Date written: October 29th, 2006
Scripture ref: Psalm 119:1-8<\/p>\n
SUBJECT: Passage Study<\/p>\n
TITLE: Psalm 119:1-8 Sermon – Behavior of the Blessed<\/p>\n
PROPOSITION: In this sermon we will study Psalm 119:1-8. We will note: 1) Blessed Conduct, 2) Binding Commands, 3) Bona Fide Commitment.<\/p>\n
OBJECTIVE: That each would become more familiar with Psalm 119.<\/p>\n
AIM: To impress upon each the importance of respecting and honoring God’s word in our lives.<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION: Beginning of this Psalm 119:1-8 sermon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 1. Read: Psalm 119:1-8<\/p>\n 2. About this text.<\/p>\n 1) It is the longest Psalm in the book of Psalms.<\/p>\n 2) It is also the longest chapter in the Bible.<\/p>\n 3) The Psalm is divided into 22 parts.<\/p>\n 4) Each part begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet.<\/p>\n 5) In Hebrew, each line of these parts begin with that letter.<\/p>\n 6) Is this significant? There’s not a letter that doesn’t honor God’s word.<\/p>\n 7) The content of this chapter is respect, praise, and honor for God’s word.<\/p>\n 8) God’s word is described with several different words in this Psalm.<\/p>\n a. Laws<\/p>\n b. Testimonies<\/p>\n c. Ways<\/p>\n d. Precepts<\/p>\n e. Statutes<\/p>\n f. Commandments<\/p>\n g. Judgments<\/p>\n h. Word<\/p>\n i. Truth<\/p>\n 9) All of these words are used to refer to God’s word.<\/p>\n 10)There is great respect for God’s word in this Psalm.<\/p>\n 11)We ought to have this same respect also.<\/p>\n 12)Without God’s word we would not have the information we need for our salvation.<\/p>\n 13)We ought to join the Psalmist in praising God for His wonderful word!<\/p>\n 14)This first part of this Psalm serves as an introduction to the entire Psalm.<\/p>\n 15)Let’s study it together.<\/p>\n 3. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.<\/p>\n 1. “Undefiled in the Way,” v. 1a.<\/p>\n 1) In a way we see a high standard set forth.<\/p>\n a. Matthew 5:48 “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”<\/p>\n b. Philippians 3:14 “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”<\/p>\n 2) In another way, this standard is achievable.<\/p>\n a. Luke 1:6 says of Joseph and Mary, “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”<\/p>\n b. 2 Peter 3:14 “Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.”<\/p>\n 2. “Walk in the Law of the Lord,” v. 1b<\/p>\n 1) This indicates ongoing action.<\/p>\n 2) A walk is something that occurs one step after another.<\/p>\n 3) It doesn’t cease.<\/p>\n 4) Deuteronomy 8:6 “Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.”<\/p>\n 5) Colossians 2:6 “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:”<\/p>\n 6) 3 John 1:4 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”<\/p>\n 3. “Keep His testimonies.”<\/p>\n 1) The word “keep” indicates that we hold something tightly and don’t let it go.<\/p>\n 2) It also signifies an ongoing action or attitude.<\/p>\n 3) John 8:52 “…If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.”<\/p>\n 4) Luke 11:28 “…blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”<\/p>\n 4. “Seek Him with the whole heart,” v. 2<\/p>\n 1) God always demands everything we got be given to Him.<\/p>\n 2) Matthew 22:37 “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”<\/p>\n 3) Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”<\/p>\n 5. This is the conduct that is blessed.<\/p>\n 1. We are commanded to keep God’s precepts diligently, v. 4.<\/p>\n 1) God’s commands are just that, commands.<\/p>\n 2) The Creator has absolute right to command us and expect us to obey those commands.<\/p>\n 3) Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15).<\/p>\n 4) Even so, God’s commands are not dictatorial.<\/p>\n 5) 1 John 5:2-3 “By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”<\/p>\n 6) Keeping God’s commands requires some effort on our part.<\/p>\n 7) The word “diligence” means to make a constant effort at an undertaking.<\/p>\n 8) This is how we must approach the word of God.<\/p>\n 9) It is something to be constantly undertaken with effort.<\/p>\n 2. It ought to be our desire to do this, v. 5!<\/p>\n 1) We ought to delight in knowing and doing God’s word.<\/p>\n 2) Without that guidance and counsel, we wouldn’t know the right way.<\/p>\n 3) What a blessing and delight it is that God has told us how to live right.<\/p>\n 4) Psalm 1:2 “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”<\/p>\n 5) Psalm 19:10 “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”<\/p>\n 3. We have no reason to be ashamed when we respect God’s commands, v. 6.<\/p>\n 1) Others may sneer at us and ridicule us.<\/p>\n 2) Others may pressure us into their mold of behavior.<\/p>\n 3) But we ought to hold the truth in our minds that so long as God approves our behavior, we have nothing to be ashamed of.<\/p>\n 4) “Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God” (2 Timothy 1:8).<\/p>\n 5) 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”<\/p>\n And Finally in this Psalm 119:1-8 Sermon…<\/p>\n 1. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart when I learn of thy righteous judgments, v. 7.<\/p>\n 1) By keeping the commands of God, we can have an upright heart.<\/p>\n 2) Our praise will thus be done in a way that God will accept.<\/p>\n 3) By learning God’s word, we can commit to worshipping Him appropriately.<\/p>\n 4) John 4:23-24 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”<\/p>\n 5) God’s judgments are righteous.<\/p>\n 6) The word righteous in this context means that they provide equity between men.<\/p>\n 7) Consider Deuteronomy 16:19 “Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.”<\/p>\n 8) Psalm 11:7 “For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.”<\/p>\n 9) God’s righteous judgments provide so much for us; we ought to commit to praising Him for it.<\/p>\n 2. I will keep thy statutes, v. 8.<\/p>\n 1) Not only do we enjoy the benefits of God’s instruction, but by keeping it we can be righteous as well.<\/p>\n 2) 1 John 3:7 “Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.”<\/p>\n 3) We do this by obeying God.<\/p>\n 4) We can’t be saved without obedience.<\/p>\n 5) Hebrews 5:9 “And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;”<\/p>\n 6) We will be lost if we fail to obey. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 “In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:”<\/p>\n 7) We must make a commitment in our life to keep God’s statutes if we expect salvation.<\/p>\n CONCLUSION: (End of this Psalm 119:1-8 Sermon.)<\/p>\n 1. We have noted in Psalm 119:1-8<\/p>\n 1) Blessed Conduct<\/p>\n 2) Binding Commands<\/p>\n 3) Bona Fide Commitment<\/p>\n 2. Invitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Psalm 119:1-8 Sermon – Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley on the message of Psalm 119:1-8 and its directives regarding godly conduct, commands to live right, and the commitment to walk in the right way. Date written: October 29th, 2006Scripture ref: Psalm 119:1-8 SUBJECT: Passage Study TITLE: Psalm 119:1-8 Sermon – Behavior of the Blessed PROPOSITION: … Continue reading “Psalm 119:1-8 Sermon | Behavior Blessed by God’s Word – Bible Outlines”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43979\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}DISCUSSION: In Psalm 119:1-8 we have…(Discussion of this Psalm 119:1-8 sermon.)<\/h2>\n
I. Blessed Conduct, vv. 1-3<\/h3>\n
II. Binding Commands, vv. 4-6<\/h3>\n
III. Bona Fide Commitment, vv. 7-8<\/h3>\n