[P] [PREACHING LESSON 1:] KING DAVID'S GREAT DESIRE IN WORSHIPING GOD IN HIS TEMPLE

KING DAVID’S GREAT DESIRE IN WORSHIPING GOD IN HIS TEMPLE

( Psalms 27:1-4 ) 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

* INTRODUCTION:

( Psalms 27: 1-3 ) 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

a. The CONFIDENCE OF KING DAVID IN GOD.

( v.1 ) The Lord is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear.

b. The Spiritual STRENGTH of King David is in God.

( v 1 ) The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom shall i fear?

c. The ASSURANCE of king David of perfect protection from against the spiritual enemy.

( Psalms 27:2 ) 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

c. The COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE of king David is in God only and no other .

( Psalms 27:3 ) 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

 

1. THAT I WILL SEEK AFTER -

a. God's commandment to Christian is seek Him first in spirit and truth with the assurance of great multiple blessing.

( Mathew 6:33 ) 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

a. We can seek God in our daily prayer to God.

( Mathew 7:7 ) 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

b. We can seek in worshipping God in spirit and in truth.

( John 4:22-23 ) 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

 

2. THAT I MAY DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.

( Psalms 27:4 )

a. King David great excitment is to worship the Lord in His temple.

( Psalms 122:1 )  1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

b. Jerusalem Church is our good model in being faithful worshipping God in His temple.

( Acts 2:46-47 ) 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

 

3. TO BEHOLD THE BEAUTY LORD.

a. To behold the beauty of the Lord is to experience the Holiness of God in worshipping God in Spirit and in truth.

( John 4:22-23 )  22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

b. The faithfulness is experience in His temple by Gods people.

( Psalms 89:5 ) And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

 

 

4.  TO ENQUIRE IN HIS TEMPLE.

( Psalms 27 :4 )

a. To enquire to God in His temple speaks of coming to the throne of grace of God and share to Him all our prayer request.

( Hebrews 4: 16 ) 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

* To enquire is to ask question on the will of God in our and ask for guidabce to fullfill it.

* To enquire to God is simple to God in Prayer.

a. Jabez ia our good example.

( I Chronicles 4:10 ) 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

b. To enquire to is simple Prayer of God's people to the Lord during their prayer meeting.

( Acts 1: 13-15 ) 13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

* God bless you all always *


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