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TURNINGPOINT

“Youturnedmywailingintodancing,

youremovedmysackclothandclothedmewithjoy”

(Psalm30:11)

Psalm30:1-12

1Iwillexaltyou,Lord,foryouliKedmeoutofthedepthsanddidnotletmyenemiesgloatoverme.2LordmyGod,Icalledtoyouforhelp,andyouhealedme.3You,Lord,broughtmeupfromtherealmofthedead;yousparedmefromgoingdowntothepit.

Psalm30:1-12

4SingthepraisesoftheLord,youhisfaithfulpeople;praisehisholyname.5Forhisangerlastsonlyamoment,buthisfavorlastsalifeTme;weepingmaystayforthenight,butrejoicingcomesinthemorning.

Psalm30:1-12

6WhenIfeltsecure,Isaid,“Iwillneverbeshaken.”7Lord,whenyoufavoredme,youmademyroyalmountainstandfirm;butwhenyouhidyourface,Iwasdismayed.

Psalm30:1-12

8Toyou,Lord,Icalled;totheLordIcriedformercy:9“WhatisgainedifIamsilenced,ifIgodowntothepit?Willthedustpraiseyou?Willitproclaimyourfaithfulness?

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Psalm30:1-12

10Hear,Lord,andbemercifultome;Lord,bemyhelp.”11Youturnedmywailingintodancing;youremovedmysackclothandclothedmewithjoy,12thatmyheartmaysingyourpraisesandnotbesilent.LordmyGod,Iwillpraiseyouforever.

PASSION

Ps30:4SingthepraisesoftheLord,youhis

faithfulpeople;praisehisholyname.

Theproblemsomehave…ProfRykensaidinacri2quear2cle,‘weworshipourwork,workatourplay,andplayatourworship.’

Thanks-givingNormanVincentPealecoinedtheword,‘thanks-living’

Psalm30:5-12

•  PASSION-Ps30:4•  WhatLifehastaughtthePsalmist–Ps30:5-7

•  WhatGodhastaughtthePsalmistinLife-Ps30:8-10

•  ThePsalmist’sTesTmonyPs30:11•  ThePsalmist’sCommitmentPs30:12

WhatLifehastaughtthePsalmistPs30:5-7

Forhisangerlastsonlyamoment,buthisfavorlastsalife5me;weepingmaystayforthenight,butrejoicingcomesinthemorning.WhenIfeltsecure,Isaid,“Iwillneverbeshaken.”Lord,whenyoufavoredme,youmademyroyalmountainstandfirm;butwhenyouhidyourface,Iwasdismayed.

‘Whenyoucan’ttraceGod’shand,youcantrusthisheart’-CharlesSpurgeon

CSLewis

Pride is essentially competitive. Pride is competitive by its nature while other vices are competitive

only, so to speak by accident. Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next

man.’

WhatLifehastaughtthePsalmistPs30:7

Lord,whenyoufavoredme,

youmademyroyalmountainstandfirm;

butwhenyouhidyourface,Iwasdismayed.

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What is the Favor of God?

Exodus33:13

Mosesaskedforit.-‘Youhavesaid,Iknowyoubynameandyouhavefoundfavorwithme.Ifyouarepleasedwithme,teachmeyourwayssoImayknowyouandconTnuetofindfavorwithyou.’

PRAY FOR IT

Going for God’s Favor

Proverbs3:3-4

‘Letnotmercyandtruthforsakeyou;bindthemaroundyourneck,writethemonthetabletofyourheart,andsofindfavour&highesteeminthesightofGodandman.’

GIVE MERCY & DO GOOD

Going for God’s Favor Humility&Obedience

Esther8:5,‘Ifitpleasestheking&ifIhavefoundfavor’

Nehemiah2:5,‘Ifitpleasetheking..’

John15:7,‘IfyouremaininMeandmywordsremaininyou,askwhateveryouwishanditwillbegiventoyou.’

SUBMISSION

Going for God’s Favor

WhatGodtaughtthePsalmistinLife

Ps30:8-10

8Toyou,Lord,Icalled;totheLordIcriedformercy:

9“WhatisgainedifIamsilenced,ifIgodowntothepit?Willthedustpraiseyou?Willitproclaimyourfaithfulness?

10Hear,Lord,andbemercifultome;Lord,bemyhelp.”

‘Theproblemwith

spendingyourlife

climbinguptheladderisthatyoumay

gopastJesus,for

He’scomingdown.”

-JohnOrtberg

HowcanwepraythatGodwillhearus?

•  Godhearsus.Ps66:18•  Godismercifultous.Maf5:7•  Godisourhelp.Psalm28:7

“Icanbeac2veandpray;Icanworkandpray;butIcannotbebusyand

pray”

EugenePeterson,TheContempla5ve

Pastor

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TheTesTmony&CommitmentofthePsalmist

Ps30:11–12

11Youturnedmywailingintodancing;youremovedmysackclothandclothedmewithjoy,

12thatmyheartmaysingyourpraisesandnotbesilent.LordmyGod,Iwillpraiseyouforever.

‘Theproblemwith

spendingyourlife

climbinguptheladderisthatyoumay

gopastJesus,for

He’scomingdown.”

-JohnOrtberg LOVE

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