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Psalm 57-58 “Two Paths You Can Go By” - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: December 16, 2021

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (Psalm 57:)

The Bible is all about two people, God and you.

Life Lesson (Psalm 57:)

There are two kinds of people in the Bible and in life, those who believe in the God of the Bible and follow Him, and those who do not believe in the God of the Bible and do not follow Him.

Life Lesson (Psalm 57:)

The Bible is all about the temple, or the church, where you and God meet. In the OT, it is all about God’s tabernacle/temple; in the NT, it is all about you being God’s temple.

Life Lesson (Psalm 57:)

The whole Bible is about two choices, it’s about you choosing Gods way, or you choosing your own way.

Life Lesson (Psalm 57:)

God is even now purifying and polishing His Church for the coming age of the glory and grace of God’s government here on this earth.

Statement (Psalm 57:)

The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117. The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. The middle of the entire Bible, the middle verse is Psalm 118:8

Life Lesson (Psalm 57:)

When we are forgiven by God or found not guilty by a judge, it doesn’t mean is it now ok to go commit the same sin or sins. Jesus said go and son no more.

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

John 21:18-22 NKJV

18 “Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry [you] where you do not wish.” 19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” 20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what [about] this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what [is that] to you? You follow Me.”

John 21:19 NLT

Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me.”

John 9:3 NLT

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

Genesis 50:20 NKJV

“But as for you, you meant evil against me; [but] God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as [it is] this day, to save many people alive.

Genesis 50:20 NLT

You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.

Romans 8:17-18 NLT

17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. 18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.

Romans 8:17-18 NKJV

17 and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with [Him,] that we may also be glorified together. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT

Three things will last forever--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love.

Psalms 118:8 NKJV

[It is] better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man.

Psalms 118:8 NLT

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 NLT

7 And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power. 10 When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people--praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him.

Romans 3:10 NKJV

As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;

Romans 3:23 NKJV

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Romans 3:23 NLT

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Romans 5:8 NKJV

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:12 NLT

When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

Isaiah 1:18 NKJV

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.

Ezekiel 9:4 NKJV

and the LORD said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

Ezekiel 9:6 NKJV

“Utterly slay old [and] young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone on whom [is] the mark; and begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who [were] before the temple.

Isaiah 61:1-3 NKJV

1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to [those who are] bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”

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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