Psalm 119:65-88

Points of Interest
Psalm 119:65-88
I. Call to Worship:  Psalm 57:7-11
II. Offering passage:  I Chron. 29:9-14
III. Scripture references:    

• Job 5:7 – “For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward.”
  
• Rom. 5:3,4 (NLT) – “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.”
  
• Rom. 8:28 - “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love     God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”
  
• Matt. 5:18 -  “For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.”
  
• Ps. 139:13 – “For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb.”
  
• Ex. 34:6 – “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and  gracious, slow to anger, and     abounding in lovingkindness and truth”
  
• Deut. 4:31 – “For the LORD your God is a compassionate God …”
  
• 2 Cor. 1:4 - “… who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
  
• James 1:2-4 – “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance     have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
  

IV. Quotes:

• Martin Luther  - ‘I never knew the meaning of God’s Word, until I came into affliction. I have always found it one of my best schoolmasters’