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YAG 19th Retreat: Session 2
Text: 1 Chronicles 17
24 May 2014
YAG 19th RETREAT
Session #2
Saturday, 24 May 2014
Time: 9.00am
Theme: “I Have Set My Affection on the House of My God”
D. A DEEP AFFECTION FOR GOD’S HOUSE COMES ABOUT WHEN ONE IS FILLED WITH GOOD AND NOBLE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS
1. Appreciation of God’s blessings
a) I dwell in a house of cedar 1 Chronicles 17:1a
b) Symbol of achievement and wealth
2. A solemn comparison
a) The ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains 1 Chronicles 17:1b
b) It seems so wrong!
c) Hence the heart and mind desire to build God a House of worship
3. David’s outstanding example
a) Legendary example of possessing a deep affection for God’s House 1 Chronicles 29:3
b) Practical and positive outlook
c) Tremendous sense of commitment
d) It was his glory to search what was hidden by God Proverbs 25:2
4. Learning to relate the Spiritual and the Physical dimensions
a) I cried to the Lord with my voice and He heard me from His holy hill. Psalm 3:4
b) But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple Psalm 5:7
c) The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven Psalm 11:4
d) LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? Psalm 15:1
e) Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? Psalm 24:3
f) LORD, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells Psalm 26:8
g) One thing I have desired of the LORD, that will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.Psalm 27:4
h) When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me, for I used to go with the multitude;
I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept
a pilgrim feast.Psalm 42:4
i) There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. Psalm 46:4
j) As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, In the city of our God: God will establish it forever. Psalm 48:8
k) I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. Psalm 63:2
E. FEW CULTIVATE NOBILITY OF HEART AND MIND
1. Old Testament
a) No spiritual understanding Isaiah 6:9-10
b) Only lip service Isaiah 29:13
c) Lack of knowledge Hosea 4:6
d) A famine of God’s word Amos 8:11-12
2. New Testament
a) Laying aside the commandments of God Mark 7:6-8
b) Holding fast to the traditions of men Mark 7:8
c) Parable of the Sower and the seed Matthew 13
d) False teachings 1 Timothy 4; 2 Timothy 4
F. EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT TO CULTIVATE A GOOD AND NOBLE HEART AND MIND
1. The practice of Meditation
a) Meditation and being still Psalm 4:4
b) Meditation in the morning Psalm 5:2
c) Meditation in the night Psalm 63:6
2. The Value of Meditation
a) Meditation will give understanding Psalm 49:3
b) Wisdom is one definite direct result Psalm 49:3
3. The example of the Bereans Acts 17:11
a) Hearing
b) Researching
c) Confirming
d) Believing
4. Meditate on these things
a) The example of the Psalmist(s) Psalm 119:15-16; 19:14
b) The exhortation of the apostle Paul Philippians 4:8-9
5. Cultivating the mind of Christ Philippians 2:5-11
a) Understanding it
b) Appreciating it
c) Appropriating it
d) Practising it
6. Setting the heart and mind on heavenly and eternal things Colossians 3:1-2
a) Choosing eternal values
b) Refusing to be enamoured of earthly riches