THE TEXT:
Our text for today is Psalm 16. These are God’s Words.
16 A Miktam of David.
1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight.
4 The sorrows of those who run after another god …
“The Lord Looks Down” – Psalm 14
David begins with a description of practical atheism. Three words for “fool” in Hebrew all relate to moral orientation rather than intellectual beliefs. This denial of God isn’t philosophical atheism, but rather, pragmatic deism. The fool, therefore, is anyone who lives as if God doesn’t exist. (v.
INTRODUCTION
Scripture doesn’t repeat itself verbatim often and Psalm 14 is one of the rare cases in which Scripture repeats itself …
THE TEXT:
Our text for today is Psalm 13. These are God’s Words.
13 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and answer me, O Lord …
INTRODUCTION
The Psalms have been called the “Prayer book of the Bible,” or even the “Hymn book of the Bible.” Down through the centuries, people have gone to the Psalms more than any other book to find comfort, to find hope, or courage. And that’s because, as John Stott put it, “The Psalter speaks the universal language of the soul.” Or as Rowland Prothero said, “The Book of Psalms contains the whole music of the …
THE TEXT:
Our text for today is 1 Timothy 6:20-21. These are God’s Words.
20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you.
SUMMARY OF THE TEXT
Paul’s final appeal includes both a positive and negative command. First, Timothy must keep safe the deposit that Paul has made with …
INTRO
A survey of the Bible’s teaching on wealth would take considerably more time than we have this morning. So, let me hit the tops of the waves for you.
In the beginning, God gave Adam and Eve dominion over the entire earth. They were the king and queen of the planet, acting as God’s vice regents. (Genesis 1, 2)
When …
THE CONTENTMENT &
CHARGE OF THE CHURCH
The Household of God
1 Timothy 6:3-16
THE TEXT:
Our text for today is 1 Timothy 5:1-16. These are God’s Words.
3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up …
THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHURCH Pt. 2
The Household of God
1 Timothy 5:19-6:2
THE TEXT:
Our text for today is 1 Timothy 5:1-16. These are God’s Words.
19 Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 20 As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of …
THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHURCH
The Household of God
1 Timothy 5:1-16
THE TEXT:
Our text for today is 1 Timothy 5:1-16. These are God’s Words.
5 Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, 2 older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
3 Honor widows …
