My God, My Strength

Text: Psalm 18
14 January 2018

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD   (Psalm 18:1-2)

1. My strength

2. My rock

3. My fortress

4. My deliverer

5. My God

6. The horn of my salvation

7. My stronghold

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD   (Psalm 18:3)

1. I will call upon Him

2. He is worthy to be praised

3. Hope in deliverance from enemies

DISCOVERING GOD’S STRENGTH

1. In times of grave danger   (Psalm 18:4)

a) When pangs of death surrounded
b) When floods of ungodliness make one afraid
c) The sorrows of Sheol surround
d) The snares of death confront

2. Calling upon God in stressful times

a) I called upon the LORD   (Psalm 18:6a)
b) I cried out to My God   (Psalm 18:6b)

APPRECIATION OF GOD’S RESPONSE

1. He heard my voice from His temple   (Psalm 8:6c)

a) God may be in heaven far away
b) But He can hear the cry of His children

2. And my cry came before Him, even to His ears   (Psalm 8:6d)

a) Prayers to God are always personal
b) His ears will attend to the cries of His children

3. God will be to His children

a) Their strength
b) Their stronghold
c) Their shield
d) Their horn of salvation