Heart attitudes: Joy - Psalm 16:1-11
This is a sermon by Peter Birnie from the evening service on 28th July 2024.
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Heart Attitudes: Joy (Psalm 16)
Intro: Cardiologist needed – conditions are good but heart not thriving!
1) The exclusive gate to Joy (v1-2)
“Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”
- Diagnostic question 1: Have you come to Jesus for Salvation?
- Diagnostic question 2: Is God first in your life?
2) The vital oxygen of Joy (v2-4)
“I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.””
- Diagnostic question 3: Are you a stuck-in member of a church family?
“Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.”
- Diagnostic question 4: Are there idols in your life spoiling your love for and devotion to God (where are you overvaluing unimportant things)?
3) The patterns and disciplines of Joy (v5-8)
“Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”
- Diagnostic question 5: How much of a part does thankfulness play in your life?
“I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.”
- Diagnostic question 6: How much of a part does praise play in your life?
“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
- Diagnostic question 7: What spiritual disciplines and patterns keep your eyes fixed on Jesus?
- Teach, Remind, Sing, Pray!
List of diagnostic questions:
•Have you come to Jesus for salvation(v1)?
•Is God first in your life (v2)?
•Are you stuck in to a church family? (v3)
•Are there idols in your life? (v4)
•How much of a part does thankfulness play in your life? (v5-6)
•How much of a part does praise play in your life? (v7)
•What spiritual disciplines and patterns keep your eyes fixed on Jesus? (v8)
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