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GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO
US
Psalms
136
O
give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever.
O
give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth
for ever.
O
give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth
for ever.
To
him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth
for ever.
To
him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth
for ever.
To
him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To
him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth
for ever:
The
sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for
ever:
The
moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth
for ever.
To
him that smote Egypt
in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for
ever:
And
brought out Israel
from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
With
a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To
him which divided the Red sea into parts:
for his mercy endureth for ever:
And
made Israel
to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth
for ever:
But
overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea:
for his mercy endureth for
ever.
To
him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To
him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth
for ever:
And
slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for
ever:
Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And
Og the king of Bashan:
for his mercy endureth for ever:
And
gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth
for ever:
Even
an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his
mercy endureth for ever.
Who
remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth
for ever:
And
hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth
for ever.
Who
giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O
give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth
for ever.
I. Super-heros.
A. Everyone likes to look up to
someone who is greater than them.
1) My day - Davy Crockett, John
Wayne.
2) Today - Robocop, Mutant Ninja
Turtles.
B. The Bible has the ultimate
hero: God.
II. God of Creation.
A. How big is your God?
1) "God of the gaps."
a) God is only behind what is
unexplained.
b) As more is
explained God retreats to the background.
1> Stephen Hawkings says in 20 years we won't need
religion.
2> Personal story of
Charles Darwin.
Began as very
religious young man.
Studied for
ministry.
After studying
evolution he found his faith began
to fade.
2) Big Bang, Science.
a) Science sometimes goes
full circle.
b) The latest scientific fad
is the "Big Bang" creation.
c) Scientists don't like it
because it presupposes a
beginning.
1> Robert Jastrow, noted astronomer:
The Big Bang theory in
astronomy tells us the universe
has
a beginning.
Theologians are delighted with the proof
that the universe
had
a beginning, but astronomers are curiously upset.
It turns out that the
scientist behaves the way the rest
of us do when our beliefs
are in conflict with the
evidence.
We become irritated, we
pretend the conflict does not
exist,
or we paper it over with meaningless phrases.
(from
"God and the Astronomers," p.16)
3) How big is your personal God?
a) Can he resurrect the dead?
1> Can he change your
circumstances?
b) Or does he just watch?
B. God is the ultimate Creator.
1) Salmon Brothers can make a
pond, but God made the oceans.
2) God is not part of nature, he
is above it.
a) (Religion of ecology has
dangerous aspects.)
C. We are God's creatures.
1) We are more important than
anything in nature, acc. to Bible.
a) God knows the number of
hairs on our heads.
b) God uses processes, but He
is still in control.
2) We can trust him to take care
of us.
III. God of History. 136:10 ff
A. Psalm 136 recalls the great deeds
of God in history.
1) Exodus and Conquest.
B. Conflicting theories: history as a line or a circle.
1) No miracles, nothing new under
sun, everything explainable.
2) Supernatural: unusual things can happen.
a) God is always on verge of
breaking in.
1> History is heading
for a climax.
b) Second Coming will
transform world.
1> Events in Europe are only a taste of how quickly
events
can change.
C. We should believe great things.
1) Founder of modern missionary
movement, William Carey:
Carey was an impoverished
English shoemaker.
Converted and became a
Baptist lay preacher.
Wrote a book on missions.
(Most Christians thought missions was only for Apostles.)
(God would do it in his
own good time.)
Carey preached a moving sermon
before a group of pastors:
"Attempt great
things for God,
Expect great things from
God."
One year later, 1793, Carey
and his family sailed for India.
In five years he had
translated the NT into Bengali.
By the end of his career he translated the
whole Bible into
3 languages and founded a
college that exists today.
Great difficulties:
No converts for 7 years.
His wife died of insanity.
A warehouse fire destroyed 30 years
of translation work.
Through it all he never gave
up the faith.
His secret for
accomplishing great things?
"I can plod. I can persevere in any definite
task. To this
I owe everything."
2) What can we accomplish if we
set our faith to it?
D. God can do great things.
1) History of this church.
2) Future history (deacons'
goals).
IV. God of personal relationship.
A. God is not just concerned about
planets and governments.
B. He loves each individual. 136:23
1) Meaning of term "hesed."
a) Covenant relationship;
love.
b) Cannot be broken.
2) God does not give up on us.
a) God as a deliverer. 136:24
b) God as a provider. 136:25
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