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Having a Heart for God

Outline—Psalm 27

  1. Confidence in God (vv. 1–3)
  2. Prayer for God’s presence (vv. 4–7)
  3. Prayer for God’s presence (vv. 8–12)
  4. Confidence in God (vv. 13, 14)

Alternate Outline

A heart for God will have these qualities:

  1. Heart health (vv. 1–3)
  2. Heart desire (vv. 4–6)
  3. Heart talk (vv. 7–9)
  4. Heart aches (vv. 10–12)
  5. Heart motto (vv. 13, 14)

Take Home Points

  • In God’s presence, fear is banished.
  • God encourages you to strive for higher ground.

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Outline—Psalm 36

  1. Hidden world of the unsaved (vv. 1–4)
  2. Hidden world of the redeemed (vv. 5–9)
  3. Common prayer of the saints (vv. 10–12)

Take Home Points

  • Have you lost you wonder and dread of God?
  • When you are caught up in God, there will be abiding peace, deep joy, and sustaining grace.

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Outline—Psalm 51 (Part 2)

  1. God is resolved to evangelize and make disciples (vv. 12, 13)
  2. God is resolved to pursue deliverance (v. 14a)
  3. God is resolved to praise (vv. 14b, 15)
  4. God is resolved to keep a humbled heart (vv. 16, 17)
  5. God is resolved to maintain worship (vv. 18, 19)

Related Scripture

  • Leviticus 20:10
  • 2 Samuel 12:14
  • 1 Chronicles 28:3
  • Isaiah 57:15
  • James 4:3

Take Home Points

  • Resolutions will always fail unless God is in partnership with you.

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Outline—Psalm 51

  1. Dismal situation (vv. 1–11)
  2. Desire of the penitent one (vv. 12–19)

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 32
  • 1 Corinthians 8:12

Take Home Points

  • Repentence begins with taking ownership of your failure.
  • God is good and that is the only reason that we can be forgiven.

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Outline—Psalm 40

  1. God who rescues (vv. 1–3)
  2. God who relates (vv. 4–5)
  3. God who rewards (vv. 6–8)
  4. God who remembers (vv. 9–11)
  5. God who responds (v. 12)
  6. God who rights wrongs (vv. 13–15)
  7. God who restores (vv. 16–17)

Related Scripture

  • Psalm 70
  • Hebrews 5
  • Isaiah 50:4
  • Romans 12:1f

Take Home Points

  • We will always have enemies as long as we are on earth. Only God can rescue us.
  • We are to look at God’s truth and make it our own.
  • We are to respect the humble and the truthful.
  • Our evangelism is not with the sword, but with the Word of God.
  • When you witness, make these your message: God’s righteousness, His lovingkindness, and His truth.

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