Trusting it's God's inspired, inerrant, infallible, clear, and sufficient word.
! It's God's very own word for you, his people.
!
But with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd, for you rescue and oppress people, but you
humble those with haughty eyes.
Lord, you light my lamp.
My God illuminates my darkness.
With you I can attack a barricade, and with my God I can leap over a wall.
God, his way is perfect.
The word of the Lord is pure.
He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
For who is God beside the Lord?
And who is a rock?
Only our God.
God, he clothes me with strength and makes my way perfect.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.
He sets me securely on the heights.
He trains my hands for war.
My arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me the shield of your salvation.
Your right hand upholds me, and your humility exalts me.
You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.
I pursue my enemies and overtake them.
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
I crush them, and they cannot get up.
They fall beneath my feet.
You have clothed me with strength and for battle.
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.
You have made my enemies retreat before me.
I annihilate those who hate me.
They cry for help, but there is no one to save them.
They cry to the Lord, but he does not answer them.
I pulverize them like dust before the wind.
I trample them like mud in the streets.
You have freed me from the feuds among the people.
You have appointed me the head of nations, a people I had not known serve me.
Foreigners submit to me, cringing.
As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications.
The Lord lives.
Blessed be my rock.
The God of my salvation is exalted.
God, he grants me vengeance and subdues people unto me.
He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries.
You rescue me from violent men.
Therefore, I will give thanks to you among the nations, Lord.
I will sing praises about your name.
He gives great victories to his king.
He shows loyalty to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
The word of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
You may be seated.
As you're seated, I encourage you to keep Scripture open in front of you to Psalm 18
as we work through this wonderful song of praise together.
Isaiah 40 tells us that the grass withers and the flower fades,
but the word of the Lord stands forever.
In Luke 1, we hear that no word from God shall be void of power.
Let's pray.
Oh, God, you are the living rock, the rock of ages.
We pray that you will speak to your people by your power.
We thank you for how you are the same yesterday, today, and forever.
How we can run to you, and how by your gentleness, your humility in Christ,
you uphold your people by the power of your Holy Spirit that you've poured out.
Please minister to your people today, Lord.
Please equip us according to your purposes we ask.
Amen.
Well, as we are here reading this poetry from ancient Israel by the great King David,
the military leader and conqueror, many have mentioned to me this morning how there are
missiles flying across the sky between Israel and Iran.
the whole world is watching what is going on in that part of the world this made me curious to
look up where's the church in both of those nations right now it was 1.5 percent of the
population of Iran that are Christians there are Christians there very very small minority
then I looked it up for Israel 1.9 percent in Israel are Christians and 75 percent of that less than
2 percent total 75 percent are Arabs living in Israel that are Christians
someone mentioned to me how in both of those countries they're still running into the rocks
and the bunkers in the caves and behind the mountains to find shelter we can only imagine
the terror of being in a a nation with a land war especially nowadays with this technology
under that type of oppression the greatest hope possible is for victory in fear for all of us
our greatest need is shelter when you're at war your biggest desire is rest in terror with hatred
from generations piling on feelings of wanting of revenge and vengeance what we really long for is to be
happy at peace and resting again the word in the bible for that feeling is blessed
and what both of those countries need and what the Christians in either country can find comfort in
is exactly what psalm 18 lifts up for us and this is your comfort and mine today it's your hope
in mind that we will be able to pray and I hope with even more conviction in the next moments what David
prays in verse 46 would you please look there David cries out to God remember he says this at the end of
his ministry at the end of second Samuel calling all the nation all of God's people to declare this together
blessed be my rock and that's my encouragement for us today that you will be able to say that blessed be my rock
the first movement is this this great rock for God's people it provides a source of shelter for them to enjoy life
so life in the shade of the rock life in the shade of the rock would you look at the beginning of psalm 18 look at verse 2
I'm going to come back to this verse several times the first thing I want to point out is he says
the Lord is my rock he's letting us know right at the beginning of this psalm here's my theme
he says God is my strength my God in whom I trust there is a professor at a university in New Zealand
a few decades ago and he noticed many of these images especially in the Old Testament describing God
and brought richness to this so I learned this through James Montgomery Boyce quoting this
professor the first image is this I want to highlight five today a rock is a source of
protection in shade he wrote that in the climate in the Middle East where it's hot and sandy
the natural elements are merciless we understand that a little bit better here in the high desert of
Colorado if you spend three hours without sunscreen in the elements it's merciless imagine in the Middle East
he said that in a period of 12 months there will be spring rains and you'll see this really thin layer
of green like a carpet but that's doomed to quickly turn into sand again after it's scorched by the sun and
it only lasts about two weeks out of 12 months however if you were to put a boulder there or go to a site that has a
same patch of sand that cannot sustain life on the the shady side of that massive boulder an oasis will develop
life will flourish up against this rock and travelers can then go and stop and enjoy rest in the shade and be sheltered
sheltered from the elements during the hottest hours
so I think what we have in verses 25 through 29 is a description of life in that oasis in the shade of the great rock the rock of course is an image of God's kingdom and we get insights into the values of God's kingdom look at verse 25 he first gives us three virtues in a row that are pleasing to God
he says with the merciful or faithful literally in the Hebrew it's with those who are kind you will show yourself kind with the blameless literally with a master of flawlessness one who is above reproach we can say God will show himself blameless in verse 26 with the pure literally with one being
purified you will show yourself blameless you will show yourself pure those are the three virtues but then there's one displeasing vice verse 26 continues with the devious you will show yourself shrewd this is interesting because the Lord his his attributes correspond to what is good and what men would recognize as good and pleasing because it comes from him but when it comes to a way in which mankind
is twisted and fallen is twisted and fallen like being devious or distorted you can't say that of God so he has to pick a more careful word like shrewd and then verse 27 you will save the humble but you will bring down one with haughty looks one who is proud so he's laying out the values of the kingdom of God this is the type of life that will flourish in the shade of the rock and this is the type of attributes that don't fit in this kingdom
that God will pluck out like a weed that God will pluck out like a weed and cast onto the scorching sand
Martin Luther had a good comment I thought here he said see how God deals with the perverse man who perverts everything God turns everything for that man into the opposite of what he hoped for
there's something intrinsically frustrating about sin sin has no place in the kingdom of God
Isaiah 32 verse 2 says behold a king will reign in righteousness and princes will rule with justice now listen to this a man will be as a hiding place from the wind a shelter from the tempest as rivers of water in a dry place as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land
there will be an anointed king that will come and live in the shadow of a great rock and he will rule with justice and there will be peace for all those who are gathered into his kingdom
he's describing the coming Messiah
so to the extent that David hides himself next to God in the shade of the rock he's a type of Christ who will come
and fulfill all of these prophecies piled up about the kingdom of God anchored to the rock of God himself
the people will thrive under such a king
a king who is in submission to and protected by
God as his rock
now notice what he says in verses 28 and 29
for you will light my lamp
the Lord my God will enlighten
my darkness
this is describing life
in the kingdom of God
1 Samuel 21 17
refers to Samuel the prophet
as the lamp of Israel
what was his job as the prophet
the prophet represents God to the people
Samuel was the mouthpiece of God
he was giving the people God's word
and it's a lamp
for them to live in and flourish under
a lamp is associated with God's word
and whose light the people can enjoy life
now he describes in verse 29
how much safety he enjoys in this kingdom of God
in contrast to the nations all around him
he says for by you I can run against a troop
a troop may be like a raiding party
remember in 1 Samuel how the Philistines had their raiders that would go around
in these you know fast mobile chariot driven battalions to destroy and terrorize villages
but he says I can run against them
or it could also be soldiers forming a barricade
it reminds us of 2 Samuel chapter 5
the Jebusites were mocking David
they said this mountain fortress
this one is impenetrable
they mocked David saying
the blind and the lame
will take care of him
they'll ward David off
there's no way David can capture this one
and God helps David to take this fortress
which was called Zion
and it became the headquarters then Jerusalem
he describes what it was like
in verse 29
by my God
I can leap over a wall
in verse 30 he says
as for God
his way is perfect
the word of the Lord is proven
it's his testimony
I trusted God's word
and he proved himself
he is a shield
to all
who trust
in him
that's what life is like
in the shade
of the rock
I'm guessing that
depending on what
each of us is going through right now
we're either enjoying that
and we can say
yes
amen
that's my testimony
at this moment
or maybe some of us
need to be called back
into the shade
of the rock
of God's kingdom
maybe the Lord
and his providence
has allowed you
to be on the hot sand
and feel those elements
in your soul a bit
and he's saying
come back
come thrive
come enjoy life
against my rock
with Jesus as your king
Isaiah 26 verse 4
calls us to trust
in the Lord forever
for the Lord God
is a rock of ages
what that means
is that God's nature
is everlasting
God's strength
has no end
enjoy life
in the shade
of the rock
next
he moves into
military language
I want to show you
how
in battle
this rock
is proven
he just said it
God's way is perfect
his word
is proven
let's show
let's see now
using David's imagery
how this rock
is proven
in war
notice back in
Psalm
chapter 18
verse 2
he says
God is my shield
and my stronghold
let's focus on those
two words
so we get
four more images
now of God
as a rock
the first is God
as refuge
and strength
think of how
as the superscription
to Psalm 18
says
David was on the run
from all the enemies
even from Saul
the king of Israel
but God was his protection
he was forced to flee
and hide in caves
and then he reflects
back in verse 31
what we have already
seen earlier
in this Psalm
which is
a testimony
of God's
deliverance
but here he's
meditating on it
a second time
in the same Psalm
Spurgeon's comment
about that
was this
the second thoughts
about God's mercy
should be
and often are
the best
so in verse 31
David says
for who is God
except the Lord
and who is a rock
except our God
it is God
who has armed me
with strength
and it is God
who makes my way
perfect
well you notice
how in the verse
right before that
he says
God's way
is perfect
now he says
as I walk
in God's way
he makes my way
perfect
my way
aligns to God's
perfect way
what a blessing
to walk
in the way
of the Lord
in verse 33
he says
God
makes my feet
like the feet
of a deer
and he sets me
on high places
a deer is a picture
of agility
swiftness
and sure footedness
we were hiking
around
the other day
and just as we're
on the normal
sidewalk trail
we saw something
amazing
which was this
a young deer
maybe one year old
not just
trotting
you know
like a horse
would trot
but bounding
it was like
all four legs
all up in the air
all at once
out of nowhere
just right through
the kind of
the gutter
and kept going
it was just amazing
so it was almost
like deer in a
class of their own
and especially
David on the run
you know
the enemy
persecuting him
running into the cliffs
he's a shepherd
he's simple
he can go in there
and hide
remember in
first Samuel
how the Philistines
they're very
wealthy and powerful
and they had
these iron
chariots
well what good
is a chariot
going to do
if you're in the
middle of these
desert rocks
you can't chase
them down
so there he is
poor
simple
humble
trusting the Lord
and it's like
the Lord
makes him
like a deer
bounding
they can't even
come close
to catching him
in verse 34
he says
he teaches
my hands
to make war
so that my arms
can bend
a bow
of bronze
notice how he's
using his own
body to reflect
on God's
faithfulness
he started
with his feet
in verse 33
now he's onto
his hands
in verse 33
also in his arms
now in verse 35
he says
you also
have given me
the shield
of your salvation
your right hand
has held me up
your gentleness
has made me
great
verse 36
you enlarged
my path
underneath me
so my feet
did not slip
some translations
say so my
ankles
didn't twist
this is what
it's like
to be under
the rock
of God
even at war
even persecuted
may this be
the comfort
for God's people
around the world
and for you
and me
with spiritual
attacks
and persecution
as well
Jesus said
in Matthew 7
verse 24
whoever
obeys
God's word
builds their
life
on the rock
God is your
refuge
and strength
God is my
shield
and my
stronghold
you see that
image here
here's the next
image
it's of a
strong tower
and where that
last one left
off where
he's saying
my feet
won't slip
in chapter 2
he says
God is my
fortress
like it's
it's an
elevated rock
way up there
and my
deliverer
God is my
tower
when you're
up on the
tower
the fortress
of God's
kingdom
your view
expands
it's elevated
it's lifted up
and your
perspective is
set in the
broadest frame
the contrast
to God
as our
fortress
would be
to be
down in the
pit
in the
mire
the quicksand
that's pulling
you down
and burying
you
no but God
lifts me up
and sets my
feet where I
won't slip
I won't get
sucked down
Psalm 40
verse 2
builds on this
theme as well
God brought me
up out of a
horrible pit
out of the
miry mud
and has set
my feet on a
rock
he establishes
my steps
it's the same
theme that David
is reflecting on
in Psalm 18
verse 34
as well
and 36
he says
from this position
of protection
verse 37
I can now
pursue my enemies
and overtake
them
neither did
I turn back
again
till they
were destroyed
verse 38
I have wounded
them so that
they could not
rise
how has David
done this
verse 39
because you
have armed
me with
strength
for the battle
the Lord
lifts David
up into the
strong tower
and equips
him for war
well the next
image is God
now on the
offensive
God as a
crushing
boulder
in verse 39
he says
you have
subdued
under me
those who
rose up
against me
you have
also given
me the
necks of
my enemies
so that I
destroyed those
who hated
me
verse 41
they cried
out but
there was
none to
save
even to
the Lord
but he
did not
answer them
so there's
David lifted
up on the
rock of
God
and there's
those who
have rejected
the kingdom
of God
and opposed
God
now they're
begging for
mercy
and God
is bringing
justice
it's like a
crushing
boulder
rolling down
advancing
and if he's
not your
fortress
and you're
hidden in
him
he's gonna
steamroll
everything
in its way
the kingdom
of God
will advance
it will not
slow down
as we drive
to the mountains
maybe going
west on
I-70
from here
you'll see
those yellow
signs that
say rocks
falling
I pointed
one out
to one
of my
sons the
other day
I said
look at
the size
of those
boulders
it was
like half
of our
vehicle
and there's
much bigger
boulders up
there waiting
to just
fall and
smash
whatever's
gonna get
under their
way
I want
you to
notice the
contrast
here
if you
go back
to verse
21
David says
something
about his
faith in
the Lord
as his
rock
in verse
21
David says
I have
not wickedly
departed
from my
God
he's not
committed
apostasy
he's not
rejected
God
the Lord
has preserved
his faith
if you go
back to
verse 6
we hear
David saying
in my
distress
I called
upon the
Lord
I cried
out to
my God
and he
heard my
voice
from his
temple
and my
cry came
before him
even to
his ears
David has
put himself
under the
Lord
as his
king
and as
his
rock
what a
contrast
this is
to those
who reject
the Lord
who cry
out
but now
it's too
late
their cry
in verse
38
and verse
39
I'm sorry
their cry
is in
verse 41
they cried
out to
the Lord
but there
was none
to save
this is not
a cry
of faith
and repentance
like David's
was
but it was
a cry
of those
who have
departed
from God
and who
just now
want to
escape
the natural
consequences
of their
rebellion
God is
offered to
all by
grace
now
and there's
a time
where he
is offered
by grace
no longer
that would
be the
time of
his
judgment
and his
wrath
now is
the time
to receive
his grace
and the news
doesn't get
any better
as we see
this final
image of
the rock
we could
say it's
a rock
now used
as a
millstone
the millstone
was one
rock put
on top
of the
other
and you'd
put the
kernels
of grain
in between
and then
you would
have something
very strong
like oxen
pull it
around
in a
circle
so that
the millstone
is crushing
what's in
between
turning grain
into fine
flour
notice what
he says
in verse
42
then I
beat them
as fine
as the
dust
before the
wind
I cast
them out
like dirt
in the
streets
you have
delivered me
from the
strivings
of the
people
at the
end of
his reign
David
is going
to unite
all these
tribes
into one
kingdom
before that
they're in
civil war
there's a
massive
upheaval
who will
be the
king
of
Israel
who will
we follow
and they
become united
under David
it was a
mixed company
that was
striving
a striving
people
by contrast
verse 43
tells how
the Lord
ends it
under David's
reign
a people
I have
not yet
known
shall serve
me
it's a
description
of Israel
uniting
but also
more than
that
it's
worldwide
dominion
and verses
44 and
45
describe
how God
will advance
his kingdom
in two
ways
the first
way
God will
advance
his kingdom
invisibly
look at
verse 44
as soon as
they hear
of me
they obey
me
they don't
even need
to see a
display of
power
they will
hear
the reputation
and the
name
and they
will obey
the second
way his
kingdom will
advance
is powerfully
these foreigners
will submit
to me
verse 45
they fade
away
and they
come
frightened
from their
hideouts
God's
kingdom
it cannot
be stopped
and after
a great
war
there will
be great
victory
in verse
46 he
declares
the Lord
lives
blessed
be my
rock
and let
the God
of my
salvation
be exalted
!
It is God
who avenges
me
in verse
47
and subdues
the people
under me
he delivers
me from
my enemies
you also
lift me
up above
those who
rise against
me
you have
delivered me
from the
violent men
great victory
as the
Lord's
kingdom
advance
with his
anointed
king
under his
shade
well dear
friends
brothers and
sisters
who is God
to you
you will
get from
God either
deliverance
or destruction
you either
run to the
living rock
for refuge
or you
oppose him
and get
buried under
the weight
of his
glory
you reject
God as
your tower
and you
will get
him as
your
millstone
if God
is your
fortress
however
you will
flourish
he will
establish
you
he will
train you
to walk
on his
perfect
path
make sure
that he
is your
fortress
the next
movement
in our
final two
verses of
Psalm 18
is going to
thrust us
forward
in redemptive
history
in a way
that David
could have
only imagined
and with the
spirit's help
be held
by faith
verse 49
says
therefore I
will give
thanks to
you oh
Lord
among the
Gentiles
I will sing
praises to
your name
verse 50
great deliverance
he gives
to his
king
and he
shows mercy
to his
anointed
to David
and his
offspring
forevermore
how does
this thrust
us forward
in verse 50
the word
offspring
is singular
one
seed
David
was given
great victory
during his
reign
so that he
and all of
God's people
and all the
Gentiles
one day
could praise
God
through what
God would
do through
David's
seed
forevermore
Charles Spurgeon
commented
over and
beyond David
or any
other believer
the Messiah
our Savior
is evidently
the main
and chief
subject
of this
song
and studying
it I have
grown more
and more
sure
that every
line
of Psalm
18
has its
deepest
and
profoundest
fulfillment
in him
that's the
end of
Spurgeon's
quote
now
we need to
take one
step
we could
take many
in between
let's go to
one step
before the
New Testament
would you
turn please
to Daniel
chapter 2
I'd love
for you to
see this
with your
own eyes
Daniel
chapter 2
so after
the Lord
unites his
kingdom
under David
as you know
the history
of Israel
the people
rebel
they don't
stay under
the rock
of God
they turn
away from
him
they turn
to all
the pagan
idols
their hearts
don't love
the Lord
and for
disobedience
they bring
upon themselves
curses
they won't
stay close
to the Lord
as their
fortress
and so
they get
banishment
from his
land
they get
exiled
and carried
away
I love
how it's
from that
place of
exile
and banishment
that the
Lord gives
some of his
most glorious
promises of
covenant
faithfulness
and grace
would you
look at
Daniel
chapter 2
verse 34
as an
exile
in Babylon
carried off
the Lord
reveals to
this wicked
king of
Babylon
in a
dream
the
advancement
of his
kingdom
which
Daniel
then
interprets
a stone
cut
out
without
hands
will
strike
this
image
this
idol
and it'll
hit it
on the
feet of
iron
and clay
and break
them to
pieces
verse 35
then the
iron
the clay
the bronze
the silver
and the gold
all representing
different kingdoms
of men
will be
crushed
together
you hear the
same language
as Psalm
18
turn to
dust
and they
will become
like
chaff
from the
summer
threshing
floors
the wind
will carry
them away
so that
no trace
of them
will be
found
these
kingdoms
of men
and the
stone
the one
that was
hewn out
of the
rock
not by
human
hands
but by
God
that stone
that struck
the image
became a
mighty mountain
and filled
the whole
earth
now look at
verse 45
the God of
heaven will
set up a
kingdom
which shall
never be
destroyed
and the
kingdom shall
not be left
to other
people
it shall
break in
pieces
and consume
all these
kingdoms
and it
shall stand
forever
God
the rock
of ages
made
God
the son
to be
born
as a
man
from the
line
of David
the promised
seed
Romans
15
7
interprets
Psalm
18
for us
Jesus
Christ
confirmed
all of
God's
promises
so that
the
Gentiles
all the
nations
might
glorify
God
for his
mercy
Paul is
quoting
verse
49
of
Psalm
18
you can
turn back
to
Psalm
18
and Paul
writes in
Romans 15
for this
reason
I will
confess
you
says
Jesus
among
the
Gentiles
and sing
to your
name
Peter
quotes
in
1 Peter
2
6
he quotes
Isaiah
28
16
behold
I am
has laid
Jesus
Christ
as the
foundation
for my
kingdom
a stone
a
tested
stone
a
precious
cornerstone
a sure
foundation
you see
how
this
rock
becomes
a mighty
mountain
and fills
the earth
Jesus
Christ
the living
rock
in the
flesh
he was
proven
in war
Psalm
18
verse
39
think
of how
God
armed
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
with
strength
for the
battle
Jesus
went
to war
as
God's
ultimate
anointed
king
the
promised
Messiah
his
kingdom
of heaven
advanced
on this
earth
like
never
before
Jesus
fulfilled
Psalm
18
verse
37
he
pursued
his
enemies
and he
overtook
them
think
in the
gospels
how
the
demons
ran
away
from
Jesus
in
terror
how
disease
and
sickness
abuse
those
fled
from
him
they
couldn't
stand
to be
in the
holy
presence
of God
the
son
in the
flesh
as
Jesus
preached
the
kingdom
of
heaven
life
flourished
under
his
reign
in
Matthew
5
Jesus
says
blessed
are the
meek
for they
shall
inherit
the
earth
blessed
are those
who
hunger
and
thirst
for
righteousness
for
they
shall
be
filled
blessed
are the
merciful
for
they
shall
obtain
mercy
he
described
the
kingdom
of
God
he
described
the
values
of
the
kingdom
of
heaven
under
his
rule
the
blameless
sinless
son
of
God
he
accomplished
the
righteousness
that his
people
need
in
verse
38
of
Psalm
18
the
forces
of
darkness
fell
under
his
feet
it's
a
description
of
the
enemy
turning
their
backs
to
you
running
away
retreating
and
then
you
pursuing
them
and
trampling
them
down
in
Joshua
chapter
10
verse
24
he
uses
that
same
description
to
fall
under
the
feet
of
the
king
in
Joshua
he
had
the
conquered
enemies
lay
down
with
their
backs
facing
upward
their
noses
to
the
dirt
and
Joshua
called
the
leaders
of
Israel
and
they
put
their
feet
on
the
backs
of
the
necks
of
the
conquered
enemies
it's
a
picture
of
total
victory
utter
surrender
by the
enemies
of
God
that's
the
victory
that
Jesus
Christ
claims
he
took
on
the
sin
of
his
people
and
he
paid
his
people's
death
penalty
in order
to give
us
eternal
life
and by
doing
this
our
Lord
Jesus
crushed
the
serpent's
head
the
enemy
the
powers
of
darkness
fell
under
the
feet
of
Jesus
he
trampled
them
down
he
slayed
that
ancient
dragon
and he
killed
sin's
curse
for us
and our
Lord
Jesus
rose
he
fulfilled
Psalm
18
verse
46
the
Lord
lives
blessed
be
my
rock
and let
the
God
of
my
salvation
be
exalted
to say
that God
lives
it's to
say that
he's the
covenant
Lord
and as
our
covenant
Lord
and king
ruling
over his
people
he's not
passive
but active
he's not
static
but dynamic
he's not
sleepy
he's
energetic
he's not
aloof
or distant
he's
vigilant
to save
his
anointed
one
and all
who will
take
refuge
in
Jesus
our
God
lives
and he
lives
to
intercede
for his
people
and he
lives
to
advocate
for his
people
and he
lives
to
comfort
his
people
by his
Holy
Spirit
so that
we have
no guilt
in life
no fear
in death
because
Jesus
Christ
the living
rock
in the
flesh
he was
proven
in war
the Holy
God
did not
deny
Jesus
Christ
his
righteous
anointed
servant
he did
not
deny
him
the
reward
of his
victory
would you
look at
Psalm
18
verse
43
rising
victorious
God
made
Jesus
the head
of the
nations
and now
people
from every
coastland
and island
they serve
Jesus
said in
John 10
15
I laid
down
my
life
for
my
sheep
and
I
have
other
sheep
which
are
not
of
this
fold
I
must
bring
them
in
also
and
when
they
hear
my
voice
they
will
follow
me
and
there
will
be
one
flock
and
one
shepherd
this
fulfills
Psalm
18
verse
44
that
we
too
foreigners
!
who
are
outside
of
his
Old
Testament
covenant
we
joyfully
submit
to
Jesus
as
king
of
kings
and
as
soon
as
we
hear
his
voice
we
obey
him
how
secure
are
God's
people
in
his
salvation
how
safe
we
are
as
secure
as
Christ
is
in
his
father's
covenant
of
faithfulness
to
him
because
of
verse
50
would
you
look
at
Psalm
18
verse
50
God
has
bound
himself
to
bless
his
anointed
king
Jesus
and
all
his
spiritual
seed
forever
more
1st
Peter
123
tells
us
that
we
are
born
of
Christ
not
of
perishable
seed
we're
born
of
that
imperishable
seed
we
are
the
spiritual
offspring
of
Jesus
Christ
safe
secure
in
him
because
the
father
has
bound
himself
to
his
son
and
his
covenant
and
now
all
God's
people
from
every
nation
tribe
and
tongue
can
enjoy
life
in
the
shade
of
the
rock
our
risen
glorified
Christ
the
same
God
that
David
knew
in
Psalm
18
in
the
flesh
Jesus
Christ
calls
his
people
from
among
all the
nations
to
worship
God
the
father
God
the
son
and
guide
the
holy
spirit
Jesus
who
leads
the
worldwide
!
church
in
worship
we
sing
as we
do
on a
Lord's
day
morning
like
today
with
all
the
host
of
heaven
the
words
of
Revelation
11
15
the
kingdom
of
the
world
has
become
the
kingdom
of
our
Lord
and
of
his
Christ
and
he
shall
reign
forever
and
ever
life
in
the
kingdom
of
Christ
is
good
he's
our
stronghold
Philippians
4
19
tells us
he supplies
all we
need
according
to
his
riches
in
glory
by
Christ
Jesus
blessed
be
my
rock
I
encourage
you to
ask one
another
after the
service
later this
week
how good
is life
with
Jesus
as your
king
how
blessed
how
joy
filled
you're
going to
hear
testimony
after
testimony
that
God
is my
rock
too
God
is my
shelter
God
is my
protector
I
flourish
in
his
kingdom
let
the
God
of
our
salvation
be
exalted
the
Lord
lives
and
blessed
be
our
rock
let's
pray
and
thank
him
!
oh God
our
living
savior
the
rock
of
ages
let
us
hide
ourselves
in
you
we
trust
that
you
will
continue
to
protect
and
shelter
and
provide
for
all
of
our
needs
we
bless
you
and in
you
we
enjoy
every
true
blessing
through
Jesus
Christ
by the
work of
his
Holy
Spirit
please
apply
your
goodness
your
gentleness
your
covenant
faithfulness
to your
people
one more
time
today
Lord
we
ask
for
your
glory
amen