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Talking To God Using Ten Psalms
Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 9, 2024 (message contributor)
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1. Getting Ready To Talk With God Introduction
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
Getting ready to talk with God.
A. INTRODUCTION 1. The word Psalm in Hebrew means Tehillum, “to make jubilant music.” It comes from the root halal to yell a greeting, of course this means happy greetings. It is the word from which we get hello. So, pray, hello God. 2. Some Psalms were: a. Prayers (all types of ...read more
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2. Psalm 23 - In God's Presence Lesson 1
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
Praying the 23rd Psalm.
PRAYING THE 23rd PSALM Because You are my Shepherd I commit my needs to You. Provide green pasture for me to rest in, And still waters to quench my thirst. Restore my soul when I am empty, And lead me in right paths for Your name’s sake. Be with me in danger when I walk, Through the ...read more
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3. Psalm 1 - Two Ways To Live Lesson 2
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
The way of the righteous person is to do right things, the right way; but the way of the person outside God’s influence will perish.
A. EXPANDED TRANSLATION “Your life will be happier if you don’t follow the advice of sinners, and you don’t loiter with the wicked, and you don’t become a part of an evil group. You will discover happiness by obeying My laws and thinking about Me day and night. You will be like a tree rooted ...read more
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4. Psalm 51 - A Cry For Mercy Lesson 3
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
Share with others what God has done for you, "then you can teach sinners My way, and they will come to Me” (v. 13).
“I will have mercy on you because of My unfailing love. I will have compassionate on you, and blot out the stain on your sin. I will wash you clean from your guilt, and I will purify your soul. Because you recognize your rebellion against Me, your sin haunts you day and night. Your sin was against ...read more
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5. Psalm 84 - Praying To Enjoy God's Presence Lesson 4
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
Enjoying God's presence.
A. FINDING GOD’S PRESENCE “I want you to enjoy coming into My presence in the tabernacle; and expressing your deep passion for the courts of My house. May your flesh cry out when you are not there. The sparrows are so comfortable in My presence that they make their nest within sight of My altar. ...read more
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6. Psalm 90:1-12 - Praying Through Life's Struggles Lesson 5
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
I have a plan for your life. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, and today is a gift.
A. YOUR TIME ON EARTH: PSALM 90:1-12, 17 “I, the LORD, have been your dwelling place throughout all generations. Before I created the mountains, even before I created the earth, even from everlasting to everlasting, I am God. I determined that all people will die, I decreed that you would all ...read more
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7. Psalm 100 - Rejoicing As You Enter God's Presence Lesson 6
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
You cannot meet God and remain the same. You will be changed by an encounter with Him.
A. PSALM 100 (ELT) “Lord, I shout with joy to You; everyone from every nation joins me. I worship as I enter Your presence with singing because You, Lord, are my God. You made us and we belong to You; we are Your people and the sheep of Your pasture. Lord, I come into Your gates giving thanks; ...read more
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8. Psalm 102:1-17 - Praying When Overwhelmed With Grief Lesson 7
Contributed on Jan 9, 2024
What lonely, hurting people need to know.
“Lord, listen to me and hear me when I request help for my troubles. Answer me quickly and don’t turn away because I hurt all the time and my life is disappearing like smoke. I’ve lost my appetite to eat anything, and I am reduced to just skin and bones. I am like a lonely owl or sparrow that’s ...read more
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9. Psalm 137 - Praying...crying...singing...dreaming Lesson 8
Contributed on Jan 11, 2024
Everyone can dream. Peter preached “Your young men shall see visions; your old men shall dream dreams” (Acts 2:17).
A. LIFE’S GREATEST EMOTIONS “My people sat by the rivers of Babylon and wept when they remembered Zion. They refused to sing joyfully, hanging their harps on willow trees. Their captors demanded that they sing; those who imprisoned them wanted entertainment, asking, ‘Sing us a song of Zion.’ My ...read more
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10. Psalm 139 - Thanksgiving For God's Presence Lesson 9
Contributed on Jan 11, 2024
What else can you be before God than honest!
A. MY OMNISCIENCE, OMNIPRESENCE AND OMNIPOTENCE – PSALM 139 “O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word ...read more
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11. Psalm 116 - Rejoicing In God's Mercy Lesson 10
Contributed on Jan 11, 2024
Love is an attitude of gratitude.
“I love you Lord because You heard my prayer, and answer my request, and inclined Yourself to me. Therefore, I will pray to You always. The threat of death scared me, the prospect of hell was real. I went through agony and sorrow. Then I prayed for Your deliverance. You were gracious to me, and ...read more