Message Notes

18 January 2015

Text: Psalm 22

“THEY TRUSTED IN YOU, AND WERE NOT ASHAMED”

(I) A MESSIANIC PSALM

1. Davidic authorship

2. Prophetic (in parts)

3. Messianic (in parts)

(II) CONTEXT OF THE MESSIANIC PORTION

1. Intense suffering

a) When God seems far away (Psalm 22:1-2)

b) When God does not seem to hear (Psalm 22:1-2)

c) Strength dried up (Psalm 22:15)

2. Acute awareness of human frailty

a) Only a worm and not man (Palm 22:6)

b) Reproached by people (Psalm 22:6)

c) Mocked by enemies (Psalm 22:7-8)

3. Surrounded by wickedness

a) Strong bulls (Psalm 22:12)

b) Roaring lions (Psalm 22:13)

c) Dogs (Psalm 22:16)

(III) FINDING HOPE IN TRUST

1. Examples (Psalm 22:4-5)

a) People who trusted

b) God delivered them

2. Exercise of Personal Trust

a) Crying out to God in prayer (Psalm 22:1)

b) Pleading for deliverance (Psalm 22:20)

c) Believing in God answering (Psalm 22:21, 24)

(IV) A STIRRING TESTIMONY

1. Declaration of God’s Name (Psalm 22:22)

2. Praising God (Psalm 22:22-23)

3. Fulfilling vows (Psalm 22:25)