The Prayer of Prayers PART VIII
Dr. Timothy Keller
16 November 2014
Psalm 27:1-14
1The Lord is my light and my salvation--
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life--
of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked advance against me
to devour me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.
3Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.
4One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me up high upon a rock.
6Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8My heart says of you, "Seek his face!"
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9Do not hide you face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
God my Savior.
10Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11Teach me your way, Lord;
lead me straight in a straight path
because of my oppressors.
12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
13I remain confindent of this:
I will se the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.
14Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Resting in God - We have all we need when we have Him
WHAT DAVID IS FACING
--Evil; army--people coming after David.
--Internal and external threats.
--Do not deny the terror of your life.
WHAT HE DOES ABOUT IT
--Arises out of a transaction with God through prayer. v.4
--Spend time gazing at God, not just asking for things.
--Seeking GOD
--No tranquility when we set our hearts on things of this world.
--But don't detach yourself from this world.
HOW DOES HE GET THIS
--Gaze at God and seek Him in the temple.
--Gaze means to 1)Praise, 2)Find him beautiful...not just your laundry list.
--Pray for things, but the only thing that can really hurt us is sin--which you've covered.
--v.5-6 - Not denying the bad things that happen, but knows it doesn't matter what happens to me.
WHY SO CONFIENT
--Seeing the altar and knowing sin was atoned for.
--v.10 (Family was everything back then, but everyone let's us down at some point)
--Except Our Father that never dies.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Lead Us and Deliver Us
The Prayer of Prayers PART VII
Dr. Timothy Keller
09 November 2014
Psalm 73:1-3, 13-26
1Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
2But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I had nearly lost my foothold.
3For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked
13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.
14All day long I have been afflicted,
and every morning brings new punishments.
15If I had spoken out like that,
I would have betrayed your children.
16When I tried to understand all this,
it troubled me deeply
17till I entered the sactuary of God;
than I understood their final destiny.
18Surely you place them on slippery ground;
you cast them down to ruin.
19How suddenly are they destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors!
20They are like a dream when one awakes;
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies,
21When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.
23Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
24You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
THE PROBLEM (v2-3; 13-14)
--Leading good and moral life, but everything is still going wrong.
--More common battleground of spiraling down by envy.
--v16-17 is the turning point--entering the sanctuary and places God in front of him.
--God is referred in the first person.
PRAY YOUR WORRIES AND DOUBTS
--Admit the worst about yourself.
--v.13-Self centered thinking.
--Seeing the whole and grasping God's grace to reorder our lives.
--Not loving God, but using God.
SEEING THE WHOLE
--v.24-Getting perspective.
--Realizing the doctrine of God's sovereignty.
--Nothing in this live is permanent, so why envy.
REALIZING GOD'S GRACE
--V.21-24 Being brutish, but God still leads you by the hand.
--Come to the sanctuary of Jesus's body and sacrifice.
--v.25 - Reorder your life.
Dr. Timothy Keller
09 November 2014
Psalm 73:1-3, 13-26
1Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
2But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I had nearly lost my foothold.
3For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked
13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.
14All day long I have been afflicted,
and every morning brings new punishments.
15If I had spoken out like that,
I would have betrayed your children.
16When I tried to understand all this,
it troubled me deeply
17till I entered the sactuary of God;
than I understood their final destiny.
18Surely you place them on slippery ground;
you cast them down to ruin.
19How suddenly are they destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors!
20They are like a dream when one awakes;
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies,
21When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.
23Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
24You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
THE PROBLEM (v2-3; 13-14)
--Leading good and moral life, but everything is still going wrong.
--More common battleground of spiraling down by envy.
--v16-17 is the turning point--entering the sanctuary and places God in front of him.
--God is referred in the first person.
PRAY YOUR WORRIES AND DOUBTS
--Admit the worst about yourself.
--v.13-Self centered thinking.
--Seeing the whole and grasping God's grace to reorder our lives.
--Not loving God, but using God.
SEEING THE WHOLE
--v.24-Getting perspective.
--Realizing the doctrine of God's sovereignty.
--Nothing in this live is permanent, so why envy.
REALIZING GOD'S GRACE
--V.21-24 Being brutish, but God still leads you by the hand.
--Come to the sanctuary of Jesus's body and sacrifice.
--v.25 - Reorder your life.
Forgive Us Our Debts
The Prayer of Prayers PART VI
Rev Abe Cho (Keller mp3)
02 November 2014
Psalm 51: 1-19
1Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
3For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may justified in your words
and blameless in your judgement.
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being.
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
9Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out by iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
15O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken a contrite heart, O God you will not despise.
18Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19then will you delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
How do we come out singing after looking at our darkeness?
BLINDNESS
--v.5 Original sin--This was the context in which we exist.
--King David's schemes towards Bathsheeba.
--David's crime of murder was in character.
--Capacity for cruelty from self absorption and self centeredness can lead to murder
--We are as blind as the upright King David
--God still pursues us in our blind spots.
--2 Samuel - If all this was too little, I would have given you more.
--Let us not be in denial of our capacity for sin.
AWAKENING
--Nathan was willing to tell him the truth.
--David owns the sin in v.1-3
--No blame shifting, but a full responsibility of our sins.
--Blame shifting minimizes or relativises the sin
--Repentance begins when blame shifting ends
--DEEP HEART RENUNCIATION
--My sin against God was so foundational, that others wouldn't have happened.
--Sin happens when we put something in place of God
--Being sorry for the consequences or guilt of sin, not the sin itself.
--All our worldly desires come from forgetting God
--Owns the magnitude of the sin in v.4 as he knows all sins are against God
--Do we trust that God want's good things for us? If we did, we would obey God.
--Deliver us from myself.
TRANSFORMATION
--v7 + v12 (Restore in me the joy of your salvation)
--Sensing our unworthiness but still the confidence that we belong.
--God is still our only hope.
--Turn back to the God we rejected.
--David asks that God would look away from his sins, but not from him. (v.9+v.11)
--v.10 Create in me a clean heart
--Results of forgiveness leads to a generous and joyful life.
Rev Abe Cho (Keller mp3)
02 November 2014
Psalm 51: 1-19
1Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
3For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may justified in your words
and blameless in your judgement.
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being.
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
9Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out by iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
15O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken a contrite heart, O God you will not despise.
18Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19then will you delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.
How do we come out singing after looking at our darkeness?
BLINDNESS
--v.5 Original sin--This was the context in which we exist.
--King David's schemes towards Bathsheeba.
--David's crime of murder was in character.
--Capacity for cruelty from self absorption and self centeredness can lead to murder
--We are as blind as the upright King David
--God still pursues us in our blind spots.
--2 Samuel - If all this was too little, I would have given you more.
--Let us not be in denial of our capacity for sin.
AWAKENING
--Nathan was willing to tell him the truth.
--David owns the sin in v.1-3
--No blame shifting, but a full responsibility of our sins.
--Blame shifting minimizes or relativises the sin
--Repentance begins when blame shifting ends
--DEEP HEART RENUNCIATION
--My sin against God was so foundational, that others wouldn't have happened.
--Sin happens when we put something in place of God
--Being sorry for the consequences or guilt of sin, not the sin itself.
--All our worldly desires come from forgetting God
--Owns the magnitude of the sin in v.4 as he knows all sins are against God
--Do we trust that God want's good things for us? If we did, we would obey God.
--Deliver us from myself.
TRANSFORMATION
--v7 + v12 (Restore in me the joy of your salvation)
--Sensing our unworthiness but still the confidence that we belong.
--God is still our only hope.
--Turn back to the God we rejected.
--David asks that God would look away from his sins, but not from him. (v.9+v.11)
--v.10 Create in me a clean heart
--Results of forgiveness leads to a generous and joyful life.
Asking Give us this Day
The Prayer of Prayers PART V
Rev John Lin (mp3)
26 October 2014
Psalm 4:1-8; 5:1-12
1Answer me when I call to you,
my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2How long will you people turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
3Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
4Tremble and do not sin;
when you are on your beds,
search your hearts and be silent,
5Offer the sacrifcies of the righteous
and trust in the Lord.
6Many, Lord are asking, "Who will bring us prosperity?"
Let the light of your face shine on us,
7Fill my heart with joy
when their new grain and new wine abound.
8In peace I lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
1Listen to my words, Lord,
consider my lament.
2Hear my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
3In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.
4For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
with you, evil people are not welcome.
5The arrogant cannot stand
in your presence.
You hate all who do wrong;
6you destroy those who tell lies.
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
you, Lord, detest.
7But I, by your great love,
can come into your house;
in reverance I bow down
toward your holy temple.
8Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies--
make your way straight before me.
9Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is and open grave;
with their tongues they tell lies.
10Declare them guilty, O God!
Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,
11But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
12Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
CONTENT OF DAILY PRAYER
--PRAYER IS DAILY; God gives us never more or less than needed.
--Humble reliance and confidence expectation of each day.
--GIVE US (WE ASK)
--No sense of entitlement.
--Comes from asking, not demanding.
--PROVISION OF BREAD
--Necessities of life, not the luxuries.
--OUR DAILY BREAD
--Social component; just society
--No exploitation of one another.
RHYTHM AND PRACTICE
--Your Will be done comes before asking so our needs our a submission to you
--Morning - Expectation of our Daily Bread
--Evening - Assessing the day; Tremble and do not sin
--RESTFULLY ACTIVE
--"I lay down in peace"
--Lay claim to what we want through faith
--SPONTANEOUSLY DISCIPLINED
--Longing, wistful hope, cry of the heart
--Orderly and thoughtfully considered
--2 Samuel (David wistfully longs for a drink from the waters of Bethelhem)
DAILY CONFIDENCE
--What happens when prayers are unanswered.
--Prayers can be answered in a way we don't expect.
--God knows our needs better than we do.
--Delight in the Father is what sustains us
--How much moreso will God care for his children.
Rev John Lin (mp3)
26 October 2014
Psalm 4:1-8; 5:1-12
1Answer me when I call to you,
my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
2How long will you people turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
3Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.
4Tremble and do not sin;
when you are on your beds,
search your hearts and be silent,
5Offer the sacrifcies of the righteous
and trust in the Lord.
6Many, Lord are asking, "Who will bring us prosperity?"
Let the light of your face shine on us,
7Fill my heart with joy
when their new grain and new wine abound.
8In peace I lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
1Listen to my words, Lord,
consider my lament.
2Hear my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
3In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.
4For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
with you, evil people are not welcome.
5The arrogant cannot stand
in your presence.
You hate all who do wrong;
6you destroy those who tell lies.
The bloodthirsty and deceitful
you, Lord, detest.
7But I, by your great love,
can come into your house;
in reverance I bow down
toward your holy temple.
8Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies--
make your way straight before me.
9Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is and open grave;
with their tongues they tell lies.
10Declare them guilty, O God!
Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,
11But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
12Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
CONTENT OF DAILY PRAYER
--PRAYER IS DAILY; God gives us never more or less than needed.
--Humble reliance and confidence expectation of each day.
--GIVE US (WE ASK)
--No sense of entitlement.
--Comes from asking, not demanding.
--PROVISION OF BREAD
--Necessities of life, not the luxuries.
--OUR DAILY BREAD
--Social component; just society
--No exploitation of one another.
RHYTHM AND PRACTICE
--Your Will be done comes before asking so our needs our a submission to you
--Morning - Expectation of our Daily Bread
--Evening - Assessing the day; Tremble and do not sin
--RESTFULLY ACTIVE
--"I lay down in peace"
--Lay claim to what we want through faith
--SPONTANEOUSLY DISCIPLINED
--Longing, wistful hope, cry of the heart
--Orderly and thoughtfully considered
--2 Samuel (David wistfully longs for a drink from the waters of Bethelhem)
DAILY CONFIDENCE
--What happens when prayers are unanswered.
--Prayers can be answered in a way we don't expect.
--God knows our needs better than we do.
--Delight in the Father is what sustains us
--How much moreso will God care for his children.
Struggle: Thy Will be Done
The Prayer of Prayers PART IV
19 October 2014
Rev Aaron Bjerke (Keller mp3)
Matthew 26: 36-46
36Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."
39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
40Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. 41"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
42He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done."
THY WILL BE DONE
--Turning away from ourselves
--Confronts humanity, its structures and it's brokenness.
--Helps with a feeling of directionless.
MAGNITUDE OF JESUS'S AGONY DURING THIS PRAYER
--Overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
--Began to feel this way as he was praying.
--Father, I don't want to do this.
--Other Christians after Jesus had died better with more peace.
--No human being had ever faced a death like this.
--Cup was a metaphor for judgement of God's wrath and punishment. (Job and Isiah 54)
--Jesus is staggering.
--Jesus knew the joy of knowing the Father more than anyone else.
--So abandonment from God would have been that much more painful.
--Essentially the experience of Hell.
--Understanding God's wrath helps us to understand God's love.
--The more angry a God, the more loving a God.
--v.38 Jesus is scared and as a result, he prays "May your will be done"
--Seeking God's will begins with prayer.
--May Your Will be Done, because it gives us meaning.
IMMEDIACY OF JESUS'S AGONY
--Why is God allowing Jesus to experience this agony now, not just on the cross?
--Jesus had to choice to leave; so that it was his own actions and choice and sacrifice.
--So was his love for us more wonderful and his obedience to God more perfect.
--Either they perish or you perish.
--Garden of Eden - Adam, obey me about this tree of knowledge and you will live, but Adam didn't
--Garden of Gethsemane - Obey me about the tree (cross) and I will abandon you.
--Action-Cup is God's wrath and Jesus moves forward by deliberately drinking this cup.
--God's will is not necessarily defined by our upward mobility--hence JC's sacrifice.
--Affects those we love as JC's actions affected his disciples.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PRAYER IN OUR LIVES AND HOW DO WE GET THE STRENGTH FOR THIS
--Model and Power for Obedience(Integrity) and Endurance(Trust).
--Integrity--Jesus is in the dark, nobody is seeing him, so he is same in the dark(private) as in the light. We obey because of appearances and viewed rewards
--Are we moral and good when people aren't looking?
--Endurance--trusting God even if he doesn't understand everything.
--Elizabeth Elliot -
--Resting in nowhere else except his Will
--Challenges us to trust God.
--We only trust people when we know that they will do anything for us.
--Can you trust God? Yes because he would do anything for you. I can take the little cup for you.
--Can you trust yourself? Disciples fell asleep and they represent you and me. He didn't say the deal's off.
--Thy Will be Done even when we don't agree with you or don't understand your plans for us
--Garden of Eden is begun to be "restored" by Jesus's sacrifice
--Safe place to be in God's will
19 October 2014
Rev Aaron Bjerke (Keller mp3)
Matthew 26: 36-46
36Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."
39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
40Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. 41"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
42He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done."
THY WILL BE DONE
--Turning away from ourselves
--Confronts humanity, its structures and it's brokenness.
--Helps with a feeling of directionless.
MAGNITUDE OF JESUS'S AGONY DURING THIS PRAYER
--Overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
--Began to feel this way as he was praying.
--Father, I don't want to do this.
--Other Christians after Jesus had died better with more peace.
--No human being had ever faced a death like this.
--Cup was a metaphor for judgement of God's wrath and punishment. (Job and Isiah 54)
--Jesus is staggering.
--Jesus knew the joy of knowing the Father more than anyone else.
--So abandonment from God would have been that much more painful.
--Essentially the experience of Hell.
--Understanding God's wrath helps us to understand God's love.
--The more angry a God, the more loving a God.
--v.38 Jesus is scared and as a result, he prays "May your will be done"
--Seeking God's will begins with prayer.
--May Your Will be Done, because it gives us meaning.
IMMEDIACY OF JESUS'S AGONY
--Why is God allowing Jesus to experience this agony now, not just on the cross?
--Jesus had to choice to leave; so that it was his own actions and choice and sacrifice.
--So was his love for us more wonderful and his obedience to God more perfect.
--Either they perish or you perish.
--Garden of Eden - Adam, obey me about this tree of knowledge and you will live, but Adam didn't
--Garden of Gethsemane - Obey me about the tree (cross) and I will abandon you.
--Action-Cup is God's wrath and Jesus moves forward by deliberately drinking this cup.
--God's will is not necessarily defined by our upward mobility--hence JC's sacrifice.
--Affects those we love as JC's actions affected his disciples.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR PRAYER IN OUR LIVES AND HOW DO WE GET THE STRENGTH FOR THIS
--Model and Power for Obedience(Integrity) and Endurance(Trust).
--Integrity--Jesus is in the dark, nobody is seeing him, so he is same in the dark(private) as in the light. We obey because of appearances and viewed rewards
--Are we moral and good when people aren't looking?
--Endurance--trusting God even if he doesn't understand everything.
--Elizabeth Elliot -
--Resting in nowhere else except his Will
--Challenges us to trust God.
--We only trust people when we know that they will do anything for us.
--Can you trust God? Yes because he would do anything for you. I can take the little cup for you.
--Can you trust yourself? Disciples fell asleep and they represent you and me. He didn't say the deal's off.
--Thy Will be Done even when we don't agree with you or don't understand your plans for us
--Garden of Eden is begun to be "restored" by Jesus's sacrifice
--Safe place to be in God's will
Hope: Thy Kingdom Come
The Prayer or Prayers PART III
12 October 2014
Dr. Timothy Keller
Luke 6:20-26, 46-49
20Looking at his disciples, he said:
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward
in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
24"But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
26Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
46"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? 47As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."
Kingdom is a whole new world view under new leadership.
Matthew 5 also talks of the kingdom.
WHAT THE KINGDOM IS NOT
--Woe...v.24-26
--Woe to you who live for the "things of this earth"
--Woe means sympathy--that He "feels bad for us"
--Those who take comfort in riches and power
--Comfort in material things
--Comfort from laugh and gloating.
--Comfort in peer recognititon.
WHAT IT IS
--Blessed are the poor, weak in spirit
--Blessed means it's already here
--Blessings come when you are spiritually poor, hungry
--Spiritually poor will love the materially poor.
--God's love pours out on us unconditionally
--Tithing is taking on poverty.
--We can rejoice in our suffering because we have God
WHY WE CAN ENTER
--Because of Jesus as we live by his reversal of power through his sacrifice.
PRAYER
--Let more people believe in you and receive your grace.
--Let your justice be done.
--Let it come more in me--that you be my King
--Prayer of hope
Calvin
Keep in the joyful remembrance of my final rising, because Jesus Christ died and rose for my justification.
12 October 2014
Dr. Timothy Keller
Luke 6:20-26, 46-49
20Looking at his disciples, he said:
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward
in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
24"But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
26Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
46"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? 47As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."
Kingdom is a whole new world view under new leadership.
Matthew 5 also talks of the kingdom.
WHAT THE KINGDOM IS NOT
--Woe...v.24-26
--Woe to you who live for the "things of this earth"
--Woe means sympathy--that He "feels bad for us"
--Those who take comfort in riches and power
--Comfort in material things
--Comfort from laugh and gloating.
--Comfort in peer recognititon.
WHAT IT IS
--Blessed are the poor, weak in spirit
--Blessed means it's already here
--Blessings come when you are spiritually poor, hungry
--Spiritually poor will love the materially poor.
--God's love pours out on us unconditionally
--Tithing is taking on poverty.
--We can rejoice in our suffering because we have God
WHY WE CAN ENTER
--Because of Jesus as we live by his reversal of power through his sacrifice.
PRAYER
--Let more people believe in you and receive your grace.
--Let your justice be done.
--Let it come more in me--that you be my King
--Prayer of hope
Calvin
Keep in the joyful remembrance of my final rising, because Jesus Christ died and rose for my justification.
Awe: Hallowed be Thy Name
The Prayer of Prayers: Exploring Jesus' Model, the Lord's Prayer PART II
Dr. Timothy Keller
05 October 2014
Psalm 63: 1-11
1You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
2I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3Because your love is better life,
my lips will glorify you.
4I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night,
7Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.
9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;
they will go down to the depths of the earth.
10They will be given over to the sword
and become food for jackals.
11But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,
while the mouth of liars will be silenced.
Hallowed be they name - Entire heart captivated by the wonderment of God (John Calvin)
--To praise and adore for who He is and what He's done
Five aspects to praise and adoration
THINKING
--Breaking down God's glory
--Getting to specifics of God's glory.
--Praises linked to love and goes into overdrive about why you love them.
--How do I love? Let me count the ways.
--God's costly love, tough love, undeserved love, not just Love
EXPRESSING (v.4)
--Praising with others, so it's not just in your heart.
--Articulating God's glory
--True enjoyment of something overflows into praise (CS Lewis-Reflections on the Psalms)
--True enjoyment overflows into praise.
--Enjoyment by praise.
--Can you truly enjoy something unless you share and express joy?
--Hymns and songs usually express things better than we can.
APPRAISAL (v.3)
--Comparative analysis.
--Your love is better than life.
--Turns to courage--why am I upset when I know God has my back.
--Puts our worries and anxieties in context.
--Changes what we adore.
BEHOLD (v.2)
--Sensory language (maybe not an actual vision)
--Sensory feeling - tasting sweetness vs intellectually knowing about it.
--Sensing love of God and feeling the reality of His love on your heart.
--Be hallowed in my life--trying to get God instead of other things.
--Finding God beautiful instead of just useful.
RESTING
--David was running from his life against his son Absalom.
--David knew the mess of his family was largely his fault.
--Experience of undeserved Grace and Salvation.
--Your steadfast love is better than life (ESV "steadfast") v.3
--Meditating on Christ bearing the blame.
--Jesus was getting the abandonment that David and we deserved.
--Adoring God for things only he can give us.
--Finding God beautiful instead of just useful.
Dr. Timothy Keller
05 October 2014
Psalm 63: 1-11
1You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
2I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3Because your love is better life,
my lips will glorify you.
4I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night,
7Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8I cling to you;
your right hand upholds me.
9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;
they will go down to the depths of the earth.
10They will be given over to the sword
and become food for jackals.
11But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by God will glory in him,
while the mouth of liars will be silenced.
Hallowed be they name - Entire heart captivated by the wonderment of God (John Calvin)
--To praise and adore for who He is and what He's done
Five aspects to praise and adoration
THINKING
--Breaking down God's glory
--Getting to specifics of God's glory.
--Praises linked to love and goes into overdrive about why you love them.
--How do I love? Let me count the ways.
--God's costly love, tough love, undeserved love, not just Love
EXPRESSING (v.4)
--Praising with others, so it's not just in your heart.
--Articulating God's glory
--True enjoyment of something overflows into praise (CS Lewis-Reflections on the Psalms)
--True enjoyment overflows into praise.
--Enjoyment by praise.
--Can you truly enjoy something unless you share and express joy?
--Hymns and songs usually express things better than we can.
APPRAISAL (v.3)
--Comparative analysis.
--Your love is better than life.
--Turns to courage--why am I upset when I know God has my back.
--Puts our worries and anxieties in context.
--Changes what we adore.
BEHOLD (v.2)
--Sensory language (maybe not an actual vision)
--Sensory feeling - tasting sweetness vs intellectually knowing about it.
--Sensing love of God and feeling the reality of His love on your heart.
--Be hallowed in my life--trying to get God instead of other things.
--Finding God beautiful instead of just useful.
RESTING
--David was running from his life against his son Absalom.
--David knew the mess of his family was largely his fault.
--Experience of undeserved Grace and Salvation.
--Your steadfast love is better than life (ESV "steadfast") v.3
--Meditating on Christ bearing the blame.
--Jesus was getting the abandonment that David and we deserved.
--Adoring God for things only he can give us.
--Finding God beautiful instead of just useful.
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