March 2008 - Posts

• Psalms Week 17

  Psalm 91    Part A          Safety-Abiding in the Presence      The First Speaker (vs 1-2)     Dwelleth-Live, Settle or Stay     Secret place-Hiding or Shelter     The Most Important Part of A Believer’s Life is the Part That Only God Sees     The Psalmist Had 2 Addresses; His Tent & His Lord     Abide-Spend the Night (Jn 14:2)     Shadow-Protection     Blessings Promised Are Not For All Believers, But For Those Who Live in Close Fellowship With God     I will say-Personal Public Faith     Refuge (mahseh)-Crag or Cave     Fortress (mesudah)-High Tower or Rock     In him will I trust-Safety is In the Lord     God’s Servants Are Immortal Until Their Work is Done (Rom 8:28-39)     The Hidden Life of Worship and Communion Makes Possible the Public Life of Obedience and Service     Names of God Encourage Us to Trust:     The most High(Elyon)-Supreme     The Almighty (Shaddai)-All Sufficient     LORD (Jehovah)-Covenant Keeping God     God (Elohim)-Powerful     The Second Speaker (vs 3-4)     Deliver thee-Saved From Premature Danger     Snare of the fowler-Net of the Bird Catcher; Sudden Destruction     Noisome-Brings Devastation; Malicious Speech     Pestilence-Disease; Plague; God’s Judgment     This Promise Protects:     Both The Natural & Spiritual Life     Cover-Make Inaccessible     Trust-Take Refuge     Truth-Faithfulness & Truthfulness     Shield-A Large Rectangular Covering for the Whole Body     Buckler-A Defensive Wall     Truth is a Most Effective Shield Against Any Enemy   Posted Mar 30 2008, 04:25 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Psalms Week 16

  Psalm 46  Part 2                     God Our Confidence  •         In the midst of her-His Help is Sure and Near •         Be moved-Turned to the Side or in Any Other Direction (1 Cor 15:58; Matt 6:18) •         God shall help her-Faithful •         Right early-At the Turning of the Morning •         The Past Tense Verbs Indicate Certainty •         All Powers & Matter Dissolved by His Word (2 Pet. 3:12) •         The Lord of hosts is with us-This is the Ground of Assurance (Matt 26:53) •         With us-On our Side; Ready to Help •         The God of Jacob-Our Covenant God •         Refuge-A Stronghold, A High Tower, A Fortress •         Come behold-Use Your Spiritual Discernment to Understand •         Desolations he hath made in the earth-History Instructs •         He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth-The Only Lasting Peace •         He maketh wars to cease-A Function of an Earthly King •         Breaketh the bow, cutteth the spear, burneth the chariot-He Destroys All Offensive Weapons (Is 11:9) •         Be still-Hang Lifeless; Lacking Power or Force to Respond •         Know that I am God-By Looking Back to See What God Has Done in the Past •         I will be exalted among the heathen-A Miraculous Deliverance Brought Special Honor to God (Ex 14:4) •         I will be exalted in the earth-Good News Spreads to Wider Circles (2 Chr 32:23) •         The Lord of hosts is with us-Including the Hosts of Heaven •         The God of Our Spiritual Ancestors is Still the God We Have Today (Heb 13:8)    Posted Mar 23 2008, 02:34 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Psalms Week 15

  Psalm 46  Part 1                     God Our Confidence  ·        To the chief Musician-The Most Skillful is Entrusted With the Psalm ·        Sons of Korah-Spared & Dedicated Singers (Num 27:11) ·        Upon Alamoth-A Musical Direction; To Be Sung Upon High Notes ·        Theme-The Difference the Lord Makes When We Trust Him Through Difficulties •         When Written?-Possibly Jehoshaphat’s Battle of 2 Chron 20 or Hezekiah’s Against Assyria 2 Ki 19 •         Our-Personal Possessive Pronoun; The Congregation •         Refuge-A Shelter, a Cave, or Crag in the Rock •         God Doesn’t Protect Us In Order To Pamper Us •         Strength-Power; Might (Ps 18:2) •         A very present help-Accessible; One Easy To Be Found (2 Chr.15:4) •         In trouble-Distress •         Will not we fear-Irrational to Fear With God by Our Side •         Earth be removed-Change of State of All Visible Things •         Mountains by carried-Slip, Quake, or Shake & Be Submerged in the Heart of the Sea •         Roar-Not Afraid of Noise •         Be troubled-Foam; Not Afraid of Fury •         Swelling-Surging Water; Not Afraid of Real Power to Shake Mountains •         Selah-Musical Rest; Probably “Stop & Think About That..” •         The Contrast: Tumult of the World-Tranquility Dwelling With God •         The Earthly Reference •         Jerusalem, the city of God, at Siege By the Enemy •         Water is Critical, As Jerusalem is One of the Few Ancient Cities Not Built by a River •         Hezekiah’s Tunnel Connected the Spring of Gihon in Kidron with the Pool of Siloam in the City (2 Ki 20:20)  •         The Spiritual Imagery •         God’s Grace is the river providing the Water of Life (Jn 7:37-39) •         Not Only in This Life, But in the Life to Come (Rev 22:1) •         The streams-The Various Influences on Our Lives •         Make glad-Rejoice Over the Assurance That God Never Fails to Supply Needs •         God’s People Have Always Depended on Hidden Spiritual Resources From God Alone •         The Church is the city of God today •         The Church is also the Tabernacles of the most High through the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit   Posted Mar 02 2008, 02:29 PM by jbarch with no comments