March 21, 2021

Such a great salvation

Preacher:
Passage: Psalm 34:1-22
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Introduction

Question: ‘What are you going to do after Covid-19 restrictions are lifted?’

Are you content to ‘tune in’ from a distance?
This morning – speaking about a special drawing together of God’s people

Title – such a great salvation

A reminder of this salvation: its greatness, wonder, privilege and infinity
Being in the right place at the right time and responding in the right way

Example of Thomas, Song of Songs
Do we miss out on blessing?

Like the Israelites in the wilderness

The wonders of our salvation

The God of Salvation

v3 – a call to worship

To do us good and to bless us
‘The Lord’ – mentioned 15 times
Him/His – mentioned 9 times
24 references to God in 22 verses 
God is to be the focus
To meet with God in Trinity
Song: I saw a new vision of Jesus

v18 – The Lord is near

A great declaration of the present God
Quote from Isaiah
He is the God from whom we cannot escape
Psalm 139:8
God is in the midst when Christians gather
Example

The God who became man and lived amongst us – John 1

Not an avatar
The eternal Son of God
He never stopped being God
Tempted in all ways
Despised and rejected by men
The Lord Jesus understands what we are going through

Example of David

He feined madness before Abimelech – 1 Sam 21
He was aware that God was present

Example of Abersychan

The Heirs of Salvation

v18 – the broken hearted and crushed in spirit
v7 – the promise for those who fear Him

v9 – for His saints
v10 – those who seek the Lord
v15 – the righteous

When we come to God it is often because we have come to an end in ourselves

David is writing this psalm

He knew what it was to cry out to God
Psalm 51:3-4

Example of Jesus’ parable of the two men praying

Have you come to the end of yourself?

God shows us our sin

Do we say ‘depart from me for I am a sinful man’?

The Lord is near to the broken hearted
We are not beyond God’s grace

v18

Mental health vs spiritual health
We may feel crushed by our mistakes

Example

God can pick up our shattered lives
Quote from Song

The Acts of Salvation

v18 – He saves
v22a – He redeems

v22b – None who put their trust in Him shall be condemned

Jesus saves

“He came into the world to save sinners”
Jesus is making intersession for us

Jesus redeems

The language of slavery

We are not free but born in sin and shaped in inquitity
We are bought back

There is a severance / cutting of the bondage of sin
We become servants of the most High God – 1 Cor 4, 1 Pet2:16
Have you been set free?

The final act of salvation

None of those who trust in Jesus will be condemned
There will be a final Day of Judgement
Do you have this assurance?
Example of Jesus’ parable – Luke 12
Rom 8:1,38-39

Have you taken refuge in the Lord?

Quote from Song

Closing Remarks