God's Given Us So Much
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Introduction
Introduction
Illustration: Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers 1997
“For Every Mountain”
I've got so much to thank God for
So many wonderful may blessings
And so many open doors
A brand new mercy
Along with each new day
That's why I praise You
And for this I give You praise
For waking me up this morning
That's why I praise You
For starting me on my way
That's why I praise You
For letting me see the sunlight
Of a new brand day
A brand new mercy
Along with each new day
That's why I praise You
(That's why I praise you)
For this I give You praise
You're Jehovah Jireh
That's why I praise You
You've been my provider
That's why I praise You
So many times You met my need
So many times You rescued me
Oh oh oh
I wanna thank you
That's why I praise
For the blessings
You give to me each day
That's why I praise you
(That's why I praise you)
And for this, I give you praise
For every mountain,
You brought me over
For every trial, you see me through
For every blessings
Hallelujah, for this I give you praise
For every mountain You brought me over
For every trial you've seen me through
For every blessing
Hallelujah, for this I give You praise
For every mountain You brought me over
For every trial you've seen me through
For every blessing
Hallelujah, for this I give You praise
For every mountain You brought me over
For every trial you've seen me through
For every blessing
Hallelujah, for this I give You praise
Transition To Body
Transition To Body
36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
After Psalm 59- When Saul Sent Men to Watch His House in Order to Kill Him
After Psalm 51- When Nathan the Prophet Went to David, after he had gone in to Bathsheba
7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
After Psalm 30 When David fled from Absalom his son
6 Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
12 And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
After the pestilence
13 Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is very great, but do not let me fall into the hand of man.” 14 So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel, and 70,000 men of Israel fell.
In times like these we can get:
Depressed
Despondent
Disappointed
Disillusioned
Demoralized
Disinterested
Desparate
Distressed
Dissatisfied
Disrespectful
Body- Any Circumstance Worship
Body- Any Circumstance Worship
Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly
Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
David exhorts himself
exhortation- to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
soul
the essence of life, including thinking, feeling, willing, desiring
Bless His Holy Name!
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised Holiness; Holy
HOLY A fundamental element in the distinctive nature of God as revealed in Scripture and a basic response to His grace on the part of the people of God as they become molded into His likeness.
forget
become lame, crippled, i.e., lose the use of a limb
(Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly)
(Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly)
Promptly Remembers The LORD’s Loving-Kindness
Promptly Remembers The LORD’s Loving-Kindness
benefits- advantages, a kindness shown
Enumerate The Advantages of KnowingThe LORD God
Enumerate The Advantages of KnowingThe LORD God
Pardons my iniquity- forgives-release, i.e., removes guilt associated with a moral sin or wrongdoing
to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime
iniquity- wrongdoing with a focus of liability or guilt for wrong incurred. being liable for a wrong done, and so receive a punishment or judicial sentence
Restores (or heals) my diseases- cause or promote restoration of health or a right state after being sick, diseased, injured, or in a bad state
diseases- great pain, horrible torment, evil of disease, i.e., to have a high degree of physical pain and discomfort
Redeems my life from the pit- the act of releasing or setting free
pit- a usually man-made hole with steep sides for capturing animals or holding captives
associated with trouble, death, unfavorable circumstances
Surrounds me with steadfast love & mercy- crowns, envelope, close in upon i.e. completely be around a person or object, so not allow an object or persons to pass in our out of an area
Illustration: Dental Procedure known as a crown
A crown is a cover or “cap” your dentist can put over a tooth. The crown restores the tooth to its normal shape, size, and function. A crown can make the tooth stronger or improve the way it looks.
Reasons you may need a crown:
• You have a cavity that is too large for a filling
• You have a tooth that is cracked, worn down, or otherwise weakened
• You have had root canal treatment — the crown will protect the restored tooth
• You want to cover a discolored or badly shaped tooth and improve your smile
steadfast = firm, faithful
Satisfies me- provides for all my needs
be satisfied, i.e., feeling or attitude of contentment, implying confidence in one’s present circumstance and also future events (Ps 17:15); (piel) (Ps 90:14+); (hif) satisfy, fill all needs (Ps 91:16; 103:5; Jer 5:7; Eze 27:33+)
(Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly
(Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly
Promptly Remembers The LORD’s Loving-Kindness)
Promptly Remembers The LORD’s Loving-Kindness)
Proclaims The LORD’s Loving Compassion (Towards the LORD’s Covenant People) (vv6-19)
Proclaims The LORD’s Loving Compassion (Towards the LORD’s Covenant People) (vv6-19)
6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
works righteousness- God does what is required according to His standard
righteousness, justice, rightness, i.e., the state of doing what is required according to a standard (Ps 31:2[EB 1]); 2. LN 56.20–56.34 justice, i.e., the state or condition of fairly deciding what is right in a legal case, without prejudice (Isa 5:23); 3. LN 88.289–88.318
oppressed
oppress, mistreat, i.e., treat a disadvantaged member of society unjustly with the effect of causing one to suffer ill treatment (1Ch 16:21; Job 10:3; Ps 72:4; 105:14; 119:121, 122; Pr 14:31; 22:16; 28:3; Ecc 4:1b; Isa 23:12; 52:4; Jer 7:6; 21:12; Eze 22:29b; Am 4:1; Zec 7:10+), note: in some of these contexts the oppression can refer to economic or financial oppression; (qal pass.) oppressed, be tormented (Dt 28:29, 33; Ps 103:6; 146:7; Pr 28:17; Ecc 4:1a; Jer 50:33; Hos 5:11+);
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel.
Reveals himself and his ways to his people
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
merciful- forgiving relationship
compassionate, merciful, favorable, i.e., pertaining to showing favor, and not punishment as is often deserved, implying a forgiving relationship
gracious
gracious, compassionate, i.e., pertaining to being merciful to the needy and repentant (Ex 22:26[EB 27]; 34:6; 2Ch 30:9; Ne 9:17, 31; Ps 86:15; 103:8; 111:4; 112:4; 116:5; 145:8; Joel 2:13; Jnh 4:2+)
9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children,
Father shows compassion
14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
Knows our frame
creation, i.e., a thing someone fashions or forms
(Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly
(Practices Praising The LORD Inwardly
Promptly Remembers The LORD’s Loving-Kindness
Promptly Remembers The LORD’s Loving-Kindness
Proclaims The LORD’s Loving Compassion (Towards the LORD’s Covenant People)
Proclaims The LORD’s Loving Compassion (Towards the LORD’s Covenant People)
)
)
Presses Public Participation Of Creation (In Praising The LORD)
Presses Public Participation Of Creation (In Praising The LORD)
Illustration: Ironing wrinkled clothes
apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing.
20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!
21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!
22 Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Transition To Close
Transition To Close
Illustration: History of Hymn named “Trust and Obey”
Back in 1886, a music composer, by the name of Daniel B. Towner, was a music leader during one of Dwight L. Moody’s famous revivals.
Towner once gave an account of Mr. Moody conducting a series of meetings in Brockton, Massachusetts, and Daniel Towner had the pleasure of singing for him there. One night a young man rose in a testimony meeting and said, ‘I am not quite sure- but I am going to trust, and I am going to obey.’ Daniel Towner just jotted that sentence down, and sent it with a little story to the Rev. J. H. Sammis, a Presbyterian minister.
Upon receiving the letter, Rev. Sammis is said to have composed the lines of the following refrain:
“Trust and obey- for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”
He had already wrote the verse:
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Close- Whom The Son Set’s Free....
Close- Whom The Son Set’s Free....
31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” 34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So death is at work in us, but life in you.
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.