“For I resolved to know

nothing while I

was with you

except Jesus Christ and

him crucified.”

Second Corinthians 2:2

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“PRAISE THE LORD. (In 2 Parts)

PART ONE

Psalm 112:1-10

Intr.:

BLESSED IS THE MAN

–who fears the LORD,

–who finds great delight in his commands.

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1. His children will be mighty in the land;

2. the generation of the upright will be blessed.

3. Wealth and riches are in his house, and

4. his righteousness endured forever.

5. Even in darkness light dawns

a. for the upright,

b. for the gracious and

c. compassionate and

c. righteous man.

6. Good will come to him who

a. is generous and

b. lends freely, who

c. conducts his affairs with justice.

7. Surely he will never be shaken;

8. a righteous man will be remembered forever.

PART TWO

9. He will have no fear of bad news;

10 his heart is steadfast,

11. trusting in the LORD.

12. His heart is secure,

13. he will have no fear;

14. in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

15. He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor,

16. his righteousness endures forever;

17. his horn will be lifted high in honour.

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End:

THE WICKED MAN

— will see and be vexed,

— he will gnash his teeth and

–waste away;

–the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.”

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was with

you except Jesus Christ and  him

crucified.”

First Corinthians 2:2

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THE LORD

Psalm 105:1-4

Intr.:

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1. “Give thanks to the Lord,

2. call on his name;

3. make known among the nations what he has done.

4. Sing to him,

5. sing praise to him;

6. tell of all his wonderful acts.

7. Glory in his holy name;

8. let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

9. Look to the Lord and his strength;

10. seek his face always.”

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End:

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you

except Jesus Christ and him

crucified.”

First Corinthians 2:2

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COME

Psalm 95:1-7

A. “COME,

1. let us sing for joy to the Lord;

2. let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

3. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and

4. extol him with music and song.

End:

— for the Lord is the great God,

— the great king above all gods.

(In his hand are the depths of the earth, and

the mountain peaks  belong to him. The sea is his, for he

made it, and his hands formed the dry land.)

B. COME,

1. let us bow down in worship,

2. let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker;

End:

— for he is our God

(and we are the people of his pasture,

the flock under his care.)”

First Corinthians 2:2

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was with you

except Jesus Christ

and him crucified.”

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“THEN JESUS CAME TO THEM AND SAID,

Matthew 18:18-20

Intr.:

‘All authority

in heaven and

on earth

has been given me.

THEREFORE

go and make disciples of all nations,

1. baptizing them

— in the name of the Father and

— of the Son and

— of the Holy Spirit, and

2. teaching them to obey

everything I have commanded you.

End:

AND SURELY I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, TO THE VERY END OF THE AGE.'”

“For I resolved to know

nothing while I

was with you

except Jesus Christ and

him crucified.”

First Corinthians 2:2

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I LOVE YOU,

(Psalm 18:1-4)

Intr.:

O LORD,

1. my strength.

2. The LORD is my rock,

3. my fortress and

4. my deliverer;

5. my God is my rock,

6. in whom I take refuge.

7. He is my shield and

8. the horn of my salvation,

9. my stronghold.

End:

I call to the Lord,

who is worthy of praise, and

I am saved from my enemies.”

“For I resolved to

know nothing

while I was with

yu except Jesus Christ

and Him

crucified.”

First Corinthians 2:2

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PRAISE

Psalm 9:1-2

Intr.:

“I will

1. praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;

2. I will tell of all your wonders.

3. I will be glad and

4. rejoice in you;

5. I will sing praise to your name,

End:

O MOST HIGH.”

“For I resolved to know nothing

while I was with

you except Jesus Christ and

him

crucified.”

First Corinthians 2:2

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THE BLESSED MAN AND THE WICKED MAN

Psalm 1:1-6

INTR:

I. “BLESSED IS THE MAN

not

1. who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or

2. stand in the  way of sinners or

3. sit in the seat of mockers.

but

4. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and

5. on his law he meditates

–day and

–night.

6. He is like a tree

a. planted by streams of water,

b. which yields its fruit in season and

c. whose leaf does not wither.

Whatever he does prospers.

II. NOT SO THE WICKED!

1. They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

2. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement,

3. nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

END:

—For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous.

—but the way of the wicked will perish.”

In First Peter 1:20,21 the apostle Peter is writing:

“But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example

THAT YOU SHOULD FOLLOW IN HIS STEPS.”

Intr.:

“Follow Me” is the command of the Lord Jesus Christ. In which places is Christ found? Think of the places. There are more, but I will only mention three here.

The Lord Jesus Christ bids us to follow Him:

A. To the FIELD of service.

Acts 10:38

“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the

–Holy Spirit and

–power, and

how he went around

–doing good and

–healing all who were under the power of the devil,

because God was with him.”

Acts 20:19

B. To the GARDEN of Gethsemane.

Luke 22:39-42

C. To the CROSS of Calvary.

Hebrews 13:12,13

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