Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA)

I. The Righteous Call Upon God (vv. 1-3) II. The Righteous Know God (vv. 4-6) III. The Righteous Petition God (vv. 7-10) IV. The Righteous Trust in God (vv. 11-12)

Key Verse—v. 11: " 'In that day I will raise up the booth of David that is fallen and repair its breaches, and raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old . . . ' " (ESV) Aim: To rejoice in Jesus—since we have everything we need in Him

Key Phrases—vv. 28a, 32a: " 'And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh . . . And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. . . . ' " (ESV) Aim: To Be Filled With The Spirit of God—As Christ's Church

Key Phrase—v. 23b, c: "And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, You are my people; and he shall say, You are my God." (ESV) Aim: To rejoice—that God has united us to His Son

Key Phrase—v. 4a: "Scarcely had I passed them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go . . . " (ESV) Aim: To seek, find, and love God in our Lord Jesus Christ

Key Verses—vv. 13-14: "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil." (ESV) Aim: To come to and be found in Christ—as His redeemed church

Key Verse—v. 10: "Therefore David blessed the LORD in the presence of all the assembly. And David said, 'Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. . . .' " (ESV) Aim: To praise our God with great delight—as His blood-brought church

Key Verse—v. 18: "Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, 'Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?'" (ESV) Aim: To explode in praise to God—for what He has done for us in Christ

Please welcome Rev. John Hopwood from Grace Presbyterian Church PCA

Key Verses—vv. 24-26: "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." (ESV) Aim: To live in The Great Benediction—through Christ alone

Key Phrase—v. 11c: " . . . and the God of love and peace will be with you." (ESV) Aim: To relish The God of Love and Peace through our living faith in Jesus

Key Verse—v. 5: "Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!" (ESV) Aim: To "pass" "The Faith Test" with "flying colors"—through true love for God in Christ

Key Verse—v. 2: "I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them— . . . " (ESV) Aim: To Fear our Great God—even as we are Perfectly Loved by Him

Key Phrase—v. 19b: "It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved." (ESV) Aim: To be strong and secure in Christ—despite fearful threats

Key Phrase—v. 14a: "Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you." (ESV) Aim: To be honorable, regenerated Christian churchmen

Key Phrase—v. 11b: "For I was not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing." (ESV) Aim: To aspire to Christ-greatness as God's redeemed church

Key Verses—vv. 8-9a: "Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he [Christ] said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'" (ESV) Aim: To accept our "thorn in the flesh"; with true gratitude

Key Verse—v. 5: "On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses— . . . " (ESV) Aim: To comprehend that all of our strength is in Christ alone

Key Verse—11:30: "If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness." (ESV) Aim: To glory in Christ—even as we are destitute sinners