-3 “Rule in the midst of your…

WHEN THE KING IS AMONG US!

WHEN THE KING IS AMONG US!Psalm 100Summer Psalms – Part 5 of 7 1 Corinthians 14.23–25 “… the whole church comes together … and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.” (esv)  WHAT HOSTING GOD’S PRESENCE MEANS –  Worship REQUIRES Work v. 2 “Come into…

TREATING SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATION

TREATING SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATIONSummer Psalms – Part 4 of 7Psalm 42-43 WHAT IS SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATION? 42.2 “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” (esv)  42.9 “[God] Why have you forgotten me?” (esv) WHAT CAUSES SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATION? WHEN WE ARE … Physically Exhausted:  42.3 “My tears have been my food day and night …” (esv) Personally Tormented:   42.10 “My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, ‘Where is your God?’” (niv)…

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERDSummer Psalms – Part 3 of 7Psalm 23 WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR GOD TO BE MY SHEPHERD? GOD IS In Charge Of MY LIFE v. 1 “… I shall not want.” (esv)  1 Peter 5.5 “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (esv)   Philippians 4.7 “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (esv)   Diagnostic Questions:  v. 3 “……

WHO MAKES IT INTO GOD’S HOUSE?

WHO MAKES IT INTO GOD’S HOUSE?Psalm 15Summer Psalms – Part 2 of 7 v. 1 “O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent?  Who shall dwell on your holy hill?” (esv) 2 Corinthians 13.5 “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith.” (esv)  v. 2 “He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart …”  (esv) DIVINE FELLOWSHIP QUESTIONS: AM I A True Friend? v. 3 “[He] does not slander with his…

LIFE’S BINARY CHOICE

LIFE’S BINARY CHOICEPsalm 1Summer Psalms – Part 1 of 7 Deuteronomy 30.15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.” (esv) v. 6 “… the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” (esv)  THE TWO WAYS TO LIVE ARE … Driven BY DIFFERENT Loves Matthew 13.44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his…