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Psalm 126

12/27/2015

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Psalm 126
I. Call to Worship: Psalm 105:1-6
II. Offering passage: Exodus 25:1,2
III. Scripture references:

Romans 7:15 – “For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.”
Romans 7:18, 19 – “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.”
Romans 7:21 – “I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.”
2 Cor. 12:9 – “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness”
I Cor. 15:58 - “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.”
Gal 6:9 – “Let us not lose heart … for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

IV. Quotes:

“Extravagant Grace: God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness” by Barbara Duguid - ‘the grown-up Christian often actually feels more sinful than he did in his earlier years, for he sees his sin with more clarity, accuracy and frequency"

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Psalm 125

12/20/2015

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Points of Interest
Psalm 125
I. Call to Worship: Psalm 103:8-14
II. Offering passage: Hebrews 13:15,16
III. Scripture references:

Psalm 123:1 – “I lift my eyes to You, O God, enthroned in heaven’
Matt. 16:16-18 - ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’. Jesus replied, ‘this was not received to you by man, but by My Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church …’
2 Kings 6:14 – “He sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.”
Ps. 34:7 - “The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them.”
I John 2:19 - ‘They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us.’
Rom. 5:1 – “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ”
Matt. 1:21 – "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."
John 10:15 – “….and I lay down My life for the sheep.”
Luke 2:10,11 – “But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”

IV. Quotes:

Spurgeon - ‘we must use our eyes with resolution (purpose), for they will not go upward to the LORD of themselves, but they incline to look downward, or inward or anywhere but to the LORD.’
Martin Luther - ‘the greatest service that we can do unto God is to trust Him’
Paul Tripp - ‘What we celebrate at Christmas is grace. Grace was born to us because grace is what we need. Angels announced that grace had come. Jesus was the name of that grace’

V. Cross-references:

I Peter 2:4-10

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Psalm 124

12/13/2015

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Points of Interest
Psalm 124
I. Call to Worship: Psalm 100
II. Offering passage: Hebrews 13:15,16
III. Scripture references:

Matt. 7:27 - ‘the rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash’
Rom. 8:1 - ‘there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus’
Ps. 23:4 – ‘even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me’

IV. Quotes:

Spurgeon – ‘fowlers have many methods of taking small birds, and satan has many methods of entrapping souls. Some are decoyed by evil companions; others are enticed by the love of dainties; hunger drives many into the trap, and fright impels numbers to fly into the net. Fowlers know their birds and how to take them; but the birds see not the snare so as to avoid it, and they cannot break it so as to escape from it.’
Spurgeon – (in God we have help) “as troubled sinners”, being delivered from the punishment and guilt of our sin. We have help as “dull scholars” being taught to know and understand God’s Word. We have help as “trembling professors” being witnesses to His Gospel, God giving us words to speak and blessing our testimony in the lives of others. We have help “as inexperienced travellers” on life’s journey, being guided on the right paths and kept from perilous pitfalls and wasteful detours. We have help “as feeble workers” being unprofitable servants at best, but God is blessing the work of our hands and making it of lasting value’

V. Cross-references:

I Corinthians 15:13-20; 55-58

VI. Notes:

if God had not been on our side, then we would have perished;
but God has been on our side therefore we will praise Him
if the LORD had not been on my side, then I would have fallen away; but God is on my side and will continue to be by grace, therefore … I will praise Him

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Psalm 123

12/6/2015

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Points of Interest
Psalm 123
I. Call to Worship: Psalm 96:1-6
II. Offering passage: I Cor. 16:1-2
III. Scripture references:

Hebrews 12:2,3 - ‘fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.’
Nehemiah 4:1 reads – ‘Now it came about that when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry and mocked the Jews.’
Nehemiah 4:4,5 – “Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their reproach on their own heads and give them up for plunder in a land of captivity. Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.”
Matt 5:45 - “causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous”
Exodus 34:6,7 - “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin …”

IV. Quotes:

Alexander Maclaren (paraphrase) - ‘we should stand where we can see Him; we should have our gaze fixed upon Him; we should look with patient trust, as well as with eager willingness to start into activity when He indicates His commands’
Spurgeon - ‘we must use our eyes with resolution , for they will not go upward to the LORD of themselves, but they incline to look downward, or inward or anywhere but to the LORD.’
John Piper - ‘if you believed the promises of God, your passions would change, and you would live differently’
AW Pink - “mercy … denotes the ready inclination of God to relieve the misery of fallen creatures. Thus ‘mercy’ presupposes sin”
John Newton - ‘I am an old man. My mind almost gone. But I can remember two things: I am a great sinner, and Jesus is a great Saviour

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