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Psalm 37 - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: May 16, 2019

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (Psalm 37:1)

Do not give your peace away to the news, to bad news or situations, or give your peace to evil doers.

Life Lesson (Psalm 37:1)

Walking in peace is part of your witness of Christ to the world. So of course, the enemy will attack your peace.

Life Lesson (Psalm 37:1)

Do not give your blood-bought peace away, ever at all. It is too precious to waste.

Life Lesson (Psalm 37:4)

Psalms 37:4 means, delight yourself in the Lord and He will give your heart, His desires.

Life Lesson (Psalm 37:10)

This earth is as close to heaven, as an unbeliever will ever be. It is as good as it gets.

This earth is as close to hell as the believer will ever be. It is as bad as it gets.

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

Lev 7:14 NKJV

And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.

Lev 7:33 NKJV

He among the sons of Aaron, who offers the blood of the peace offering and the fat, shall have the right thigh for his part.

Lev 9:18 NKJV

He also killed the bull and the ram as sacrifices of peace offerings, which were for the people. And Aaron's sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled all around on the altar,

Col 1:19-20 NKJV

19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

Heb 13:20 NKJV

Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Isa 40:8 NKJV

The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever."

Ps 37:3 KJV

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Ps 37:3 NKJV

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

Ps 37:3 CJB

Trust in Adonai, and do good;
settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.

Ps 23:1 KJV

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Jer 3:15 KJV

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Jer 17:9 NKJV

"The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it?

Prov 10:20 NKJV

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

Prov 15:28 NKJV

The heart of the righteous studies how to answer,
But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.

Matt 13:18-19 NKJV

18 "Therefore hear the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

Ps 37:5 NLT

Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.

Ps 37:7 CJB

Be still before Adonai;
wait patiently till he comes.
Don’t be upset by those whose way
succeeds because of their wicked plans.

Ex 14:13-14 NKJV

13 And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."

Salvation

“The Salvation” in the English is Yeshua or Yeshuwah, in the Hebrew.
It means salvation, victory, help, deliverance, saved.
It is the name of Jesus.

OT:3444
yeshuw`ah (yesh-oo'-aw); feminine passive participle of OT:3467; something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity:
KJV - deliverance, health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.

Ps 37:8 NLT

Stop being angry!
Turn from your rage!
Do not lose your temper—
it only leads to harm.

Matt 5:5 NKJV

Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.

Matt 5:1-12 NKJV

1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 "Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Matt 6:19-21 NKJV

19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Prov 24:16 NKJV

For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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