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Matthew, Chapter 1

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of [f]Judah and his brothers. 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. 6 Jesse was the father of David the king.

David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. 7 Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. 8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. 9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah. 11 Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor. 14 Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. 15 Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob. 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.

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17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. 20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” 24 And Joseph [z]awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, 25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

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Psalm 150

A Psalm of Praise.

150 Praise the Lord!
 Praise God in His sanctuary;
 Praise Him in His mighty [c]expanse.

-          A Psalm of Praise

o   A Psalm is a song which is meant to be memorized and sang

o   This is because God doesn’t want us to forget these words

-          It’s not just any Psalm

o   It’s a Psalm of Praise

§  These are the words that we might want to use

o   It’s the last Psalm in the book of Psalms

§  150 chapters end with this one

§  3 x 50 = 150

§  Three is the number of the trinity

·       God the Father

·       God the Son

·       God the Holy Spirit

·       Three in One

§  Fifty is the number for Pentecost

·       50 days after the Jews were set free from the bondage in Egypt, God gave Moses the law

·       50 days after Jesus rose from the dead, the Holy Spirit fell of those waiting in the upper room them like cloven tongues of fire

§  5 is the number for grace

§  10 is the number for the Law and man’s responsibility to keep it

§  5 x 10 is grace multiplied which fulfills all the law

-          Praise the Lord!

o   This is the third repeat in a row (Psalm 148, 149 & 150)

o   This is not by mistake

o   Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit

-          Praise God in His sanctuary

o   His sanctuary is the church (the ecclesia “ a gathering together”

o   Whenever we gather in Jesus name we should praise the Lord!

o   It pleases God when we praise the Lord !

o   God also tells us that our bodies are the sanctuary and that He lives in us

o   So praise the Lord from deep within you (inside your heart)

§  Singing songs and praises Him all day and night

§  When you wake up and when go to sleep

§  This attitude of gratitude and singing should always be on our heart & lips

 2 Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
 Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.

-          Praise Him for His mighty deeds

o   What are His might deeds

o   How about that He died and rose again on the 3rd day to prove He is God

o   He has risen.  He is alive. He sits on the right side of the Father even now.

o   He brought ten plagues o Egypt to cause them to let His people go

o   He killed all the first born of man and beast in the land of Egypt except those who had blood on the door posts (a symbol of the cross).

o   He parted the red sea and guided His people through on dry land safely

o   He closed the red sea and drowned the Egyptian army (Israel’s enemies)

o   He provided for millions of Jews wandering in the dessert for 40 years

§  He provided them food and water daily

§  He provided them with clouds to cool the heat during the day

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Psalm 149

Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.

149 Praise the Lord!
 Sing to the Lord a new song,
 And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones.

-          Israel invoked to Praise the Lord

o   Chapter 148 was about the same subject (listen to the podcast @ Outbless.com)

-          Israel means “in awe of peace” and “teaching peace”

o   Once we understand that God Almighty sent His one and only Son to die on a cross to pay for our sins so we could be forgiven and have peace with God again -  you will be in awe that God was willing to pay such a heavy price for you!

o   God teaches us peace by sending His Son, His word and the Holy Spirit

§  By grace you are saved not of works, lest any man should boast

§  It is all God’s doing and He is still teaching us !

-          If you are in awe of His peace, then you are also being “invoked” to actively Praise the Lord” – this involves your mouth, your lips, your tongue, your throat and most importantly your heart.

o   If you the truth of your salvation has truly set in you can’t help but want to praise Him with your voice outloud even if you can’t sing very well (make a joyful noise to the Lord)

-          Praise the Lord!

o   This is a command. It’s not optional

o   We should Praise God daily for everything has already done and what He does today and tomorrow as well

-          Sing to the Lord a new song

o   This means a new song that you have not sang before

o   Its going to requires some thought and preparation

o   You may have to write a song

o   You  may have to write a melody

o   You may have to write the notes to be played on instructions

o   This is what is involved in a new song

o   Then you must sing it, practice it and then perform it as a sacrifice to God Himself!

-          And His praise in the congregation of the godly ones

o   This means in church the ecclesia (a gathering of believers)

o   It can be a home church or phone church or big church (it doesn’t matter)

o   When we come together there should be praise & worship of the one true God

o   This pleases God and should be done with great joy and thanksgiving in our hearts

§  We can’t thank Him or praise Him enough

§  Is that what is in your heart today?

2 Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
 Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.

-          Let Israel be glad in his Maker

o   Israel is a place 

o   Israel is a nation

o   Israel is a tribe of people

o   Israel is also everyone who has been grafted in by faith in Jesus Christ

§  in awe of peace

-          Notice what we should be glad in

o   His Maker

o   Jesus Christ made everything you can see and touch

o   We should be exceeding glad in our Maker!

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Psalm 148

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

148 Praise the Lord!
 Praise the Lord from the heavens;
 Praise Him in the heights!

-          The title is “The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord”

-          The whole creation means everything created (man, beasts, fish, birds, bugs, trees, plants, animals, oceans, mountains, thunder, lightning, stars, sun, moon, galaxies, the Universe!

o   It is said that everything generates frequency

o   Frequency is sound in some cased you can’t hear unless you tune into it like a radio

o   God hears all their sounds all at once (they are praising Him)

-          Invoked to Praise the Lord

o   Invoked means “to call upon” or “to mention,” and is often used when someone is identifying a law, a privilege, or an authority

o   We are being called upon to Praise the Lord

§  This involves your mouth, your lips, your tongue, your throat, your lungs and most importantly your heart!

§  If you have been saved by Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior tell your face and your mouth about it! Let it bubble up to the tope and come out in song called praise !!!

-          Praise the Lord!

o   This is not a suggestion it’s a command to every created thing!

-          Praise the Lord from the heavens

o   This means all who are in heaven

§  People who died and went to heaven

§  Angels who live in heaven

§  The heavenly host; the army of God

§  The universe is 94 billion light years in circumference 

·         That’s 1 with 24 zero’s is the number of stars that need to Praise Him!

·         There is a song that says “I hear the voice of many angels sing”, “worthy is the lamb”!  Imagine the sound of a great multitude!

-          Praise Him in the heights

o   The word “heights” can be translated “to the most high”

o   This speaks of His ultimate position of authority (the Highest Point or Position)

o   As you praise Him consider He sits in the Highest Position (there is no one higher)

2 Praise Him, all His angels;
 Praise Him, all His hosts!

-          Praise Him, all His angels

o   His angels are those who follow Him

o   Can you imaging the sound of angels praising God!

o   How many angels are doing it right now?

-          Praise Him, all His hosts!

o   This is the heavenly armies!

o   How many members are in it?

o   How powerful are these angels?

o   What does it sound like when the sing all together?

3 Praise Him, sun and moon;
 Praise Him, all stars of light!

-          Praise Him, sun and moon

o   Even the sun and moon praise Him!

-          Praise Him, all the stars of light!

o   Light travels at 186,000 miles per second; 671 million miles per hour

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Psalm 147

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

147 Praise the Lord!
 For it is good to sing praises to our God;
 For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

-          Praise for Jerusalem

o   Jerusalem means “in awe of peace”; “teaching peace”

o   We are in awe because of the peace created by the death & resurrection of Jesus Christ

o   Teaching peace means we learn how peace actually comes (no other way)

-          Restoration and prosperity

o   Restoration means “to make like new”

o   Prosperity “means more than what you need ”

-          Praise for teaching us peace, we are in awe, thank you for restoration and blessing us with more than we need.

-          Praise the Lord!

o   Why? Because of what you just learned

-          For it is good to sing praises to our God

o   We should sing about what He has done (He is worthy!)

-          For it is pleasant and praise is becoming

o   Becoming means appropriate.

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
 He gathers the outcasts of Israel.

-          The Lords builds up Jerusalem

o   The very place the world wants to wipe of the face of the earth

o   The Lord is building it up

-          He gathers the outcasts of Israel

o   Those who have sinned will be recalled and made new

3 He heals the brokenhearted
 And binds up their wounds.

-          It takes a miracle to heal a broken heart

-          It takes care and thoughtfulness to bind up a wound

-          This is what God does for His children

4 He counts the number of the stars;
 He gives names to all of them.

-          Can you count all the stars?  God can. And He names all of them! How amazing!

5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
 His understanding is infinite.

-          Great is our Lord and abundant in strength

o   Consider how great He must be in order count and name the stars

o   The Milkyway has 100 billion stars in it

o   Scientists estimate 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars, or a "1" with 24 zeros after it is the number of stars in the universe

-          His understanding is infinite

o   Infinite is without measure (beyond measurement)

o   Scientist estimate the universe is 93 billion light years in diameter & growing for every megaparsec -- 3.3 million light years, or 3 billion trillion kilometers -- from Earth, the universe is expanding an extra 73.3 ±2.5 kilometers per second.

 | per sec | 1 min | length | 60 min | 1 hour | 24 hours | 1 day | ft per mile | 1 day
 |    240,485.60  | 60 |          14,429,136  | 60 |    865,748,160  | 27 |    23,375,200,320  | 5,280 |    4,427,121.27 

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Psalm 146

The Lord an Abundant Helper.

146 Praise [b]the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!

-        The Lord an Abundant Helper

o   This is who He is

o   Abundant means more then enough (pressed down, shaken together, overflowing)

o   This is His nature and the amount of help He is ready to give you and I

o   And anyone who calls upon the name of Jesus Christ

-        Praise the Lord!

o   Why?

o   Because the Lord is an Abundant Helper

-        Praise the Lord, O my soul!

o   Its repeated for emphasis

o   The word “soul” is added the 2nd time to draw attention to the fact that his Help is eternal

o   That’s worth thinking about twice (or more)

 2 I will praise the Lord while I live;
 I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

-        I will praise the Lord while I live

o   This is the main activity we should be doing if we have been helped (saved)

o   While I live means for ever and ever because He promised us eternal life

-        I will sing praises to my God while I have my being

o   As long as you have life and breath you should use your voice to sing praises!

o   If you know for sure you have been saved (helped), then your joy should rise up through your throat and come out of your mouth (in song!)

o   Are you full of joy because you have been saved?

§  Maybe you should tell you face about it

§  Maybe you should tell your mouth about it

§  Can anyone else notice the joy you have because you are saved?

·       Is your salvation and gratitude visible or audible?

 3 Do not trust in princes,
 In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.

-        Do not trust in princes

o   This means men of power or position or resources

o   If you trust in man he will always let you down

o   Man can never take God’s place (don’t up anyone in such high regard as God)

-        In mortal man (there is no salvation). It only comes from the Lord Jesus Christ & not pastors or bosses or friends or doctors or kings, etc.

4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth;
 In that very day his thoughts perish.

 -        Notice what happens to mortal man

-        His spirit departs (it leaves the body)

-        He returns to the earth (from dust you were made; to dust you will return)

-        In that very day (the day you die)

o   His thoughts perish (there are no more thoughts)

o   His opinions or words don’t mean anything anymore

o   The point is (therefore, don’t hold man in such high esteem)

o   He is very temporary (here but just a moment)

 5 How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
 Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

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Psalm 145

A psalm of praise. Of David.

1 I will exalt you, my God the King;
    I will praise your name for ever and ever.

-          A psalm of praise

o   This means a song of praise

-          Of David

o   David means beloved

o   All God’s children are beloved of God and should respond with singing praise!

-          I will exalt you, my God the King

o   To exalt is to life Him up higher in the highest place of respect & honor

o   He is my God and the King! 

§  Give Him the honor and respect and He deserves!

-          I will praise your name for ever and ever

o   This is why we were made

o   To praise God’s name forever and ever (the name of Jesus Christ)

o   The only name under heaven whereby a man or woman may be saved

§  No other name can save you!

 2 Every day I will praise you
    and extol your name for ever and ever.

-          Every day I will praise you

o   It’s a daily task we should gladly do!

o   How else can we thank Him properly

o   Imagine where you would be without Him

3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
    his greatness no one can fathom.

-          He is most worthy of praise (in light of what He did)

-          No one can fathom his greatness because His impact was massive & eternal

-          Billions of people have been saved from the pit of hell

4 One generation commends your works to another;
    they tell of your mighty acts.

-          His sacrifice, miracles and promises as so awesome that every generation keeps talking about it to the next generation (thousands of years later – it’s still fresh & newsworthy)

5 They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.

-          The splendor of God’s works

o   Seen in the sky above

o   Seen by telescope

o   Seen by mountain tops

o   Seen by the birth of humans and animals

o   Seen by flowers, food, science, lightening, thunder & more

o   Saved Israel from Egypt, parted the Red Sea, provided for 40-years in the desert

o   Healed the blind, make the lame walk, raised the dead

-          We should meditate on His wonderful works because it gives us perspective of His power, Love, Grace & Mercy, genius, artistry and more.

 
 6 They tell of the power of your awesome works—
    and I will proclaim your great deeds.

-          The power of His awesome works are worth thinking about

-          How much power did it take to create the universe

-          How much power did it take to create the sun the moon and the stars

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Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

144 Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
 Who trains my hands for war,
 And my fingers for battle;
2 My lovingkindness and my fortress,
 My stronghold and my deliverer,
 My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
 Who subdues [a]my people under me.

-          The title of this message is prayer for rescue and prosperity

o   I love the idea that we can pray not only to be rescued but also for prosperity

o   this implies protection from that which is bad but abundant blessing from that which is good

-          A Psalm of David

o   this means it's a song and it should be remembered

o   David means beloved so it should be remembered by all of God's children who are beloved

-          blessed be the Lord, my rock

o   the Lord is a rock (this means a solid place to plant your feet and build your life upon)

-          Who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle

o   this implies that the Lord teaches you to be strong and ready for opposition and prepared to win

-          my loving kindness and my fortress

o   God is loving and kind always

o   he's also our fortress because he protects us from everything

-          my stronghold and my deliverer

o   the stronghold is like a Fort it is a place of safety

o   a deliverer is someone who picks you up from one place in trouble and takes you to another place in safety 

-          my shield and he in whom I take refuge

o   the shield can protect you from fiery darts

o   Jesus Christ is the one in whom I must and you must and we must take refuge

o   there is no secure place other than in Jesus Christ

-          who subdues my people under me

o   God can subdue any group of people instantly and permanently

3 O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
 Or the son of man, that You think of him?

-          Oh Lord, what is man, that you take knowledge of him

o   in other words puny little man is so unimportant why does God pay any attention

-          or the son of man that You think of him

o   the son of man can be a reference to our children and our children's children

o   or it could be a reference to the son of man the Lord Jesus Christ

o   I believe the idea is why does God care so much about man that he sent Jesus Christ from heaven to die in a cross to pay for our sins to save us

§  we seem unworthy

§  there is a sense of disbelief as to why God would do such a thing

§  and yet He did

 4 Man is like a mere breath;
 His days are like a passing shadow.

-          and it's like a mere breath

o   a breath is a very short period of time

o   man does not live very long in comparison to God

o   these thousand years is as a day

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Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

1 Lord, hear my prayer,
     listen to my cry for mercy;
 in your faithfulness and righteousness
    come to my relief.

-          A Psalm of David

o   A Psalm is a song (it’s meant to be remembered and sang)

o   David means beloved

o   This song should be sang by all of God’s people (His beloved)

-          Lord hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy

o   We all want God to hear our prayers

o   All we need to do is ask Him

o   Listen to the my cry for mercy

§  To hear is to get ones attention

§  To listen is to contemplate what they are saying

§  This is what it was about (MERCY)

·       Not getting what he deserved (not getting what we deserve)

o   When was the last time you asked for mercy?

§  This will require that you admin your sins

§  Ask for forgiveness

§  And then mercy

-          In your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief

o   In you faithfulness

§  It because of God’s faithfulness this possible

§  Not ours

o   And righteousness

§  Jesus was righteous because He never sinned

§  We can become righteous by faith in his death and resurrection alone

o   Come to my relief

§  God will come to your relief

§  He will relieve you of your sin & guilt

2 Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous before you.

-          David does not want to be brought into judgment

o   It’s a court case

o   Evidence will be presented

o   He will be deemed guilty and he knows it

-          For no one living is righteous before you

o   What a statement

o   No one living is righteous (not one)

o   Righteousness is possible in the flesh (only by the spirit of God)

§  Only by trusting in Jesus Christ unto salvation

§  His works, His track record; not ours

3 The enemy pursues me,
    he crushes me to the ground;
 he makes me dwell in the darkness
    like those long dead.

-          The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground

o   Who is your enemy?

o   Who does this? The devil comes to steal, kill & destroy)

o   He makes you feel crushed and hopeless

-          He makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead

o   The devil wants you to live in darkness where there is no light

o   Under cover of darkness is where most sin happens (at night)

o   Yet God sees just as well in the night as day

o   God is light and His word is a lamp unto our feet

§  So we can see the truth and walk on the correct path

§  Avoiding all the traps sets by the devil and his followers

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Psalm 142

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.

142 I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord;
 I make supplication with my voice to the Lord.

-        Prayer for Help in Trouble

o   That’s exactly what we should do – Pray for Help in times of Trouble

o   What is your first response?

§  Is it to pray!

-        Maskil of David

o   A Maskil is a Jewish saying of wisdom learned from men who studied the bible and grew old enough to know it was true

o   David means “beloved”

o   This is “Godly wisdom of truth written to His beloved”

§  That includes you and I

-        I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord

o   This is not a quiet prayer inside yourself

o   This is a kind of prayer that speak out loud (louder than your normal voice)

o   You use you vocal chords to express your need to God urgenltly

-        I make supplication with my voice to the Lord

o   A supplication is an urgent request

o   It’s 911 God

o   You do this with your voice to The Lord

§  The One and Only Lord God – Jesus Christ

2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
 I declare my trouble before Him.

-        I pour out my complaint before Him

o   This means you pour it all out (not some of it)

o   There should be nothing left unsaid when done

-        I declare my trouble before Him

o   To declare something is to state the facts

o   You share specific details of what is causing your trouble (doubt, worry or fear)

-        You certainly would not pour it out in vain

o   You must: 1 – Remember your relationship to God (washed in the blood & saved); 2 – remember God’s power & authority over everything (able); 3 – ask Him to hear your prayer & supplications (ask); 4 – believe He will & will help you (faith)

o   You should practice these 4-steps with every prayer (all of them)

3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
 You knew my path.

-        When my spirit was overwhelmed within me

o   This is a specific point in time

o   When you spirit is overwhelmed its because your are letting the flesh take over

o   You are focused on the carnal mind and your own ability rather than God’s

o   Every time you feel overwhelmed this is the case

§  You must learn to stop, pause & pray

§  Allow yourself to focus on the things of the spirit and trust the Lord

-        You knew my path

o   This means God knows the steps that led up to your circumstances

o   He knows all the details of how and why and when this happened

In the way where I walk
 They have hidden a trap for me.

-        In the way where I walk

o   God knows the paths you normally take (your habits)

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