January 28

Scripture Reading Psalm 9:1-10
1 [a]I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonders.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

3 My enemies turn back;
they stumble and perish before you.

4 For you have upheld my right and my cause;
you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.

5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;
you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

6 Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy,
you have uprooted their cities;
even the memory of them has perished.

7 The LORD reigns forever;
he has established his throne for judgment.

8 He will judge the world in righteousness;
he will govern the peoples with justice.

9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.

10 Those who know your name will trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.


Sermon Notes
The Victorious Worshipper
Where does your praise go?

January 21

Acts 2:1-8
1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them.

5Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7Utterly amazed, they asked: "Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans? 8Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language?

Sermon Notes
Spiritual renaissance on the way? What will it bring? A confessional life. Today's marketplace of opportunity has enormous calling for the temporal but we are all called to ministry in our lives.
The pentecost is a Jewish feast.
What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is God, part of the Trinity, not a god but God Himself. What is the work of the Holy Spirit?
1) Agency of God fulfills the purpose of creation.
2) Starting of the church. produces fruit of the Spirit. Living within us. Guarantor of the future.
3) Empowers believers
How? To understand Jesus, point us to Jesus. The fruit resembles the qualities of Jesus.
Analogy of being filled with the Spirit like drinking water because we are dry and we leak.
Be immersed in God because we go thirsty and lose it apart from Him.

January 14

Psalm 119:113-120

113 I hate double-minded men,
but I love your law.

114 You are my refuge and my shield;
I have put my hope in your word.

115 Away from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commands of my God!

116 Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live;
do not let my hopes be dashed.

117 Uphold me, and I will be delivered;
I will always have regard for your decrees.

118 You reject all who stray from your decrees,
for their deceitfulness is in vain.

119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross;
therefore I love your statutes.

120 My flesh trembles in fear of you;
I stand in awe of your laws.

Sermon notes
The awed worshipper from revelation to response
Does God want us to fear Him?

Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Some battles that threaten us
1) Sabotage - Physical and spiritual threats against us.
2) Compromise - Bargaining with trust and surrendering everything.
3) Ridicule - Attack on how you view God.