2 Timothy 2:15 How to Rightly Divide God’s Word
An Introduction for Psalm 119
The Word of Truth has Right Divisions
God’s Word has Distinctions
There is Universal Truths
There are Truths about Israel
There are Truths about the Church
What is Your Life Built On?
Psalm 118:1-29
1-14: God’s deliverance in the midst of trouble
15-18: God’s dealings
19-29: God’s devotion
How could I Ever Repay All the Good That God Has Done for Me?
Psalm 116:1-14
1- I love the Lord because He listens to me and hears my prayers.
2 - He always hears me and will continue to as long as I live. He is always the same.
3- The author remembers a time when he was near death and sorrowful.
4 - The author says he called on God and prayed to him.
5 - God is gracious to hear and answer our prayers.
6-11 - The Lord preserveth. Joy is restored.
12 - God will be with us in the valleys.
13 - Jesus took the bitter cup.
14 - We have to do live, die, and keep our promises to God the correct way.
Who or What is the God That You are Trusting? Part 2
Psalm 115:1-18
1- God deserves us to know Him and desire Him
2 - He will not give His glory to idols
3 - He can choose to do what He wants to do
4-7 - Our God dwells in the heavens, not in images made by hands
8 - They that make idols is in a dangerous place
9-13 - The fear of the Lord is wrapped around our relationship with Him
14- The Lord shall increase you
15 - He has blessed us
16 - The earth is given to us, we need to be good stewards
17 -18 - All we do is to be done for the praise of Him.
Who or What is the God That You are Trusting?
Psalm 115:1-8
1 - God is serious about sin, but we give Glory to Him for His mercy
2 - Mockers, where is your god?
3 - Our God is in the Heavens. He is omnipresent. God is sovereign. He has a plan that will not change.
4 - 8 - We worship the God of the Bible, the one, True God
What Does God Do With Your Obstacles?
Psalm 114:1-8
1-2= Exodus Deliverance
3-4= Nature Personified
5-6= Nature is Interrogated
7-8= The Answer Comes
What Can We Praise God For?
Psalm 113:1-9
1 - Praise the name of the Lord
2- He is to be blessed by us
3 - Praise Him at all times
4 - The Lord is above all nations
5 - He is unique, keeps His promises and is relational
6 - He humbled himself
7-9 - God exalts
What is the Secret of the Blessed Man or Woman
Psalm 112:1-10
1 - He loves the Lord and His Word
2 - The blessed generation of the upright
3 -6 - The blessed and how they handle their power, wealth, and position
7-10 - The blessed and how they handle their circumstances
What is the Secret to Praise and Worship?
Psalm 111:1-10
1- Praise the Lord. God is the object of our praise.
2-5: We are to praise Him
6-8: God is a revealing God
9 - Holy and revered is His name
10- The fear of the Lord - this is the reason we praise Him
Fear is a good thing when it drives you to God.
Fear is a bad thing when it drives you away from God.
Genesis - Abraham feared God.
Isaiah - King Uzziah feared God
What is the Uniqueness of Jesus Christ part two
Psalm 110:1-7
1 - There will always be those who oppose Christ
2 - The King of Kings will rule out of Jerusalem
3 - Jesus is King of all
4 - The Lord promises
5 - We are one day closer to the day Jesus comes back
6 - He will judge them that willfully reject Him
7 - Christ is refreshing as a drink of cool water
What is the Uniqueness of Jesus Christ?
Psalm 110
1-3: Jesus is King of all.
4: Jesus is Pries forever.
5-7: Jesus is Victorious over all
How Powerful is the Tongue?
Psalm 109: 1-30
1-5: When we have problems we need to pray and bring them to the Lord like David did.
6-20: Any of us can break a heart through words of the tongue. David left God with the decision of vengeance
21-30: David describes himself as weak.
Am I Growing in the Lord?
Psalm 108:1-13
1: David’s heart is not fixed on the loss, the loneliness
2-3: He praises the Lord publicly.
4: God’s mercy is great.
5-6: If you are God’s child, you are His beloved.
7-13: Vain is the help of man.
Through God we shall do valiantly.
He is the One that treads down our enemies.
Who Does God Rescue?
Psalm 107:1-43
1-2- We should say thank you to God for His mercy.
3- Jews return
4-9- God rescues the weary pilgrim
10-16- God rescues the prisoner
17-22-God rescues those who have been afflicted
23-31-God rescues those that are in a storm
32-43- God turns famine into loving kindness
How Do God's People Respond to His Faithfulness?
Psalm 1-25
1: God has not dealt with us as He could
2: We can never exhaust the praise that God is due
3: There needs to be a dealing with wrong - do right!
4: Remember me Lord
5: Remember Israel, your people, your chosen
6-7: We have sinned
8: God saved them for His name’s sake
9: He led them through the Red Sea on dry land
10-11: He saved them from their enemies
12: They sang His praise
13: They forgot His works
14: They wanted more
15: Be careful what you ask for
16-18: Disregard for biblical authority
19-20: Their worship was for self
21-22: They forgot their Savior
23-25: Murmurings and Complainings
Why is God Faithful to His People? Part Three
Psalm 105: 26-45
26: God describes Moses as His servant
27: The Lord of Ham (Gen. 10:6)
28-38: The Plagues - God breaks down the Egyptians one by one
37: No one stumbled coming out, none were feeble
38: Egypt glad they left
39: God spreads His hand of protection over them
40: God satisfies the hunger of His people
41: God gave them water for two half million people
42: God is faithful to remember His promises
43: God desires that we draw nigh to him
44: He gave them the lands of the heathen
45: Trust and obey
Why is God Faithful to His People? Part Two
Psalm 105: 16-25
16 - God called for the famine
17 - God sent Joseph ahead of His people
18 - Joseph was laid in iron for God’s good and plan
19 - Joseph doesn’t see his family for 20 years
20 - Only God can turn evil for good
21 - 25 - God prepared His people to leave Egypt
Why is God Faithful to His People?
Psalm 105: 1-15
1- Give thanks for God’s deeds
2- We need to be a witness
3 - We understand the importance of seeking the Lord
4 - God’s strength was portrayed in the Ark of the Covenant
5 - God is faithful to keep all His promises
6 - 8 - 30 thousand years
9- Genesis 28:13
10-15 - Divine Protection
Joel 2:4
Exodus 13:17
Is it Sinful to Drink and Not Get Drunk?
Psalm 104:15
A conversation today about:
Wine in the Bible
Warnings About Wine
A Christian’s Responsibility
What is our Daily Witness of God?
Psalm 104:1-35
1- Jehovah my Elohim
2 - God is light.
3 - God is big
4 - Angels were created during Creation
5 - God is the Creator and He sustains the earth
6-9 - God made the seas and oceans and He controls them.
10-12- He made the springs and streams and rivers
13-14 - He makes things grow for us
15- God made wine and oil
16 - 18 - God makes the habitats for the animals
19- He makes the seasons
20-22 - He makes the animals go their den
23-27 - God feeds this world
28-29 - God sustains
30-35 - God is greater than His Creation