Knowing God-s covenantal care for us, we can prioritize a godly life. --1. Restraint.--2. Patience. --3. Endurance.

Christ came to guide us and bring us all the way to heaven, and now guides us by His guidebook.--1. Believing what Moses wrote.--2. Valuing what Joshua valued.--3. Praying not for arbitrary, Gideon-type signs, but rather for wisdom.

Jesus came to rescue us from ourselves, and empower us to obey what we already know that we should do.--1. when we don-t like it.--2. in terrible circumstances.--3. after doing our best, make mistakes anyway, stick to God-s way.

Because our Creator God gets glory from creation and redemption, we praise Him from our souls.--1. Glory in creation.--2. Glory in redemption.--3. Glory forever.

The Light of the World dwells in us, so we must let our Light shine. How---1. by doing good deeds. -v.14---2. by having others see our good deeds. -v.15-16a---3. by re-directing all glory to God. -v.16b-

God shows us the importance of the unity of His people.--1. Greeting to all. -v.21---2. Greeting from all. -v.22---3. Blessing to all. -v.23-

Christ shows us our enduring partnership with Him and with each other.--1. Partners share horizontally in giving and receiving. -v.14-18a---2. Partners share vertically in giving and receiving. -v.18b-19---3. A beautiful thing, from any angle. -v.20-

Our Lord strengthens us for all things.--Step one- I recognize my own weakness. -v.13---Step two- I recognize Christ-s strengthening of me. -v.13---Step three- I adjust my attitude accordingly - I am strong- -v.13---Conclusion- I cannot do - He can -strengthen me- - I can do.

David addressed this song to His own heart- we remind ourselves to keep on worshipping our God.--1. On a personal note. -v.1-5---2. Good reasons to worship Him. -v.6-18---3. Now everyone worship with me. -v.19-22-

Our Lord has given us something that is unique and unusual- contentment.--1. The damage and loss within self-sufficiency. -v.10---2. Content no matter our lack or surplus. -v.11---3. Contentment can be learned. -v.12-