Our Relationship with God ~ A Study of Psalms 119
Graymere church of Christ ~ FR3 ~ Wednesday Night Bible Study (Lesson 4)
Beauty & Helpfulness of God’s Word Meditations & Prayers Relating to the Law of God
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Wednesday 7:00 PM
Psalms 119 ~ Our Relationship with God
Beauty & Helpfulness of God’s Word
Meditations & Prayers Relating to the Law of God
Beauty & Helpfulness of God’s Word
Meditations & Prayers Relating to the Law of God
Do each of us have this type of Relationship with God?
Commitment ~ Intimacy ~ Time ~ Love ~ Mutual Trust ~ Honesty ~ Understanding ~ Faithfulness ~ Loyalty ~ Communication
The Psalmist uses 8 different nouns to describe the Word of God
His Ways ~ Law ~ Testimony ~ Precepts ~ Statutes ~ Commandments ~ Judgments ~ Word
The Psalmist uses 8 Different Verbs to Describe the Actions we long to take toward God’s Word
Walk ~ Keep ~ Respect ~ Learn ~ Declare ~ Rejoice ~ Meditate ~ Delight
The Psalmist uses 8 Different Verbs to Describe the Actions we beg God to take on our behalf
Teach me ~ Hide not ~ Quicken me ~ Make me understand ~ Put me not to shame ~ Give me understanding ~ Let Thy mercy come ~ Turn away reproach
God’s Word has the Power to:
Revive ~ Restore ~ Restrain
Commitment ~ Intimacy ~ Time ~ Love ~ Mutual Trust ~ Honesty ~ Understanding ~ Faithfulness ~ Loyalty ~ Communication
The Psalmist uses 8 different nouns to describe the Word of God
His Ways ~ Law ~ Testimony ~ Precepts ~ Statutes ~ Commandments ~ Judgments ~ Word
The Psalmist uses 8 Different Verbs to Describe the Actions we long to take toward God’s Word
Walk ~ Keep ~ Respect ~ Learn ~ Declare ~ Rejoice ~ Meditate ~ Delight
The Psalmist uses 8 Different Verbs to Describe the Actions we beg God to take on our behalf
Teach me ~ Hide not ~ Quicken me ~ Make me understand ~ Put me not to shame ~ Give me understanding ~ Let Thy mercy come ~ Turn away reproach
God’s Word has the Power to:
Revive ~ Restore ~ Restrain
Aleph ~ Psalm 119: 1 – 8
Longing
The Pattern of a Happy Life
Be Diligent
Respect
Key Verses: 2 & 5
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your precepts
to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous rules.
8 I will keep your statutes;
do not utterly forsake me!
Longing
The Pattern of a Happy Life
Be Diligent
Respect
Key Verses: 2 & 5
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your precepts
to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous rules.
8 I will keep your statutes;
do not utterly forsake me!
Beth ~ Psalm 119: 9 – 16
Guards My Heart
Kids Too!!
The Foundation of the House
Luke 2: 41 – 49
I Timothy 4: 11 – 16
Key Verse: 11
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
11 I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
Guards My Heart
Kids Too!!
The Foundation of the House
Luke 2: 41 – 49
I Timothy 4: 11 – 16
Key Verse: 11
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
11 I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
Gimel ~ Psalm 119: 17 – 24
Bountiful
Early Enthusiasm
Key Verses: 17 & 18
17 Deal bountifully with your servant,
that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am a sojourner on the earth;
hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your rules at all times.
21 You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
who wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me scorn and contempt,
for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Even though princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my delight;
they are my counselors.
Bountiful
Early Enthusiasm
Key Verses: 17 & 18
17 Deal bountifully with your servant,
that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am a sojourner on the earth;
hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your rules at all times.
21 You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
who wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me scorn and contempt,
for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Even though princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my delight;
they are my counselors.
How many of us are leaving a Spiritual Genealogy for our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and those to follow them?
Deuteronomy 11:18" You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 20 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. 22 For if you will be careful to do all this commandment that I command you to do, loving the Lordyour God, walking in all his ways, and holding fast to him, 23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you
Deuteronomy 11:18" You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 19 You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 20 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth. 22 For if you will be careful to do all this commandment that I command you to do, loving the Lordyour God, walking in all his ways, and holding fast to him, 23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations greater and mightier than you
Daleth ~ Psalm 119: 25 – 32
Depression
Getting Weary
When we need strength in Faithfulness
Key Verses: 25, 29 & 32
Depression
Getting Weary
When we need strength in Faithfulness
Key Verses: 25, 29 & 32
Another Day
Lord,
The radio has come on. You have blessed me with another day.
Please be with me Lord, guide me. May Your grace in my life I display.
One day at a time my cross I must bear.
Yesterday's sins, mistakes, heartaches, and cares no longer must I wear.
Because of Your grace, my Father, You have given me a clean sheet.
And when this day is finished and this page is complete,
As I close my eyes for the rest of the night,
May I with calm assurance say, "With my soul all is right."
Veletia Cawthron Tatom ~ 1987
Lord,
The radio has come on. You have blessed me with another day.
Please be with me Lord, guide me. May Your grace in my life I display.
One day at a time my cross I must bear.
Yesterday's sins, mistakes, heartaches, and cares no longer must I wear.
Because of Your grace, my Father, You have given me a clean sheet.
And when this day is finished and this page is complete,
As I close my eyes for the rest of the night,
May I with calm assurance say, "With my soul all is right."
Veletia Cawthron Tatom ~ 1987
The Price of Receiving the Blessings (I Peter 1: 13-25)
The Price of Preparation
The Price of Righteous Living
The Price of Serious Commitment
The Price of Preparation
The Price of Righteous Living
The Price of Serious Commitment
Blessed by the Father, Son and The Holy Spirit
God: The Planner
Jesus: The Purchaser
Holy Spirit: The Pledge
God: The Planner
Jesus: The Purchaser
Holy Spirit: The Pledge
Isaiah 40
Comfort for God' People
The Word of God Stands Forever
The Greatness of God
Comfort for God' People
The Word of God Stands Forever
The Greatness of God
Seeking Spiritual Security ~ The Certainty of Eternal Life (I John 1 - 5)
Christ is our Advocate
No God ~ No Peace // Know God ~ Know Peace
The Nature of Love Defined
Great Church = Great Love for one another
Know the Truth ~ Live the Truth
Christ is our Advocate
No God ~ No Peace // Know God ~ Know Peace
The Nature of Love Defined
Great Church = Great Love for one another
Know the Truth ~ Live the Truth