Title: Surrounded: Captured by Mercy
Sermon by Pastor Bob Johnson / December 29, 2024
Text: Psalm 32
Introduction:
Psalm 32 background
As a child of God-you are surrounded by God’s mercy. Captured and protected!!
Mercy should capture your
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
Mercy should capture your
Psalm 34:18
The LORD [is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Mercy should capture your
What fear do you have? Who out what are you running from? What insecurities do you struggle with?
Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Psalm 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Luke 1:50
And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Mercy should capture your
Don’t fight against God’s leading and teaching.
Psalms 57:10-11
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted,
O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD ever.
God’s mercy should capture !
Ephesians 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Titus 3:5
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
HOW?
– Your Sin.
– your will.
– God with your fears.
– your attitude (spirit).
This week, each morning, ask yourself these questions.
-Is there a sin I committed today I need to confess?
-Is my will being stubborn or submissive and what adjustment do I need to make?
-What fear do I have that I need to release to God?
-How is my attitude today and how does it need to change?