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Chuck Smith Sermon Notes
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Sermons regarding Psalms
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/274.html"><b>Sermon 274: Psalm 1 </b></a>
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<br> "GOD'S BLESSED MAN"
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<br>I. DESCRIBED.
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<br>A. Negative.
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<br>1. "Walks not in counsel of ungodly."
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<br>a. Counsel & advice plentiful.
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<br>b. The worldly maxims.
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<br>1. "Eat, drink, & be merry, for tomorrow we die."
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<br>2. "To die rich" "short life & merry."
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<br>3. Contrast "For me to live is Christ..."
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<br>c. The counsel of worldly gang.
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<br>2. Nor stands in the way of sinners.
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<br>a. "In world, but not of world."
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/275.html"><b>Sermon 275: Psalm 1b </b></a>
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<br> "GOD'S BLESSED MAN"
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<br>What it means to be blessed of God.
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<br>I. WHAT HE DOES NOT DO.
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<br>A. Walk in counsel of ungodly.
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<br>1. Advice cheap and plentiful.
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<br>2. Bad company is dangerous.
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<br>B. Stand in the way of sinners.
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<br>1. No hypocrisy here!
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<br>C. Sit in seat of scornful.
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<br>1. How terrible is a critical spirit.
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<br>2. You can find mistakes in everyone.
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<br>a. "Love covers a multitude of sins."
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/276.html"><b>Sermon 276: Psalm 1c </b></a>
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<br> I. WHO WERE THE UNGODLY?
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<br>A. Open willful sinners?
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<br>1. Blasphemers?
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<br>2. Lawbreakers?
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<br>not mainly intended here.
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<br>B. Men who deny God's existence?
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<br>1. Neglect outward forms of religion.
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<br>2. Jest at sacred things (included but not aimed at here).
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<br>C. Irreligious?
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<br>1. You can be religious and be ungodly.
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<br>2. To be religious is one thing to be godly another.
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<br>D. To be godly is to recogn...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/277.html"><b>Sermon 277: Psalm 2:6 </b></a>
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<br> "THY KINGDOM COME"
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<br>Intro: The second Psalm is a prophesy yet future when God shall turn over to Jesus Christ the reign of the earth. "Ask of Me."
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<br>I. THE NEED OF HIS KINGDOM TO REIGN.
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<br>A. We see the shambles Satan's reign has created on the earth.
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<br>1. We see the strife and turmoil.
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<br>2. We see the suffering and pain.
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<br>3. We see sorrow and grief.
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<br>4. We see wars and atrocities.
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/278.html"><b>Sermon 278: Psalm 4:4 </b></a>
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<br> "NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP"
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<br>Intro: Doesn't that sound good? To some it might sound like a dream. More accurate "Now I lay me down to toss & turn to spend a restless night in fear and terror". Millions have to take a sleeping pill before they can sleep. Fringe benefit "He giveth His beloved sleep" How do you become His beloved?
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<br>Four steps: Feel reverent awe; exercise self examina...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/279.html"><b>Sermon 279: Psalm 4:6 </b></a>
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<br> "WHO WILL SHOW US ANY GOOD"
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<br>Intro: There seems to be a restlessness in man within the core & fiber of his being. Note this question not asked by David.
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<br>I. THE ORIGIN OF THIS RESTLESSNESS.
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<br>A. Must go back to garden of Eden.
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<br>1. We see man in perfect contentment.
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<br>2. Living in harmony & fellowship with God.
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<br>B. God has spoken of His creation & declared "It is good" and God rested f...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/281.html"><b>Sermon 281: Psalm 8:3 </b></a>
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<br> "WHAT IS MAN"
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<br>I. THE VASTNESS OF GOD.
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<br>A. His glory is above (or greater) than the heavens.
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<br>1. One of the unfortunate by-products of our urbanized modern society is our restricted view of the night sky.
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<br>a. We need to go to the mountains or desert periodically just to look.
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<br>b. Looking into the night sky is awesome, glorious.
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<br>2. The heavens are the work of His fingers.
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/282.html"><b>Sermon 282: Psalm 8:4 </b></a>
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<br> "WHAT IS MAN?"
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<br>Intro: One day this past summer I had breakfast in New York, ate lunch at home and dinner in Hawaii. Flying over the U.S. on a clear day, aware of impact of man upon this planet. Saw cities, smoke from factories, Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams. The earth has developed to what it is because of man, not cats.
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<br>I. A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF MAN MUST BEGIN WITH GOD.
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<br>"O LORD O...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/280.html"><b>Sermon 280: Psalm 8 </b></a>
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<br> I. WHEN I CONSIDER THY HEAVENS.
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<br>A. Size of heavenly objects.
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<br>1. Earth 8,000 miles - 6,000 million, million, million tons 6-24 cifers.
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<br>2. Jupiter 1,300 times as large.
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<br>3. Sun 1,300,000 times the earth. 866,000 miles in diameter (hollow out sun).
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<br>4. Betelgeuse 215,000,000 miles in diameter.
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<br>B. Speeds of heavenly objects.
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<br>1. Earth traveling three trips simultaneously.
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<br>a. 9,000,...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/283.html"><b>Sermon 283: Psalm 17:15 </b></a>
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<br> SPIRITUAL SATISFACTION
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<br>I. A WONDERFUL THING TO BE SATISFIED.
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<br>A. True (Dissatisfaction has caused much trouble).
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<br>1. A person dissatisfied with his ability to earn money.
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<br>a. Lies or cheats.
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<br>b. Ill gotten gain never satisfies.
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<br>2. Countries dissatisfied with boundaries.
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<br>B. Paul "I have learned in whatsoever state..."
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<br>1. Reference here to physical state.
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<br>2. Spiritually - "Forget...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/284.html"><b>Sermon 284: Psalm 19:1 </b></a>
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<br> "THE WORD OF THE LORD"
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<br>Intro: Many times I have heard people say, "I wish God would speak to me," and all the while God is saying, "I wish they would listen to me."
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<br>I. HOW GOD SPEAKS TO MAN.
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<br>A. "The heavens declare the glory of God."
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<br>1. They tell you God is infinite.
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<br>a. In power, greatness, strength.
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<br>2. They tell you He is a God of order.
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<br>B. "The firmament showeth His handiwo...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/285.html"><b>Sermon 285: Psalm 23 </b></a>
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<br> I. GOD AS SHEPHERD.
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<br>A. I shall not want.
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<br>1. For provision.
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<br>a. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures."
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<br>2. Refreshing.
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<br>a. "He leadeth me beside the still waters."
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<br>3. Strength.
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<br>a. "He restoreth my soul."
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<br>B. My every need provided by my tender Shepherd.
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<br>1. David wrote this Psalm, a little over 3,000 years ago. There stood on earth one who said: "I am the Good Shepherd."
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/286.html"><b>Sermon 286: Psalm 23b </b></a>
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<br> I. GOD REVEALED IN THREE ASPECTS.
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<br>A. Shepherd.
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<br>B. Guide.
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<br>C. Host.
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<br>II. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD "I SHALL NOT WANT."
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<br>A. I might want otherwise.
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<br>B. I shall not want provisions "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures."
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<br>C. I shall not want refreshment "He leadeth me beside the still waters."
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<br>D. I shall not want for strength "He restoreth my soul."
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<br>E. I shall not want for dire...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/287.html"><b>Sermon 287: Psalm 23c </b></a>
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<br> "THE LIFE WITHOUT WANT"
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<br>I. THE SHEPHERD'S PSALM.
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<br>A. Actually three separate aspects shown.
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<br>1. God as Shepherd.
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<br>2. God as our Guide.
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<br>3. God as our Host.
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<br>B. Christ said, "I am the Good Shepherd" decades past. "Fear not little flock." It is the Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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<br>II. GOD AS THE SHEPHERD "I SHALL NOT WANT."
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<br>A. I might want otherwise.
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/288.html"><b>Sermon 288: Psalm 23d </b></a>
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<br> "JEHOVAH IS MY..."
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<br>Intro: David a shepherd boy, called to be a king, knew well the responsibilities and duties, the watchful care and diligence that are required of a shepherd. He sees Jehovah as his shepherd yet more also as Guide and Host.
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<br>I. JEHOVAH IS MY SHEPHERD.
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<br>A. Maybe he had just rescued a lamb from some danger.
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<br>B. "I shall not want."
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<br>1. Think of the want in the world....
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/289.html"><b>Sermon 289: Psalm 23e </b></a>
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<br> "THE GOOD SHEPHERD"
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<br>I. "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD."
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<br>A. David had spent his early youth as a shepherd.
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<br>1. He knew well the responsibilities to the sheep.
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<br>a. Protecting them from danger.
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<br>b. Finding good pasture.
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<br>c. Bringing them to still waters.
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<br>d. Keeping them from straying.
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<br>2. He loved to think of the LORD in that light.
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<br>B. "I shall not want."
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<br>1. I shall not want for nourish...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/290.html"><b>Sermon 290: Psalm 32 </b></a>
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<br> Intro: Experienced in this Psalm we have (sin bitterness, burden-conviction) (sorrow-floods of great water, prison) (silence - ignorance of God's way, God's voice silent).
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<br>I. "O THE BLESSINGS OF TRANSGRESSION FORGIVEN, AND SIN COVERED."
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<br>A. Hebrew word "transgression" actual willful wrongdoing.
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<br>B. "Sin" missing the mark.
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<br>1. Not a day passes that I do not sin - not willfully but a...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/291.html"><b>Sermon 291: Psalm 34:1 </b></a>
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<br> "PRAISING GOD"
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<br>Intro: A Psalm of David... A continual occupation.
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<br>I. "I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES."
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<br>A. There are times when it is easy.
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<br>1. That spontaneous reaction to His grace.
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<br>2. Experience in market.
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<br>B. There are times when praise is act of faith.
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<br>1. I cannot see His hand in a particular circumstance.
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<br>2. And being strong in faith, he gave glory to God.
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<br>3. Experie...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/1965.html"><b>Sermon 1965: Psalm 34:1b </b></a>
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<br> "I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES, HIS PRAISE SHALL CONTINUALLY BE IN MY MOUTH."
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<br>Intro. I want to look at both sentences in this verse. I will bless the Lord at all times, and His praise shall continually be in my mouth. The second sentence first, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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<br>I. NOTE THAT IN CONTRAST TO JUST A DAY OF THANKSGIVING, DAVID DECLARED THAT PRAISES TO T...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/292.html"><b>Sermon 292: Psalm 37:1 </b></a>
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<br> "RESTING IN THE LORD"
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<br>Intro: We are living in a world of turmoil, there are pressures brought against us daily that create anxiety, worry and fear. I often cry out to God, "What do you want me to do?" He answers, "Just rest in Me."
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<br>I. "REST IN THE LORD" IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT COMMANDMENTS IN THE BIBLE.
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<br>A. Especially when it seems nothing is happening.
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<br>1. The situation hasn...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/293.html"><b>Sermon 293: Psalm 37:7 </b></a>
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<br> "REST IN THE LORD"
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<br>I. THE DIFFICULTY.
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<br>A. We are living in a topsy turry world.
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<br>1. The wicked seem to prosper more than the righteous.
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<br>2. The wicked have the advantage, they are crooked, corrupt and prosperous.
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<br>3. The good honest people are often their victims.
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<br>4. It appears that evil will conquer over good.
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<br>a. A public school teacher was recently fired for suggesting that man...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/294.html"><b>Sermon 294: Psalm 44:20, 21 </b></a>
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<br> "CAN THIS BE TRUE?"
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<br>I. COMPARISON OF RUSSIA & U.S. BY ANASTAS I MIKOYAN. "Oh, you folks must not worry about the differences between the Russian & American philosophies of life. You believe in God. We do not. But we are both interested in attaining a higher standard of living. This is all that matters."
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<br>A. Can this be true?
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<br>1. Then what are we fighting about?
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<br>2. Is this the only...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/296.html"><b>Sermon 296: Psalm 46:7, 11 </b></a>
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<br> "THE LORD OF HOSTS"
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<br>Intro: "God is our refuge and strength." The positive aspects of faith produces peace, courage, confidence. The negative aspects of doubt; produces fear, uncertainty, anxiety. He is my only refuge & strength.
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<br>I. "THE LORD OF HOSTS."
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<br>A. The Hosts of God.
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<br>1. The stars.
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<br>a. Genesis 24 "And the heaven and earth were finished and all the 'hosts' of them."
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/297.html"><b>Sermon 297: Psalm 46:7b, 11 </b></a>
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<br> "THE LORD OF HOSTS"
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<br>Intro: "God is our refuge and strength." The positive aspects of faith produces peace, courage, confidence. The negative aspects of doubt; produces fear, uncertainty, anxiety. He is my only refuge & strength.
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<br>I. "THE LORD OF HOSTS."
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<br>A. The Hosts of God.
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<br>1. The stars.
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<br>a. Genesis 24 "And the heaven and earth were finished and all the 'hosts' of them."
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<div id="num">25.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/295.html"><b>Sermon 295: Psalm 46 </b></a>
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<br> "THE BELIEVER'S CONFIDENCE"
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<br>I. STATEMENT OF CONFIDENCE - 1-3.
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<br>A. Three things declared of God.
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<br>1. Refuge - hiding place - harbor - shelter.
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<br>a. The conie is a feeble folk.
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<br>2. Strength - not "will give me strength."
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<br>3. Help in trouble "a very present help."
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<br>a. "Help me Lord."
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<br>B. Because God is Refuge - Strength - Help - we will not fear.
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<br>1. Living in world fraught with fears....
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<div id="num">26.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/1966.html"><b>Sermon 1966: Psalm 46b </b></a>
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<br> "WHAT'S NEXT?"
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<br>Intro. Our nation has been attacked. Thousands perished in this last wave of the attack. The twin 110-story towers of the World Trade Center are no more. The Pentagon was partially destroyed. Had they not immediately closed the airlines, only God knows what other targets might have been hit. Our troops worldwide are on the highest alert, and everyone is wondering wha...
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<div id="num">27.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/298.html"><b>Sermon 298: Psalm 50 </b></a>
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<br> "GOD HAS SPOKEN"
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<br>Intro: Ps. 50 is divided into three sections. Vs. 1-6 The declaration of God as He gathers His people to hear Him. Vs. 7-15 His Word to His people. Vs. 16-22 His Word to the wicked.
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<br>I. EL, ELOHIM, JEHOVAH HAS SPOKEN.
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<br>A. When God speaks, we had better listen.
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<br>II. HIS WORD TO HIS PEOPLE.
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<br>A. No reproof for lack of sacrifice.
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<br>1. They were faithful in their religio...
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<div id="num">28.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/299.html"><b>Sermon 299: Psalm 51 </b></a>
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<br> Intro: One of seven penitential Psalms. Written after Nathan came to David. "Thou art the man" - "I have sinned against Jehovah" - "Jehovah also hath put away thy sin." This psalm is an interpretation of David's confession to Nathan.
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<br>I. SIN IN RELATION TO GOD.
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<br>A. David cast himself on God's mercy "Have mercy."
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<br>1. In the Book of Exodus where God gave the Law, God declared Himself ...
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<div id="num">29.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/300.html"><b>Sermon 300: Psalm 51:12 </b></a>
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<br> "THE JOY OF SALVATION"
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<br>I. WHAT IS MEANT BY SALVATION?
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<br>A. We Christians use the term saved.
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<br>1. Saved from the power of sin.
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<br>a. (vs. 5) We often do that which is natural.
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<br>1. We talk about human nature, and we are referring to certain characteristics or responses.
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<br>2. But these reactions often wrong.
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<br>a. Human nature to desire to get revenge.
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<br>b. Human nature to lie.
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<br>c. Human nat...
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<div id="num">30.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/301.html"><b>Sermon 301: Psalm 56:9 </b></a>
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<br> "GOD IS FOR ME"
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<br>I. THE IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT CONCEPTS OF GOD.
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<br>A. Most of the concepts people have of God or His word or His Son, they have learned from His enemies.
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<br>1. From the beginning, Satan has sought to distort the character of God.
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<br>a. He suggested to Eve.
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<br>1. God has lied to you. "You will not die."
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<br>2. God is trying to keep you from something good.
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<br>3. God is not fair.
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<div id="num">31.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/302.html"><b>Sermon 302: Psalm 61:1 </b></a>
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<br> "LEAD ME TO THE ROCK"
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<br>I. "FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH WILL I CRY UNTO THEE."
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<br>A. David had been driven from Jerusalem.
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<br>1. It is thought Ps. was written at time of Absalom's rebellion.
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<br>2. He was far removed from Tabernacle of God.
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<br>3. It seemed to David the end of the world.
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<br>B. God is always within reach.
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<br>1. No matter how far you may have strayed.
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<br>2. No matter how low you have f...
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<div id="num">32.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/303.html"><b>Sermon 303: Psalm 61:2 </b></a>
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<br> "LEAD ME TO THE ROCK"
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<br>I. "WHEN MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED."
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<br>A. Life is filled with pressure and stressful situations.
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<br>1. Sooner or later we come to the point where we are forced to cry:
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<br>a. "I don't know which way to turn."
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<br>b. or, "I can't go on."
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<br>2. Our heart becomes overwhelmed.
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<br>a. That can be a day of greatest tragedy or greatest victory, it all depends on where we turn for he...
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<div id="num">33.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/304.html"><b>Sermon 304: Psalm 66:18 </b></a>
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<br> "WHY PRAYERS ARE NOT ANSWERED"
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<br>Intro: God answers prayer, this is the main incentive to pray. Yet it must truthfully be said that many prayers go up that bring nothing down. Why is it that our prayers are sometimes not answered?
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<br>I. SIN, IN OUR TEXT, "IF I REGARD INIQUITY IN MY HEART, THE LORD HEARETH ME NOT."
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<br>A. Isaiah 59:1-3 - God's hand is not short that He cannot save, neither...
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<div id="num">34.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/305.html"><b>Sermon 305: Psalm 71:3 </b></a>
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<br> "GOD OUR RESORT"
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<br>Intro: David's experience in Adullam. David's desire to be on intimate terms not only with but in God. Not only to dwell in the house of the Lord forever but wanted Lord to be the house. Not just live within God's world, but in God.
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<br>I. GOD WAS TO DAVID A DELIGHTFUL REPOSE "BE THOU MY STRONG HABITATION" BE MY HOUSE AND HOME.
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<br>A. What condescension on God's part.
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<div id="num">35.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/309.html"><b>Sermon 309: Psalm 73:1 </b></a>
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<br> "BASIC FOUNDATIONS"
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<br>I. THE PSALM BEGINS WITH A FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH, "GOD IS GOOD."
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<br>A. I know this is true.
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<br>1. It is important to know this.
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<br>2. I will not always understand it.
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<br>3. I will just have to fall back on it when I cannot understand my circumstances.
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<br>B. The importance of strong foundations.
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<br>1. In our lives we will face severe storms.
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<br>2. We may feel we are going under.
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<div id="num">36.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/306.html"><b>Sermon 306: Psalm 73 </b></a>
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<br> "IS GOD FAIR?"
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<br>Intro: I know a man very wealthy, excellent health, large of stature, handsome countenance, yet his mind is a cesspool - blasphemous, spends his money on riotous and sinful pleasures. Is God fair to give him so much when he curses God? I know a dear saint who suffers continually barely enough to get by on, one painful experience after another. Husband an alcoholic. Y...
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<div id="num">37.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/307.html"><b>Sermon 307: Psalm 73b </b></a>
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<br> "GOD IS SO GOOD"
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<br>I "TRULY GOD IS GOOD."
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<br>A. This is the basic essential fact concerning God.
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<br>1. We need to always remember this.
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<br>2. We need to fix this thought in our heart.
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<br>a. For satan is always challenging this fact.
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<br>1. In the garden of Eden.
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<br>2. If God is so good why wars, crime...?
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<br>b. The circumstances of our lives may indicate otherwise.
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<br>1. Why do I suffer so much?
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<div id="num">38.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/308.html"><b>Sermon 308: Psalm 73c </b></a>
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<br> "THE PLACE OF UNDERSTANDING"
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<br>Intro: I know a dear dedicated couple, tithe faithfully, serving God as active laymen in church, their first baby was born horribly deformed. One of the sweetest, finest men I have ever known is in Norwalk hospital. I know a man who is very wealthy, touch of Midas, mind is a cesspool. I know a Godly woman prays continually has to manage carefully, just ...
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<div id="num">39.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/310.html"><b>Sermon 310: Psalm 78:41 </b></a>
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<br> "LIMITING GOD"
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<br>Can God be limited? Unexhausting resources.
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<br>I. LIMITED GOD THROUGH SIN VS. 10, 17.
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<br>A. Think of vessels marred by sin.
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<br>1. Samson.
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<br>2. Saul.
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<br>B. Sin manifested in:
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<br>1. Rebellion vs. 8.
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<br>2. Turning from God vs. 8.
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<br>3. Failure to keep covenant.
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<br>4. Refusing to walk in His law.
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<br>5. Forgetting God's works.
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<br>C. God's works limited by sin.
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<br>II. LIMITED GOD THROUGH UNBELI...
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<div id="num">40.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/311.html"><b>Sermon 311: Psalm 81:8 </b></a>
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<br> "GOD'S LAMENTATION"
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<br>I. "HEAR, O MY PEOPLE."
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<br>A. God is calling to His own chosen.
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<br>1. As the lament of Jesus over Jerusalem.
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<br>2. God sorrows over the lost world.
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<br>3. He also sorrows over His people.
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<br>II. HIS LAMENT WAS OVER LOST LOVE.
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<br>A. He warns them against strange gods.
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<br>1. It is interesting the strange things man will believe when he rejects truth.
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<br>a. "I believe that man evol...
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<div id="num">41.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/312.html"><b>Sermon 312: Psalm 84 </b></a>
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<br> "THRICE BLESSED"
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<br>Intro: This Psalm has three movements each summarized by a blessing. "Blessed" means "O how happy."
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<br>I. "BLESSED ARE THEY THAT DWELL IN THY HOUSE."
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<br>A. "How amiable or desirable are thy tabernacles O Lord of hosts."
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<br>1. Looked upon as the place where man meets God.
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<br>2. How vital is our worship together.
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<br>a. No man is an island, no man stands alone.
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<br>b. "The ear can...
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<div id="num">42.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/313.html"><b>Sermon 313: Psalm 84:9 </b></a>
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<br> "GRACE AND GLORY"
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<br>Intro: The whole Psalm devoted to the blessedness of dwelling in the presence of God represented by His tabernacle. Three strophes, the first is reflection and desire to be in His tabernacle. Second the pilgrimage to, third the experiences in the presence of God.
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<br>I. OUR BLESSED PLACE IN CHRIST "LOOK UPON THE FACE OF THINE ANOINTED" OR "MESSIAH" OR "CHRIST."
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<div id="num">43.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/1967.html"><b>Sermon 1967: Psalm 90:2 </b></a>
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<br> "FROM EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING, YOU ARE GOD."
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<br>I. THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT GOD IS ETERNAL AND TRANSCENDS TIME AND SPACE.
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<br>A. Can this be proved and how?
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<br>1. First realize that we are now talking about things that we cannot fully comprehend.
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<br>a. The word everlasting in Hebrew is literally, vanishing point.
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<br>b. It is the point beyond your ability to comprehend.
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<br>c. Can you imagine a y...
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<div id="num">44.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/314.html"><b>Sermon 314: Psalm 90:12, 17 </b></a>
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<br> "THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD OUR GOD"
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<br>Intro: Moses in wilderness at the time of writing. Out in nature our hearts instinctively turn towards God. Their days had been numbered by God. Conscious of human limitations contrasted with "From everlasting."
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<br>I. "TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS."
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<br>A. Too many live as though this was all.
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<br>1. Their plans and schemes laid out for this life only.
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<div id="num">45.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/315.html"><b>Sermon 315: Psalm 91:3 </b></a>
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<br> Intro: It looks like Satan might be winning. The Supreme courts have open the doors for immorality, our schools are being disrupted, crime and violence are on the rise. Satan has set his traps, and is luring thousands of souls daily into them. Witchcraft is on the rise, many of local children seeking spirit of Mary Worth. "Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler."...
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<div id="num">46.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/316.html"><b>Sermon 316: Psalm 91:3b </b></a>
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<br> "THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER"
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<br>I. "THE SNARES OF THE FOWLER."
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<br>A. Connected with secrecy "Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird."
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<br>1. Covers his trap.
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<br>2. Beguiles the bird.
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<br>3. Piece of turf in mouth.
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<br>4. How many things look so innocent on surface.
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<br>a. What's wrong with this or that?
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<br>5. Christians more susceptible to secret sins.
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<br>a. If devil comes to door with ho...
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<div id="num">47.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/317.html"><b>Sermon 317: Psalm 97 </b></a>
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<br> "A SURE FOUNDATION IN A CRUMBLING WORLD"
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<br>I. TREMBLING WORLD FOUNDATIONS.
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<br>A. Fearfulness of an earthquake.
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<br>1. That which is supposed to be solid begins to shake.
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<br>B. Threat of War shaking world.
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<br>1. $14,000,000 per hour, for weapons.
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<br>2. War bound to be of such catastrophic dimension.
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<br>C. Loosening morals shaking world.
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<br>1. Disregard of vows.
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<br>2. Breaking down of family life.
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<div id="num">48.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/318.html"><b>Sermon 318: Psalm 100 </b></a>
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<br> "THANKSGIVING"
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<br>I. AN UNTHANKFUL PERSON.
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<br>A. Miserable to be around.
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<br>1. Constant complaint.
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<br>2. Nothing ever suits them.
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<br>3. Telling favorite food at table.
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<br>B. Condemned by God.
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<br>1. Rom. 1 Neither were they thankful.
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<br>2. Thought the world owed him a living.
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<br>II. THANKFUL PERSON.
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<br>A. How much more pleasant to be around.
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<br>B. Colored man and steak.
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<br>C. You enjoy doing things for them...
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<div id="num">49.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/319.html"><b>Sermon 319: Psalm 100b </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "BE THANKFUL UNTO HIM"
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<br>I. GOD'S RIGHTS.
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<br>A. We hear so much today of human rights.
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<br>1. Unfortunately it has become a political issue.
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<br>a. You begin to question the true sincerity.
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<br>1. "I heard many cries against the Shaw."
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<br>2. I have heard nothing from these same sources against Kohumini.
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<div id="num">50.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/320.html"><b>Sermon 320: Psalm 102:13 </b></a>
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<br> "GOD'S APPOINTED TIMES"
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<br>I. GOD HAS SET A TIME TO RESTORE ISRAEL VS. 13.
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<br>A. Moses spoke of it in Deut.
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<br>1. Deut. 28:34 promise to scatter.
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<br>2. Deut. 30:3,4 promise to restore.
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<br>B. Ezekiel's vision of valley of dry bones.
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<br>C. Jeremiah 46:27,28.
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<br>D. Whole thrust of Hosea.
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<br>E. It would appear that, that set time is near.
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<br>1. The nation was reborn May 14th 1948.
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<br>a. Zech. 12 Jerusalem ...
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<div id="num">51.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/321.html"><b>Sermon 321: Psalm 102:16 </b></a>
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<br> I. ZION WAS TO BECOME DESOLATE.
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<br>A. God said that He would scatter them among all nations.
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<br>1. They were to be a curse and a byword.
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<br>2. They were to be persecuted & tortured.
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<br>B. The former & the latter rains were to be removed and the land lie desolate.
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<br>1. This once fertile land to become arid.
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<br>2. Vineyards & groves to disappear.
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<br>C. This desolation was to follow their rejection...
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<div id="num">52.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/322.html"><b>Sermon 322: Psalm 103 </b></a>
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<br> I. REASONS FOR PRAISE (PERSONAL).
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<br>A. "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities."
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<br>1. This is my first and foremost need.
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<br>2. O the blessedness of sins forgiven.
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<br>B. "Who healeth all thy diseases."
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<br>1. Spiritual as well as physical.
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<br>2. Far more deadly the diseases of the soul.
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<br>C. "Who redeemeth thy life from destruction."
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<br>1. The disease of my soul and my iniquities had fit me for destr...
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<div id="num">53.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/324.html"><b>Sermon 324: Psalm 103:1, 2 </b></a>
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<br> "ALL HIS BENEFITS"
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<br>I. "FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS."
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<br>A. We have a tendency toward forgetfulness.
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<br>1. Especially in the midst of a trial.
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<br>2. The disciples on the ship forgot bread.
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<br>3. When facing current bills, we forget how He supplied for the past.
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<br>4. When dangers threaten, I forget how I got this far. Ps. 124, "If it had not..."
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<br>B. Through the Psalms are constant reminders o...
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<div id="num">54.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/323.html"><b>Sermon 323: Psalm 103b </b></a>
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<br> "WHY BE THANKFUL"
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<br>Intro: Well here it is almost Thanksgiving time again, crime and violence fill our streets, more mass murders, fighting continues in South Vietnam, and government is in a mess, taxes are going up and we're facing an energy crisis, so what's there to be thankful for?
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<br>I. DAVID CALLS UPON HIS SOUL TO BLESS THE LORD.
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<br>A. All that was within him to bless His name.
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<div id="num">55.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/1964.html"><b>Sermon 1964: Psalm 103c </b></a>54
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<br> "PSALM 103."
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<br>I. DAVID'S COMMAND TO HIMSELF. "BLESS THE LORD O MY SOUL, AND ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME, BLESS HIS HOLY NAME"
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<br>A. Why the command was necessary.
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<br>1. "Forget not all His benefits." We oft times are forgetful to give thanks to God.
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<br>2. We have a tendency to take God's blessings for granted.
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<br>3. We sometimes attribute the blessings of God to other causes.
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<br>a. Abraham Lincoln ...
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<div id="num">56.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/325.html"><b>Sermon 325: Psalm 112:7 </b></a>
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<br> "THE FIXED HEART"
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<br>Intro: This psalm open with Heb. word "Hallelujah" then it speaks of God's blessed (happy) man who "fears" God and delights greatly in His commandments.
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<br>I. "HE SHALL NOT BE AFRAID OF EVIL TIDINGS."
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<br>A. These are days of evil tidings.
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<br>1. Your home isn't safe.
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<br>a. Maniacs running loose lighting fires whenever a strong dry wind blows.
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<br>b. Burglaries are increasing ...
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<div id="num">57.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/326.html"><b>Sermon 326: Psalm 112:7b </b></a>
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<br> "THE FIXED HEART"
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<br>Intro: This is a day of evil tidings; War in Vietnam - trouble in Middle East - China detonating H Bombs - drug usage increasing at alarming rate. Our government is incapable and weak, earthquake may soon come of great magnitude. Is it possible to face all of this and stay sober and not panic? Relation of Ps. 111 & 112 Acrostics 22 lines each line, begins with let...
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<div id="num">58.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/327.html"><b>Sermon 327: Psalm 115 </b></a>
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<br> I. EVERY MAN HAS A GOD. "THEIR (THE HEATHEN) IDOLS."
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<br>A. Your god is the master passion of your life.
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<br>1. The driving force.
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<br>2. The ideals that control your actions.
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<br>3. The philosophy that governs your decisions.
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<br>B. David's time - three basic heathen gods: Baal, Molech, Mammon.
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<br>1. Worship of Baal was to deify the intellect.
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<br>2. Worship of Molech was to deify pleasure.
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<div id="num">59.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/329.html"><b>Sermon 329: Psalm 115:8 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> I JOHN 3:2
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<br>Intro: All men have capacity for God. Man cannot live without God. All men have a god. Every man is bound to an authority.
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<br>I. THREE BASIC FORMS OF IDOLATRY IN O.T.
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<br>A. Baal - Worship of nature - deification of intellect.
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<br>1. Seeking secrets of universe.
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<br>2. Philosophy, speculations.
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<br>B. Molech - Deify emotional nature.
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<br>1. Outcome is lust - debased.
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<br>2. Love is true dei...
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<div id="num">60.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/330.html"><b>Sermon 330: Psalm 115:8b </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> I JOHN 3:2
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<br>"WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM"
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<br>I. MASTER PASSION IN EVERY LIFE, MAN CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT GOD.
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<br>A. Term God applied to erroneous concepts of deity. Nature, interest, power.
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<br>1. Word suggests being superior to man.
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<br>2. Whether: kind or cruel. tyrant or benefactor. merciful or vindictive. depends on concept.
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<br>3. Everyone has in some form or fashion a god.
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<br>a. That which is supre...
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<div id="num">61.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/328.html"><b>Sermon 328: Psalm 115b </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "WHO IS YOUR GOD?"
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<br>Intro: Assumption of question - every man has a god. Importance of question - you are becoming like your God.
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<br>I. BASIC GODS OF O.T. MOLECH, BAAL, MAMMON.
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<br>A. Baal worship of intellect.
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<br>1. Modern education craze.
|
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<br>2. Education is phanasia to world's ills.
|
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<br>3. Education is good as means to an end but it is not the end.
|
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<br>B. Molech worship of flesh.
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<br>1. Live for pl...
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<div id="num">62.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/331.html"><b>Sermon 331: Psalm 116:12 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "A VITAL QUESTION"
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<br>I. MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN THE BIBLE.
|
|
<br>A. First question God asked man, "Adam where art thou?"
|
|
<br>1. Where are you in relation to God?
|
|
<br>a. Are you in rebellion?
|
|
<br>b. Are you trying to run or hide?
|
|
<br>B. "What think ye of Christ whose Son is He?"
|
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<br>1. Son of Joseph.
|
|
<br>2. Illegitimate Son of Mary.
|
|
<br>3. Son of God.
|
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<br>C. Question that determines your eternal destiny, "Wha...
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<div id="num">63.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/332.html"><b>Sermon 332: Psalm 116:15 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "PRECIOUS IN THE EYES OF THE LORD, IS THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS"
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<br>I. GOD'S ESTIMATE OF THE CHRISTIANS DEATH, PRECIOUS.
|
|
<br>A. By many a strange epithet for death.
|
|
<br>1. Death some fearful monster that snatches our loved ones from our midst.
|
|
<br>B. This signifies that a Christian's death is -
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|
<br>1. Ordained & planned by God.
|
|
<br>2. It is considered by Him, as precious.
|
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<br>II. GOD'S REASON FOR THIS ES...
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<div id="num">64.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/333.html"><b>Sermon 333: Psalm 118:22 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
|
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<br> Intro: Prophecy is history written in advance. The detailing of events before they ever happen.
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|
<br>I. THE PURPOSE OF PROPHECY.
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|
<br>A. To provide a solid foundation for faith.
|
|
<br>1. John 13:9 Jesus said, "And now I tell you..."
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<br>2. Isa. 41 God's challenge to false gods.
|
|
<br>a. "Prove your case give us a reason to believe tell us something before it happens."
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<br>B. To give a scientific measuring ...
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<div id="num">65.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/334.html"><b>Sermon 334: Psalm 119:9 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "THE WORD OF GOD"
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<br>Intro: God has spoken to man! He has revealed himself to us so we might know His love, and His plan for our lives. He has given to us the rules for a rich, full, joyful life. How important it is to know and give heed to God's Word.
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<br>I. "WHEREWITHAL SHALL A YOUNG MAN CLEANSE HIS WAY?"
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<br>A. The psychologists tell us that most of our emotional disorders stem from a gu...
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<div id="num">66.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/335.html"><b>Sermon 335: Psalm 121 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "JEHOVAH IS THY KEEPER"
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<br>Intro: There are many times when we have depleted our own resources and must look beyond ourselves for help... Where do we turn?
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|
<br>I. "FROM WHENCE COMETH MY HELP?"
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<br>A. Some looking within themselves, I say "Chuck, you can do it."
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<br>1. Just remember the little train that said, "I think I can."
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<br>2. You are captain of your fate, the master of your soul, let your ...
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<div id="num">67.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/336.html"><b>Sermon 336: Psalm 121:1, 2 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "MY SOURCE OF HELP"
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<br>Intro: No matter how clever or resourceful you may be, sooner or later we reach a point where we must reach out for help.
|
|
<br>I. WHERE DO YOU TURN FOR HELP?
|
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<br>A. Some turn to the mysterious power of a positive attitude.
|
|
<br>1. The little red engine, "I think I can."
|
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<br>2. "They said it couldn't be done..."
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<br>3. A positive attitude is important, but it has its limitations,...
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<div id="num">68.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/337.html"><b>Sermon 337: Psalm 127 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> I. THE VANITY OF SELF EFFORT.
|
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<br>A. In building the Lord's house.
|
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<br>1. Look at programs man has instituted to build the churches.
|
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<br>2. Methods devised to proclaim gospel.
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<br>3. World fast becoming totally heathen.
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<br>a. Catholic Bishop 16% to 12%.
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<br>b. 50,000,000 added annually 2,000,000 being reached 4%.
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<br>4. Figures like these usually presented to spur men into new programs.
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<br>"If the Lo...
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<div id="num">69.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/338.html"><b>Sermon 338: Psalm 139:23 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "SEARCH ME O GOD"
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<br>Intro: Whole psalm a prayer.
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<br>I. BEGINS WITH RECOGNITION; GOD KNOWS ME BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF.
|
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<br>A. "O Lord, thou hast searched me and known me."
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<br>1. You know my highs and my lows.
|
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<br>2. You know the origins of my thoughts.
|
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<br>3. You surround my life, whether asleep or awake.
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<br>4. Before I speak, you know what I am going to say.
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<br>5. You totally encompass my life.
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<div id="num">70.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/339.html"><b>Sermon 339: Psalm 135:15 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "THE DANGER OF FALSE CONCEPTS"
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<br>Intro: "Everyone should believe in something." It doesn't matter what you believe, just so you are sincere. The children of Israel worshipped the golden calf and burned incense to it. Young men today worship a steel mustang & burn gas.
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<br>I. "THE IDOLS OF THE HEATHEN ARE VAIN."
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<br>A. Every man has a god.
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<br>1. That man who says "I do not believe in God."
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<div id="num">71.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/340.html"><b>Sermon 340: Psalm 138:8 </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "THE WORK OF THE LORD"
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<br>Intro: This scripture not for everyone, the "me" was David so it is for those like David. Are you concerned about your soul? The things of the Spirit? This vs. for those who have experienced God's mercy. This vs. for those who have placed their lives in God's hands.
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<br>I. "THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNETH ME."
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<br>A. The "Lord."
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<br>1. When there is a work...
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<div id="num">72.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/341.html"><b>Sermon 341: Psalm 138:8b </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> Intro: Not heritage of all mankind. The man described "That which concerneth me."
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<br>1. Are you concerned with heavenly things?
|
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<br>a. People giving more attention to perishing body than eternal soul.
|
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<br>b. How few concerned with heavenly things.
|
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<br>1. Crime rate doubled in 20 yrs.
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<br>2. Major felony every 4 minutes.
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<br>Education: One time all schools Christian.
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<br>You can teach about God You can ...
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<div id="num">73.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/342.html"><b>Sermon 342: Psalm 138:8c </b></a>
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<div id="summary">
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<br> "THE WORK OF THE LORD"
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<br>Intro: This scripture not for everyone, the "me" was David so it is for those like David. Are you concerned about your soul? The things of the Spirit? This is for those who have experienced God's mercy. This is for those who have placed their lives in God's hands.
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<br>I. "THE LORD WILL PERFECT THAT WHICH CONCERNETH ME."
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<br>A. The "Lord."
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<br>1. When there is a work t...
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<div id="num">74.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/343.html"><b>Sermon 343: Psalm 138:8d </b></a>
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<br> "GOD'S PERFECT WORK"
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<br>I. WHO MAY HAVE THIS ASSURANCE?
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<br>A. Those who are concerned about God.
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<br>B. Those who have sought God's mercy.
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<br>C. Those in whose lives, God is working.
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<br>II. WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS TODAY?
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<br>A. My salvation, my flesh seems to be week.
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<br>1. I make promises and vows to God, yet I fall.
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<br>2. I think God is about to give up on me, and I don't blame Him.
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<br>3. When did God...
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<div id="num">75.</div>
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/344.html"><b>Sermon 344: Psalm 139 </b></a>
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<br> "SEARCH ME, O GOD"
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<br>Intro: "Man know thyself" Most difficult, most painful.
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<br>I. GOD'S KNOWLEDGE OF ME.
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<br>A. My down sitting and uprising.
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<br>1. Nathanael "Whence knowest thou me?"
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<br>B. "Thou understandeth my thoughts afar off."
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<br>1. Not He is way up in heaven and I'm way down here.
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<br>2. Knows my thoughts in the mystery of origin.
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<br>a. Before the subconscious projects it into the consciousn...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/345.html"><b>Sermon 345: Psalm 139:1 </b></a>
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<br> "THE PRESENCE OF GOD"
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<br>Intro: It is important that we come to the awareness of God's all pervading presence. King Ben-hadad. We are prone to think of the church as the place we meet God.
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<br>I. HIS PRESENCE IN THE UNIVERSE.
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<br>A. "If I ascend into heaven, thou art there."
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<br>1. Russian Cosmonaut.
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<br>2. Our own Astronauts in moon orbit.
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<br>B. "If I make my bed in hell, thou art there."
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<br>C. "Tak...
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<a href="./Comm/chuck_smith/sn/Psa/346.html"><b>Sermon 346: Psalm 144:15 </b></a>
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<br> "THE HAPPY PEOPLE"
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<br>I. "HAPPY IS THE PEOPLE."
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<br>A. Happiness is a highly desired emotion.
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<br>1. It forms the basic stimuli for most advertising.
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<br>2. It seems to be the goal of every man.
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<br>B. Happiness is very illusive.
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<br>1. People try to find it in so many ways.
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<br>2. "The Sad Prince."
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<br>3. Happiness is not found by direct pursuit.
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<br>a. It cannot be produced.
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<br>b. It is a fruit.
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