Keep Calm and Carry On

· How do you respond when wickedness prospers at your expense? Fret, worry, get agitated?

· Fret (charah) means to burn Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible - Commentary - Psalms I.

· (Psalms 37:1-11)

"The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the future of Christian civilization." ~ Winston Churchill

1. Your Courage (v.3) “Trust in the Lord…do what is good”

a. Surrender to Him and do not get distracted by the enemy. Matthew 5:16 (CSBBible) 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

b. He will shepherd His flock. “dwell in the land”

2. Your Cheerfulness(v.4) “Take delight in the Lord”

a. Do not let the wicked take your joy.

b. Redirect your thoughts. Philippians 4:8

c. Our joy is found in the LORD. Romans 5:1-5

3. Your Resolution(v.5-6) “commit (to roll) to the Lord”

a. Roll the stone…Put it on Him. Psalm 55:22

b. Stick with the plan. “God has two purposes in that plan: our good and His glory. Ultimately, He will make us like Jesus Christ! Best of all, God's plan is going to succeed!” Bible Exposition Commentary - Be Right (Romans). Warren Wiersbe

Job 1:20-21

Keep Calm and Carry Onwas a motivational poster produced by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1939 in preparation for World War II. The poster was intended to raise the morale of the British public, threatened with widely predicted mass air attacks on major cities.

Churchill's inaugural speech on May 13th, 1940 “Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears' and of 'Victory at all costs, Victory in spite of all terror, Victory however long and hard the road may be.”

Winston Churchill June 4th, 1940 “We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, We shall never surrender”.

4. Your Victory (v.7-11) (KJV.)“Rest on the LORD”

a. Expect His coming. (v.7)

b. Live like you should. (v.8)

c. Payment will be made (v.9-10)

d. Humble yourself to the Lord. (v.11)

British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax had urged Churchill’s plea for peace before the full fury of the German Luftwaffe was unleashed over London skies. Churchill replied, “Nations that go down fighting rise again, but those who surrender tamely are finished.”

August 29th, 1940 “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”