You Are My Rock
1/10/09
INTRO:
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II.
Psalms 18:1-3 (Including Intro)
2 Samuel 22:47
“The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my
salvation!” NKJV (Tsuwr Yesha’)
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(cela) craggy rock, stone, stronghold
(matsuwd) fortress, castle, defense
(tsuwr) rock, stone, strength, cliff
(misgab) cliff, high tower, stronghold
BODY:
I.
Stumbling On The Rock
A.
The message of redemption does not change with opinion
1) PARENTS NEEDING TO BE LIKE A ROCK THAT DOESN’T MOVE
2) 1 Peter 2:7-8
3)
B.
Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do
not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the
capstone,” and, “A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that
makes them fall.”
I AM A LIGHTHOUSE
The gospel of Jesus confronts our feeling of self-sufficiency
1) Psalms 40:2
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He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my
feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. NIV
BRIT HUME’S MESSAGE TO TIGER WOODS ON FOX NEWS SUNDAY
“Tiger Woods will recover as a golfer. Whether he can recover as a
person I think is a very open question, and it's a tragic situation for
him. I think he's lost his family, it's not clear to me if he'll be able to
have a relationship with his children, but the Tiger Woods that
emerges once the news value dies out of this scandal – the extent to
which he can recover – seems to me to depend on his faith. He's said
to be a Buddhist; I don't think that faith offers the kind of
forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. So
my message to Tiger would be, ‘Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and
you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world.’”
TURNING TO JESUS AFTER HIS SON SANDY’S SUICIDE IN 1998
II.
Standing On The Rock
A.
We need a foundation in our lives that does not move
1) HAVING TO DIG FOOTINGS AND UTILITIES MORE SHALLOW
2) Luke 6:47-48
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B.
KNEELING BEFORE THE ROCK AT GETHSEMENE
We all need to encounter Jeus in a way that changes the course of our life
1) PLACING THE ROCK IN THE ENTRY FLOW OF THE CHURCH
Not outside—it is not just part of the landscape
Not in a corner—it cannot be avoided or ignored
Not on a platform—it the foundation of our calling
Not behind a baracade—we are supposed to encounter it personally
2) Ephesians 2:20-21
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III.
I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words
and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who
dug down deep and laid the foundation on the rock.
Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ
Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
BANKER LADIES—THIS IT THE KIND OF CHURCH I COULD GO TO
Security On The Rock
A.
Jesus is the Rock that holds us fast in any situation
1) PIGS TAKING THE GROUND DOWN TO THE ROCKS
2) Psalms 71:3
3)
Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command
to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
DENNIS CLEMENTS HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE LIFE RAFT
OTHER SCRIPTURES:
Psalms 18:46
The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
Psalms 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock
and my Redeemer.
Psalms 28:1
To you I call, O Lord my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me.
Psalms 31:2-3
Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Psalms 31:4-5
Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.
Psalms 42:9
I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the
enemy?"
Psalms 61:3
For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.
Psalms 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
Psalms 62:7
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Psalms 73:28
But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your
deeds.
Psalms 91:9-10
If you make the Most High your dwelling—even the Lord, who is my refuge—then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
Psalms 95:1
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Psalms 144:1-2
Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. 2 He is my loving God
and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples
under me.
Psalms 142:5
I cry to you, O Lord; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
Isaiah 28:16
“See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who
trusts will never be dismayed.”
Romans 9:32-33
Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the
“stumbling stone.” As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that
makes them fall.”
1 Corinthians 10:3-4
3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the
spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.