Sing to the Lord ~ Glorify His Name

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato
1999 Summer Bible Study
Sing to the Lord ~ Glorify His Name
August 15, 1999
III. Sing to All Generations
B. Build Your Home with the Lord

TODAY’S THEME: Sing to all Generations: "Build with the Lord"

Two Houses/Psalms 127,128

Jesus’ Story of Two Houses ~ Matthew 7:24-29 (Luke 6:46-49)

"Walk through the Context" (Mt. 5:1-7:23)

THEREFORE….

What is the point of contrast between the two builders?

Cf: Luke 6:46ff (the contrast does not involve those who totally reject/ignore God’s Word)

"Doing" God’s Word (v.24)

See also: Luke 8:21; James 1:22-25;

How’s Your Foundation?

See also: Ezekiel 13:8-16; Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 3:11-13, 10:4; 1 Peter 1:24-25 (Isaiah 40:8);

House = ____________________

Epilogue: Power of the Word

See also: Mark 1:21-27; John 7:45-47; Acts 13:12

PSALM 127 (A Song of Ascents ~ cf Spokesman articles)

vv.1-2

House =
A general "building" principle for God’s children
Cf: Psalm 121:3-6

vv.3-4

One aspect of life’s building
Be fruitful and multiply! (Genesis 1:28)

consider Hannah’s prayer vs. modern technology & expense

Children from the Lord: Genesis 33:5, Psalm 113:9

Reward (hire, wages): Deuteronomy 7:13, 28:1-4; Isaiah 13:17-18

Speaking at the gate: Genesis 24:60

Blessings of children: Psalm 112:1-3

Old Testament special significance ~ Promised Land, inheritance (cf: Numbers 27:8-11)

1999 need to return to a realization of the SOURCE, BLESSING, PURPOSE, RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD children (cf: upcoming parenting seminar)

Building program + blessing of children = Emphasis on building sound family life

(our society is not the first (nor last) to scorn this truth of God, cf: Ezra 9:1ff)

PSALM 128 (A Song of Ascents ~ cf Spokesman articles)

v. 1

General statement of truth

Other similar Psalm selections ~ 1:1ff, 32:1, 119:1

vv.2-4

Examples of the blessedness of v. 1

Areas of the Lord’s blessing ~ WORK, FAMILY, SOUL

Identify "happiness" and "well with you" (consider "prosperity" in light of Isaiah 55:11)

Flourishing plant ~ Jeremiah 17:7-8, (Psalm 1), Psalm 52

vv. 5-6

A BLESSING

Cf: Deuteronomy 4:40

Blessing of seeing generations ~ Genesis 48:11, 50:23; Job 42:16, Proverbs 17:6

Blessing out of ZION/JERUSALEM

My Hope is Built On Nothing Less

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name…(Refrain) When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In ev’ry high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil…(Refrain)

His oath, His covenant and blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When ev’ry earthly prop gives way,
He then is all my Hope and Stay…(Refrain) When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found,
Clothed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne…(Refrain)

…ON CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK I STAND;

ALL OTHER GROUND IS SINKING SAND!

My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus’ name…(Refrain)	When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace; In ev’ry high and stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil…(Refrain)
His oath, His covenant and blood Support me in the whelming flood; When ev’ry earthly prop gives way, He then is all my Hope and Stay…(Refrain)	When He shall come with trumpet sound, Oh, may I then in Him be found, Clothed in His righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne…(Refrain)