Hearts For God'S Word–Keeping The Word Of God In Times Of Trials - a podcast by Pastor Wei En Yi

HEARTS FOR GOD'S WORD - -KEEPING THE WORD OF GOD IN TIMES OF TRIALS-- I delight to do Your will, O my God,- And Your law is within my heart.--Psalm 40-8-------------------------------------------------1. INTRODUCTION --a. Knowing the background of hymns is beneficial.-b. Examples--i. Now Thank We All Our God - Pastor Wei's sharing at the prayer meeting.-ii. It is Well With My Soul.---2. SURVEY OF THE TEXT--a. Context of Psalm 40--i. David is going through a rough patch in his life. v 2 - -horrible pit-, -miry clay--ii. David's external problems. -- v 12a - -innumerable evils have surrounded me-.-- v 14 - 15 - -who seek to destroy my life-, -wish me evil-, -mocked me-.-iii. David's inner struggle. v12-- v 12b - heart laden with sin. -iniquities-more than the hairs of my head --- v 12c - heart weakened by problems in and out. -my heart fails me-.--b. Limitations of the sermon--i. Confine the doctrines learnt on the Word of God to the text only.-ii. Restrict the applications to seasons of trials only.- --3. DIRECT OUR HEARTS TO OBEY GOD IN TIMES OF TRIALS---I delight to do Your will, O my God---Flesh cries - Too hard to follow God- - BUT Spirit of God cries - Fight hard to obey God---a. Obedience to God amid our trials is an evidence of a Spirit-led life--i. From the life of David - further example in Ps. 44- 18, 20-21.-ii. From the apostles' writings - Paul in 2 Cor. 12- 10, Peter in 1 Pet. 4- 19.-iii. From the life of Jesus - Matt. 4- 1-11, John 4- 34, 6- 38.-b. Obedience to God amid our trials has the following benefits--i. Prevents spiritual depression. Ps. 40-12, Heb. 12-1.-ii. Promotes sanctification. Jas. 1-3-4, 2 Cor. 4-17, --Use our trials to perfect us

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