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Tag: (2021) Psalms: Trusting the LORD in Trying Times

  • 8/29/21 “Trusting The LORD in Trying Times: Humble Trust” Philippians 2:19-30

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    8/29/21 “Trusting The LORD in Trying Times: Humble Trust” Philippians 2:19-30
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    Philippians 2:19–30

    19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy’s proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel. 23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 24 and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

    25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, 26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. 29 So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, 30 for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

    (ESV)

  • 8/22/21 “Trusting The LORD in Trying Times: Unshakeable Trust” Hebrews 12:18-29

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    8/22/21 “Trusting The LORD in Trying Times: Unshakeable Trust” Hebrews 12:18-29
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  • 8/15/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Salvation Trust” Matthew 4:1-11

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    8/15/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Salvation Trust” Matthew 4:1-11
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  • 8/1/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Unfailing Trust” 1 Samuel 21:1-9; 22:6-23

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    8/1/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Unfailing Trust” 1 Samuel 21:1-9; 22:6-23
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    1 Samuel 21:1–9

    21:1 Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came to meet David, trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one with you?” 2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has charged me with a matter and said to me, ‘Let no one know anything of the matter about which I send you, and with which I have charged you.’ I have made an appointment with the young men for such and such a place. 3 Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here.” 4 And the priest answered David, “I have no common bread on hand, but there is holy bread—if the young men have kept themselves from women.” 5 And David answered the priest, “Truly women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition. The vessels of the young men are holy even when it is an ordinary journey. How much more today will their vessels be holy?” 6 So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the LORD, to be replaced by hot bread on the day it is taken away.

    7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD. His name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s herdsmen.

    8 Then David said to Ahimelech, “Then have you not here a spear or a sword at hand? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.” 9 And the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it, for there is none but that here.” And David said, “There is none like that; give it to me.”

    (ESV)

  • 7/25/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Holy Trust” Psalm 37:1-40

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    7/25/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Holy Trust” Psalm 37:1-40
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    Psalm 37

    Of David.

    37:1   Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
        be not envious of wrongdoers!
    2   For they will soon fade like the grass
        and wither like the green herb.
    3   Trust in the LORD, and do good;
        dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
    4   Delight yourself in the LORD,
        and he will give you the desires of your heart.
    5   Commit your way to the LORD;
        trust in him, and he will act.
    6   He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
        and your justice as the noonday.
    7   Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
        fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
        over the man who carries out evil devices!
    8   Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
        Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
    9   For the evildoers shall be cut off,
        but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
    10   In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
        though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
    11   But the meek shall inherit the land
        and delight themselves in abundant peace.
    12   The wicked plots against the righteous
        and gnashes his teeth at him,
    13   but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
        for he sees that his day is coming.
    14   The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
        to bring down the poor and needy,
        to slay those whose way is upright;
    15   their sword shall enter their own heart,
        and their bows shall be broken.
    16   Better is the little that the righteous has
        than the abundance of many wicked.
    17   For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
        but the LORD upholds the righteous.
    18   The LORD knows the days of the blameless,
        and their heritage will remain forever;
    19   they are not put to shame in evil times;
        in the days of famine they have abundance.
    20   But the wicked will perish;
        the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures;
        they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
    21   The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
        but the righteous is generous and gives;
    22   for those blessed by the LORD shall inherit the land,
        but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
    23   The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
        when he delights in his way;
    24   though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
        for the LORD upholds his hand.
    25   I have been young, and now am old,
        yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
        or his children begging for bread.
    26   He is ever lending generously,
        and his children become a blessing.
    27   Turn away from evil and do good;
        so shall you dwell forever.
    28   For the LORD loves justice;
        he will not forsake his saints.
      They are preserved forever,
        but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
    29   The righteous shall inherit the land
        and dwell upon it forever.
    30   The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
        and his tongue speaks justice.
    31   The law of his God is in his heart;
        his steps do not slip.
    32   The wicked watches for the righteous
        and seeks to put him to death.
    33   The LORD will not abandon him to his power
        or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
    34   Wait for the LORD and keep his way,
        and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
        you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
    35   I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
        spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
    36   But he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
        though I sought him, he could not be found.
    37   Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
        for there is a future for the man of peace.
    38   But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
        the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
    39   The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
        he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
    40   The LORD helps them and delivers them;
        he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
        because they take refuge in him.

    (ESV)

  • 7/18/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Personal Trust” Psalm 31:1-24

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    7/18/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Personal Trust” Psalm 31:1-24
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    Psalm 31

    To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

    31:1   In you, O LORD, do I take refuge;
        let me never be put to shame;
        in your righteousness deliver me!
    2   Incline your ear to me;
        rescue me speedily!
      Be a rock of refuge for me,
        a strong fortress to save me!
    3   For you are my rock and my fortress;
        and for your name’s sake you lead me and guide me;
    4   you take me out of the net they have hidden for me,
        for you are my refuge.
    5   Into your hand I commit my spirit;
        you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
    6   I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols,
        but I trust in the LORD.
    7   I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,
        because you have seen my affliction;
        you have known the distress of my soul,
    8   and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
        you have set my feet in a broad place.
    9   Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
        my eye is wasted from grief;
        my soul and my body also.
    10   For my life is spent with sorrow,
        and my years with sighing;
      my strength fails because of my iniquity,
        and my bones waste away.
    11   Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach,
        especially to my neighbors,
      and an object of dread to my acquaintances;
        those who see me in the street flee from me.
    12   I have been forgotten like one who is dead;
        I have become like a broken vessel.
    13   For I hear the whispering of many—
        terror on every side!—
      as they scheme together against me,
        as they plot to take my life.
    14   But I trust in you, O LORD;
        I say, “You are my God.”
    15   My times are in your hand;
        rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
    16   Make your face shine on your servant;
        save me in your steadfast love!
    17   O LORD, let me not be put to shame,
        for I call upon you;
      let the wicked be put to shame;
        let them go silently to Sheol.
    18   Let the lying lips be mute,
        which speak insolently against the righteous
        in pride and contempt.
    19   Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
        which you have stored up for those who fear you
      and worked for those who take refuge in you,
        in the sight of the children of mankind!
    20   In the cover of your presence you hide them
        from the plots of men;
      you store them in your shelter
        from the strife of tongues.
    21   Blessed be the LORD,
        for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me
        when I was in a besieged city.
    22   I had said in my alarm,
        “I am cut off from your sight.”
      But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy
        when I cried to you for help.
    23   Love the LORD, all you his saints!
        The LORD preserves the faithful
        but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
    24   Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
        all you who wait for the LORD!

    (ESV)

  • 7/11/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Redemption Trust” Colossians 1:9-15

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    7/11/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Redemption Trust” Colossians 1:9-15
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    Colossians 1:9–15

    9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

    (ESV)

  • 7/4/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Prayerful Trust” Luke 22:39-53

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    7/4/21 “Trusting the LORD in Trying Times: Prayerful Trust” Luke 22:39-53
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    Luke 22:39–53

    39 And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” 41 And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” 43 And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. 44 And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 45 And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, 46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

    47 While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, 48 but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” 49 And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”

    (ESV)

  • 6/27/21 “Trusting the Lord in Trying Times: Triumphant Trust” Romans 4:1-8

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    6/27/21 “Trusting the Lord in Trying Times: Triumphant Trust” Romans 4:1-8
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    Romans 4:1–8

    4:1 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” 4 Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. 5 And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

    7   “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
        and whose sins are covered;
    8   blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”

    (ESV)