1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,840 Marcel: We're going to conclude our series that we have in God alone. 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,709 And so to bring everybody up to speed, the previous messages we talked 3 00:00:07,709 --> 00:00:11,159 about how, uh, Dallas talked about how we're in good hands with God. 4 00:00:11,469 --> 00:00:15,769 Then we talked about how God is our refuge and our strength and that God 5 00:00:15,790 --> 00:00:18,290 wants our trust for the generations. 6 00:00:18,570 --> 00:00:22,470 And then last week we talked about trusting at all times. 7 00:00:22,470 --> 00:00:25,380 And today our message we're going to be talking about is studying 8 00:00:25,390 --> 00:00:27,779 how looking at the king we worship. 9 00:00:28,624 --> 00:00:30,445 The king we worship. 10 00:00:30,445 --> 00:00:31,795 Let's go to God in prayer. 11 00:00:31,795 --> 00:00:34,004 Father, thank you so much already. 12 00:00:34,004 --> 00:00:35,065 I feel filled up. 13 00:00:35,635 --> 00:00:38,545 I feel encouraged and strengthened in the faith. 14 00:00:38,875 --> 00:00:41,925 Thank you for the ways in which we've already been ministered to, to hear 15 00:00:41,925 --> 00:00:46,049 Jessica and her sharing and being able to connect and commune with you. 16 00:00:46,379 --> 00:00:50,190 God to hear Philip share his, his God story and be able to 17 00:00:50,190 --> 00:00:51,820 see how you worked in his life. 18 00:00:51,879 --> 00:00:56,349 And God gives us so much encouragement and we praise you for the way you worked in 19 00:00:56,349 --> 00:01:00,699 his life or the way you've worked in all of our lives in the way you are working. 20 00:01:00,970 --> 00:01:04,529 And father, I pray right now that as we dig into your scriptures, 21 00:01:04,539 --> 00:01:08,150 father, you will speak that you will minister and father that we can 22 00:01:08,150 --> 00:01:10,890 walk away with greater and greater. 23 00:01:10,905 --> 00:01:15,105 I'm going to read the first verse. 24 00:01:15,105 --> 00:01:20,984 that are firm and steadfast that will lead us to greater 25 00:01:20,985 --> 00:01:23,465 faithfulness in the name of Jesus. 26 00:01:23,664 --> 00:01:26,364 We pray in the name of Jesus, amen. 27 00:01:27,064 --> 00:01:27,344 Amen. 28 00:01:27,344 --> 00:01:32,240 Now, we've been walking through some of the Psalms for our Sermon series. 29 00:01:32,450 --> 00:01:36,470 And to remind those, or those who are coming for the first time, uh, the 30 00:01:36,470 --> 00:01:40,020 Psalms, the Book of Psalms, what we call the Book of Psalms, are really a, 31 00:01:40,020 --> 00:01:43,339 a, a collection of poetry and songs. 32 00:01:43,339 --> 00:01:48,149 And so they serve as a spiritual playlist, uh, as these were some of 33 00:01:48,150 --> 00:01:52,470 the songs that the ancients used to sing out to God when they gathered 34 00:01:52,470 --> 00:01:54,800 together, just like we gather today. 35 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,170 And the Psalms really serve, uh, several purposes for us. 36 00:01:58,865 --> 00:02:02,315 Uh, help us reveal and, and, and understand how to have a 37 00:02:02,335 --> 00:02:07,214 deep, real, and honest, and transparent relationship with God. 38 00:02:07,664 --> 00:02:13,184 They also remind us of biblical and divine truths of who God is and his word. 39 00:02:13,825 --> 00:02:16,785 And, and they really sure up our foundation and our 40 00:02:16,785 --> 00:02:18,815 convictions of who God is. 41 00:02:18,815 --> 00:02:24,774 And they shape and help us in our view and our theology of God. 42 00:02:25,215 --> 00:02:28,855 And so today we're going to look at Psalm 145. 43 00:02:29,095 --> 00:02:32,155 And this psalm here is one of the last five psalms that 44 00:02:32,155 --> 00:02:35,225 really deal with praising God. 45 00:02:35,595 --> 00:02:40,005 And in Psalm 145, to give a little background in history, 46 00:02:40,274 --> 00:02:42,134 Uh, it was written by King David. 47 00:02:42,134 --> 00:02:45,484 And so, many of us know who King David is or was. 48 00:02:45,484 --> 00:02:47,834 And David, we've all heard of David and Goliath. 49 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,170 And so that's the David that wrote this psalm, and he was a king, he was also 50 00:02:52,170 --> 00:02:56,339 a shepherd, and he was a warrior, and he writes, and he's actually written a 51 00:02:56,339 --> 00:03:00,870 number of these psalms, and he writes this psalm, and this psalm is an alphabet 52 00:03:01,140 --> 00:03:04,019 acrostic poem, and so what does that mean? 53 00:03:04,549 --> 00:03:08,790 It means that in the Hebrew language, because this was originally written in 54 00:03:08,799 --> 00:03:14,020 Hebrew, it's translated into English for us, is that each line in the 55 00:03:14,020 --> 00:03:18,694 psalm, Begins, or is in consecutive order of the Hebrew alphabet. 56 00:03:19,424 --> 00:03:22,545 So if we had a psalm today and we wrote it, it would start off 57 00:03:22,545 --> 00:03:24,015 that first line with the letter A. 58 00:03:24,284 --> 00:03:27,494 And then the next line would be, see, you guys get what I'm saying. 59 00:03:27,765 --> 00:03:31,904 And so we can't really capture this psalm in that essence because we 60 00:03:31,904 --> 00:03:35,524 don't read it and speak Hebrew Conker. 61 00:03:36,684 --> 00:03:37,704 He shakes his head, no. 62 00:03:38,244 --> 00:03:42,825 But, so in order for us to understand, so that's some of the beauty of this psalm 63 00:03:42,825 --> 00:03:46,765 that we're about to read, is that each line, if you were reading a Hebrew, you 64 00:03:46,765 --> 00:03:50,434 would be reading and going, wow, that is so creative, that's so incredible, 65 00:03:50,634 --> 00:03:55,304 as he's walking through each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and yet praising 66 00:03:55,314 --> 00:03:58,094 God, and so, we're gonna read Psalm 145. 67 00:03:58,105 --> 00:03:59,404 Church, are you with me here? 68 00:04:00,484 --> 00:04:02,384 Alright, Psalm 145. 69 00:04:02,730 --> 00:04:03,909 Let me actually start this here. 70 00:04:04,119 --> 00:04:05,349 Psalm 145. 71 00:04:05,349 --> 00:04:08,189 We're going to read, not from the NIV, but from the HCSB. 72 00:04:09,369 --> 00:04:12,299 That's the Home and Christian Standard Bible. 73 00:04:12,519 --> 00:04:15,100 And that's actually become one of my favorite, uh, uh, 74 00:04:15,100 --> 00:04:16,608 translations of the Bible. 75 00:04:16,610 --> 00:04:18,800 It's a thought for thought translation. 76 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,720 There's some similarities to the NIV, but it's a really good translation. 77 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,320 So we're going to go ahead and read Psalm 145. 78 00:04:25,370 --> 00:04:26,840 It reads, I exalt you. 79 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,660 My God, the King. 80 00:04:28,670 --> 00:04:29,440 Let's stop right there. 81 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:30,110 It's interesting. 82 00:04:30,110 --> 00:04:32,900 We don't really know when David wrote this psalm. 83 00:04:32,900 --> 00:04:34,430 Was he a king at this time? 84 00:04:34,659 --> 00:04:39,419 Was he in the, in, in, in, was he a servant to King Saul at this time? 85 00:04:39,419 --> 00:04:43,299 Or was he a little shepherd boy in which he was thinking about God? 86 00:04:43,310 --> 00:04:46,630 We don't really know, but we know David is familiar with kingship. 87 00:04:47,820 --> 00:04:51,270 Because it, during his life, it was either Saul or himself as a king. 88 00:04:51,450 --> 00:04:53,659 But who does he call the real king? 89 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:55,370 He says God. 90 00:04:55,379 --> 00:04:56,270 Now isn't that interesting? 91 00:04:57,050 --> 00:04:58,670 He says, God, you're the king. 92 00:04:58,670 --> 00:05:01,550 And so maybe he's the king, but he wants to acknowledge I'm not 93 00:05:01,550 --> 00:05:02,940 really the king of all this. 94 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,200 It's the almighty. 95 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:04,830 Who's the king? 96 00:05:05,340 --> 00:05:06,539 Or maybe Saul's the king. 97 00:05:06,550 --> 00:05:07,599 He's like, yeah, Saul's the king. 98 00:05:07,599 --> 00:05:11,910 And we know King David, he served Saul faithfully, but yet he acknowledges, 99 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,310 Hey, he might be the king, but the true king is God almighty. 100 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,640 Or maybe he's a shepherd boy before he even gets involved in the king's court. 101 00:05:19,790 --> 00:05:23,800 And he just recognizes, Hey, God is king. 102 00:05:24,309 --> 00:05:25,370 What a great perspective. 103 00:05:25,370 --> 00:05:25,950 Isn't it? 104 00:05:26,625 --> 00:05:30,965 Acknowledging, realizing who God is in the grand scheme of things. 105 00:05:31,565 --> 00:05:32,745 But let's continue reading. 106 00:05:32,745 --> 00:05:36,594 He says, And praise your name forever and ever. 107 00:05:37,195 --> 00:05:39,945 I will praise you every day. 108 00:05:40,274 --> 00:05:43,094 I will honor your name forever and ever. 109 00:05:43,094 --> 00:05:44,874 He's starting off with a conviction. 110 00:05:45,074 --> 00:05:46,755 Here's what I'm going to do. 111 00:05:46,955 --> 00:05:49,515 I'm going to praise God. 112 00:05:50,365 --> 00:05:55,425 And as he continues, he says, Yahweh, and this is God's name and, and 113 00:05:55,475 --> 00:06:00,794 Yahweh means I am or I will be, and so he's acknowledging who God is. 114 00:06:00,795 --> 00:06:04,075 He says, Yahweh is great and is highly praised. 115 00:06:04,355 --> 00:06:06,275 His greatness is unsearchable. 116 00:06:06,855 --> 00:06:09,885 One generation will declare your works to the next and 117 00:06:09,885 --> 00:06:11,935 will proclaim your mighty acts. 118 00:06:12,135 --> 00:06:14,895 He's speaking now to God, not only what, well, here's what I'm going to 119 00:06:14,895 --> 00:06:17,115 do, but now God, hey, how great you are. 120 00:06:17,244 --> 00:06:19,424 The next generation is going to praise you. 121 00:06:19,915 --> 00:06:23,875 I will speak of your splendor and glorious majesty and your wonderful works. 122 00:06:24,305 --> 00:06:29,054 They will proclaim the power of your awe inspiring acts, and 123 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:30,685 I will declare your greatness. 124 00:06:30,955 --> 00:06:34,534 They will give a testimony of your great goodness and will joyfully 125 00:06:34,545 --> 00:06:35,764 sing of your righteousness. 126 00:06:35,974 --> 00:06:42,284 Not only me, not only I will praise you, but God, those that are after me and those 127 00:06:42,284 --> 00:06:44,675 around me, they will praise you as well. 128 00:06:44,675 --> 00:06:44,704 Why? 129 00:06:44,705 --> 00:06:44,985 Why? 130 00:06:44,985 --> 00:06:46,555 Because God is worthy. 131 00:06:46,575 --> 00:06:49,185 And we continue. 132 00:06:49,195 --> 00:06:54,055 He says the Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger 133 00:06:54,094 --> 00:06:56,005 and great in faithful love. 134 00:06:56,044 --> 00:06:58,135 I love that phrasing right there. 135 00:06:58,955 --> 00:07:01,405 We should always say hallelujah every time we read that. 136 00:07:02,124 --> 00:07:04,655 The Lord is gracious and compassionate. 137 00:07:05,364 --> 00:07:09,185 I don't want them to be un non gracious and non compassionate. 138 00:07:09,195 --> 00:07:10,125 You know what I'm saying? 139 00:07:10,195 --> 00:07:11,344 Mean and cruel. 140 00:07:12,105 --> 00:07:14,065 He says he's slow to anger. 141 00:07:14,075 --> 00:07:15,325 Hallelujah for that. 142 00:07:16,340 --> 00:07:20,140 Cause if God was like me, he'd be quick to anger and I'd have a serious problem. 143 00:07:20,830 --> 00:07:25,719 He says he's slow to anger and great and not only love but in faithful love. 144 00:07:26,260 --> 00:07:30,400 And so he's rich, he's abounding in this faithful love. 145 00:07:30,905 --> 00:07:32,455 For his creation and children. 146 00:07:32,645 --> 00:07:35,255 He says the Lord is good to everyone. 147 00:07:35,465 --> 00:07:37,945 His compassion rests on all he has made. 148 00:07:38,235 --> 00:07:40,275 All you have made will thank you, Lord. 149 00:07:40,515 --> 00:07:42,295 The godly will praise you. 150 00:07:42,575 --> 00:07:47,325 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom and will declare your might. 151 00:07:48,315 --> 00:07:52,045 Informing all people of your mighty acts and of the glorious 152 00:07:52,045 --> 00:07:54,505 splendor of your kingdom. 153 00:07:54,995 --> 00:07:57,665 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. 154 00:07:57,865 --> 00:08:00,675 Your rule is for all generations. 155 00:08:00,985 --> 00:08:06,755 The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious in all his actions. 156 00:08:07,634 --> 00:08:09,725 The Lord helps all who fall. 157 00:08:09,965 --> 00:08:11,955 He raises up all who are oppressed. 158 00:08:12,245 --> 00:08:17,955 All eyes look to you and you give them their food at the proper time. 159 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:24,015 You open your hands and satisfy the desire of every living being. 160 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:30,969 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and gracious in all his acts. 161 00:08:31,180 --> 00:08:36,309 The Lord is near all who call out to him, all who call out to him with integrity. 162 00:08:37,169 --> 00:08:40,110 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him. 163 00:08:40,370 --> 00:08:43,730 He hears their cry for help and saves them. 164 00:08:44,370 --> 00:08:49,030 The Lord guards all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked. 165 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,900 My mouth would declare Yahweh's praise. 166 00:08:52,970 --> 00:08:59,420 Let every living thing praise his holy name forever and ever. 167 00:08:59,690 --> 00:09:00,440 Amen. 168 00:09:01,539 --> 00:09:02,820 What a wonderful psalm. 169 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:04,659 Psalm 145. 170 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:08,080 You know, this is a psalm of praise. 171 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,850 David praises God for his character. 172 00:09:12,140 --> 00:09:15,420 He praises God for his wonderful attributes. 173 00:09:15,420 --> 00:09:18,750 He praises God for his wonderful deeds. 174 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:25,240 He praises God for his glorious rule upon the earth and David 175 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:31,560 acknowledges and recognize and proclaims that God has been good. 176 00:09:31,900 --> 00:09:33,160 He's been good to him. 177 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:39,840 He's been good to all of creation and he's good to his chosen people. 178 00:09:40,910 --> 00:09:42,920 Now, as I was studying this out, this stood out to me. 179 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,300 I read this and I thought this is really cool. 180 00:09:45,670 --> 00:09:48,340 But there's this Hebrew word, uh, kol. 181 00:09:48,630 --> 00:09:51,800 And so in the original language, there's this word kol there, and when it's 182 00:09:51,810 --> 00:09:56,560 translated, it's translated as all, or the whole, or every, or everything. 183 00:09:57,070 --> 00:10:02,479 And so in the Hebrew, this word kol is actually over 15 to about 184 00:10:02,530 --> 00:10:06,290 18 times, just in Psalm 145 alone. 185 00:10:06,950 --> 00:10:10,750 And so as we read this, you can maybe miss it, or maybe that word 186 00:10:10,780 --> 00:10:12,400 all kept standing out to you. 187 00:10:12,865 --> 00:10:16,435 As we read it, but I wanted to take a second just to appreciate this because 188 00:10:16,435 --> 00:10:20,725 I thought this was really interesting and really helpful for you and me. 189 00:10:21,115 --> 00:10:23,535 He says, I will praise you every day. 190 00:10:23,535 --> 00:10:25,585 That's again, that's that work whole right there. 191 00:10:25,615 --> 00:10:28,515 Oh, the Lord is good to everyone. 192 00:10:28,715 --> 00:10:29,744 He has compassion. 193 00:10:29,744 --> 00:10:32,144 His compassion rests on all he has made. 194 00:10:32,454 --> 00:10:33,724 All you have made. 195 00:10:33,724 --> 00:10:34,644 Well, thank you, Lord. 196 00:10:34,784 --> 00:10:37,364 Your rule is for all generations. 197 00:10:37,374 --> 00:10:41,654 The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious in all. 198 00:10:41,870 --> 00:10:42,930 All his actions. 199 00:10:43,150 --> 00:10:45,130 The Lord helps all who fall. 200 00:10:45,839 --> 00:10:48,300 He raises up all who are oppressed. 201 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:50,740 All eyes look to you. 202 00:10:51,199 --> 00:10:54,910 Satisfy the desire of every living thing. 203 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:59,900 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and gracious in all his acts. 204 00:10:59,900 --> 00:11:03,780 The Lord is near all who call out to him, all who call out of 205 00:11:03,780 --> 00:11:06,020 him, out to him with integrity. 206 00:11:06,030 --> 00:11:08,319 The Lord guards all those who love him. 207 00:11:08,635 --> 00:11:11,365 But he destroys all the wicked. 208 00:11:11,655 --> 00:11:13,135 Did you see a theme there? 209 00:11:14,475 --> 00:11:16,585 There's this theme about all, right? 210 00:11:17,395 --> 00:11:20,284 And so it's interesting, he says, look, God does all this. 211 00:11:20,285 --> 00:11:21,944 He is all this. 212 00:11:22,135 --> 00:11:24,585 And therefore, how does he end off? 213 00:11:24,725 --> 00:11:25,684 He says, you know what? 214 00:11:25,994 --> 00:11:29,925 All living beings should then praise God. 215 00:11:31,645 --> 00:11:36,835 And so we see this king is king who knows all, who rules all, who 216 00:11:36,835 --> 00:11:45,105 is over all and is a king for all and is a king who's all good, all 217 00:11:45,124 --> 00:11:49,925 righteous, holy and pure and faithful. 218 00:11:51,105 --> 00:11:57,515 And so when thinking of God's qualities, when you think of God's deeds, it 219 00:11:57,515 --> 00:11:59,895 leads to us being in awe of God. 220 00:12:00,500 --> 00:12:04,690 It leads to us thanking God, but it leads to praising God. 221 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:08,590 Wow, you are incredible. 222 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,880 Look at all you have done. 223 00:12:11,969 --> 00:12:16,249 Let me see, and I can only capture only some of you, but if I can capture all 224 00:12:16,250 --> 00:12:18,810 of you, oh my goodness, I'm amazed. 225 00:12:19,500 --> 00:12:23,420 As we sang earlier, Lord, I'm amazed by you. 226 00:12:25,085 --> 00:12:30,015 He blesses all of creation, especially those who love and fear him. 227 00:12:30,375 --> 00:12:36,644 And he's helping to see that God, he's been this and he will always be this. 228 00:12:36,965 --> 00:12:38,615 This is who he is. 229 00:12:38,795 --> 00:12:40,255 This is his character. 230 00:12:40,464 --> 00:12:41,705 This is his nature. 231 00:12:41,835 --> 00:12:44,835 And these are his everlasting deeds. 232 00:12:45,865 --> 00:12:49,835 Again, the king is for all overall, has all power, all 233 00:12:49,835 --> 00:12:53,549 righteousness and good to all. 234 00:12:54,560 --> 00:12:55,600 Here's the question. 235 00:12:57,090 --> 00:13:00,110 Do you believe that God is this? 236 00:13:03,529 --> 00:13:07,770 Do you believe in the God of Psalm 145? 237 00:13:09,029 --> 00:13:10,909 Is that your God? 238 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,899 Be honest with yourself right now. 239 00:13:13,670 --> 00:13:18,570 Do you believe that that's who God is and that's what God does? 240 00:13:18,750 --> 00:13:21,700 That's his character and those are his deeds. 241 00:13:23,945 --> 00:13:27,585 Ask yourself, do you believe this? 242 00:13:29,825 --> 00:13:36,455 If so, then not only is God worthy of your praise, but then that means 243 00:13:36,475 --> 00:13:40,444 God is worthy enough to be trusted. 244 00:13:42,465 --> 00:13:43,655 You get what I'm saying here? 245 00:13:44,385 --> 00:13:49,565 If God is the God of Psalm 145, then that means that you and I can do this. 246 00:13:49,595 --> 00:13:51,315 We can trust in God the King. 247 00:13:52,395 --> 00:13:56,995 Because if he does all those things and he is all of those attributes, then you 248 00:13:56,995 --> 00:14:00,485 and I can put our trust in that God. 249 00:14:01,805 --> 00:14:06,475 We can trust in him and in him alone. 250 00:14:07,485 --> 00:14:11,765 Again, if God is all these things and does all these things, we 251 00:14:11,765 --> 00:14:14,295 can trust them with our lives. 252 00:14:15,705 --> 00:14:21,115 That means we can also trust his word and faithfully follow his word. 253 00:14:21,770 --> 00:14:24,790 Because he is all those things and he does all those things. 254 00:14:26,390 --> 00:14:31,670 His direction for how we should live can be trusted and followed faithfully. 255 00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:38,180 If God is the God of Psalm 145, then that means that you and I, we can 256 00:14:38,180 --> 00:14:41,010 trust him with our jobs and careers. 257 00:14:43,990 --> 00:14:46,680 That means that you and I, we can trust him with our schooling. 258 00:14:48,649 --> 00:14:53,195 That means that you and I, we can trust him In marriage, we can 259 00:14:53,195 --> 00:14:57,335 follow his direction for marriage and it will lead to something good. 260 00:14:58,665 --> 00:15:03,665 We can trust him in how we interact, deal, raise, live in our families. 261 00:15:04,555 --> 00:15:09,984 When we see his direction for how we should be as an employee, employer, as 262 00:15:09,984 --> 00:15:13,865 a family member, a brother, a sister in Christ, how we should handle our 263 00:15:13,865 --> 00:15:16,405 finances, we can trust his direction. 264 00:15:17,415 --> 00:15:21,195 Because if he's all those things, then he's trustworthy. 265 00:15:22,685 --> 00:15:27,035 If that's the king that you worship, then there's good news. 266 00:15:27,755 --> 00:15:33,115 You could trust that king because he's all those things and more. 267 00:15:34,055 --> 00:15:37,605 He does all those things and even more. 268 00:15:37,895 --> 00:15:39,995 So even when God allows. 269 00:15:40,505 --> 00:15:46,135 Or sometimes even when God puts you into some challenging situations, we 270 00:15:46,155 --> 00:15:51,785 can remain trusting and faithful because we know he's the God of Psalm 145. 271 00:15:53,335 --> 00:15:54,805 You guys get what I'm saying here. 272 00:15:56,295 --> 00:16:01,855 If he's that king, then man, oh man, we have some great news that 273 00:16:01,865 --> 00:16:06,075 changes us from within and changes how we deal with our circumstances. 274 00:16:07,020 --> 00:16:11,920 Because we know God is faithful and God will deliver. 275 00:16:12,950 --> 00:16:18,300 He will provide, He will strengthen, He will solidify, and He will lead 276 00:16:18,300 --> 00:16:21,040 us to glory and to His promised land. 277 00:16:21,929 --> 00:16:25,259 And so this is why it's so important, brothers and sisters, 278 00:16:25,870 --> 00:16:30,420 that our theology, meaning our view of God, that it's accurate. 279 00:16:32,030 --> 00:16:34,659 It's so important that our view of God is accurate. 280 00:16:35,615 --> 00:16:39,345 Because here's the thing, you won't follow a questionable or 281 00:16:39,345 --> 00:16:41,555 shaky character, now would you? 282 00:16:43,774 --> 00:16:48,144 Somebody that you wouldn't necessarily follow their advice, you wouldn't 283 00:16:48,144 --> 00:16:51,505 follow because you feel like, Ah, if I follow that, this might not go well. 284 00:16:52,954 --> 00:16:54,824 Think of a toothless dentist. 285 00:16:56,654 --> 00:16:57,554 She said, Oh, okay. 286 00:16:58,934 --> 00:17:01,505 If your toothless dentist was like, Hey, let's go ahead 287 00:17:01,505 --> 00:17:02,245 and let's work on your teeth. 288 00:17:02,285 --> 00:17:03,334 No, that's okay, brother. 289 00:17:04,709 --> 00:17:05,050 Why? 290 00:17:05,089 --> 00:17:07,638 Because you like, man, you got to get your stuff fixed first. 291 00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:12,618 You, you, you would be a little hesitant, wouldn't you? 292 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:13,310 Why? 293 00:17:13,310 --> 00:17:17,319 Because your view of them is like, I don't think you're really trustworthy. 294 00:17:17,689 --> 00:17:20,348 I don't know if you're an expert in this particular area. 295 00:17:22,490 --> 00:17:24,930 We've all done trust falls or what they call trust falls, right? 296 00:17:24,930 --> 00:17:26,500 They call trust falls, right? 297 00:17:26,839 --> 00:17:29,129 And so let's say, Kenny, Kenny, can you stand up for a quick second? 298 00:17:29,735 --> 00:17:31,575 Okay, just stand on up, Kenny, there you go. 299 00:17:31,815 --> 00:17:35,165 Alright, Kenny, tall, strong, you know, good looking brother there. 300 00:17:35,165 --> 00:17:35,514 There you go. 301 00:17:35,514 --> 00:17:36,335 Kenny, how tall are you? 302 00:17:37,485 --> 00:17:40,764 6'4 Okay, there you go, Kenny, you're 6'4 Here we go. 303 00:17:40,794 --> 00:17:41,985 Awesome, that's good. 304 00:17:42,054 --> 00:17:43,044 Alright, Ariana. 305 00:17:43,194 --> 00:17:44,185 Ariana, can you go ahead? 306 00:17:44,185 --> 00:17:45,955 Can you stand up for me here for a quick second? 307 00:17:47,415 --> 00:17:48,655 Ariana, how old are you? 308 00:17:49,975 --> 00:17:50,614 Huh? 309 00:17:50,965 --> 00:17:51,544 13. 310 00:17:51,584 --> 00:17:52,925 Come on, Ariana, 13. 311 00:17:53,205 --> 00:17:54,014 How tall are you, Ariana? 312 00:17:55,550 --> 00:17:56,360 Five feet. 313 00:17:57,050 --> 00:18:00,409 Now, we were doing a trust fall with Kenny and Ariana, and she was the fall on, uh, 314 00:18:00,410 --> 00:18:03,029 uh, you know, she was the go ahead, and you know, that's a trust fall, right? 315 00:18:03,030 --> 00:18:04,420 You go ahead, put your arms out. 316 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,550 Ariana, would you trust Kenny to, to catch you? 317 00:18:07,260 --> 00:18:08,540 Yeah, you would, right? 318 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:09,790 That'd be awesome, right? 319 00:18:09,790 --> 00:18:10,939 You'd be like, oh, Kenny got me? 320 00:18:10,940 --> 00:18:11,020 Yeah. 321 00:18:11,799 --> 00:18:14,180 Hopefully his back isn't hurting, but yeah, he got me, right? 322 00:18:17,050 --> 00:18:18,360 Now, let's say we reversed it. 323 00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:22,080 Kenny. 324 00:18:22,955 --> 00:18:26,165 You were to do the trust fall with five feet, 13 year old 325 00:18:26,165 --> 00:18:29,395 Ariana, you 6'4 you said? 326 00:18:30,244 --> 00:18:31,455 Yeah, yeah, he said, yeah. 327 00:18:32,275 --> 00:18:33,735 Kenny put that bass in there, yeah. 328 00:18:35,175 --> 00:18:36,254 Now we were to reverse it. 329 00:18:36,295 --> 00:18:37,545 Kenny, how confident are you? 330 00:18:37,545 --> 00:18:39,924 Not 100%. 331 00:18:41,084 --> 00:18:43,004 And that's not a knock on Ariana. 332 00:18:44,105 --> 00:18:46,504 Because most of y'all said, I don't know about that. 333 00:18:47,605 --> 00:18:49,025 Let's not do that one on the stage. 334 00:18:49,195 --> 00:18:50,764 Anna's like, don't do that one on stage. 335 00:18:51,780 --> 00:18:53,840 Julie's like, don't do that one on stage. 336 00:18:54,169 --> 00:18:56,399 We got insurance, but I don't know if we want to do this. 337 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,729 It's kind of on TV, you know what I'm saying? 338 00:18:59,229 --> 00:19:00,250 You guys can go ahead and sit down. 339 00:19:00,449 --> 00:19:01,540 Here's the point here. 340 00:19:01,799 --> 00:19:04,560 You would question why, because you're like, I don't know 341 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,189 if I can fully trust you. 342 00:19:06,889 --> 00:19:12,290 And so his view is, I don't know if you can carry me and hold me at this strength. 343 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,840 And if we view God as, I don't know if you can trust me, you 344 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,709 can catch me, what would that do? 345 00:19:22,010 --> 00:19:22,980 We won't trust him. 346 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:25,460 We won't lean on him. 347 00:19:26,250 --> 00:19:28,770 We'll try to take things into our own matters. 348 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:34,610 We'll try to make decisions based on our thinking, our limited thinking. 349 00:19:35,079 --> 00:19:39,389 That usually leads to mistakes and regrets and bad outcomes. 350 00:19:40,899 --> 00:19:45,920 But when we view God as being, of course, he can catch me. 351 00:19:46,070 --> 00:19:47,129 Without a doubt. 352 00:19:47,530 --> 00:19:48,560 Then what will we do? 353 00:19:49,890 --> 00:19:51,070 We'll have that trustful. 354 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:57,210 We'll lean upon God with our finances, with our marriage, with our relationships, 355 00:19:57,230 --> 00:20:00,980 with our jobs, with our schooling, with our brothers and sisters of Christ. 356 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:06,400 We will trust because we know we view God as what being able to do it. 357 00:20:07,580 --> 00:20:14,510 And so this is why it's so vital that our view our theology of God is accurate. 358 00:20:16,220 --> 00:20:18,409 Because it affects the way you view God. 359 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,880 It affects the way you respond to God and it affects your 360 00:20:22,890 --> 00:20:24,730 choices and your lifestyle. 361 00:20:26,170 --> 00:20:31,210 So we need to have a proper view of who God is and what God does. 362 00:20:31,220 --> 00:20:32,779 Brothers and sisters, are you with me here? 363 00:20:33,905 --> 00:20:38,735 And so where or how do we develop a proper view of God? 364 00:20:38,745 --> 00:20:40,045 Let's walk through this real quickly. 365 00:20:40,225 --> 00:20:41,985 Our view of God, we develop it. 366 00:20:42,144 --> 00:20:44,735 What I've captured here are three main things. 367 00:20:44,974 --> 00:20:48,904 Through scripture, through relationships, and through experience. 368 00:20:50,925 --> 00:20:56,395 We get the correct view of God through His word, through our relationships, 369 00:20:57,044 --> 00:21:00,284 and through our experiences with God. 370 00:21:01,219 --> 00:21:02,550 Let's break this down real quickly here. 371 00:21:02,550 --> 00:21:06,050 Romans 10, 17, Consequently, faith comes through hearing the 372 00:21:06,060 --> 00:21:09,429 message and the message is heard through the word about Christ. 373 00:21:09,429 --> 00:21:14,370 You see, we understand God's character, his nature, his deeds, his desires, 374 00:21:14,370 --> 00:21:16,949 his promises through his word. 375 00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:18,550 That's what we are doing right now. 376 00:21:18,550 --> 00:21:23,219 We are reading through Psalm 60, uh, 145 and we are understanding God 377 00:21:23,370 --> 00:21:25,209 and our theology is being formed. 378 00:21:25,209 --> 00:21:28,550 Our view of God to an accurate picture of who God is. 379 00:21:30,104 --> 00:21:33,074 Now, if we remove the word from our faith, what kind of view 380 00:21:33,074 --> 00:21:34,104 of God are we going to have? 381 00:21:35,574 --> 00:21:36,714 I appreciate Phillip sharing. 382 00:21:36,724 --> 00:21:39,934 He didn't know the word, so his view of God was, I don't know if he 383 00:21:39,934 --> 00:21:41,434 can really do anything in my life. 384 00:21:42,294 --> 00:21:46,264 But what happened when he was, started doing those Bible studies? 385 00:21:48,114 --> 00:21:49,984 His view of God changed. 386 00:21:50,514 --> 00:21:52,974 He said, I can take steps toward him. 387 00:21:53,124 --> 00:21:55,734 And now we stand before you talking about his transformation. 388 00:21:57,824 --> 00:22:03,144 Because of the scriptures and seeing God in the narrative as we read from 389 00:22:03,154 --> 00:22:08,334 Old to New Testament, as we see Jesus interactions with people, we understand 390 00:22:08,334 --> 00:22:11,975 God through the way Jesus responds, the way he reacts, and the way he 391 00:22:11,975 --> 00:22:13,705 initiates in these relationships. 392 00:22:14,764 --> 00:22:16,584 So our view of God is formed. 393 00:22:17,284 --> 00:22:22,245 Even if we go in the Old Testament from Genesis on, we see God again as 394 00:22:22,245 --> 00:22:27,914 the true hero in the story and then we develop, whoa, this is what God is like. 395 00:22:28,965 --> 00:22:32,645 So we need the scriptures to make sure we develop a healthy 396 00:22:32,664 --> 00:22:34,554 and accurate view of God. 397 00:22:34,915 --> 00:22:38,544 Also our relationships, I like this Psalm right here, it says, 398 00:22:38,794 --> 00:22:40,834 come and hear all you who fear God. 399 00:22:40,834 --> 00:22:44,185 Let me tell you what he has done for me. 400 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:46,270 There's this picture again. 401 00:22:46,270 --> 00:22:48,139 Let me, can I just talk to you for a second? 402 00:22:49,220 --> 00:22:51,809 Can I just share with you, and that's what Philip did, didn't he? 403 00:22:51,810 --> 00:22:54,269 He shared what God has done for his life. 404 00:22:54,749 --> 00:22:59,009 And what does that do that helps our view of God as well? 405 00:22:59,679 --> 00:23:01,310 It's through our relationships. 406 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:06,439 We can see different facets of God's character through the eyes of others. 407 00:23:08,010 --> 00:23:10,570 Through hearing and seeing how God works in other lives 408 00:23:10,570 --> 00:23:12,354 helps us understand God more. 409 00:23:13,384 --> 00:23:16,814 When we see and hear how God works in others lives, it helps 410 00:23:16,934 --> 00:23:22,454 us understand God and it helps us develop the proper view of God. 411 00:23:23,574 --> 00:23:29,574 Our relationships provide us with tangible experiences of God's character, 412 00:23:29,574 --> 00:23:33,254 making concepts real and personal. 413 00:23:34,434 --> 00:23:38,804 And so as I hear Daniel share about his view and understanding of God, that 414 00:23:38,804 --> 00:23:42,054 helps me also gain a proper view of God. 415 00:23:43,014 --> 00:23:46,334 When I hear Jean share about how God is working in his life, 416 00:23:46,334 --> 00:23:49,104 I go, wow, God is like that. 417 00:23:49,844 --> 00:23:52,235 That's what God does. 418 00:23:53,114 --> 00:23:56,774 When Koki shares about how God has been working in her family's life, I 419 00:23:56,774 --> 00:24:02,294 go, wow, that means God is a God who works in these ways and I can serve 420 00:24:02,294 --> 00:24:04,314 and worship and depend on that God. 421 00:24:04,445 --> 00:24:05,654 You guys see what I'm saying? 422 00:24:06,534 --> 00:24:11,245 Our relationships help us develop a proper view of God. 423 00:24:11,405 --> 00:24:13,445 Now, remove those relationships. 424 00:24:14,185 --> 00:24:15,814 How might that affect your view of God? 425 00:24:17,444 --> 00:24:19,084 I'm inspired by Philip's story. 426 00:24:19,165 --> 00:24:21,625 If I didn't hear Philip's story, I might have a little less hope 427 00:24:21,625 --> 00:24:25,294 today in the way God might work in someone's life or even in my life. 428 00:24:25,925 --> 00:24:31,594 But because of the relationships, now my faith and my view is more solidified. 429 00:24:32,034 --> 00:24:33,264 It's becoming more accurate. 430 00:24:35,774 --> 00:24:38,815 We also develop our view of God through experience. 431 00:24:40,575 --> 00:24:43,034 I want to read this passage is going back to Abraham. 432 00:24:43,034 --> 00:24:44,605 He was one of the patriarchs in the faith. 433 00:24:45,665 --> 00:24:49,084 And he has this experience where he's tested by God with his son. 434 00:24:49,085 --> 00:24:52,464 And many of us know this and God just test him. 435 00:24:52,464 --> 00:24:55,165 But he realizes that God provides. 436 00:24:55,165 --> 00:24:58,425 And so at the end of this experience, Abraham says, so 437 00:24:58,475 --> 00:24:59,945 Abraham called this place. 438 00:24:59,945 --> 00:25:02,879 The Lord will provide meaning Yahweh Jireh. 439 00:25:03,350 --> 00:25:05,610 Meaning, Yahweh will provide. 440 00:25:06,999 --> 00:25:11,580 He says, after this experience, I came to realize that you 441 00:25:11,580 --> 00:25:13,070 are a God who will provide. 442 00:25:14,739 --> 00:25:19,619 Now if he didn't have that experience, he wouldn't be known as the God who provides. 443 00:25:21,530 --> 00:25:23,499 You see, before that he was God Almighty. 444 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:28,189 But after that experience, Abraham was like, you're the God who provides. 445 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:37,539 And so it's through experiences with God that we develop a greater 446 00:25:37,590 --> 00:25:40,850 understanding of who God is. 447 00:25:41,879 --> 00:25:48,509 And so as we go through experiences, we learn, we understand God more fully. 448 00:25:49,499 --> 00:25:53,169 I am 100 percent convinced that God takes care of his servants. 449 00:25:54,070 --> 00:25:55,340 100 percent convinced. 450 00:25:55,479 --> 00:25:57,090 You can't convince me otherwise. 451 00:25:58,095 --> 00:26:00,115 Because of my experiences with God. 452 00:26:00,955 --> 00:26:03,875 Because I've seen God take care of my family, I've seen God take care of me. 453 00:26:03,875 --> 00:26:05,485 I go, God you take care of your servants. 454 00:26:05,715 --> 00:26:08,985 As I've talked with others, I go, God you take care of your servants. 455 00:26:10,325 --> 00:26:13,524 I'm convinced that God vindicates the righteous. 456 00:26:14,085 --> 00:26:15,915 That he will vindicate the righteous. 457 00:26:16,615 --> 00:26:19,335 I know it, I've seen it in my life and I've seen it in other lives. 458 00:26:19,565 --> 00:26:24,034 I'm convinced, but it's because of those experiences that I'm convinced of this. 459 00:26:25,604 --> 00:26:29,544 If I didn't have those experiences, it might be theory or it might not 460 00:26:29,544 --> 00:26:31,224 be something that I truly believe. 461 00:26:32,824 --> 00:26:38,294 And so as we go through experiences with God, God helps us to see who he is. 462 00:26:39,584 --> 00:26:42,974 This is why it's so important that you and I, we remain 463 00:26:42,985 --> 00:26:44,794 faithful and persevere to the end. 464 00:26:46,104 --> 00:26:49,144 Whatever the situation, I know it's hard. 465 00:26:49,454 --> 00:26:50,485 I know it's tough. 466 00:26:51,470 --> 00:26:56,389 But once you persevere until the moment you have victory, you'll realize who God 467 00:26:56,389 --> 00:26:59,350 is in a greater and more intimate way. 468 00:27:00,570 --> 00:27:04,000 But if you cheat yourself and you cut yourself short and you quit, 469 00:27:04,330 --> 00:27:06,129 you'll never see who God really is. 470 00:27:07,530 --> 00:27:10,240 So this is why we must persevere. 471 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:15,000 This is why relationships must encourage us to persevere so that 472 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,269 we can see God in his totality. 473 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,139 Brothers and sisters, are you with me here? 474 00:27:21,500 --> 00:27:25,690 And so again, our view of God is developed through the scriptures. 475 00:27:25,930 --> 00:27:29,120 It's through the relationships and through our experience. 476 00:27:29,389 --> 00:27:31,180 And so what should we do in response? 477 00:27:31,180 --> 00:27:36,839 I believe we should respond the way David responds at the end of Psalm 145. 478 00:27:36,839 --> 00:27:38,410 And that's to praise God. 479 00:27:39,329 --> 00:27:44,950 To reflect on God's character, His nature, His promises, His mighty deeds. 480 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:47,460 The mighty deeds He's had in your life. 481 00:27:47,940 --> 00:27:50,229 The work He's had in other people's lives. 482 00:27:50,700 --> 00:27:53,040 The God you see throughout the scriptures. 483 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,820 When you reflect upon that, that should lead to thanksgiving. 484 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,030 It should lead to all, but it should lead to praise. 485 00:28:02,460 --> 00:28:02,910 Hallelujah. 486 00:28:03,780 --> 00:28:08,520 That means, praise the Lord, we should be praising God again. 487 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:09,060 Why? 488 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:13,320 Because it reminds us of who God is and what God does. 489 00:28:13,830 --> 00:28:17,700 It reminds us again of his character, his nature, and his 490 00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:19,590 wonderful attributes and deeds. 491 00:28:20,455 --> 00:28:26,695 As we sang these songs earlier, you are reminded of the truth 492 00:28:26,955 --> 00:28:29,644 of who God is and what God does. 493 00:28:30,625 --> 00:28:35,785 And so this is why we must praise God on a consistent basis because 494 00:28:35,795 --> 00:28:39,384 it ministers to our very souls. 495 00:28:40,124 --> 00:28:41,044 And what does that do? 496 00:28:41,054 --> 00:28:42,885 It gives us the proper view of God. 497 00:28:44,175 --> 00:28:45,705 It allows us now to do what? 498 00:28:45,885 --> 00:28:47,895 To trust God more. 499 00:28:48,689 --> 00:28:49,839 Which leads to what? 500 00:28:50,299 --> 00:28:52,789 To faithfulness in our relationship with God. 501 00:28:54,489 --> 00:28:58,239 So when we praise Him, we get the right view. 502 00:28:59,759 --> 00:29:01,409 Then we start to trust Him. 503 00:29:01,989 --> 00:29:05,419 And then we make decisions to follow Him in His ways. 504 00:29:05,769 --> 00:29:11,439 Which leads to greater faithfulness in our relationship to and with God. 505 00:29:12,919 --> 00:29:14,379 So let's get real practical here. 506 00:29:14,389 --> 00:29:16,209 Brothers and sisters, are you still with me here? 507 00:29:17,409 --> 00:29:19,789 I'd like to give some action steps real quickly here, okay? 508 00:29:19,979 --> 00:29:22,829 First off here, real simple, just spend some time praising 509 00:29:22,829 --> 00:29:24,110 God every day this week. 510 00:29:24,759 --> 00:29:25,429 Spend some time. 511 00:29:25,449 --> 00:29:26,870 Go ahead and take a picture, write it down. 512 00:29:27,319 --> 00:29:30,889 Spend some time, whether it's a couple minutes, a whole devotional time, whatever 513 00:29:30,889 --> 00:29:33,369 the case is, spend some time praising God. 514 00:29:33,369 --> 00:29:34,589 And let me just share this real quickly. 515 00:29:34,779 --> 00:29:37,299 There's a difference between thanking God and praising God. 516 00:29:37,939 --> 00:29:39,439 Thanking God is thank you for this. 517 00:29:39,789 --> 00:29:42,610 Praising God is giving God his flowers, is giving God his props. 518 00:29:43,249 --> 00:29:47,159 God, you are this, you are, you are that, you are incredible. 519 00:29:47,289 --> 00:29:50,639 It's recognizing who God is and give, and articulating that. 520 00:29:50,659 --> 00:29:51,639 You guys get what I'm saying? 521 00:29:52,315 --> 00:29:55,045 And so sometimes we struggle with this praise because why we're like, 522 00:29:55,255 --> 00:29:57,785 uh, and this is why it's good for us. 523 00:29:58,805 --> 00:30:03,045 Because then it expands and gets our picture of God more accurate. 524 00:30:04,445 --> 00:30:07,185 And so I want to encourage you, spend some time just every day this week. 525 00:30:07,195 --> 00:30:10,805 Maybe put an alarm on your clock or whatever on your watch or on your 526 00:30:10,805 --> 00:30:12,585 phone there and just praise God. 527 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,410 Because again, it leads to greater faithfulness. 528 00:30:16,690 --> 00:30:19,340 And then for some, this is for some, this might just be 529 00:30:19,340 --> 00:30:21,120 a very small percentage of us. 530 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:22,970 I want to encourage you, consider writing your own psalm. 531 00:30:25,470 --> 00:30:27,720 We want to trust for the generations. 532 00:30:28,260 --> 00:30:30,600 We're called to trust at all times. 533 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:36,060 And the king we worship is worthy of our trust. 534 00:30:36,980 --> 00:30:40,010 We'll close out here with Psalm 145, verse 17. 535 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:46,050 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and gracious in all his acts. 536 00:30:46,410 --> 00:30:51,670 The Lord is near all who call out to him, all who call out to him with integrity. 537 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,010 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him. 538 00:30:55,110 --> 00:30:58,150 He hears the cry for help and saves them. 539 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:02,290 The Lord guards all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked. 540 00:31:02,975 --> 00:31:05,695 My mouth would declare Yahweh's praise. 541 00:31:05,895 --> 00:31:12,485 Let everything praise his holy name forever and ever. 542 00:31:12,495 --> 00:31:15,615 Brothers and sisters, may we trust in God alone. 543 00:31:15,685 --> 00:31:16,165 Amen.