“for the joy of the lord is your strength”
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“For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10
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“Jesus The Author Of Our Faith”by Pastor Fee SolivenPsalm 105:1-4
Sunday MorningJuly 7, 2013
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Psalm 105:1-41 Oh, give thanks to the LORD!
Call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples! 2 Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; Talk of all His wondrous works! 3 Glory in His holy name; Let the
hearts of those rejoice who seek the LORD! 4 Seek the LORD and
His strength; Seek His face evermore!
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What does it mean to seek the Lord?
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Why should unbelievers seek the Lord?
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1. They need a Savior because sin has separated them from
Him.
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Isaiah 59:2"But your iniquities have
separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face
from you, So that He will not hear"
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Psalm 37:3-53 Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His
faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give
you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall
bring it to pass.
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2. God’s wrath is upon those who suppress the truth.
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Romans 1:18-2018 For the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to
them.
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3. Those who refuse to acknowledge the Lord have a
depraved mind.
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Romans 1:28-3228 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God
gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all
unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness,
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covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,
evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters,
inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31
undiscerning, untrustworthy,
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unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous
judgment of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same but
also approve of those who practice them.
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4. The wages of sin is death.
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Romans 6:23"For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord"
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Why should Christians seek God?
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1. God intends for us to grow in our Christian lives.
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Romans 8:29-3029 For whom He foreknew, He also
predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover
whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these
He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
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2. The Lord wants us to know Him intimately.
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Philippians 3:7-117 But what things were gain to me,
these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all
things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
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9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is
through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection,
and the fellowship of
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His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection
from the dead.
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Romans 8:28"And we know that all things work
together for good to those who love God, to those who are the
called according to His purpose"
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3. God reveals Himself to us when we observe how He
works.
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Philippians 3:13-1613 Brethren, I do not count myself
to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of
God in Christ Jesus.
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15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree
that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be
of the same mind.
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4. If we really love the Lord, we’ll pursue Him.
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What is required of us?
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Matthew 6:33-3433 But seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for
the day is its own trouble.
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Proverbs 8:13-1813 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I
hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am
understanding, I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, And rulers
decree justice.
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16 By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth. 17 I
love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find
me. 18 Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and
righteousness.
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1. Seek Him wholeheartedly.
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Jeremiah 29:13-1413 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with
all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will
bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the
nations and from all the places
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where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the
place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
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Isaiah 55:6-96 Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his
thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will
abundantly pardon.
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8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. 9 "For as the heavens are higher than the
earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than
your thoughts.
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2. Seek Him diligently.
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Proverbs 8:1717 I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will
find me.
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3. Seek Him continually.
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Hebrews 2:1-41 Therefore we must give the
more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word spoken through
angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and
disobedience received a just reward,
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3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him, 4 God also bearing witness both with
signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy
Spirit, according to His own will?
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4. Seek Him confidently.
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Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
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5. Seek Him humbly.
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Psalm 10:4"The wicked in his proud
countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts"
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1. If you lack the diligence to search for God, what is holding
you back?
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2. What person or other interest is interfering in your pursuit of seeking intimacy with God?
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“For the Joy of the Lord is your Strength” Nehemiah 8:10