Psalm 95:1-7
95 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
3 For the LORD is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
7 For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
You are my vision, O King of my heart
Nothing else satisfies, only You Lord
You are my best thought by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Your presence my light
You are my wisdom, You are my true word
I ever with You, and You with me Lord
You're my great Father, and I'm Your true son
You dwell inside me, together we're one
You are my battle-shield, sword for the fight
You are my dignity, You're my delight
You're my soul's shelter and You're my high tower
Come raise me heavenward, O power of my power
I don't want riches or man's empty praise
You're my inheritance, now and always
You and You only, the first in my heart
High king of Heaven, my treasure You are
High king of Heaven, when victory's won
May I reach Heaven's joy, O bright Heaven's Son
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, O ruler of all
Come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing thy grace
Streams of mercy, never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it
Mount of God’s redeeming love
Here I raise my Ebenezer,
Hither by thy help I’m come
And I hope by thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God
Here to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood
O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let that grace now like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to thee
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above
You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown, where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep, my faith will stand
And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise my soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours, and You are mine
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed, and You won't start now
So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise my soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours, and You are mine
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
I will call upon Your name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours, and You are mine
I am Yours, and You are mine
I am Yours, and You are mine
I am Yours, and You are mine
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea,
A great High Priest whose name is “Love,”
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
THE LIFE OF DAVID
A Man After God’s Own Heart
14 “ Now
the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD
tormented him. 15 And Saul's servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is
tormenting you. 16 Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a
man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he
will play it, and you will be well.” 17 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me a man who
can play well and bring him to me.” 18 One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a
son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent
in speech, and a man of good presence, and the LORD is with him.” 19 Therefore Saul sent
messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.” 20 And Jesse
took a donkey laden with bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them by David
his son to Saul. 21 And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly,
and he became his armor-bearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my
service, for he has found favor in my sight.” 23 And whenever the harmful spirit from God was
upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was
well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.”
1. The Spirit of God in verse 14 in not
a regenerating Spirit, but an ___________
Spirit.
2. Harmful spirit is not __________ but
probably harmful, annoying, or troubling.
3. What is a lyre?
4. “Man of War”?
14 “ Now the Spirit
of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from
the LORD tormented him. 15 And Saul's servants said to him, “Behold now, a
harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord now command your
servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the
lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you
will be well.”
18 One
of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of
Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a
man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the
LORD is with him.” 19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and
said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
23 “And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David
took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and
was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.”
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a
tooth for a
tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if
anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And
if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak
as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two
miles. 42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the
one who would borrow from you.”
43 “You
have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and
hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father
who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the
good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love
those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax
collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what
more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the
same? 48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is
perfect.”
25 “At
that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and
understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for
such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to
me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and
no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the
Son chooses to reveal him. 28 Come to me, all who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
22 Immediately
he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side,
while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the
mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this
time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the
disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they
cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be
afraid.” 28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the
water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to
Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord,
save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O
you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
11 And
he said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me
the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later,
the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property
in reckless living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be
in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to
feed pigs. 16 And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.
17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread,
but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against
heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’
20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt
compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against
heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’22 But the father said to his servants,‘Bring
quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 23 And bring the
fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost,
and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.
36 One
of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the
table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the
Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she
began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed
them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man
were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a
sinner.” 40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it,
Teacher.”
41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they
could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “The
one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44 Then
turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no
water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss,
but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has
anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved
much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 49 Then those who
were at table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” 50 And he said to
the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
29
“And those who passed by derided him, wagging their
heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple
and rebuild it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down
from the cross!” 31 So also the chief priests with the scribes
mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he
cannot save himself. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come
down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those
who were crucified with him also reviled him.”