There is peace in the thunder

Rev. Darry K. Mason Sr.

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Psalm 29

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There is peace in the thunder

Ministered by the Holy Spirit through: Rev. Darryl K. Mason Sr.

Metropolitan UMC

January 10, 2021

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS!!!!

God, Pastor, Staff Ministers, Saints of God

Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion[b] like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c] and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. 11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

word of God for- people of God you may be seated in the presence of God

As the Holy Spirit Guidance - I would like to talk about

There is peace in the thunder

Intro - story

Intro

Talking Point 1

- I was taught growing up that we should not talk while the thunderstorm was going on.

- I was told that God was doing his work. And that we should not talk or even move

- the belief was not so much that there was danger in the electrical storm. But that there was the activity of God around you and that you should respect it and not say anything or even move.

- Sometime the lightning would crash (wake you from your sleep boom!!) in the middle of the night.

Intro - Anti-thesis (the world view)

These are contrary points that you will disprove

Talking Point 1

- I used to think that this practice was silly. Why are we doing this.

- but after reading Psalm 29 I’ve had a change of heart.

- we can look at nature and we can look at the events around us and see God is speaking and moving in the world. There is a thunder!

- we have stop respecting God’s word. Do we hear the thunder and do we see his word moving and affecting our lives?

Intro - Thesis

(connect back to scripture storyline)

Recap the scripture story – retell and give the overview

As David stands and cries out to God in despair, he cries to God and the he begins to hear and recognize God’s voice. It is believed that he wrote this Psalms while witnessing a thunderstorm. He acknowledges God’s voice IN the thunderstorm, and he begins to recognize the activity of God.

He sees the activity of God and watches how it changes things around him, it nourishes and in some cases even destroys things around him. that are on the earth. But through it all the word of God is the foundation through which all children of God can hold onto and be safe and find peace. Because even after storm blows all night, God will bring you joy in the morning and will make things right.

Proposition

- What is the claim? (relevance for today)

The scripture wants us to do (what?) We shall recognize and fear God for who he is for his power and dominion over the earth.

The scripture wants us to do this by (how?)

We shall take the time to reverence God by giving him the glory honor and praise and worship.

The theme is related to: reverence and recognition. We must understand how I got interacts and relates to us in the world.

- What is the function?

You can be comforted to know that they have an all-powerful God that is on your side

They won’t be afraid when the storm comes. They won’t be afraid when they hear the thunder. Because they will know that even though the thunder is loud that the voice of God has shown up to bring deliverance.

People don’t realize that: Their father lives in the heart of the storm.

They will have revelation ah, a-ha, moment about Fear the storm but don’t be afraid

Intro wrap and three points you will cover

Today God is/we must remember:

1. The praise belongs to God

2. God’s voice/word will sanctify our lives

3. You will find peace in the storm because God is in the storm

Transition from Intro to Point 1

***Good Transition here tie everything together**

Set up a good transition to your next point. Put something here that you will read!

Point 1 –The praise belongs to God!

1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.

Explain What biblical writer is saying – draw from your exegesis work..deep explanation.

- Psalms song book song series – Psalms books can sometime be connected like chapters in a book!

- To set the stage and have an understanding of what is going on, in Psalm we have to take a look at Psalm 28.

- Psalm 29 is in response to Psalm 28.

Psalm 28

Of David.

1 To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.

In 28 - David calls out to God, Asks God for help, begs God to hear him. And God responds to David first and foremost

Give me Praise Glory and honor

Or first of all recognize who I am.”I need you to recognize”

1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.

- What is the claim? (relevance for today)

The scripture wants us to do (what?) We shall recognize and fear God for who he is for his power and dominion over the earth.

The scripture wants us to do this by (how?)

We shall take the time to reverence God by giving him the glory honor and praise and worship.

The scripture wants us to take action towards who/what/whereby (to who?)

Here we are focusing our attention on God to give him the focus and understand who he is in our lives.

Point 1 - Subpoint 1- Title…. Talking Point 1

- Before we start asking, we should start praising? In 2021. You’ve pulled back the curtain.

- Do we recognize who God is?

- Do you know who you are talking to when you pray each day?

- We may have gotten a little slack when we relate to the Almighty?

- God has turned into a point and click savior.

- We are not able to contain him on our iPhone app.

Talking Point 2

- God is almighty he is all powerful give him glory honor and praise.

- go and reference other songs and plug in what David says about God being Almighty and his attributes.

- After Psalm 29 I think David got what God was trying to tell him because later he wrote.

Supporting Scripture Psalm 145[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

1 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. 2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. 4 One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. 5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[b]

THE PRASE BELONGS TO GOD!!

Transition from Point 1 to Point 2

***Good Transition here tie everything together**

While you are crying out, God says acknowledge me for who I am but the he says know that my word and my voice have to to sanctify and perfect your life!!

Point 2 –God’s voice will sanctify our lives

7 The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c] and strips the forests bare.. Explain What biblical writer is saying – draw from your exegesis work..deep explanation.

The people of this time considered the weather and things that we think are normal to be supernatural. How does thunder and lightning come from the sky. How does the wind blow. How do these things happen. Thunder was the voice of God. (we’ve lost this)

Talking Point 1

- We believe David wrote this after experiencing a thunderstorm.

- talk about he uses the number seven and the word “voice” to Express gods power. He uses the word voice 7 time. People

- David shows the hidden meaning about the number seven in the scripture.

Point 2 - Subpoint 2- Title….

Talking Point 1

- talk about what the word of God does.

Supporting Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16-17

New International Version

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

- the voice of God is with us to sanctify us meaning that it will do some building up and it will do some tearing down. But the goals are that we continue to get better.

- talk about what the word of God does to build you up

- What kind of people would be if truly allow God’s word to work in our life.

- If we read the bible and believed what it said faithfully!

The Cedars

5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion[b] like a young wild ox

- talk about the significance of the Cedars and the trees and where the trees were located

- the Cedars represent all things that ‘we’ think are powerful, habits, governments, people presidents.

- talk about how world governments will go away but the word of God will remain forever

Supporting Scripture

- good scripture format!

Illustration-

- Hurricane Andrew – caused devastation. Everyone remembered Andrew.

God’s voice will sanctify our lives

Transition from Point 2 to Point 3

***Good Transition here tie everything together**

Acknowledge God for who he is-

Know that God’s voice/word will sanctify your life building up the good and taking out the bad

While God’s thunder rolls you will find peace in that storm..

Point 3 –You will find peace in the storm

And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord is enthroned as King forever. 11 The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Explain What biblical writer is saying – draw from your exegesis work..deep explanation.

As a result, they will ______________ differently

They don’t be afraid when the storm comes. They don’t be afraid when they hear the thunder. Because they will know that even though the thunder is loud that the voice of God has shown up to bring deliverance.

Your father lives in the heart of the storm.

fear the storm but don’t be afraid

***try to develop two subpoints for each point…

Point 3 - Subpoint 1- Title…. - There is a call to the world to recognize the power of God.

- God’s prescence sweeps away all problems

- God’s prescence sweeps away all evil.

- When the thunder roars, cedars are brought down, strongholds are broken, corrupt government and men are brought to their knees.

- When these storms come we can hold to the rock that is Jesus Christ.

- people though they could overthrow the government by taking a building

- the key people in the building were taken away and protected.

- we are a government by the people not a government by the building. The building is some where to meet.

- the devil thought t

Talking Point 2

- How do we respond when we hear the thunder?

- We pull back the curtain and we see power, majesty, glory and a thunder storm that has show up in our lives.

- Does our response show that recognize God for who He is?

- What are the cedars that need breaking in our lives.

- Will we be shaken at our core?

- How do we respond when God shows up?

- Thunder breaks things in your life

- Thunder destroys the enemies strongholds

- We were told to be quiet because God was speaking.

- How are we responding when we hear and see God’s word moving.

Talking Point 1

- God sits on the throne and he is from lasting to everlasting

God gives us strength so don’t be afraid

Supporting Scripture

Isaiah 41:10

10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

- But some say -How can I find peace if there is a storm going on?

- in order to find the conclusion of Davis thought we must look to Psalm 30.

Supporting Scripture

Psalm 30[a]

2 Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. 3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.

8 To you, Lord, I called; to the Lord I cried for mercy: 11 You turned my wailing into dancing; (when you get through the storm)

(On the other side of the storm there’s dancing waiting for you) you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, 12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

Let me remind you about last week.

Acts 16:25-34

King James Version

25 And at midnight (when the storm is raging) sometimes God is the storm. Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

Talking Point 2

- if you don’t understand what David and Paul is saying that maybe you will understand Fred.

Illustration for point 3-

- Fred Hammond said late in the midnight hour

When you hear that thunder rolling. You can have peace in the thunder!

When you hear that thunder roll

Know that God is going to turn

It around

When you hear that thunder roll

it around it’s gonna work in your favor.

When you hear that thunder roll.

Know that God is gonna turn it around, and around, and around and around.

Illustration closing/celebration

Situation/Complication_ you might be in distress and crying out to God

Revelation- you can realize God voice and his prescence

Celebration – once you recognize his voice. The thunder will bring you peace.

Transition from Point 3 to recap

Revisit

Thesis Sentence: (one sentence) ____________________________________________

Recap Action and Summarize your 3 points

Point 1- The praise belongs to God Recap Action and Summarize your 3 points

Point restated here..say it_____

As a result we will _________

Point 2- God’s voice/word will sanctify our lives

Recap Action and Summarize your 3 points

Point restated here..say it_____

As a result we will ________

Point 2- You will find peace in the storm because God is Recap Action and Summarize your 3 points

Point restated here..say it_____

As a result we will _________

Invitation – Altar Call

"Dear God, I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness.

Right now I accept that Jesus is my Lord and savior.

I believe that Jesus died for my sins and that you raised Him to life.

Right now, I confess that Jesus is my Lord and savior and will follow Him from this day forward.

In the name of Jesus. Amen."

Lord Jesus, for too long I’ve kept you out of my life. I know that I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself. No longer will I close the door when I hear you knocking. By faith I gratefully receive your gift of salvation. I am ready to trust you as my Lord and Savior. I believe you are the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Thank you for bearing my sins and giving me the gift of eternal life. I believe your words are true. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and be my Savior. Amen.

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love; according to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are proved right when You speak and justified when Right now, I confess that Jesus is my Lord and savior and will follow Him from this day forward.

In the name of Jesus. Amen."

Altar Call- GO TO NEXT PAGE

Altar Call- MAKE SURE YOU MENTION NAMES ON PRAYER LIST

(Did you do the invitation?)

Final words

1.Annoucement recap

2. Ask to share on Facebook

3. Bible study yes or no??

Benediction (NEXT PAGE)

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