Waiting for the Lord TTC Sunday St Andrews

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Waiting for the Lord TTC Sunday St Andrews Cathedral

Waiting for the Lord TTC Sunday St Andrews Cathedral

Personal Background Ministry Theological Education

Personal Background Ministry Theological Education

Waiting for the LORD Psalm 27 Theology Theologia = theos + logia Study of

Waiting for the LORD Psalm 27 Theology Theologia = theos + logia Study of or discourse about God Study about God and all that this entails Ministry From the Latin ministerium (= office or service) Dovetailing with the Greek leitourgia and diakonia

Psalm 27 “Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage;

Psalm 27 “Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD. ” (v 14)

1. Puts our Fears in Perspective (v 1 -3) “whom shall I fear…of whom

1. Puts our Fears in Perspective (v 1 -3) “whom shall I fear…of whom shall I be afraid? ” (v 1) “my heart shall not fear…yet I will be confident”

1. Puts our Fears in Perspective (v 1 -3) Truth 1: “The LORD is

1. Puts our Fears in Perspective (v 1 -3) Truth 1: “The LORD is my light” (v 1) Truth 2: “The LORD is my salvation” (v 1) Truth 3: “The LORD is the stronghold of my

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “One thing have I

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after…” (v 4 a) “that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. ” (v 4 b)

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “My recovery…began in a

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “My recovery…began in a totally unexpected way. In my spiritually and physically unhealthy condition, I participated in a seminar. Seeing with my own eyes the transformation others were experiencing by the grace of God and”…

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “…experiencing the all-embracing presence

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “…experiencing the all-embracing presence of God as we prayed together was the beginning of my recovery. Being suddenly drawn into the presence of the living God, all words were stripped away and for the first time…”

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “…I experienced deep fellowship

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “…I experienced deep fellowship with God in that silence. There was an amazing blend of awe and joy. My circumstances did not immediately change, but gradually a spring of new life began to well up within me. Truly, I had come back to

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “Being suddenly drawn into

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “Being suddenly drawn into the presence of the living God, all words were stripped away and for the first time, I experienced deep fellowship with God in that silence. ”

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “At my first defense,

2. Turns our hearts to God alone (v 4 -6) “At my first defense, no one came to stand by me, all…deserted me…But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me…” (2 Tim 4: 16 -17)

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) “Hear O God when I cry aloud;

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) “Hear O God when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me…your face Lord do I seek” (v 7)

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) “Hide not your face from me. Turn

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) “Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger… Cast me not off; forsake me not…” (v 9)

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) “Teach me your way, O LORD and

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) “Teach me your way, O LORD and lead me on a level path” (v 11)

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) Hear me! (v 7) Help me! (vv

3. Deepens Our Prayers (vv 7 -12) Hear me! (v 7) Help me! (vv 8 -10) Teach me! (v 11 a) Lead me! (v 11 b) Protect me! (v 12)

4. Strengthens Our Faith (v 13) “I believe that I shall look upon the

4. Strengthens Our Faith (v 13) “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!”

Wait for the LORD; be strong, Theology Theologia = theos + logia and letof

Wait for the LORD; be strong, Theology Theologia = theos + logia and letof your Study or discourse about God Study about God and all that this entails heart Ministry take From the Latin ministerium (= office or service) courage; Dovetailing with the Greek leitourgia and diakonia wait for the LORD (v 14)

Prayer (oratio) Meditation (meditatio) Trials (tentatio)

Prayer (oratio) Meditation (meditatio) Trials (tentatio)

Wait for the LORD; be strong, Theology Theologia = theos + logia and let

Wait for the LORD; be strong, Theology Theologia = theos + logia and let your Study of or discourse about God Study about God and all that this entails heart take Ministry From the Latin ministerium (= office or service) courage; Dovetailing with the Greek leitourgia and diakonia wait for the LORD (v 14)