Contemplate God's Excellence
- Creation
- Children
- Cosmos
Key Word - θαυμάζω (thaumostos)
- Wonderful, marvelous
- Worthy of admiration
- Excellent, passing human comprehension
- Causing amazement joined with terror
- Extraordinary, striking, surprising
Cultivate Personal Excellence
- Communication
- Community
- Chastity
- Civility
- Citizenship
- Conviction
- Christ-likeness
The Excellence of God
Psalm 8
August 12, 2018 • Pastor Mark Mincy
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Hear My Prayer, O LORD
September 16, 2018 • Pastor Mark Mincy
1. The Prayer of a Thirsty Soul (verses 1 and 2) - Hear me - Listen to me - Answer me...according to your will - Have mercy upon me 2. The Plight of a Thirsty Soul (verses 3 and 4 ) - Pursued - Crushed - Isolated (imprisoned, blinded) - Overwhelmed - Distressed 3. The Proper Perspective of a Thirsty Soul (verses 5 and 6) - Remember God - Meditate on God - Ponder God - Confess to God - Beg God - Worship God (Selah) 4. The Plea of a Thirsty Soul (verses 7-10) - Answer me...quickly! - Hide not Your face from me - Cause me to hear of a Your mercy - Cause me to make the right choices - Deliver me - Teach me - Lead me 5. The Posture of a Thirsty Soul (verses 11 and 12) - I live for Your Name's sake - I rely on Your righteousness - I trust Your steadfast love - I wait for Your justice - I am Your servant
Blessed People Bless God and Bless Others
September 2, 2018 • Pastor Mark Mincy
Psalm1 and 2 - Blessed - Incredible happiness, joy, and satisfaction that comes simply from being right with God - Compare Psalm 1:1 and Psalm 2:12 - What do you delight in so much that you meditate on it? - Perish - Vanish; go astray; be destroyed - Compare Psalm 1:6 and Psalm 2:12 - Are you on the way to life or death? Psalm 133 - The Blessings of Unity - Physical/material blessing - Spiritual blessing - Eternal blessing Psalm 134 - BLESS GOD WITH YOUR WORSHIP AND BLESS OTHERS WITH YOUR WORDS - Bless God - Bless others - Be blessed
Let the Nations Praise You, O God
August 26, 2018 • Pastor Mark Mincy
CHANGE US, O GOD - A request for God's mercy - A request for God's blessing - A request for God's presence - Selah - So that your way may be known on the earth - So that your saving power may be known among the nations CHANGE THEM, O GOD - A request that others - all others will praise God - A request that the nations will be so glad they will sing for joy - A request that the nations will realize the source of all joy is the justice and righteousness of God - Selah - A second request that all others (the nations) will praise God Application - Cultivate a personal relationship with God - Thank God - Stand in awe of God - Worship God - Tell others about God