Message Notes

11 January 2015

Text: Psalm 13

“BUT I HAVE TRUSTED IN YOUR MERCY”

(I) WHEN TOUGH TIMES COME

1. When the enemy troubles us (Psalm 13:4)

2. When the enemy seems to be exalted (Psalm 13:2)

3. When he seems to prevail (Psalm 13:4)

(II) WHEN GOD SEEMS FAR AWAY

1. When it seems to take a long time for prayers to be answered (Psalm 13:1)

2. When He seems to have forgotten us (Psalm 13:1)

3. When He seems to have hidden His face from us (Psalm 13:1)

(III) THE TIME WHEN WE MUST EXERCISE TRUST

1. When we search our souls (Psalm 13:2)

2. When we feel a deep sense of sorrow daily (Psalm 13:2)

3. When we feel that we are near death (Psalm 13:3)

(IV) THE EXERCISE OF TRUST

1. In prayer (Psalm 13:3)

2. In the mercy of God (Psalm 13:5)

3. In hope of God’s salvation (Psalm 13:5)

(V) JOY AMIDST GREAT CHALLENGES OF LIFE

1. Rejoicing in God’s salvation (Psalm 13:5)

2. Singing to the Lord (Psalm 13:6)

3. Remembering how He has dealt bountifully with us (Psalm 13:6)