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Characteristics of a Disciple - Psalms 84
January 08, 2017
| By: Jonathan Brickley |
Category: Primers |
Location: El Dorado
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Jonathan takes us through the three characteristics of a disciple as noted in Psalms 84
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Psalms 84
Psalms 84:1-12 (NIV)
1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young—a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.
10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
12 Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
Three Characteristics of a Disciple:
1. Those who Dwell (v1-4)
2. Those who are Strengthened (v5-9)
3. Those who Trust (v10-12)
Dwell
- They begin to treasure that place
- Described as "lovely"
- A yearning begins - or panting for streams of water
- Heart and flesh become centered on what is "only"
- Desire to be close / near
- Results = Happy & Ever Praising
The prayer of a Dwelling disciple
Strengthened
- Find less and less strength in themselves
- Heart set on pilgrimage
- Valleys transformed into multiple springs
- Results in great strength in their inner man
- Results = Happy & Strong
The prayer of a Strengthened disciple
Trusting
- His goodness learned through experience
- Less is more if it's with the Lord
- Sun, Shield, Favor, Honor
- Anticipating good things
- Results = Happy & Contented
The prayer of a Trusting disciple
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Notes
Characteristics of a DisciplePsalms 84
Psalms 84:1-12 (NIV)
1 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young—a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.
10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
12 Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
Three Characteristics of a Disciple:
1. Those who Dwell (v1-4)
2. Those who are Strengthened (v5-9)
3. Those who Trust (v10-12)
Dwell
- They begin to treasure that place
- Described as "lovely"
- A yearning begins - or panting for streams of water
- Heart and flesh become centered on what is "only"
- Desire to be close / near
- Results = Happy & Ever Praising
The prayer of a Dwelling disciple
Strengthened
- Find less and less strength in themselves
- Heart set on pilgrimage
- Valleys transformed into multiple springs
- Results in great strength in their inner man
- Results = Happy & Strong
The prayer of a Strengthened disciple
Trusting
- His goodness learned through experience
- Less is more if it's with the Lord
- Sun, Shield, Favor, Honor
- Anticipating good things
- Results = Happy & Contented
The prayer of a Trusting disciple
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