Love Your Church (Psalm 27:4-6)
Gearl Spicer, January 16, 2022
Part of the Authentic - All In For Jesus (Four Choices for 2022) series, preached at a Sunday Online service
Psalm 27:4–6 (Listen)
4 One thing have I asked of the LORD,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to inquire in his temple.
5 For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will lift me high upon a rock.
6 And now my head shall be lifted up
above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the LORD.
(ESV)
Sermon Notes
Authentic - All In For Jesus
Four Choices for 2022
Love Your Church
Psalm 27:4-6
1/16/22
How would you describe your love for your church?
Focus determines your future!
*One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That
I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold
The beauty of the Lord and meditate in His temple.vs.4
*For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in the tabernacle; In the secret
Place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. vs.5
Love for church:
*Demands commitment
*Requires preeminent focus
*Realizes Jesus died for the church
*Matthew 16:18
*Acts 20:28
*I Thessalonians 2:14
I. Challenge to prioritize His heart above all others - vs. 4
Is you one focus Jesus?
A. Actions - Seek, Dwell, Behold, Meditate
B. Affirmations - Right question, right place and right motive
II. Recognize the beauty of His house and our place there-vs.4b
Is your vision clear?
A. Call of commitment must be answered
B. Active pursuit is key to success in life
III. Seek the secret place He prepares for you - vs.5
Where is your secret place?
A. Trouble led him to the church
B. He knew there was a tent built on a rock
IV. Church is a place to shout and sing for joy as a way of life-vs.6
Do you live with a song in your heart?
Will you love what He died for?