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Psalms - Week 7

SPEAKER: Pastor Charlie Riley
February 19, 2022

Psalms – Week 7
February 19, 2022
Songs of Ascent – Psalms 120-134
Deuteronomy 16:16-17
“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. 17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.
Psalms 133
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments.
3 It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.
There is Great Power in Unity
Genesis 11:6-8
6 And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. 7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.
John 17:11
11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
Fact OneUnity is Not SamenessUnity Is About Purpose
Unity Is Not “Uniformity”
John 17:20-23
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
Unity Is
“Distinctiveness” going in the The Same
Direction To Accomplish A Common Purpose
God Created Gender, Race, Culture, Ethnicity, Personalities
Apart from Sin, It’s OK to be different! It’s Essential, It’s Necessary
We Are Different People (Gender, Race, Culture, Ethnicity, Personalities)
With A Shared Purpose
Mark 3:24
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
A House
A Marriage
A Family
A Business
Fact TwoUnity Does Not Happen By AccidentThe World Uses Our Differences To Divide Us
But Our Differences Diversify Us To Strengthen Us
What Causes Disunity
1. Lack of Shared Purpose
Amos 3:3
Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
2. Poor Communication
1 Corinthians 1:10
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
3. Broken Expectations
James 1:19-20
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
4. Unresolved Conflict
The Power of Unity1. Creates Synergy
Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one chase a thousand,
And two put ten thousand to flight,
Unless their Rock had sold them,
And the Lord had surrendered them?
Belgian Draft Horse
1- 8 Thousand Pounds
2- 20 – 24 Thousand Pounds
3- 2 Matched Pair Can Pull 32 Thousand pounds
2 Horses = 4 Times The Amount of 1 Alone
Psalms 133:2
2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments.
2. It Sets Things Apart
Your Life
Your Marriage
Your Kids
Your Family
Your Business
Your Staff
Your Job
Psalms 133:2
3 It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.
3. It’s a Life Giver
Unity
Creates Synergy In Your Life
Sets You Apart
It Gives You Life and Blessing