Sermon Tone Analysis

When the Wrong Person is Elected

Psalm 29

ICC’s AM (9/18/21)

I. Introduction

1. Prayers

i. Gracious God… we know that we are not in control of our world, as much as we would like to be

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Thank you for things not going our way to remind us to trust you and allow things to go your way, so please Lord, grant us greater trust in you from your words today

iii.

May you comfort those who are struggling now and bring to repentance those who are living in rejection of your ways God

iv.

We ask for your help oh Yawheh

2. Catch-

Oh I have been reading a lot about the Russian cries communism and how it’s convince even many in the church side with her uprising.

And it would’ve been easy for Christians to think that what they needed to do was have more political power or change arguments to address communism versus capitalism, but instead they focus on God and his word.

So if you think the wrong person was elected in 2016, or in 2020, or 2021, may I suggest that your focus should not be on primarily the who and what of politics, but on God and how great and powerful he is and he controls even the Political situation that your face

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3. Review on the context

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This section of the Psalms keep coming back to God’s presenence in the temple

Psalm 26:8- O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.

Psalm 27:4- One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.

Psalm 28:2- Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy…when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.

Psalm 29:9- in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

Psalm 30:title- A Psalm of David.

A song at the dedication of the temple.

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These psalms together are directing our hearts and minds to the reality of how important it is to gather with God’s people to worship Him in our various struggles of life

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Remember, in Israel, the temple was not a place where an individual isrealite went when he wanted to worship God or needed help

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Going to the temple was a commanded gathering of the whole nation

II.

God’s supremacy brings Him Glory and His People Peace

3 duties the Christian must preform to remember God is in control

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Your goal is that others praise to the supreme Yahweh (1-2)

i. Explanation

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The psalm starts off with command to give to Yahweh what is already his

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Ascribe is a good words because it means attribute something to someone

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It is like cheers given at a magnificent concert of the famous music conductor John Wiliams palying at the Hollywood bowl

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The cheers do make him great.. that has already been made clear by the five Oscars, four Golden Globes, seven BAFTAs, 21 Grammys, and48 Oscar nominations

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The people are cheering because they recognize his greatness

2. David calls the heavenly beings or could be translated the sons of God to recognize God’s greatness

a.

There is some debate over whether these are angels in heaven

i. seraphim constantly extol God’s holiness (Isa 6:1–3) [i]

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Or some have pointed out “sons of God” title was an early but favored titulary for kings, nobles, and aristocrats in the ancient Near East.

[ii]

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