Sermon Notes 8/11 – Psalm 34

1 Samuel 21:10-15 – David fakes being insane in front of his enemies

                       -Psalm 34 was written by David about this experience

Psalm 34

verse 1 – I WILL  – Praise is a decision and a choice

-it is not a feeling, but an intentional decision

-David had an I WILL MOMENT…

-This is a “NO MATTER WHAT” kind of praise

Bless – means to kneel down and worship

Lord – Jehovah – the covenant keeping God – He keeps His Word

verses 1-2 – continually praise the Lord – in and for all things

verse 2 -Praise is Public – refers to telling everyone about what Jesus has done

                     ***AN ENCOUNTER LEADS TO AN EXPERIENCE WHICH LEADS  TO AN EXPRESSION***

Verse 3 – Let’s all Praise The Lords together – everyone praise

                                        WHY SHOULD WE PRAISE THE LORD?

(1.) HE ANSWERS ALL OF OUR PRAYERS – Psalm 34:4-6,17

v6 – the poor man – shows our need for the Lord

v5 – radiant – our faces reveal that the Lord answers our prayers

Cry out to the Lord – keep crying out to the Lord – Mark 10:46-52 & Daniel 10:12

—The Lord answers prayer when we are living for Him continually  – vs13-18

REMEMBER: The deadliest silence is when God cannot hear us – Psalm 66:18-19

(2.) HE TAKES CARE OF US – Psalm 34:10-11a

-the Lord will never fail to take care of us and meet our needs

-will never lack any good thing – have a deficit/be in a hole/every need will be met

Psalm 23 – fill in the blank – I shall not want_____________…

Exodus 17:1-10 – the Lord supplies our every need and takes care of us

(3.) HE IS GOOD – Psalm 34:8

Good is also an action word where the Lord gets involved in our situation

The Lord is always good no matter what we are going through – it is His nature & essence