Source: http://solidrockbiblechurch.com/srbc/psalm-34/
Timestamp: 2019-04-23 18:10:53+00:00

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Bless the LORD at All Times !
The True Center of My Life !
1. MAKING GOD THE TRUE CENTER CONTINUALLY.
A. A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO MAKE HIM FIRST ABOVE ALL.
B. NOT AS HARD IF WE ARE CONSTANTLY SERVING HIM.
ACTS 6:4. SEEN IN NORMAL SERVANTHOOD—ACTS 10:7.
D. INVOLVES THE ACTION OF THE WHOLE PERSON.
2. THE SOUL MUST BOAST OF GOD. PS. 44:8.
A. “SELF” MUST BE PUT IN PLACE FOR THIS. PS. 94:4.
FACTOR OR ENTITY. ROM. 2:17, EPH. 2:9.
B. REVEALS A TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD.
EXPERIENCE ALLOW THE SOUL TO DO THIS. 2 TIM. 1:12.
3. MAKING GOD THE CENTER HAS PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES.
A. IT MAKES THE HUMBLE GLAD. JAS. 4:6, PS. 69:32.
OF LIKE MIND. GAL. 2:9. (PAUL’S ACCEPTANCE).
A. DOING THINGS TOGETHER IS THE PLAN OF GOD.
ROM. 15:30, 2 COR. 6:1, EPH. 2:21,22.
C. IT ENCOURAGES OTHERS. I THES. 5:11.
—THEY LOOK TO GOD INSTEAD OF LOOKING ELSEWHERE.
—THEY GREW MORE CHRIST-LIKE AND ALIKE. 1 COR. 1:10.
WERE WITH ONE ANOTHER. 2 COR. 6:14.
5. SEEKING GOD CASTS AWAY FEARS. V. 4.
A. HOW SHOULD WE SEEK THE LORD ?
(THROUGH THE MORTAL AND ETERNAL PARTS OF US).
BLESS A NATION. 2 CHRON. 15:13. KING ASA.
—IS AN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE. 2 CHRON. 20:3, EZRA 7:10.
—WHEN HE SAYS IT IS TIME. HOSEA 10:12.
—SEEK DILIGENTLY [=CRAVE, HUNGER AFTER]. HEB. 11:6.
—RECOGNIZES THAT THE DEVIL IS SEEKING, TOO. 1 PET. 5:8.
B. MUST SEEK GOD, NOT RELATED ISSUES.
—NOT OUR OWN PERSONAL BENEFIT. 1 COR. 10:33.
—NOT RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS, SIGNS, ETC. MARK 8:11.
HEARD YOU LAST TIME, DIDN’T HE ?) PS. 77:9, 10.
7. QUALIFICATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE CONTINUAL PRAISE.
JAMES 1:6,7 ISAIAH 61:10. (APPLIES TO THE RIGHTEOUS.
8. LEARNING FROM GOD IS A REASON TO PRAISE CONTINUALLY.
A. IF LEARNING IS CONTINUAL, SO IS THE PRAISE !
B. OBSERVATION IS A KEY TO LEARNING.
—FROM THE DAILY WALK OF PEOPLE. V. 8.
—FROM GENERALIZATION ABOUT GOD’S PEOPLE.
V. 9. ROM. 9:27, 10:1, 21.
JOB 35:11, JOB 41:1, NUM. 22:30.
2 SAM. 22:35, GAL. 6:6.
9. IF I AM BUSY DOING GOOD, I WON’T BE FAR FROM PRAISING GOD.
AND TREACHERY) 1 PETER 2:1, PS. 32:2, REV. 14:5.
C. DEPARTING FROM EVIL. PROV. 16:6, JOB 28:28.
D. DOING GOOD. HEB. 13:16, JAMES 4:17.
E. SEEKING PEACE, AND PURSUING IT.
EVEN MORE REASON TO PRAISE HIM ! V. 15.
FEAR OF THE LORD BEING TAUGHT. V. 11.
10. DOING GOOD HAS ITS REWARDS. V. 11-15, 17-22.
CAN ONLY BE DONE THROUGH JESUS. ROMANS 3:12.
*EPHESIANS 5:10 —THIS CAN BE PROVED !
HEBREWS 13:16, I TIMOTHY 6:18, JAMES 4:17.
—TO WHOM IS IT DONE ? LUKE 6:27, 33-35, GAL. 6:10.
(MATURITY). EXAMPLE IS JESUS. ACTS 10:38.
B. IN EFFECTIVE PRAYERS. V. 15. JAMES 4:17.
C. CLOSENESS WITH THE LORD. V. 18. JOB 8:20.
D. DELIVERANCE FROM TROUBLES. V. 19.
PS. 72:12, PS. 34:7,17,19, 2 TIMOTHY 4:18.
E. REDEMPTION FOR THE SOUL. V. 22.
F. PROMISE OF INNOCENCE. V. 22.
11. DOING EVIL HAS ITS’ PRICE. V. 16.
A. GOD IS AGAINST THEM.
B. THEY ARE EASILY FORGOTTEN.

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