Mark - Chapter 5

- The Demon Possessed Man healed sitting, dressed and his right mind gets sent out as a missionary to ten cities.

- The woman who had an issue of blood for 12-years touches His garment and gets healed instantly.  Confession is made and she receives the Lord's blessing.

- Jairus's daughter gets sick and dies and everyone tells Jairus it's too late.  Jesus steps in and proves its never too late. Jesus raises his daughter from the dead and proves there is nothing to hard for God.

- We 22 verses that declare "Fear Not":

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James 5:17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed [a]earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

1 Kings 17:1 [ Elijah Predicts Drought ] Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

 1 Kings 18:41-19:8 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

41 Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he crouched down on the earth and put his face between his knees. 43 He said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go back” seven times. 44 It came about at the seventh time, that he said, “Behold, a cloud as small as a man’s hand is coming up from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘[a]Prepare your chariot and go down, so that the heavy shower does not stop you.’” 45 In a little while the sky grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. 46 Then the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he girded up his loins and [b]outran Ahab [c]to Jezreel.

 Elijah prayed boldly for God-sized miracles. Elijah didn’t mess around with small requests for God. He went straight to big requests. Pray for a drought in the land. Raise the widow’s son from the dead. Call down fire from heaven to consume the offering on Mount Carmel.

Elijah was bold. He asked with incredible faith, believing that God was able. He believed that God was faithful, that He answers prayers. He called on God with enough faith to believe God would answer even the most audacious prayer.

And, without fail, God answered those audacious prayers. He poured out His power repeatedly, giving Elijah opportunity to proclaim God’s greatness.

Elijah’s prayers pointed the world back to God. Elijah was completely in tune with God. He listened for Yahweh’s voice, and he walked in obedience (1 Kings 18:36). He prayed in agreement with what God asked of him. And, his prayers pointed the world back to God.

The widow’s flour and oil never running out? A reminder that God sees our needs and provides. Raising the widow’s son from the dead? A reminder that he cares about our deepest hurts. The drought? A reminder that even the winds and the storms are subject to His control. Hear it in Elijah’s own words:

Yes, Elijah called down fire from heaven to consume the water and the sacrifices not for his own glory, but so others would know that Yahweh is God and there is no other God in heaven or earth. Elijah’s prayers were about pointing the world back to God.

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Psalm, Chapter 85

Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

85 O Lord, You showed favor to Your land;
 You [a]restored the captivity of Jacob.

-          The title of this message is prayer for God's mercy upon the nation

-          we should all pray for God's mercy (mercy means not getting what you deserve)

-          we certainly need to pray for our nation so that it does not get what it deserves

-          this is for the choir director

o   this means it was meant to be a song again that would be taught in practice and repeated so that nobody would forget this lesson

-          A Psalm of the sons of Korah

o   we know the sons of korah we're super grateful because they came from an evil family who were swallowed up in the earth by God but a few young boys survived in seven generations later they found themselves in charge of the worship in the temple (you can imagine how grateful they felt; so they sing a little louder and with a little more zeal than some others may)

-          now we get to verse one

o   O Lord, You showed favor to Your land; You restored the captivity of Jacob

o   God showed favor to the promised land

§  the land became barren and unfruitful and home to jackals

§  all of these things happen because God's people sinned greatly

§  Israel was invaded and the Israelites were taken captive in Egypt

§  they remain there for 400 years until God set them free by bringing 10 plagues upon Egypt until pharaoh finally let his people go

§  the Israelites then left Egypt and crossed the Red Sea and then wandered in the desert for 40 years because of their unbelief until God led the remnant and their children into the promised land

§  the promised land was then restored and became prosperous and populous with God's children who repented from their sins and we're trying to follow God (not perfectly but forgiven)

 2 You forgave the iniquity of Your people;
 You covered all their sin. [b]Selah.

-          the story begins when God forgave the iniquity of His people

o   never forget that restoration is always proceeded by forgiveness

o   you must ask God to forgive you for your sins and then He will be faithful to do it

-          You covered all their sin. Selah (it was covered by the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross)

o   if your sin is covered then it is no longer visible from above

o   when God looks down upon you from his high place in heaven he sees the righteousness of Christ in you the hope of glory

o   Selah means think about this over and over

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Psalm, Chapter 84

Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the choir director; [a]on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

84 How lovely are Your dwelling places,
 O Lord of hosts!

-          The title of this message is longing for the temple worship

-          most of us are longing for something

-          Christians are longing to have or more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ where we can see Him and touch Him or maybe even be hugged by Him

-          In this chapter we begin with longing for the temple worship

o   temple worship was filled with song and music and praise

o   it was loud; it was heartfelt; it was spirit led

o   this is the kind of worship we should all participate in

-          this Psalm was for the choir director which means it was meant to be a song

o   this means it is important enough to be remembered and sang

-          it was on the Gittith

o   Gitteth was a musical instrument or a melody that was used during wine making

o   Wine making is a symbol of God’s work on earth through Christ our Lord

o   In other words it would be a song of gratefulness to our God who saved us

-          A Psalm of the sons of Korah

o   Korah’s family was swallowed up by the earth because they tried to take over the power and position given to Moses and Aaron.  They challenged their authority and God opened the earth swallowed them up except some a few young sons who weren’t there.  These sons had sons and passed on the stories of what happened to their forefathers. 7 generations later the sons of Korah were in charge of Worship in the temple and they sang louder and with more grateful hearts than anyone else because they knew the evil family they had been born into yet God spared them.

-          Now we read in verse 1:

o   How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts!

§  God dwells in heaven

§  God dwells in temples & churches

§  God dwells in the hearts and souls of men and women

§  Wherever God dwells there is beauty, peace, life, love, grace & peace

o   O Lord of hosts

§  He is Lord of hosts (the heavenly host)

§  All those who went before us (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, etc)

§  All the armies of heaven (angles) are called the heavenly hosts

§  This clearly declares His power & glory and authority over all

2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
 My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

o   Does your heat long for or even years to be with God’s people?

-          My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God

o   Does the joy in your heart rise to the level that you want to sign from your heart and flesh to the living God?

o   If you understand Who He is; What He has done; What He has planned; What He has promised; What He will do; and that He is living and alive and coming back to do it all – YOUR JOY WOULD RISE TO THIS LEVEL TOO!! 

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Psalm, Chapter 83

God Implored to Confound His Enemies.

A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

83 O God, do not remain quiet;
 Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still.

-           the title of this message is “God implored to confound his enemies”

-          The first thing to note is sometimes we need to implore God to do something

o   Implore definition, to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat

-          The next thing we learn is what Asaph is urgently begging God for

-          To Confound His enemies

o   confound: [verb] to bring to ruin : destroy. baffle, frustrate.

o   Notice the letter H in the word His is capitalized

o   This means they are God’s enemies not Asaph’s

-          So we find our brother Asaph praying for God's will

o   we know that's going to happen

o   but it is also an indication of where Asaph’s heart was at this point

§  he was sick of God's enemies causing so much harm to God's children 

-          Chapter 83 verse one

-          O God, do not remain quiet

o   Have you ever wanted God not to remain quiet?

o   what a great thing to pray 

-          Do not be silent and, O God, do not be still

o   Asaph does not want Got to:

§  Be silent or

§  Be still

o   Asaph wants God to answer and act

o   Anyone else here want God to answer & act?

2 For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,
 And those who hate You have [a]exalted themselves.

-          For behold (God check out what Your enemies are doing)

o   Your enemies make an uproar (a loud noise designed to cause fear)

-          And those who hate You have exalted themselves

o   Notice two things

§  First these are “those who hate God”

§  Second “have exalted themselves” (instead of God)

§  When man thinks he is god, big troubles is on the way

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Psalm, Chapter 82

Unjust Judgments Rebuked.

A Psalm of Asaph.

82 God takes His position in [a]His assembly;
He judges in the midst of the gods.

-          The title of the message is Unjust Judgements Rebuked

-          Note that God knows there are “unjust judgements”

-          Note that God will rebuke them

o   Rebuke means to reprimand; sharply criticize

o   In other words, God will settle the score

-          A Psalm of Asaph which means “collector or gatherer”

o   The title speaks of judgement and rebuke at the time when all people are gathered together to stand before the righteous Judge

-          Now we read verse 1:

o   God takes His position in His assembly

§  This is a picture of the court room packed and the judge comes out from His chamber and sits on the Judgement seat ready to hear each case

o   He judges in the mist of the gods

§  gods is little g; referring to men who think more highly of themselves than they should

§  God capital G shows up and in their midst (in the middle) and quickly separates the sheep from the goats (truth from lies)

 2 How long will you judge unjustly
 And show partiality to the wicked? Selah

-          This is a question for wicked judges

o   How long will you judge unjustly

o   In other words; God knows about it; God is keeping track & time

-          And show partiality to the wicked? Selah

o   Wicked judges show partiality to the wicked (they are in on the scam)

o   But God knows about it so Selah

§  think about it; because there will be a great cost for this behavior

 3 Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
 Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

-          Vindicate the weak and fatherless

o   Vindicate means “to clear, as from accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like; to vindicate someone’s honor”

-          The weak and the fatherless

o   The weak are not strong enough to vindicate themselves

§  So they needs God’s power and protection to do it

o   The fatherless have no father to protect them

§  So they need God to act their father and defend and protect them

-          Do justice to the afflicted and destitute

o   Do justice (that which is just)

o   To the afflicted (mentally or physically impaired)

o   And destitute (suffering extreme poverty; needy people)

-          Asaph wants God to step up and help those who cannot help themselves

o   And God will do it!

o   He will vindicate them (clear their name and honor; forgiveness)

o   He will do justice to them (give them what they justly deserve)

§  A fair trial and proper rewards (according to their faith)

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Psalm, Chapter 81

God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness.

For the choir director; [a]on the Gittith. A Psalm of Asaph.

81 Sing for joy to God our strength;
 Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob.

-          The title of this message is God's goodness and Israel’s waywardness

o   God’s goodness is worth considering

o   Israel’s Waywardness is typical of man

§  Doing only what you want; refusal to obey; non-compliance

-          For the choir director (another song worth remembering & singing)

-          On the Gittith (a musical instrument played to the sound of the wine press)

-          A Psalm of Asaph (gatherer or collector)

-          God goodness in spite of Israel’s disobedience evidenced by the wine press (God’s Son crushed for their iniquities) 

-          No we get to the first verse

o   Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob

o   Notice the response to God’s Goodness in spite of Israel’s Waywardness

§  Sing for joy

§  To God our strength (because Jesus saved us)

§  Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob

·         Remember Jacob represents Israel and means “He will add”

·         God is adding the names of these people to book of eternal life in spite of their sins! – that is reason to SING and SHOUT

2 Raise a song, strike the timbrel,
 The sweet sounding lyre with the harp.
 3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
 At the full moon, on our feast day.

-          Raise a song, strike the timbrel

o   Make some noise; lets get the praise started!

-          The sweet sounding lyre with the harp

o   This means put music it to it; use instruments (put some effort into this)

-          Blow the trumpet at the new moon

o   This makes an announcement of God’s blessings month to month

-          At the full moon, on our feast day

o   Because God causes seeds to grow; He provides food in abundance

o   The people feast and celebrate God’s Goodness

o   We should thank God for our food and health and families too

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Psalm, Chapter 80

God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities.

For the choir director; set to [a]El Shoshannim; [b]Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.

80 Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,
 You who lead Joseph like a flock;
 You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

-        The title of this message is God implored to rescue his people from their calamities

o   sometimes we need to Implore God

o   beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something

-        in this case Asaph was begging God to rescue His people

o   notice Asaph refers to the people as His people (God’s people)

o   to be rescued means saved

-        From their calamities

o   an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

o   calamities is plural which means multiple such events

-        For the choir director (so it’s meant to be a song, remembered and sang)

-        Set to El Shoshannim

o   El Shoshannim means “beauty of the innocent; pure, lily like virgins

-        Eduth means “testimony” sometimes used to refer to the ten commandments

-        A Psalm of Asaph which means “to gather or collect”

-        Let me stitch this together

o   People begged God to be saved

o   God put a song in their mouth and made them Lilly white (innocent)

o   This is the testimony of God who will do it and gather them together 

-        Oh give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock

o   Asaph is asking the Shepherd of Israel to listen to His people

o   There is only one Shepherd of Israel – Jesus Christ 

o   You who lead Joseph like a flock

§  Joseph represents God’s people and they kept blowing it

§  Like dumb sheep

§  But God overlooked their stupidity and sin and cared for them anyway

§  Joseph means “He will Add”

§  God adds the sheep even with all their faults.

§  And He will lead them like a flock (He moves them where necessary for their own good since they can’t help themselves)

-        You who are enthroned above the Cherubim, shine forth!

o   Notice where Jesus is “enthroned above the Cherubim in heaven”

o   Seated in the most high place; a place of power and position of all

o   Asaph wants to Him to shine forth (to allow the light to eliminate the darkness)

 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up Your power
 And come to save us!

-        Ephraim – to be fruitful

o   Joseph produced sons in the land of affliction 

-        Benjamin – son of the right hand

o   A picture or type of Christ

-        Manasseh – forgetting or evaporating

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Psalm, Chapter 79

A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

79 O God, the nations have [a]invaded Your inheritance;
They have defiled Your holy temple;
They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

-        The title of this message is a lament over the destruction of Jerusalem, and prayer for help

-        there are two components of this title

o    the first is a lament over the destruction of Jerusalem

§  This is certainly something to lament to over!

§  Sometimes the things we lament over are not so important

o   The second part is a prayer for help

§  This is interesting considering Jerusalem had already been destroyed and obviously God allowed it

o   This is a song of Asaph (to gather or collect)

§  This was meant to be a song so we would remember it – so its important

-        O God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance

o   The nations of the peoples and power of this earth (not from heaven)

o   They invaded Your inheritance (God’s people; God’s land – from heaven)

o   Sometimes it seems the earthly, worldly powers are winning (but keep reading)

-        They have defiled Your holy temple

o   This is a spiritual warfare (it always is)

-        Hey have laid Jerusalem in ruins

o   Jerusalem is determined to be the home of God by God

o   Man came it and destroyed it in defiance of God

 2 They have given the dead bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens,
 The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth.
 3 They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem;
 And there was no one to bury them.

-        Man took bodies and spilled blood

-        In contrast, God gave His body and shed His own blood

-        Failure to bury someone within 3-days was against Jewish religion and had eternal implication according to their custom

 4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors,
 A scoffing and derision to those around us.

-        Asaph wants God to know that people are scoffing at the Jews

-        These were supposed to be God’s people (not people are making fun of them)

o   It’s like God do you hear and see what people are saying about your people!

o   It was so loud eve the neighbors heard about it (neighboring countries)

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Psalm, Chapter 78

God’s Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness.

A [a]Maskil of Asaph.

78 Listen, my people, to my [b]instruction;
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in a parable;
 I will tell riddles of old,
 3 Which we have heard and known,
 And our fathers have told us.

-        God’s guidance of His People 

o   Notice God is guiding His people

-        In spit of their unfaithfulness

o   God guides and provides in spite of their unfaithfulness

o   What a loving God

-        This is what He wants us to do

o   Listen to instruction

o   Incline your ears to the Word

-        He speaks in parables and riddles of old

o   Why?

o   So we must search out the answers

-        Which we have heard and known and our fathers told us

o   Notice they heard them and knew them for generations

o   In other words, they knew what to do; they just didn’t do it

o   We must be doers of the Word not hearers only

 4 We will not conceal them from their children,
 But we will tell the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
 And His power and His wondrous works that He has done.

-        Its important to tell our children, the generation to come

o   The praises of the Lord

o   And His Power

o   And His wonderous works He has done

o   Three things to pass on

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Psalm, Chapter 77

Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God’s Mighty Deeds.

For the choir director; [a]according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.

77 My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.

-          Comfort in trouble from recalling God’s Might Deeds

o   There is an important lesson in this title

o   You can get comfort while in trouble

§  Here is how it works

§  From recalling God’s Mighty Deeds

§  The M in might and D is capitalized for emphasis

§  Remember what God has done in the past and it gives you confidence toward your future!

-          For the choir director

o   Which means it’s a song to be remembered and sang

-          According to Jeduthun

o   Praising or to praise

-          A Psalm of Asaph

o   Asaph means “collector or gatherer”

-          Let’s stitch it all together now

o   You can be comforted when you’re in trouble by recalling God’s Might Deeds so sing His song, praise Him until He comes to gather you!

-          Now in verse 1

-          My voice rises to God, and I will cry out loud

o   How about you and I?

o   Do you pray loud enough for God to hear you?

o   Does the description “cry out loud” apply to you?

-          My voice rises to God, and He will hear me

o   Asaph repeats the fact that his voice rises to God

o   Then he declares the result before it happens by faith

§  And He will hear  me!

o   How about you?

§  Do you have faith that God hears you?

2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
 In the night my hand was stretched out [b]without weariness;
My soul refused to be comforted.

 -          In the day of my trouble I sought the lord

o   Notice it was a specific day (timing was important)

o   When trouble came, then Asaph sought the Lord right away

o   This is the right place to run too first!

-          In the night my hand was stretched out without weariness

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