P1 WHAT IS GOD LLIKE? A SUMMER OF PSALMS (PSALM 19)

Psalm 19 Sermon – June 16, 2024
 
Psalm 19:1-14 (NIV2011)
1  The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2  Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.
3  They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.
4  Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5  It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. 6  It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7  The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
8  The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 9  The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.
10  They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. 11  By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 12  But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
13  Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
14  May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,

LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
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God Reveals Himself in His World

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.

Psalm 19:3-4 (NIV2011)
They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.  
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

God Reveals Himself in His World

God’s World Reveals His Greatness

Sportscar

250 mph

Sportscar NASA X-43 Military Jet

250 mph 7,300 mph

Sportscar NASA X-43 Military Jet Light

250 mph 7,300 mph 671,000,000 mph

At 671 million mph, travel time to:

• Moon:  2.5 seconds
• Sun:  8 minutes
• Edge of Solar System:  1 day
• Edge of Milky Way Galaxy:  50,000 years
• Edge of Observable Universe:  46.5 billion years
• Edge of Universe:  150 sextillion x 46.5 billion years!

God Reveals Himself in His Word

The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.  The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

God Reveals Himself in His Word

God’s Word Reveals His Goodness

Psalm 8:3-4 (NIV2011)
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?

1 John 4:9-10 (NIV2011)
9  This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10  This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Psalm 19:10-11 (NIV2011)
10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. 11 By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

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