Forever
The moon and stars they wept
The morning sun was dead
The Saviour of the world was fallen
His body on the cross
His blood poured out for us
The weight of every curse upon him
One final breath He gave
As Heaven looked away
The Son of God was laid in darkness
A battle in the grave
The war on death was waged
The power of hell forever broken
The ground began to shake
The stone was rolled away
His perfect love could not be
overcome
Now death where is your sting
Our resurrected King has rendered you
defeated
Forever, He is glorified
Forever, He is lifted high
Forever, He is risen
He is alive
He is alive
The ground began to shake
The stone was rolled away
His perfect love could not be
overcome
Now death where is your sting
Our resurrected King has rendered you
defeated
Forever, He is glorified
Forever, He is lifted high
Forever, He is risen
He is alive ………..
He is alive
Forever, forever
You have overcome
Your resurrected King
You have overcome the grave
You have overcome
We sing Hallelujah
We sing Hallelujah
We sing Hallelujah
The Lamb has overcome
Repeat 6 x
Forever, He is glorified
Forever, He is lifted high
Forever, He is risen
He is alive
He is alive (Forever)
Forever, He is glorified
Forever, He is lifted high
Forever, He is risen
He is alive
He is alive
For All You’ve Done
VERSE:
My savior,
Redeemer,
Lifted me from the miry clay.
Almighty,
Forever, I will never be the same,
REFRAIN:
Cause You came here,
From the everlasting,
To the world we live,
The Father's only Son.
CHORUS:
And You lived.
You died.
You rose again on high.
You opened the way for the world to
live again.
Hallelujah, for all You've done.
(Repeat Verse)
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 2X)
All of My Days
Proclaim Your awesome power,
Tell of mighty deeds,
Declare Your future kingdom,
Of everlasting peace.
And my eyes, they look unto You always
And I am captured by Your majesty,
REFRAIN
All of my days I will sing of Your
greatness.
All of my days I will speak of Your grace.
All of my days I will tell of Your
wondrous love.
Your love in my life. Your love.
All Your works will praise You
Your children bless Your name
We speak of all Your goodness,
We walk in fields of grace.
And my eyes, they look unto You always
And I am captured by Your majesty,
REFRAIN
And my eyes, they look unto You always
And I am captured by Your majesty,
And my eyes, they look unto You always
And I am captured by Your majesty,
REFRAIN
What’s this all about?
• Psalms is the most referenced O/T book in the N/T
• The collection of Psalms spans 963yrs
• From Moses to Ezra
• Each of the Psalms has a purpose
• Each of the Psalms has a message
• 1 Corinthians 14:26 “……when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.”
Psalm 23• A Psalm of David – one of 76 attributed to him
• Contains 6 verses
• An entirely personal prayer of thanks, commitment and reassurance
• Is most likely a Psalm composed later in life• Shows a maturity in his relationship to God• In this maturity he returns to his youth
• For us this Psalm1. provides us comfort and security2. guides us out of temptation3. gives the hope of the Lords deliverance
Our Lord, Our Shepherd (vs 1)
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
John 10:14-1514 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down
my life for the sheep.
Picture from the
Catacomb of Priscilla
“My” – perhaps one of
the most significant
words in this Psalm
The Shepherd – here the Lord is not
the untouchable King but the only
protector and guide for us, if we will
just be his sheep
• Moses calls God the Shepherd,
the stone of Israel – Gen 49.
Psalm 34:1010 The young lions
do lack, and suffer
hunger: but they
that seek the Lord
shall not want any
good thing.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
My God shall supply your need (vs 2)
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
God looks after me on
purpose
so I can be at Rest
with everything I
need
and Guides me
in perfect peace
Redemption (Vs 3)
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
The challenge is put to “be ye perfect”
• Here we find that for his names sake he
guides us in the Good and Right way
Psalm 91:1414 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver
him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name
“…Be ye transformed by
the renewing of your
mind” – Romans 12:2
In Trouble (Vs 4)
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
rod: shay'-bet; from an unused
root probably meaning to branch
off; a scion
staff: mish-ay-naw’; support (abstractly),
i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or
(concretely) a walking-stick
Exalted (Vs 5)
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over.
Psalm 917 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy
right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward
of the wicked.
1 Peter 56 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty
hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth
for you.
Strengthened (Vs 6)
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the
Lord for ever.
Surely!
• With full assurance we can look forward and know that
God will continue to be Good and Merciful to us
Psalm 274 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may
dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the
beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
Psalm 23
"It has charmed more griefs to rest than all the philosophy of the world.
It has remanded to their dungeon more felon thoughts, more black doubts, more thieving sorrows, than there are sands on the sea-shore.
It has comforted the noble host of the poor.
It has sung courage to the army of the disappointed.
It has poured balm and consolation into the heart of the sick, of captives in dungeons, of widows in their pinching griefs, of orphans in their loneliness.
Dying soldiers have died easier as it was read to them; ghastly hospitals have been illuminated; it has visited the prisoner, and broken his chains, and, like Peter's angel, led him forth in imagination, and sung him back to his home again.
It has made the dying Christian slave freer than his master, and consoled those whom, dying, he left behind mourning, not so much that he was gone, as because they were left behind, and could not go too."
(Beecher, cited in Spurgeon)
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The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in
earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also
forgive every one that is indebted to
us. And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
Luke 11: 2-4
Philippians
Chapter 4
[1] Therefore, my brethren dearly
beloved and longed for, my joy and
crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my
dearly beloved.
Crown in the sense of a winning
crown
[2] I beseech Euodias, and beseech
Syntyche, that they be of the same
mind in the Lord.
Euodias commonly thought to be
Euodia, the feminine. Possible
dispute between these two
[3] And I intreat thee also, true
yokefellow, help those women which
laboured with me in the gospel, with
Clement also, and with other my
fellowlabourers, whose names are in
the book of life.
Yokefellow could be singular or
plural
How would you like your life to
be summed up in one sentence?
Attitude, Attitude, Attitude
[4] Rejoice in the Lord alway: and
again I say, Rejoice.
Be happy
[5] Let your moderation be known
unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
epieikeia - gentleness, patience,
softness, the patient mind,
modesty, forbearance, the
forbearing spirit, or magnanimity.
[6] Be careful for nothing;
Don’t worry
but in every thing by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known unto
God.
Prayer - general communication
with God
Supplication - more specific
requests
pray about everything, and be
thankful for anything
[7] And the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus.
Isaiah 26:[2] Open ye the gates,
that the righteous nation which
keepeth the truth may enter in.
[3] Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on
thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Code for ethical conduct
[8] Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue, and if there be
any praise, think on these things.
[9] Those things, which ye have both
learned, and received, and heard, and
seen in me, do: and the God of peace
shall be with you.
Not pride from Paul but a warning
to only take from him what fits
the criteria
Think on these things
True
Honest
Just
Pure
Lovely
Good report
Virtue
Praise
[10] But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly,
that now at the last your care of me
hath flourished again; wherein ye were
also careful, but ye lacked
opportunity.
Be content and praise God no matter
what
[11] Not that I speak in respect of
want: for I have learned, in
whatsoever state I am, therewith to be
content.
[12] I know both how to be abased,
and I know how to abound: every
where and in all things I am instructed
both to be full and to be hungry, both
to abound and to suffer need.
[13] I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me.
[14] Notwithstanding ye have well
done, that ye did communicate with
my affliction.
[15] Now ye Philippians know also,
that in the beginning of the gospel,
when I departed from Macedonia, no
church communicated with me as
concerning giving and receiving, but
ye only.
[16] For even in Thessalonica ye sent
once and again unto my necessity.
[17] Not because I desire a gift: but I
desire fruit that may abound to your
account.
[18] But I have all, and abound: I am
full, having received of Epaphroditus
the things which were sent from you,
an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice
acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
Faith
[19] But my God shall supply all your
need according to his riches in glory
by Christ Jesus.
[20] Now unto God and our Father be
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
[21] Salute every saint in Christ Jesus.
The brethren which are with me greet
you.
[22] All the saints salute you, chiefly
they that are of Caesar's household.
[23] The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all. Amen.
1.Is it the truth?
2.Is it fair to all
concerned?
3.Will it build goodwill
and better friendships?
4.Will it be beneficial to
all concerned?
1930s Herbert J. Taylor
Philippians 4:8
• True
• Honest
• Just
• Pure
• Lovely
• Good Report
• Virtuous
• Praiseworthy
4 Way test
• Is it the truth
• Is it fair to all concerned
• Goodwill and Friendships
• Beneficial to all
Philippians 4:8…whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these
things.
• True
• Honest
• Just
• Pure
Truth
Genesis 3:[1] Now the serpent was
more subtil than any beast of the field
which the LORD God had made. And
he said unto the woman, Yea, hath
God said, Ye shall not eat of every
tree of the garden?
John 18:[37] Pilate therefore said
unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus
answered, Thou sayest that I am a
king. To this end was I born, and for
this cause came I into the world, that I
should bear witness unto the truth.
Every one that is of the truth heareth
my voice.
[38] Pilate saith unto him, What is
truth? And when he had said this, he
went out again unto the Jews, and
saith unto them, I find in him no fault
at all.
John 8[31] Then said Jesus to those
Jews which believed on him, If ye
continue in my word, then are ye my
disciples indeed;
[32] And ye shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free.
Churchill said it well: “Truth is the most valuable thing in the world, so valuable it is often protected by a bodyguard of lies.”
Honesty
Proverbs 10 [9] He that walketh
uprightly walketh surely: but he that
perverteth his ways shall be known.
Just
Habakkuk 2 [3] For the vision is yet
for an appointed time, but at the end it
shall speak, and not lie: though it
tarry, wait for it; because it will surely
come, it will not tarry.
[4] Behold, his soul which is lifted up
is not upright in him: but the just shall
live by his faith.
Heb 10:38, Gal 3:11, Rom 1:17
"the individual whose personality and behaviour are acceptable to God thinks, speaks, and acts as one who loves, seeks, relies on, hopes in, obeys, and trusts God."
Pure
James 3 [17] But the wisdom that is
from above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, and easy to be
intreated, full of mercy and good
fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy.
Matthew 5 [8] Blessed are the pure in
heart: for they shall see God.
Truth >>> Lovely
Ezekiel 33:[29] Then shall they know
that I am the LORD, …..[30] Also,
thou son of man, the children of thy
people still are talking against thee by
the walls and in the doors of the
houses, and speak one to another,
every one to his brother, saying,
Come, I pray you, and hear what is the
word that cometh forth from the
LORD. [31] And they come unto thee
as the people cometh, and they sit
before thee as my people, and they
hear thy words, but they will not do
them: for with their mouth they shew
much love, but their heart goeth after
their covetousness.[32] And, lo, thou
art unto them as a very lovely song of
one that hath a pleasant voice, and can
play well on an instrument: for they
hear thy words, but they do them not.
[33] And when this cometh to pass,
(lo, it will come,) then shall they know
that a prophet hath been among them.
Jesus Christ is truth and causes us to
love
Honest >>> Of good report
"Be not overcome of evil, but
overcome evil with good." Rom12:21
Just >>> Virtuous
Good moral conduct
Pure >>> Praise
When we praise God we are focusing
on purity
True - In speech Lovely - What is
more lovely than truth?
Honest - In action Of good report -
As is honesty
Just - With regard to others
If there be any virtue - All virtues are contained in
justice
Pure - With regard to yourselves.
If there be any praise - In those
things which relate to ourselves
Think on these things
True
Honest
Just
Pure
Lovely
Good report
Virtue
Praise
How Great Is Our God
The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice All the earth rejoice He wraps himself in Light, and darkness tries to hide And trembles at His voice Trembles at His voice How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God Age to age He stands And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end Beginning and the end The Godhead Three in One Father Spirit Son The Lion and the Lamb The Lion and the Lamb How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God Name above all names Worthy of our praise My heart will sing How great is our God How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all will see How great, how great is our God
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Thoughts for the week:-
Philippians 4
[4] Rejoice in the Lord alway: and
again I say, Rejoice.
[7] And the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus.
[13] I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me.
[19] But my God shall supply all your
need according to his riches in glory
by Christ Jesus