Text:

1 Thessalonians 1:1-5

Truth # 1

The work of God is defined by God’s power alone.

Truth # 2

What seems pointless or hard in your story is what God looks to use and redeem.

Text: Psalm 95

Truth One:

Come joyfully to Him in your praise

Truth Two:

Acknowledge who He is in your praise

Truth Three:

Identify with Him in your praise

Truth Four:

Respond to Him in your praise

Text: Psalm 69

Title: When His justice is your strength

Truth One:

The sufferer makes his complaint known to God.

Truth Two:

The sufferer pleads honestly of the zeal that caused this suffering

Truth Three:

The sufferer pleads for help and deliverance

Truth Four:

The sufferer details the injurious conduct of his enemies

Truth Five:

The sufferer calls for their punishment

Truth Six:

The sufferer returns to prayer and the joyful anticipation of divine intervention and its results

Passage: Psalm 19:1-14

Truth #1

God’s Wisdom in the World (1-6)

Truth #2

God’s Wisdom in the Word (7-11)

Truth #3

God’s Wisdom in Your Walk (12-14)

Passage: Psalm 51

Truth #1

Don’t make peace with sin, but you need to make peace with being a sinner.

Truth #2

When you lament you, you must repent to God first.

Truth #3

When you lament you, you must state what is true of God’s power.

Truth #4

When you lament you, you must share your desire for God to fix what is sinful.

Truth #5

When you lament you, you must remind yourself of his work beyond your issues to encourage your soul.

SERMON OUTLINE

Psalm 138

TRUTH ONE: Thanking God required all of you

TRUTH TWO: Thanking God focuses on who He is

TRUTH THREE: Thanking God remembers His relation to you

TRUTH FOUR: Thanking God looks like steady belief

Definition:

Lament: A lament is a prayer in pain that leads to trust.

Step #1 to a Proper Lament:

Turn to God

Step #2 to a Proper Lament:

Cry out your complaint

Step #3 to a Proper Lament:

Appeal for God to hear and respond

Step #4 to a Proper Lament:

Confess your trust

Final Thought:

If it’s good enough for Jesus, it is what you need as you face The world

Psalm 2:1-12

• The Nations Go to War (1-3)
• The Lord Responds in Wrath (4-6)
• The King Inherits the World (7-9)
• The Peoples Are Warned (10-12)