Psalm 136 Worthy of Praise - Revision history

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'''Theological Proposition/Focus:''' The God of the universe loves us and is worthy of our praise.
'''Homiletical Proposition/Application:''' The follower of Christ must turn to the God of the universe and praise him for his never-ending faithful love.

=Introduction=
==Image: Why do we pray before a meal, we haven’t even tasted it yet?==
==Need: We need to be reminded that the God of love is worthy of our praise even before we know how he will provide.==
==Subject: Our God has done and will do so much that is worthy of our praise.==
==Text: Psalm 136==
==Preview: In Psalm 136 we are going to see four descriptors of God. He is God of gods, Compassionate Creator, Divine Deliverer, and a Redeeming Ruler but as we look at God don’t forget his loyal love.==
==Setting the Stage: Antiphonal (played alternating by two groups) appearing to be based on Psalm 135, full of allusions to Deuteronomy and Isaiah, and probably developed for liturgical use.==

=Body=

==God of gods: Praise the Highest, his mercy endures forever. (v.1-3)==
===Deuteronomy 10:17 ===
===יהוה - Our God alone is the self-existent one, the one without beginning and without end.===
===6823 times in the OT, The I AM – the name was sacred and a Rabbi would use אדני ===
===אלהי אלהים - Our God alone stands above all that would otherwise make themselves gods.===
===אדני - Our God alone is the personal God who accepts his people. ===
===Image: Aslan is not a tame lion.===
===MTR: This week we need to praise God for his mercy!===

==Compassionate Creator: Praise the Creator, his steadfast love endures forever. (v. 4-9)==
===Man seeks to understand just a hair of the universe that God created.===
===Man learned to depend on the seasons and cycles but the one who made them is more dependable.===
===Image: The changing world in which we live.===
===MTR: This week we need to praise God for his immutability!===

==Divine Deliverer: Praise he God of the Exodus, his loyal love endures forever. (v. 10-22)==
===The same God who was loyal to his people in delivering them from Egypt is loyal to you.===
===The same God who gave Israel victory in the promised land is loyal to you.===
===Sihon and Og were two kings that Israel defeated in Numbers 21:21-35===
===MTR: This week we need to praise God for what he has done for us in the past!===

==Redeeming Ruler: Praise the Redeemer of heaven, his faithful love endures forever. (v. 23-26)==
===God redeems us from his lowly estate.===
===God rescues us from those who oppose us.===
===God is our provider===
===1 Cor. 15:55-57===
===MTR: This week we need to praise God for Salvation.===

=Conclusion:=
===How will you make sure that you thank God for his: Mercy, Immutability, Faithfulness, Salvation?===

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	This week will you join me in thanking God for his unchanging loyal love that he so richly bestows on each of us? As I said at the beginning. A lot is going on in our church right now and we need to be a praying church. But just like we thank God for a meal before we have even tried the meal. Will you join me in thanking God for how he is going to answer our prayers even before we know what it will look like?		This week will you join me in thanking God for his unchanging loyal love that he so richly bestows on each of us? As I said at the beginning. A lot is going on in our church right now and we need to be a praying church. But just like we thank God for a meal before we have even tried the meal. Will you join me in thanking God for how he is going to answer our prayers even before we know what it will look like?
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		+	===Scripture Memory: Isaiah 26:3===

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 Over the last month and into the next few months there are a lot of things that have changed and are changing. Consider this, if you were born 1000 years ago the world you grew up in was essentially the same as the world your parents would have known and their parents and so on. For the most part, not much changed. Two hundred years ago, the world you would have grown up in would have been similar to the world that your parents grew up in, but maybe a little different than your grandparents. Today, the world that a ten-year-old grows up in is very different than the world a 1-year-old is growing up in. Our world is full of change! But God does not change!
-The theological term immutable is used to describe the fact that God does not change. Who he was yesterday is who he is today and who he will be tomorrow. Each of us changes. We grow, develop, there will be things you know tomorrow that you did not know today. Next year you will have feelings that you do not have today. Your likes love desires all change. However, God does not.
+The theological term immutable is used to describe the fact that God does not change. Who he was yesterday is who he is today and who he will be tomorrow. Each of us changes. We grow, develop, there will be things you know tomorrow that you did not know today. Next year you will have feelings that you do not have today. Your likes, love, and desires all change. However, God does not.
 ===MTR: This week we need to praise God for his immutability!===

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	In Psalm 136 we are going to see four descriptors of God. He is God of gods, Compassionate Creator, Divine Deliverer, and a Redeeming Ruler but as we look at God don’t forget his loyal love.		In Psalm 136 we are going to see four descriptors of God. He is God of gods, Compassionate Creator, Divine Deliverer, and a Redeeming Ruler but as we look at God don’t forget his loyal love.

−	==Setting the Stage: Antiphonal (played alternating by two groups) appearing to be based on Psalm 135, full of allusions to Deuteronomy and Isaiah, and probably developed for liturgical use.==	+	==Setting the Stage: Antiphonal (played alternating by two groups) appearing to be based on Psalm 135, full of allusions to Deuteronomy and Isaiah, and probably developed for liturgical use. The Key Phrase is: His love endures forever.==

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 ===Image: The changing world in which we live.===
-Over the last month and into the next few months there are a lot of things that have changed and are changing. Consider this, if you were born 1000 years ago the world you grew up in was essentially the same as the world your parents would have known and their parents and so on. For the most part, not much changed. Two hundred years ago, the world you would have grown up in would have been similar to the world that your parents grew up in, but maybe a little different than your grandparents. Today, the world that a ten-year-old grows up in is very different than the world a 1-year-old is growing up in. Our world is full of change! But God goes not!
+Over the last month and into the next few months there are a lot of things that have changed and are changing. Consider this, if you were born 1000 years ago the world you grew up in was essentially the same as the world your parents would have known and their parents and so on. For the most part, not much changed. Two hundred years ago, the world you would have grown up in would have been similar to the world that your parents grew up in, but maybe a little different than your grandparents. Today, the world that a ten-year-old grows up in is very different than the world a 1-year-old is growing up in. Our world is full of change! But God does not change!
 The theological term immutable is used to describe the fact that God does not change. Who he was yesterday is who he is today and who he will be tomorrow. Each of us changes. We grow, develop, there will be things you know tomorrow that you did not know today. Next year you will have feelings that you do not have today. Your likes love desires all change. However, God does not.

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 The psalm itself is antiphonal, that is the psalm was likely sung in an alternating pattern by two different groups of people. A sort of call and response style that would serve to include both the speaker and audience. Based on the content, the psalm appears to be based on Psalm 135 and is full of allusions to Deuteronomy and Isaiah. Most likely the psalm was developed for liturgical use, that is the psalm was developed to be used in an act of worship to the God of the universe.
 	Before we dig into the passage, I want to comment on one of the central phrases in the passage. Our NIV translates this as “His love endures forever.” The phrase uses the Hebrew phraseלעלמ חסד which we might translate as eternal loyal love. The Hesed that we see here is used to refer to God’s covenant love, mercy, enduring love, loyal love. The idea is that this is the unchanging immutable love that God shows to each of us. This special love that God has is something that is eternal. Even if everything changes, God’s love remains.
 	Let’s read through Psalm 136 but let’s do something a little different. I am going to read a line of the psalm and I want you all to say the line “His love endures forever.”

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 God redeems us. Every one of us is sinners deserving of Hell, eternal separation from the God of the universe. Each of us comes from the lowest of estates, totally depraved and incapable of earning God’s favor. No matter what we do it would never be good enough. No matter what we try it could never repay the debt we owe. We are truly of low estate. However, God, in His wisdom sent Jesus to live and walk among men. To live a perfect sinless life and then to die on the cross to take the punishment for our sin. Three days later Jesus rose from the grave freeing us from the power of sin. 1 Cor. 15:55-57 states
 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. The ultimate enemy of each one of us is sin, death, Satan. God frees us from the enemy and brings us into His kingdom once we accept the payment Jesus made for our sins and place our faith completely in him. As if that was not enough. God then goes on to provide for each one of us. The indwelling Holy Spirit allows us not just to be freed from the bondage of sin but to have victory and live a life for the God of the universe. God alone provides for us.
 ====1 Cor. 15:55-57====
 ===MTR: This week we need to praise God for Salvation.===

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 God’s love is a truly amazing gift. God’s love drives the God of all gods to show us mercy. We are nothing but God still shows us mercy. The God of the universe wants a personal relationship with you. Will you join me this week in thanking God?
 	Who knows what this week will bring? The weather can change in fact, the sun might not rise. But one thing that I can guarantee you is that the God who created the universe will not change and his love for you will remain forever. Will you join me in thanking God this week for his immutable love?
 	The God of the Bible is a loving God who provides for His people. This volume contains 66 books filled with stories of God and his provision. This text speaks of a loving, all-powerful God who chooses to provide for his people. This same God is your God. If you have accepted Jesus as your Savior, then you are God’s, and he will provide for you. The same God of the Bible is the God you can depend on. This week will you thank God for his faithfulness.
 	Finally, the God of the universe is in the business of redemption. He has redeemed all those who place their faith in Jesus Christ as their sole means of salvation. The ruler of heaven is willing to be the ruler of your heart and to give you eternal salvation all you need to do is accept his offer. Will you choose to place your complete unwavering faith in the God of heaven and His Salvation? If you have done so, will you join me in thanking God this week for the salvation He has so graciously provided?
 	This week will you join me in thanking God for his unchanging loyal love that he so richly bestows on each of us? As I said at the beginning. A lot is going on in our church right now and we need to be a praying church. But just like we thank God for a meal before we have even tried the meal. Will you join me in thanking God for how he is going to answer our prayers even before we know what it will look like?