Final Session: Bob Kauflin
Psalm 24 was preached to show how we can live life with the Psalmist.
Introduction
• The Psalms don’t just talk about what we do when we gather, they instruct us how to live.
• The Psalms show us what a relationship with God looks like.
What Must We Do To Live Like A Psalmist?
1. Acknowledge God’s Sovereignty (24:1-2)
• God owns everything because he made everything. (cf. Ps. 33:8-9)
• When we live in the world, we are living in a world that God owns.
• When we watch the news full of war, elections, natural disasters it is reporting of what is going on in God’s world.
• When we study meteorology, medicine, astronomy, etc we are discovering things about God’s creation.
• Is God only sovereign when things are going right or is he sovereign all the time?
• Living like a psalmist is to live with the knowledge that God is in charge of everything.
2. Pursue God’s Holiness (24:3-6)
• Verse 3 is describing the place of God’s presence in Jerusalem.
• The Psalmists want to be close to God, not far off. “How can I be close to God?”
• Verse 4 describes those worthy to be close to God
• The answer is in verses 5-6. The blessing and righteousness that we so need comes from God. It comes to us as we come to God.
• My Side Note: We know through Jesus his death that only by faith in Jesus can we receive God’s righteousness. The face of God is Jesus (John 1:18). He alone has clean hands, pure heart, untainted affection for God, and truthfulness.
3. Keep Our Eyes on the King of Glory
• Gates are metaphorically lifting up their heads to see the King of Glory who is coming back as a victorious warrior. (cf. Matt. 21:9)
• He has obtained victory, blessing, and righteousness for his people
• Jesus is the full revelation of the King of Glory here in Psalm 24
Great Conference!
Introduction
• The Psalms don’t just talk about what we do when we gather, they instruct us how to live.
• The Psalms show us what a relationship with God looks like.
What Must We Do To Live Like A Psalmist?
1. Acknowledge God’s Sovereignty (24:1-2)
• God owns everything because he made everything. (cf. Ps. 33:8-9)
• When we live in the world, we are living in a world that God owns.
• When we watch the news full of war, elections, natural disasters it is reporting of what is going on in God’s world.
• When we study meteorology, medicine, astronomy, etc we are discovering things about God’s creation.
• Is God only sovereign when things are going right or is he sovereign all the time?
• Living like a psalmist is to live with the knowledge that God is in charge of everything.
2. Pursue God’s Holiness (24:3-6)
• Verse 3 is describing the place of God’s presence in Jerusalem.
• The Psalmists want to be close to God, not far off. “How can I be close to God?”
• Verse 4 describes those worthy to be close to God
- They have clean hands. Our actions are right. (Our Deeds)
- They have a pure heart. Not only our actions but our motives and intentions. (Our Motives)
- They don’t love and desire other things more than God (Our Thoughts)
- They don’t lie (Our Words)
• The answer is in verses 5-6. The blessing and righteousness that we so need comes from God. It comes to us as we come to God.
• My Side Note: We know through Jesus his death that only by faith in Jesus can we receive God’s righteousness. The face of God is Jesus (John 1:18). He alone has clean hands, pure heart, untainted affection for God, and truthfulness.
3. Keep Our Eyes on the King of Glory
• Gates are metaphorically lifting up their heads to see the King of Glory who is coming back as a victorious warrior. (cf. Matt. 21:9)
• He has obtained victory, blessing, and righteousness for his people
• Jesus is the full revelation of the King of Glory here in Psalm 24
Great Conference!
posted by Josh Perry at
11:45 AM
2 Comments:
Well done guys. Thanks for your insight and continued leadership. Your dedication to Crew and its community is inspiring and just all around awesome. The blog from this conference is great food for thought and outline on how we can be more passionate in our praise and worship.
Thanks for doing this. I really wanted to attend the conference, but couldn't make it this year. The audio is available for download at the WorshipGod 08 website, for any who want ot hear it.
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