Message Notes

(I) ASCRIBE GREATNESS TO OUR GOD

Moses

1. A Call to Ascribe Greatness to God

a) Recognition of God’s Mighty Hand

b) Appreciation of God’s greatness

c) Ascription of greatness to God

2. Special Reasons for this call to ascribe greatness to God

a) Because of the problem of perversity (Deuteronomy 32:5)

b) Because of the problem of foolishness (Deuteronomy 32:6, 28)

c) Because of the danger of forgetting God (Deuteronomy 32:18)

d) Because of the danger of incurring God’s wrath (Deuteronomy 32:19-27)

King David

1. Another Call to ascribe greatness to God (King David)

a) Psalm 29

i) Meditating on The Voice of the Lord

ii) Ascribing glory and strength to God

iii) Giving worship to God

b) Psalm 68

i) Ascribing strength to God (Psalm 68:34)

ii) And majesty

iii) And power

2. Reasons for ascribing greatness to God

a) Appreciation of who God is (Psalm 68:1-6)

b) Appreciation of what God had done in the past (Psalm 68:7-18)

c) Appreciation of what God was doing in the present (Psalm 68:19-20)

3. Appropriate response

a) Rejoice exceedingly (Psalm 68:3)

b) Sing to the Lord (Psalm 68:32)

c) Stand in awe of God (Psalm 68:35)