The Question, the Answer & the Promise Psalm 15
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1 The Question, the Answer & the Promise Psalm 15
2 1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; 3 who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; Psalm 15:1-3
3 4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. Psalm 15:4-5
4 1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; 3 who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; Psalm 15:1-3
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6 THE QUESTION: The Question, Answer & Promise Lord, who may visit you in worship and stay with you?
7 THE ANSWER: The Question, Answer & Promise The one who walks in humility.
8 THE ANSWER: The one who walks in humility Genuine: his outer actions reflect his inner desires (15:2).
9 THE ANSWER: The one who walks in humility Genuine: his outer actions reflect his inner desires (15:2). Balanced: concerned both with what he does and doesn t do (15:2-5).
10 DO: Walk blamelessly Do right Speak truth in your heart Honor those who fear God Keep your promises DO NOT: Slander Do evil to neighbor Take up a reproach Take advantage of brother financially Receive a bribe
11 THE ANSWER: The one who walks in humility Genuine: his outer actions reflect his inner desires (15:2). Balanced: concerned both with what he does and doesn t do (15:2-5). Relational: his God-relationship intersects his human-relationships (15:3-5)
12 1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; 3 who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; Psalm 15:1-3
13 4 in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; 5 who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. Psalm 15:4-5
14 VERTICAL God Me
15 VERTICAL God HORIZONTAL Me
16 VERTICAL Passages to consider: Matt. 5:23-24 Rom. 12:1; John 3:18 God HORIZONTAL Me
17 1... present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship... 9 Let love be genuine Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Romans 12: 1-18
18 THE ANSWER: The one who walks in humility Genuine: his outer actions reflect his inner desires (15:2). Balanced: concerned both with what he does and doesn t do (15:2-5). Relational: his God-relationship intersects his human-relationships (15:3-5) Grateful: his reliance is upon God s goodness, not his own (14:3; 16:2).
19 THE PROMISE: The Question, Answer & Promise He will not be moved (15:5).
20 Mark how the prophet does not say, he who reads these things, nor he who hears these things, but he who does these things shall not be moved...neither does he say he who talks of these things; for many can talk gloriously of uprightness, justice, truth, in whom notwithstanding, there is none. Richard Turnbull
21 THE PROMISE: The Question, Answer & Promise He will not be moved (15:5). Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58
22 THE QUESTION: The Question, Answer & Promise Lord, who may visit you in worship and stay with you? THE ANSWER: The one who walks in humility. THE PROMISE: He will not be moved.
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