‘Summer Psalms’ No. 5 A PERSONAL TESTIMONY? (Psalm 34)
1) A Personal Testimony (v1-10)
a) Praising God (1-3)
b) Seeking God (4-7)
c) Experiencing God (8-10)
2) Pointed Teaching (v11-22)
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What is your testimony?
Something: 1. HARROWING! (v1) Saul is rejected by God 2. HONOURING! (v2-4) Samuel serves the Lord even when he doesn’t feel like it 3. HUMBLING! (v5-13) Arise, anoint him, he is the one LESSONS: 1. Don’t measure people by their height but by their heart! 2. You’re never too young to be anointed of…
The GIANT of: 1. FEAR! (v1-11,24) The fear of man brings a snare (Prov 29:25) What they saw, what they heard, what they felt) 2. FAITH! (v12-39) This is the victory that overcomes the world even our faith (1 John 5:4) Faith honours God in small things (v17-22) Is jealous for His glory (v26) Perseveres…
***Apologies again for the sound quality…a new digital recorder has been ordered and is on its way. 1) HIS VISION! (4:12-19) I’ve had a divine message 2) HIS VIEW! (4:7-9) You are not innocent You reap what you sow 3) HIS VENOM! (15:1-6, 20-25) You’re full of hot air and empty talk It’s the wicked…
1. TWO OPPOSITES! A Pharisee and a tax collector 2. TWO OFFERINGS! One of pride, one of brokenness 3. TWO OUTCOMES! One satisfied, one justified
NB. Low quality audio ‘And proclaim as you go, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.”’ (verse 7) (1) The reason we do it (9:35-38) (2) The authority we’re under (10:1-8) (3) The authority we have (10:9-15)
The responses of: THE PHARISEES (v1-6) To the healing on the Sabbath THE CROWDS AND THE SPIRITS (v7-12) To the many with diseases He had healed THE DISCIPLES AND THE APOSTLES (v13-19) To the call from Jesus