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1 /11/18 Page 1 of Worship In Times of Trouble Series: When Your World Falls Apart Psalms 18 Bro. Ken Culver I. In Times of Present Trouble, The Lord Is To Be Worshipped Before the gods I will sing praises to You. For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. And made me bold with strength in my soul. Psalms 18:1- A. Let Us Worship The Lord Thankfully And made me bold with strength in my soul. Psalms 18: Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. Psalms 9: Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. Psalms 100: B. Let Us Worship The Lord Wholeheartedly Before the gods I will sing praises to You. Psalms 18:1 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! Psalms 119:

2 /11/18 Page of Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Psalms 119: I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word. Psalms 119:8 C. Let Us Worship The Lord Courageously Before the gods I will sing praises to You. Psalms 18:1 D. Let Us Worship The Lord Intelligently For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. And made me bold with strength in my soul. Psalms 18:- 1. Praise Him For His Mercy And Truth Lovingkindness - hesed - mercy Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. Psalms 8:10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. Psalms :10 He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth. Psalms 7:. Praise Him For His Magnified Word

3 /11/18 Page of. Praise Him For His Mighty Provision And made me bold with strength in my soul. Psalms 18: God will: take us through the trouble help us through the trouble keep us from the trouble II. In Time of Future Triumph, The Lord Is To Be Worshipped All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord, When they hear the words of Your mouth. Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, For great is the glory of the Lord. 6 But the proud He knows from afar. Psalms 18:-6 A. All Kings of The Earth Will Praise The Lord All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord, When they hear the words of Your mouth. Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, For great is the glory of the Lord. Psalms 18:- 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians :10-11 The kingdoms[a] of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever! Revelation 11:1b B. All Kinds of People Will Be Acknowledged By The Lord But the proud He knows from afar. Psalms 18:6

4 /11/18 Page of 1. The Lord Receives The Lowly But the proud He knows from afar. Psalms 18:6. The Lord Rejects The Lofty But the proud He knows from afar. Psalms 18:6 III. In Times of Personal Uncertainty, The Lord Is To Be Worshipped 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. Psalms 18:7-8 A. The Lord Continues To Protect Us Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. Psalms 18:7 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 /11/18 Page of You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell[a] in the house of the Lord Forever. Psalms B. The Lord Continues To Perfect Us The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. Psalms 18:8 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. Romans 8:9

3. Read about the thriving church in Antioch in 11: What are the evidences in these verses that Antioch was a spiritually growing church?

3. Read about the thriving church in Antioch in 11: What are the evidences in these verses that Antioch was a spiritually growing church? Acts 11:19 12:25 March 5, 2015 1. Consider a time in your life when your circumstances looked overwhelming and yet God was at work. In what ways was God your Provider during your trial? 2. Read Acts 11:19.