2 16 How to Prepare an Expository Sermon on [April, HOW TO PREPARE AN EXPOSITORY SERMON ON PSALMS XLII. Esther 4 - For Such a Time as This. revive us again. So, the psalmist affirms God's sovereign love for him in and through all the troubles. Verses 5 and 6 make clear that any strength the Psalmist will have does not reside in self, but in God. St. Paul had a blinding revelation on the road to Damascus, an encounter with the risen Lord Jesus that turned his life completely topsy-turvy and started him on a perilous road that would take him all over .read more Scripture: Philippians 1:18-26, Psalm 42:2-5, Luke 14:1-11 Denomination: Catholic 4) Paul's sermon at the synagogue (Acts 13:16-41) involves an exposition of the prophecies of the Old Testament and a revealing of the hearts of his listeners: They are a people who may become scoffers and eventually unbelieving. This psalm is the fourth and last psalm in the Psalms of Ascent that is attributed to King David. That which does must be living. My health (my salvation) cannot be from myself; this it is that I will say, that I will confess. Streaks of brightness flash through the gloom. aye, let them say it! It's as if the writer is saying, "If you want to know how to thank God, let . Those very tears were sweet unto me: being thirsty for that fountain, inasmuch as I was not as yet able to drink of it, I have eagerly made my tears my meat. For I am suffering here, even as if You had forgotten me. For what is it thirsty? he says, In the voice of joy and praise; the sound of keeping holiday. For there is some great mystery in the matter that the name sons of Korah is given to Christians. So, one purpose of the big idea is that you organize the sermon around it. If it is, the second part of the psalm is also conformed to the other two in regard to its not beginning with the Divine name. Let this be allowed; and this meaning retain its place in the Church; a place both truthful and sanctioned by usage. Hope in God. Neither abstractions nor dead things can still its cravings. For you do not doubt of your God. By the Unchangeable it was revived; it is by the changeable it is disquieted. When disturbing things happen, when troubling words are said, when certain letters contain ugly words or extremely critical comments are read, the churning starts. But perhaps Scripture meant us to consider in the stag not this point only, but another also. Why go I mourning, while mine enemy troubles me, while he breaks my bones? Perhaps from Baptism, where the remission of sins is given. The plural "Hermons" is probably used in reference to the group of crests. What abyss is this that calls, and to what other abyss? It suggests that the psalmists faith will bridge over the interval between himself and the sanctuary: I can send my thoughts to Thee from the distant frontier" (in loc.). The Lord has commended His loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night-time will He declare it.There is with me prayer unto the God of my life. I will go, he says, into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even unto the house of God! Why sons of Korah? Here goes. Translated by J.E. On which account too this Psalm is ordinarily chanted on those occasions, that they may long for the Fountain of remission of sins, even as the hart for the water-brooks. The waves in what I already feel, the overhangings in that You denouncest. This man was in exile and it depressed him. 18. For God's tabernacle on earth is the faithful; I admire in them the obedience of even their bodily members: that in them Sin does not reign so that they should obey its lusts; neither do they yield their members instruments of unrighteousness unto sin; but unto the living God in good works. Key idea here is longing for God when in a wilderness situation. Psalm 42 essentially a lament, with Psalm 43 forming the Psalmist's prayer in response to the lament. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches. religion or Christ. Therefore now he triumphs, and though he still is keenly conscious of his enemies, they appear but for a moment, and though he still feels that he is far from the sanctuary, his heart goes out in hopeful visions of the gladness of his return thither, and he already tastes the rapture of the joy that will then flood his heart. This remembrance will encourage us to continue to trust Him while we go through temporarily distressing periods. [Note: VanGemeren, p. Finally, the psalmist thirsts for God like a deer pants for the stream. Matthew24:12 When we see the strong members of the Church generally giving way to the causes of offense, does not Christ's body say, The enemy breaks my bones? Deep calls unto deep with the voice of your water-spouts. He may not have asked the question with theological or linguistic precision, but if he proves in time that he didnt mean that God had forgotten him, we will let that be words for the wind. Esther 1 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish. The name "Elohim" occurs 164 times in this section of the Psalms, and the name "Yahweh" ("LORD") appears only 30 times. Thus the whole song is a picture of a soul climbing, not without backward slips, from the depths to the heights, or, in another aspect, of the transformation of longing into certainty of fruition, which is itself fruition after a kind. Nevertheless, it appears to me, my brethren, that such a longing is not fully satisfied even in the faithful in Baptism: but that haply, if they know where they are sojourning, and whither they have to remove from hence, their longing is kindled in even greater intensity. God Our Refuge And Strength (Audio) Download File. Let them still say, Where is your God? Update: Here is my sermon on Psalm 6 (video and manuscript) Emotion varies, but God is the same. Devil; Wraps chains around the chained (3.) Deliver me, O my God! The psalmist encouraged himself rhetorically by reminding himself that he would again praise God. Each Monday brings a set of at least seven outlines to your e-mail box. When the Rumors are Not True - Psalm 26. With wise resolve he finds in dejection a reason for nestling closer to God. The absence of a title for the second, the identity of tone throughout, the recurrence of several phrases, and especially of the refrain, put this beyond doubt. [Note: Bullock, p. Yet, with the strange but universal love of summoning up remembrance of departed joys, the psalmist finds a certain pleasure in the pain of recalling how he. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. In this stanza the writer focused on his enemies rather than on God. And because he so remembers with humility, he shall earn his exaltation to fruition, for he is not exalted in himself, who glories in the Lord. To see those who were thought to have some stability, giving way under temptations, so that the rest of the weak brethren despair when they see those who are strong succumbing; how great, my brethren, are the dangers! My soul is thirsty for the living God Psalm 41:2. Those men so patient and courageous for the name of Christ, how often was it said to them, Where is your God? A. It is reported of stagsthat when they either wander in the herds, or when they are swimming to reach some other parts of the earth, that they support the burdens of their heads on each other, in such a manner as that one takes the lead, and others follow, resting their heads upon him, as again others who follow do upon them, and others in succession to the very end of the herd; but the one who took the lead in bearing the burden of their heads, when tired, returns to the rear, and rests himself after his fatigue by supporting his head just as did the others; by thus supporting what is burdensome, each in turn, they both accomplish their journey, and do not abandon each other. It is a faith that hungers and thirsts for God and yet remains empty. And may He grant our desire through the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. I may perhaps finish the Psalm, aided as I am by your attention, whose fervour I perceive. The Point Of Psalms 34 Even he, my tempter, the devil; while offenses are everywhere on the increase, because of the abundance of which the love of many is waxing cold. My soul is disquieted on account of myself Psalm 41:6. Grief which finds no fresh words is beginning to dry up. 13. Has learnt to put up with less. During Ezra and Nehemiahs time (fifth century B.C. 3-7, NIV) Psalm 4: Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! The prayer of Psalms 43:1-2, blends the two elements, which were at war in the second part; and for the moment the darker is the more prominent. In Praise Of The King And His City (Audio) Download File. 11-22. BOOK 2: CHS. WHATS THE PSALM ABOUT? Verse 5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? This morning, I want to quickly offer us (be me, specifically) some hope when dealing with discouragement. Its not wrong to want relief and to pray for it. He does not show that He is your Helper, unless tribulation come, from whence you must be rescued by Him who promised it to you in the day-time. What then is the abyss that calls, and to what other abyss does it call? In this Psalm David, who is himself a shepherd, describes the LORD as his own personal shepherd. The preceding verses have given ample reason why she has been dejected, but now she is summoned to repeat them to a judicial ear. Asaph wrote Psalms 50, and Solomon composed Psalms 72. For I will confess unto Him. Verses 1-11 II. The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. Feel guilty about feeling cut-off. REKINDLE YOUR PASSION (PSALMS 42:1-2 ) INTRO: SKIT: SATAN GOT YOUR JOY AND PASSION (1.) The separation, however, is old, since it is found in the LXX. Psalm 27. putting God first. Expository sermons allow the preacher, rather, to bridge the gap between an ancient culture and our own to make appropriate applications to those who hear him. Since no reason for the variation is discernible, and the proposed slight change of text improves construction and restores uniformity, it is probably to be adopted. EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE) . The psalmist's longing for God 42:1-5 The writer suffered at the hands of tormenting enemies. For it is in hope that we are saved; but hope that is seen, is not hope. 11. 334.]. Take all the parts of a sermon and put them together into a whole, and that whole is the central idea-the big idea-in the sermon. The story of David, Bathsheba, and Uriah is found in 2 Samuel 11-12. But in the Hebrew Bible, God never gave anyone this blessing nor did God ever use the word when he was speaking. Esther 3:7-15 - The First PLO. It is likely that he wrote these four as well, even though they do not bear his name (cf. We will be looking at this Psalm in three parts over the next three weeks. But You are trying me, and I know that Thou dost but put off, not take utterly from me, what You have promised me. The psalmists lamentation because of his enemies 42:6-11. I will say unto God, You are my lifter up; why have You forgotten me? They rush upon him, multitudinous and close following; they pour down on him as with the thunder of descending cataracts; they overwhelm him like the breakers and rollers of an angry ocean. Hes confirming his faith in the midst of turmoil and discouragement by remembering how real God was in corporate worship. Psalms 42:3)." Then follows a gleam of hope, like a rainbow spanning the waterfall. For example: sing unto the . Decisions made according to Scripture yield peace - Psalm 119:101 B. You see, hoping in God doesnt come naturally for sinners like us. He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for you, how will He not also with Him graciously give you all things? And assuredly he does but the more thirst for the water-brooks from making his tears his meat.And they daily say unto me, Where is your God? That is the worlds way with the calamities of a devout man, whose humble cry, "My God," it resents as presumption or hypocrisy. Men may speak, may be seen by the operations of their members, may be heard speaking in conversation: but whose thought is penetrated, whose heart seen into? God guides till we reach heaven - Psalm 73:24 C. God's guidance is by faith - Isaiah 42:16 3. Esther 6 - Sleepless in Susa and Rain on the Parade. The unity is vouched by the considerations already noticed, and by the incompleteness of Psalms 42:1-11 without such triumphant close and of Psalms 43:1-5 without such despondent beginning. Therefore the psalm must be pre-exilic; and while there is no certainty attainable as to date, it may at least be said that the circumstances of the singer present more points of contact with those of the supposed Korachite follower of Davids fortunes on the uplands across Jordan than with those of any other of the imaginary persons to whom modern criticism has assigned the poem. 10. The effort of faith should be persistent, even if old bitternesses begin again and "break the low beginnings of content"; for, even if the wild waters burst through the dam once and again, they do not utterly wash it away, and there remains a foundation on which it may be built up anew. It is not a question asked for enlightenments sake but is an exclamation of impatience, if not of rebuke. It is better therefore to translate "hind" than "hart." They keep him from capsizing in the tumult of his emotions. Scripture ref: Luke 16:19-23. Romans8:23 When that health (that salvation) is perfected in us, then shall we be living in the house of God for ever, and praising for ever Him to whom it was said, Blessed are they that dwell in Your house, they will be praising You world without end. There is much in the psalms which favours the hypothesis that the author was a Korachite companion of Davids in his flight before Absalom; but the locality, described as that of the singer, does not entirely correspond to that of the kings retreat, and the description of the enemies is not easily capable of application in all points to his foes. Psalm 41:10. For He who threatens does not let His judgments fall upon us, but keeps them suspended over us. God means for these encounters with Him in corporate worship to preserve your faith now and in the way you remember them later. Charles Spurgeon calls the first part a hymn and the second a sermon. Esther TOP. Original setting not known. Thus is it wisdom is learned, and thus faith, when man calls to man. JESUS URGES US TO DESIRE ETERNAL LIFE Some of them were among the faithful adherents of David at Ziklag, {1 Chronicles 12:6} and in the new model of worship inaugurated by him the Korachites were doorkeepers and musicians. This it is for which I am thirsty, to come and to appear before Him. 6, HWV 251b, "As pants the Hart for cooling streams": As pants the hart for cooling streams, so longs my soul for thee O God (George Frideric Handel; lyrics based off of Tate and Brady) Psalm 42:1-2: When shall I come and appear before God? And whither shall I flee from Your Spirit? The imagery is so usual that it needs no assumption of having been occasioned by the poets locality. My God is the saving health of my countenance. Source. This is understandable since the same refrain occurs in both of them (cf. But the victory is not quite won, and therefore Psalms 43:1-5, follows. When Life Gets Slippery - Psalm 73. All unrest of longing, all fever of thirst, all outgoings of desire, are feelers put out blindly, and are only stilled when they clasp Him. Psalm 23 Funeral sermon: A Letter to the Deceased (Molin) I knew there would be many voices heard today, sharing stories and memories; laughter and tears with you who knew and loved Steve. So rather than prepare a sermon, I simply wrote a letter. But his truer self silences these lamentations, and cheers the feebler "soul" with clear notes of trust and hope, blown in the refrain, like some trumpet clang rallying dispirited fugitives to the fight. I, so long as I do not see, so long as my happiness is postponed, make my tears my bread day and night. Does man call on man as God is called upon? Thus tremulous, timid, mobile, it is beautifully compared to a hind. May the Lord increase our hunger and our thirst to see the face of God. And then once more above this conflict of emotion soars the clear note of the refrain, summoning to self-command, calmness, and unfaltering hope. God is close to us and cares for us as a shepherd cares for his sheep. PHILIP A. NORDELL, D. D., New London, Conn. In this that I suffer are all Your waves; in the severer punishment that Thou threatenest, all Your overhangings have come unto me. Water the key theme in the Psalm. So ends the first of the psalms; but obviously it is no real ending, for the victory over fear is not won, and longing has not become blessed. Both psalms are individual laments. Start With Prayer. The Wedding Psalm (Audio) Download File. Devil "I've got his .read more Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2 They retained the former office in the second Temple. It "pants" and "thirsts," is "cast down" and disquieted; it is "poured out"; it can be bidden to "hope." The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit. The second part of the psalm takes up the question of the refrain, and first reiterates with bitter emphasis that the soul is bowed down, and then pours out once more the stream of reasons for dejection. It was in wonder and admiration he spoke this: Abyss calls unto abyss with the voice of Your water-spouts. The break in the clouds is but momentary, and the grey wrack fills the sky once more. In the former part, memory was the handmaid of sorrow, and came involuntarily, and increased the singers pain; but in this part he makes an effort of will to remember, and in remembrance finds an antidote to sorrow. The same construction is found in Book 1 in Psalms 25:1-22; Psalms 26:1-12; Psalms 27:1-14; Psalms 28:1-9; Psalms 35:1-28; Psalms 37:1-40 where it is obviously the designation of authorship, and it is naturally taken to have the same force in these Korachite psalms. The bold metaphors are more striking when contrasted with the opposite ones of the first part. That lovely metaphor has touched the common heart as few have done, and the solitary singers plaint has fitted all devout lips. preaching the gospel. He therefore glances back to himself, as if he were coming from that world; and says to himself, now placed in the midst of these sorrows, comparing these with the things, to see which he had entered in there, and after seeing which he had come forth from thence; Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why do you disquiet me? When tribulation shall actually come, He will not leave you destitute of His help; He will show you that which He commended to you in the daytime is true. Some scholars believe David wrote these psalms for the sons of Korah to perform. Here, the Psalmist is making an eschatological statement that even in the midst of powerful opposition, God will rule and prevail over that which is unjust in both the short-term as well as the long-term (v. 3-4). Not mere bodily presence there, but that joyful outpouring of triumph and gladness, is the object of the psalmists longing. For now you are not without somewhat to say to yourself, in answer to those who say, Where is your God? The writer viewed his troubles like waves cascading down on him, as if he were standing under a waterfall. It is the only psalm, of the 150 psalms, so labeled. Psalms 42 expresses the writers yearning for God. They who trouble me cast me in the teeth, while they say daily unto me, Where is your God? The heading above verse one tells us that Psalm 100 is a psalm for giving thanks. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Therefore we are warned to be like the ant. This mans longing was intensified by his unwilling exile from the sanctuary, a special privation to a door keeper of the Temple. He is the health of my countenance, and my God. Because He loves us. The Place of Refuge and Strength - Psalm 46. For it is there, in the sanctuary of God, in the house of God, is the fountain of understanding. she must be up to something. (vv. So thats a sermon for me, today. THE VANITY OF SELF EFFORT. I have within a victim to sacrifice; I have within an incense to place on the altar; I have within a sacrifice wherewith to propitiate my God. Is it disquieted on account of God? Notice that the Psalmist responds to his circumstances at one point by asking God, Why? Verse 9: I say to God, my rock: Why have you forgotten me? He just said in verse 8, By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me.. He longed for God, whom he confidently expected to be able to praise in the future when the Lord would deliver him. As water from a brook sustains a deer physically, so God Himself sustains people spiritually (cf. No, but calls on is equivalent to calls to him. Long thou for this light: for a certain fountain, a certain light, such as your bodily eyes know not; a light to see which the inward eye must be prepared; a fountain, to drink of which the inward thirst is to be kindled. Verses 12: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. PSALM 42 And just as there we found cause for rejoicing, so here there will not be wanting an occasion for sorrow. Verse 8: By day the Lord commands His steadfast love, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. In verses 5 and 11, he calls God my salvation [or Savior] and my God. And even though he says it looks as if God has forgotten him, he never stops believing in the absolute sovereignty of God over all his adversity. 1. It has been ingeniously conjectured by Delitzsch that the Korachite psalms originally formed a separate collection entitled "Songs of the Sons of Korach," and that this title afterwards passed over into the superscriptions when they were incorporated in the Psalter. So the higher mood conquers at last, and breaks into a burst of joyous petition, which passes swiftly into realisation of the future joys whose coming shines thus far off. For men saw their torments outwardly; they did not inwardly behold their crowns! Richard Sibbes, one of the great old Puritan preachers of Cambridge who died in 1635, wrote a whole book on Psalm 42:5. There he understood of the last things; and solved the question concerning the prosperity of the unrighteous, and the sufferings of the righteous. But yet, Why have You forgotten me? Evidently he was near the Hermon range of mountains that stood north of the Sea of Chinnereth (Galilee). AND XLIII. Psalm 42:2. God was not providing for his needs just then. Psalms 43, 66, 67, , 71 are anonymous. But they are happy in their very yearnings who are conscious of the true direction of these, and can say that it is God for whom they are athirst. Why hope? Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. This is not simply engaging in nostalgia. 2. In the midst of the tumult of emotions, were not always careful with our words. He began with yearning after the living God. Each swing of the gymnast lifts him higher until he is on a level with a firm platform on which he can spring and stand secure. The psalmist is far from the sanctuary, but distance does not hinder thought. Methods devised to proclaim gospel. These loveless people are not further defined, and may either have been Israelites or aliens. + Funeral Homilies Yet we must even now take notice of this title in such a way, that what we have said already should be no prejudice against our saying it again: for all were not present in every place where we said it. There is another point to be observed in the hart. John 4:14). Verse 1 begins: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting." This phrase one of the most famous in the whole Bible. seeing that deep calls to deep, and after those sufferings severer ones are to be dreaded. Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. (John 4:14.). I think an abyss may not unreasonably be understood of man, of whom it is said elsewhere, Man shall come to a deep heart, and God shall be exalted. The deer that knows its thirsty but has given up on trying to find a nice, cool stream thats always full of running water. Psalm 22 is an excellent choice for a sermon on Good Friday because, according to Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34, Jesus, "the man of sorrows" (Is 53:3), voiced the haunting opening words of this magnificent psalm, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" in his dying moment on the cross of Golgotha. 1:1-. For if a Pagan should say this to me, I cannot retort it upon him, saying, Where is yours? Rich Man and Lazarus Sermon Outline. And what is it that the ant does? Expository Songs Psalm 42:1-2: Chandos Anthem No. And it was in the sanctuary of God that he understood this, and understood of the last things.For he tells us of his progress, and of his guidance there; as if we had been saying, You are admiring the tabernacle here on earth; how came you to the sanctuary of the house of God? For what is there more profound than that abyss? Esther 5 - Mission Impossible. We don't know when the psalms were gathered into five books, but the separation dates back to before our oldest manuscripts, compiled in the Masoretic Text. Two-person skit: the chained, the Devil (2.) Nature reflects the poets moods, and overmastering emotion sees its own analogues everywhere. Unless you become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. (Matt 18:3.) revival. 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