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Psalm 9 — Victory Hymn

Psalm 9 — Victory Hymn

BIG IDEA: THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE WILL PUT THE WICKED IN THEIR PLACEI. (:1-2) THE RIGHTEOUS REJOICE WHEN THE WICKED ARE FINALLY JUDGEDA. Give Thanks wholeheartedly“I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart”B. Testify to God’s wonders“I will tell of all Thy...
Psalm 7 — Integrity Counts for Something

Psalm 7 — Integrity Counts for Something

BIG IDEA: INTEGRITY ENSURES PROTECTION FROM FIERCE ADVERSARIES SINCE THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE WILL VINDICATE THE INNOCENT AND EXECUTE THE WICKEDI. (:1-2) THE RIGHTEOUS TAKE REFUGE IN GOD FROM FIERCE ADVERSARIESA. The Role of Protector1. Our Responsibility = Take Refuge‘O...
Psalm 6 — Staying Afloat in Tears of Grief

Psalm 6 — Staying Afloat in Tears of Grief

BIG IDEA: GOD HEARS US AT OUR BREAKING POINTI. (:1-3) WE STRUGGLE WITH HOW GOD CAN WAIT SO LONG TO DELIVER USA. The Nature of the suffering — Discipline but not Wrath“O Lord, do not rebuke me in Thine anger,Nor chasten me in Thy wrath”B. The Intensity of the...
Psalm 5 — Morning Devotions

Psalm 5 — Morning Devotions

BIG IDEA: THOSE WHO SEEK GOD’S FAVOR IN THE MORNING REJOICE IN GOD’S PROTECTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIESI. (:1-3) MORNING DEVOTIONS ARE CRITICAL: CRY FOR HELP IN THE MORNINGA. Attempt to Gain a Hearing“Give ear to my words”“Consider my groaning”“Heed the sound...
Psalm 4 — The Quiet Confidence of the Godly Leader

Psalm 4 — The Quiet Confidence of the Godly Leader

BIG IDEA:UNJUSTIFIED REPROACH AND REJECTION SHOULD NOT DISTURB THE QUIET CONFIDENCE OF THE GODLY LEADERI. (:1) PRESENT PETITION FOR HELP INSPIRED BY PAST RELIEFA. Answered Prayer is the Goal for Petition for Help“Answer me when I call”“hear my prayer”B. Righteousness...
Psalm 3 — The Lord My Shield

Psalm 3 — The Lord My Shield

BIG IDEA: GOD PROTECTS AND DELIVERS HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR ENEMIES(“A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.”)I. (:1-2) THE ENEMIES ARE CIRCLING IN FOR THE KILLA. (:1) The Odds are Getting Worse“O Lord, how my adversaries have increased!Many are rising up...
Psalm 2 — No Contest

Psalm 2 — No Contest

BIG IDEA: REBELLIOUS WORLD LEADERS MUST BOW DOWN BEFORE GOD’S ANOINTED RULER OR BE BROKEN BY GOD’S WRATHNote: It is important to determine who is speaking in each sectionI. (:1-3) THE FUTILITY OF FIGHTING AGAINST THE RULE OF GOD — FORGET IT!A. (:1)...
Psalm 1 — Two Paths – Two Destinies

Psalm 1 — Two Paths – Two Destinies

BIG IDEA: RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WORTH IT – BOTH NOW AND FOREVER!(THE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND BLESSINGS OF THE RIGHTEOUSVS. THE LACK OF CHARACTER AND JUDGMENTS OF THE UNGODLY)INTRODUCTION: Poem by Robert Frost –”Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could...
Jeremiah 51:1-64  — Oracle Against Babylon – Part 2

Jeremiah 51:1-64 — Oracle Against Babylon – Part 2

BIG IDEA: THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON (TO POUR OUT GOD’S WRATH AND SECURE THE RELEASE OF GOD’S REMNANT) IS DESCRIBED IN A SERIES OF GRAPHIC IMAGESINTRODUCTION:These oracles against the nations reach their pinnacle in the scathing account of destructive judgment against...
Jeremiah 50:1-46  — Oracle Against Babylon – Part 1

Jeremiah 50:1-46 — Oracle Against Babylon – Part 1

BIG IDEA: BABYLON HAS BEEN CAPTURED – THE POWERFUL PAGAN WORLD SYSTEM WILL BE DEVASTATED BY DIVINE JUDGMENTINTRODUCTION:In light of Rev. 18-19, we must view Babylon as an actual pagan nation that will ultimately be overthrown in the end times, as well as symbolical of...
Jeremiah 48:1-47  — Oracle Against Moab

Jeremiah 48:1-47 — Oracle Against Moab

BIG IDEA: PRIDE AND IDOLATRY WILL NOT GO UNJUDGED –DESPITE SEEMINGLY INVINCIBLE STRENGTHINTRODUCTION:When someone has lived for a long time in a nation that has enjoyed peace and prosperity because of their superior military capabilities, it is inevitable that...
Jeremiah 47:1-7  — Oracle Against the Philistines

Jeremiah 47:1-7 — Oracle Against the Philistines

BIG IDEA: GOD CONTROLS THE ULTIMATE FATE OF THE PHILISTINESINTRODUCTION:When the sword of the Lord has been unleashed in judgment against sin, it cannot be restrained or mitigated by human intention or intervention. The God of all the nations will establish His...
Jeremiah 46:1-28  — Oracle Against Egypt

Jeremiah 46:1-28 — Oracle Against Egypt

BIG IDEA: GOD CONTROLS THE ULTIMATE FATE OF THE POWERFUL NATION OF EGYPTINTRODUCTION:Jeremiah serves not only as a prophet to the nation of Judah, but as God’s messenger to declare His sovereignty over the affairs of all nations. Here we begin the final section of the...
Jeremiah 44:1-30  — Your Sins Will Find You Our

Jeremiah 44:1-30 — Your Sins Will Find You Our

BIG IDEA: MAKE NO MISTAKE – GOD WILL CERTAINLY JUDGE YOUR SIN –DON’T PICK A FIGHT WITH GODINTRODUCTION:The world is very creative in contradicting God’s claim that sin will inevitably lead to divine judgment. They are willing to admit the specifics of their behavior...
Jeremiah 43:1-13  — Exodus Reversed

Jeremiah 43:1-13 — Exodus Reversed

BIG IDEA: HUMAN ARROGANCE MUST BOW BEFORE GOD’S ABSOLUTE AUTHORITYINTRODUCTION:You would like to think that God’s miraculous redemption of His people from bondage in Egypt would have confirmed their hearts in submission to His providential care. But when times of...
Jeremiah 42:1-22  — Have My Own Way, Lord

Jeremiah 42:1-22 — Have My Own Way, Lord

BIG IDEA: DISSEMBLING IN SEEKING GOD’S WILL REVEALS A HEART SET ON PURSUING ITS OWN DESIRESINTRODUCTION:This passage represents a perversion of that famous hymn “Have Thine Own Way, Lord!” For here we see God’s remnant in Judah already on the way down the forbidden...