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Mar
12

My Savior My God

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There is a beautiful contemporary song written by Aaron Shust called My Savior My God. The chorus of the song gives us six simple statements of eternal truth that we all need to be reminded of. Those six points are below as well as the link to where you can see and hear a great 4:51 minute video featuring the words of the song. Here are the points and a title I have given them:

 

SIX TRUTHS TO REMEMBER WHEN TOUGH TIMES COME

1. My Savior Loves
2. My Savior Lives
3. My Savior's Always There for Me
4. My God He Was
5. My God He Is
6. My God is Always Gonna Be

Consider using these points in a sermon and then playing the video or the song for your people to experience.

VIDEO LINK TO MY SAVIOR MY GOD

 

 

 

 

 

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Feb
05

Fire Up The Band – sermon

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Fire Up The Band
by Eddie Lawrence

Psalm 33:1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous!
         For praise from the upright is beautiful.
 2 Praise the LORD with the harp;
         Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
 3 Sing to Him a new song;
         Play skillfully with a shout of joy. 


1. Paint God a Picture
Verse 1 tells us that when we rejoice in the Lord that He sees our praise as something very beautiful. Think of it, your attitude is a canvas and your joy is the paint, get busy! 

Imagine being in your backyard leaping up and down just having a joy party with Jesus like a little kid at a birthday party for a friend. Cake and goodies and a good time. Little kids don't worry about all the stuff we do. We need times when we can regain the perspective that we are God's kids and just rejoice in Him. 

If the neighbors call the wagon to come get you, then just take the party downtown. Seriously, splash some joy paint around each and every day.
 
If your day today was a painting, what emotion would it bring out in others? Just adding joy to your day, will change the whole message of it.

 
2. Fire Up the Band 
 
Verse 2 tells us that God is into guitar. People argue about this, but David knew God liked his concerts. Sound is a commodity has created and when it is used to glorify Him, He likes it. 

Some of you dudes have a Fender Strat at home in the closet, go home, pull it out, fire it up, and rock for God. May want to that several times before you perform for others……know what I mean??

Think about it: In the book of Revelation, we are told there are harps playing and a whole lot of worship going on. God likes music. He invented it. 
 
There are times when I get stressed out and I just pull aside, put on some great worship music and just roll my blues away. Remember how David would play and the evil spirit departed from King Saul? Yeah, anointed music can free you from a lot of stuff going on spiritually. Learn to soak in the Lord's presence while the music plays.


3. Sing God a Song
Verse 3 tells us that God wants you to write and sing Him a song. Just sing spontaneously from your heart to the Lord like a little kid would sing to his parents. God loves it when you sing to Him. He especially likes your own original stuff you share with Him.

We would not have the book of Pslams today if David had not sang new songs to the Lord. The truth is that every song we sing at one time was a new song. Birth your song to God…..who knows, He may want other folks to use it too.
 
(Insert a story of a famous hymn or song and how it came to be)

Conlclusion: Rejoice, praise, play and sing are all things God enjoys for us to do when it is done out of a heart of love for Him.

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ELEVEN NAMES TO SHOUT ABOUT
By Eddie Lawrence

The following is a simple sermon outline about praising the Divine names of God. It focuses on the compound Divine names and can be used to teach people about praise, prayer, and the nature of God all in one sermon. Of course, they all point to the Jesus and what He has done for us.

Learn to Voice and Praise God using the various names we find attributed to God in Scripture. They tell us something about His nature and character. They give us insight into what He does for us. The compound names sometimes referred to as the Jehovah names are full of application and meaning for us. They also point to Jesus as He was God come in human flesh.

1. Jehovah Jireh means God will provide.
Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

-When you need provision praise Him as Jehovah Jireh.

2. Jehovah Rophe means God is the one who heals.
Exodus 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and wilt give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD That healeth thee.

-When you need healing praise Him as Jehovah Rophe.

3. Jehovah Nissi means God is our banner, our victory.
Exodus 17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: 16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

-When you are in battle praise Him as Jehovah Nissi.

4.Jehovah Mekaddish means God is our sanctifier.
Exodus 31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily My sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD That doth sanctify you. See also Leviticus 20:8; 21:8; 22:32 Ezekiel 20:12

-When you are in need of cleansing and you have confessed your sin, praise Him as Jehovah Mekaddish.

5. Jehovah Shalom means God is our peace.
Judges 6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

-When you sense confusion and distraction praise Him as Jehovah Shalom.

6. Jehovah Sabboath means He is the God of hosts.
1 Samuel 1:3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

-When you feel intimated or fearful praise Him as Jehovah Sabboath.

7. Jehovah Rohi means God is my shepherd.
Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

-When you are needing direction or you feel uncertain and unsafe, praise Him as Jehovah Rohi.

8. Jehovah Sidkenu means God is our righteousness.
Jeremiah 5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is His name whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. See also Jeremiah 33:16

-When the enemy accuses you praise Him as Jehovah Sidkenu.

9. Jehovah Elyon means the God Most High.
Psalms 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD MOST HIGH. See also Psalms 47:2; 97:9

 

-When you feel overwhelmed, praise Him as Jehovah Elyon.

10. Jehovah Shammah means God is present.
Ezekiel 48:35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

-When you feel isolated, abandoned, or alone, praise Him as Jehovah Shammah.

11. Jesus means Jehovah Saves.
Matthew 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

We pray now through the name of Jesus. All the other names mentioned find their fulfillment for our lives through the Lord Jesus Christ. Think of how God has provided for us through Christ. He heals us through Christ. Christ is our peace. Christ is our sanctifier. Jesus is our victory and so forth. He embodied these truths as God in human flesh who offered Himself for us.

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