02 September 2018

Show Me Your Ways

Show Me Your Ways
Text: Psalm 25:1-5

Speaker:
Rev Dr Charles Tan
Chairman:
Rev Mark Tan & Rev Mitchell Tan
Series:
Show Me Your Ways, O LORD

Message Notes

INTRODUCTION

1. Seeking God

2. Seeking God’s leading

3. Seeking God’s ways

THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE

1. Problems in life

2. Enemies in life

3. Known ways of enemies of life

a) They seek to overwhelm and triumph over others   (Psalm 25:2)
b) They deal treacherously without cause   (Psalm 25:3)

SEEKING GOD IN THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE

1. Lifting up of the soul to God   (Psalm 25:1)

2. Trusting in God   (Psalm 25:2a)

3. Praying to God

a) Let me not be ashamed   (Psalm 25:2b)
b) Let not my enemies triumph over me   (Psalm 25:2c)
c) Let the enemies be ashamed instead   (Psalm 25:3b)

SEEKING GOD MORE SPECIFICALLY

1. Show me Your ways, O LORD   (Psalm 25:4a)

a) To show His ways
b) To enlighten

2. Teach me Your paths   (Psalm 25:4b)

a) To teach
b) To make very clear

3. Lead me in Your truth and teach me   (Psalm 25:a)

a) To take the lead
b) To teach and to confirm

AFFIRMATION OF THE PLACE OF GOD IN OUR LIFE

1. God as Saviour

“You are the God of my salvation”   Psalm 25:5b

2. Servant and Lord

Waiting on the Lord for His instruction
“On You I wait all the day”   Psalm 25:5c