I. EXORDIUM:
Do you have a Helper?
Yes. the LORD is my Helper
II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:
Believers/unbelievers
III. OBJECTIVES:
To show that the LORD JESUS is my Helper, who is always at my side.
IV. TEXT:
Psalms 118:6 (Amplified Bible)
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Parallel verse:
Hebrews 13:6 (Amplified Bible)
So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?
V. THESIS:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are my Helper that is always on my side.
VI. TITLE:
The LORD is my Helper
VII. EXPLICATION:
A. Authors: Authorship of many is uncertain, generally attributed to King David.
B. Date written: c. 1440 to 450 B.C. ( From Moses to Ezra)
C. Purpose: 150 songs to praise and worship GOD
D. To whom written: Sometimes to GOD, sometimes to author
E. Main Themes: praise and worship, prayer and praise
VIII. MAIN BODY:
Psalms 118:6 (Amplified Bible)
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
Psalms 118:6 (New King James Version)
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
A. The LORD is on my side.
"The Lord is on my side;"
Psalms 27:1-3 (Amplified Bible)
[A Psalm] of David. THE LORD is my Light and my Salvation—whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Though a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, [even then] in this will I be confident.
Psalms 46:1 (Amplified Bible)
To the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah, set to treble voices. A song. GOD IS our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Psalms 46:11 (Amplified Bible)
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our Refuge (our High Tower and Stronghold). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
Psalms 56:4 (Amplified Bible)
By [the help of] God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely, and confidently put my trust; I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh, do to me?
Psalms 56:9 (Amplified Bible)
Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I cry out; this I know, for God is for me.
Psalms 56:11 (Amplified Bible)
In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
It's very comforting to know that the LORD GOD Himself, the KING of kings and LORD of lords is on my side, He's on my league of defense. What a comfort!! For as you can see men have already ran away from me, but the LORD JESUS CHRIST remained on my side.
B. I will not fear. What can man do to me?
"I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
Romans 8:31 (Amplified Bible)
What then shall we say to [all] this? If God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?]
Micah 7:8-10 (Amplified Bible)
Rejoice not against me, O my enemy! When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light to me.
I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against Him, until He pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold His righteous deliverance.
Then my enemy will see it, and shame will cover her who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? My eyes will see my desire upon her; now she will be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Psalms 146:5 (Amplified Bible)
Happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) is he who has the God of [special revelation to] Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Genesis 32:30 (Amplified Bible)
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [the face of God], saying, For I have seen God face to face, and my life is spared and not snatched away.
Isaiah 51:12 (Amplified Bible)
I, even I, am He Who comforts you. Who are you, that you should be afraid of man, who shall die, and of a son of man, who shall be made [as destructible] as grass,
Jeremiah 20:11 (Amplified Bible)
But the Lord is with me as a mighty and terrible One; therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they will not overcome [me]. They will be utterly put to shame, for they will not deal wisely or prosper [in their schemes]; their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten.
IX. CONCLUSION:
Praise, worship, glorify, adore, bless, honor, acknowledge and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are my Helper that is always on my side.
