Sing to the Lord ~ Glorify His Name

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato
1999 Summer Bible Study
Sing to the Lord ~ Glorify His Name
June 13, 1999
I. Sing to the Triune God
A. Glory to God the Father

BIBLE HISTORY (an excerpt from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount):

Matthew 6:24-34; 10:29-31 [Parallel account: Luke 12:27-31]

"Overheard in an Orchard"

(poet unknown)

Said the robin to the sparrow,		Said the sparrow to the robin,
I should really like to know Friend,		I think that it must be
Why those anxious human beings		That they have no heavenly Father
Rush about and worry so.		Such as cares for you and me."

v. 24

a bit of common sense leading into Jesus’ following conclusion

v. 25

Literally: "stop worrying about your life"

Those who serve mammon will naturally worry

YES OF COURSE! There is more to life….more to the body

v. 26

Jesus defeats any excuses for worries about food

See Matthew 10:29-31; 4^th petition of the Lord’s Prayer

v. 27-30

Jesus defeats any excuses about worrying about our clothing

Worry shows a weakness in faith (cf: disciples in storm)

Solomon vs. a Mt. Rainier springtime meadow

v. 31-34

Literally: "Don’t BEGIN to worry…"

See Romans 8:31-32

Worrying about these things is something the unbelievers do

Is not God ABLE to provide?

DON’T WORRY. . .about these things or anything else!

BE HAPPY. . .that God takes care of it all!

In what way does this section present LAW?

In what way does this section present GOSPEL?

Which verse expresses the sum & substance of the section?

What is the reason we don’t have to worry?

PSALM: 104 ~ Our Creator still PRESERVES!

The Psalmist recounts creation and as such expressed his faith in Scripture! He wasn’t there to see it, he learned if from Genesis just as we do! Genesis gives the account of creation. Psalm 104 celebrates the Creator!

vv. 2a ~ Day 1 of Creation

vv. 2b-4 ~ Day 2 of Creation

vv. 5-18 ~ Day 3 of Creation

vv. 19-23 ~ Day 4 of Creation

vv. 24-30 ~ Days 5 & 6 of Creation

v. 26 ~ Leviathan: Isaiah 27:1, Psalm 74:14, Psalm 104:26, Job 3:8, Job 41:1ff ~ A powerful, fearful sea creature but one that yields to God. It is a creature God put in the sea to "play there."

vv.27-30 ~ A lesson learned from the animals (cf: Jesus’ words re: the birds in Matthew)

vv. 33-35 ~ A conclusion

PSALM 114 ~ Our Preserver DELIVERS!

God’s faithful deliverance of Israel is the same faithfulness He promises to those who are His people through faith.

The earth serves the Lord! He orders it so that it serves us!

SING TO GOD THE FATHER

WHO GIVES US LIFE AND PRESERVES US!