Be Real

Prolegomena

Text:

The Book

Psalms broken up into 5 books.

Book 5 —

Belongs to one of the two Davidic collections of Psalms

The Chapter

Speaks of God’s omniscience and omnipresence.

Broken up into 4 sections

vv.1-6 — the omniscience of God

vv.7-12 — the omnipresence of God

vv.13-18 — David’s response to the truths of vv.1-12

vv.19-24 — David’s dislike towards wickedness.

vv.19-22 — David’s dislike towards wicked men

vv.23-24 — David’s personal heart transformation

NOTE: Chiastic Structure. Compare verse 1 with 24.

Subject

Why does David want God to search him, know his heart, try him, and know his anxieties?

Complements

To see if there is any wicked way in him.

To lead him into the everlasting way.

Exegetical Idea

David wants God to search him, know his heart, try him, and know his anxieties so that God is able to see if there is any wicked way in him, and lead him into the everlasting way.

Homiletical Idea

Open your heart to God, and He will open His blessings to you.

Be real.

Hold nothing back.

Don’t hide from God. Let Him in.

ACTIVE GOD. Surrender to God, search.

Development of the idea

Explanation

Keyword: God’s RESPONSE to David’s prayer. Letting in. Relinquishing boundaries. Building bridges. Assertions. PETITIONS that enable God’s search.

Sermon Purpose

This coming week, the audience should pray to God with the intention of opening up their hearts to Him. Spend more time praying for relationship, and less time for results. Pray ONE of these petitions, one day each week.

PRAYER CHALLENGE.

FINAL PRAYER.

Search us.

Know Us.

Try us.