Notes from 2-15-2009 Sermon – Seek the Lord

Media link: Video – Starts at 3:43 mark.

My thought: today, we behold the bare cross as a sight of hope and somber remembrance. In glory, we will behold the actual countenance of God in complete satisfaction.

Speaker: Conrad Mbewe – pastor from Zambia.

Psalms 2:1-12.

Psalms chapter 1 and 2 serve as introduction to Psalms. They weren’t written first.

Psalms 1:1 starts with “Blessed.”
Psalms 2:12 ends with “Blessed.”
Because true human happiness is only found in God.

Psalms 1: Microscopic view.
Psalms 2: Macroscopic view.

Psalms 2 is divided like scenes from a play; 3 verses per scene.

* Psalms 2:1-3: (Video @ 48:59) God empowered David. David acted boldly because he knew that it was only by God’s permission that he was empowered at all.

* Psalms 2:4-6: (Video @ 56:35) God laughed. Consider: Parents walking down hallway, listening to their children in their rooms plotting an overthrow. The parents can’t help but laugh- they are plotting the overthrow of the their parents who own the house, bought the clothes, and paid the electric bill. It is laughable their desire to overthrow. The parents further realize that this behavior is wrong and sinful, and ground the children.

* Psalms 2:7-9: (Video @ 67:19) “Son” is talking. Compare these verses to Acts 13 talking about the resurrection. Don’t attempt to judge God by the church or by the weaponry of the Gospel.

* Psalms 2:10-12: (Video @ 78:31) Listening to a town crier who is decreeing the news of the King so the people can relate appropriately. Message: “stop – you are headed to destruction.”

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