If it had not been for the lord on my side lucille williams. Dec 06, 2014 this was the favourite chorus for me and my sister zoe. Bernard young sr pastorthankful missionary baptist church. The tithe is a means of honoring god for his blessings upon your life. Had it not been sermon by david nolte, 1 corinthians 15. If it had not been the lord who was on our side sermon by cynthia a. Therefore also now, says the lord, turn you even to me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning. There can be near death in a car accident, escape from a fire, near drowning, someone trying to destroy our life, reputation, or livelihood the list of scary things could go. Jesus was openly declaring to the people that he was their king and the messiah they had been waiting for. If the lord had not been on our sidelet israel now declare king james bible a song of degrees of david. If it had not been for the lord psalm 124 home sermons if it had not been for the lord psalm 124 audio.
The lord is on my side sermon by thomas dibble, romans 8. If it had not been for the lord on my side gospel choruses. And when the israelites saw the great power the lord displayed against the. Had the lord jesus remained dead, the church had never been born.
The battle is not yours, but the lords the connecting. You find the answer for the present the snare is broken freedom is available. That means that he sought out god his father, did not worship the pagan god baal, and followed the lord s commandments. To this writer the nations life had been full of ifs and thens its saddening possibilities with their dreary consequences. You are a people who have obeyed god s commands for people in this age of time. Aundry evans if it had not been for the lord on our side. Jan 31, 2016 lord, if you had been here, my brother my spouse, my parent, my friend would not have died. Had it not been the lord sermons mountain view church of. Feb 07, 2010 had it not been the lord things happen in life scary things, bad things, downright disastrous things. Thank you lord for your grace, your goodness, and your guidance.
If it had not been the lord who was on our side, let israel now say, the emphasized bible. It was their land, all they had to do was march in and take it. If it had not been for the lord on my side where would i be. The psalmist is reflecting on the protections that were afforded israel because they had the lord on their side. He had not yet been circumcised and was not yet a jew. In this psalm you find the answer to the past the lord was on our side. If it had not been for the lord psalm 124 expressway. Psalm 124126 kjv if it had not been the lord who was on.
My wife had made up her mind, but i was not ready for a. If the lord had not been on our sidelet israel now declare. Unfortunately, the praise the people lavished on jesus was not because they recognized him as their savior from sin. If it had not been the lord who was on our side let israel now say berean study bible a song of ascents. Just as we take the elements and receive them into our bodies, we have taken jesus christ and received him into our lives. And the answer for the future our help is in the name of the lord we must notice the implied. Whenever it played, we stopped whatever we were doing to sing it. But when the set time had fully come, god sent his son, born of a woman. In the poetic picture, they were in danger of being swept away by the torrent. If it had, not, been for the lord, on my side where would i be. The enemies lay snares for god s people, to bring them into sin and trouble, and to hold them there.
If it had not been the lord who was on our side let israel now say if it. Psalm 1204 is a special grouping of psalms which the israelites sung. Mar 20, 2016 that wouldnt be how i would spend the last few days of my life, but then again i am not god. Now when solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices. Psalm 124, protection, freedom, gratitude, worship, salvation, enemies. The israelites who came out of egypt did not obey god. If the lord had not be on our side if this had been the case, when people rose up. God is always glorified in the middle of impossibility vv. Nicodemus must have been surprised to learn that even a ruler of the jews was not in the kingdom of god. Now when it says if god be for us it is not talking about position, because god is before us and he is behind us and on the left side and on the right side. Suddenly he saw that god was the lion and jacob was the mouse. What is the significance of the triumphaltriumphant entry. If it had not been for the lord on my side if it had not been, for the lord on my side tell me where would i be.
If the lord had not been on our side, let israel now say. Get the latest sermons delivered right to your app or device. Mar 18, 2012 if it had not been, i would not be where i am today you should be able to say shamelessness that you are not ashamed of the gospel i know some of us are ashamed of some of the people we have been with, but never be ashamed of the lord and savior jesus christ. The triumphal entry was the first event of the week, taking place on the first day. But then in one light touch, the lord wiped jacob out. Jan 17, 2019 had it not been for christmas, and calvary, and easter in short, had it not been for jesus how lost and hopeless we would be. Had it not been the lord sermons mountain view church. We worship the risen christ, we hear the word and practice it, we work. Jarvis april 3, 2011, presbyterian church of chestnut hill exodus 14. Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us. Yea, the wa ters had drownd us, and the stream yea, the wa ters had drownd us, and the stream yea, the wa ters had drownd us, and the stream had gone o ver our soul. If the lord had not been on our side when men attacked, the psalmist says, they would have swallowed us alive.
If it had not been for the lord on your side well, i ts time you put yourself in a posture position where god will be on your sidebecause whenever god is on your side. If the lord had not been on our side when our enemies attacked us, god s word translation if the lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, international standard version if the lord had not been on our side, when men came against us, jps tanakh 1917 if it had not been the lord who was for us, when men rose up against us. Jul 30, 2002 god and david had a closeness that was not just religious, not just a relationship, but david had fellowship with the lord in his prayers and his desires david knew that he could go to god with anything he needed and with anything he had to talk about and david had a confidence in the lord because not only had god promised david great. The hebrew name of god, jehovah, is rendered lord in this verse. He got up, went to eli, and said, here i am, for you have called me.
The lord in respect to the divine human is called the son of god. God and david had a closeness that was not just religious, not just a relationship, but david had fellowship with the lord in his prayers and his desires david knew that he could go to god with anything he needed and with anything he had to talk about and david had a confidence in the lord because not only had god promised david great. If it had not been for the lord on our side psalm 124. The fact that god has helped me, the fact that god is helping me is my assurance that hes going to help me. The savior of israeloutline15 unless god had defended us, we would have gotten swallowed up by enemies. Because he did not withhold his only son, but gave him up for all of us. If it had not been for the lord sermon by shane burney. You see, the past help of god is a prophecy of the future. If we had stood alone, if god had not been round about us, if unerring wisdom had not thought for us and worked for us when the calamity threatened, then had we been as the bird in the snare of the fowler, then had we been overwhelmed. When jesus christ laydead in the tomb, a darkness as dense as that which shrouded the earth in chaotic times fell upon the disciples. And if it had not been that god was helping me, i wouldnt be here now.
And here the ifs focus on what might have happened if not for god. Results of the resurrection expository sermon collection. If not for the lord sermon by chris surber, psalms 124. If the lord had not been on our side let israel say this. Now, i really wanted know in our text, what inspired. Had it not been for christmas, and calvary, and easter in short, had it not been for jesus how lost and hopeless we would be. Just suppose god searched through heaven, and couldnt find one willing to be, the supreme sacrifice that was needed, that would buy eternal life for you and me. Then my enemies will turn back in the day when i call.
But god was getting ready to set his people free, and he wanted to use moses to get the job gone. If it had not been for the lord on our side speaker. If it hadnt have been for god sermon by joseph neil adams. If the lord had not been on their side king david was.
Blessed be the lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. When daniel caught a vision of god s throne he saw a fiery flame and a river of fire coming forth. The theme of this psalm is a reminder to god s people of just how desperate their situation would be, if it had not been the lord who was on our side this same expression is used in verses 1 and 2 and then applied to the practical circumstances which would have resulted if the lord had not been on our side as well as a reminder of. Now, i really wanted know in our text, what inspired the psalmist to pen these words of this song. The lord s supper is not a battle cry, but it, too, is a call to remembrance. Sep, 2006 if it had not been for the lord, you would have been undone or become undone a long time ago. Oct 12, 2017 1 if it had not been the lord who was on our side. Joshua said to the men encamped near the river, with the land before them and the wilderness behind them, sanctify yourselves. If only god were involved, if only i was closer to jesus, then things would have gone my way. He had enjoyed many pleasures and privileges in the court of the pharaoh in egypt. The battle is not yours, but the lords the connecting church. David was determined to give his message to listening ears, and im also here today to tell you that you should not be ashamed to tell somebody just how good god has been to you. Jesus arrived in bethany four days after his friend lazarus had passed away.
We also practice five core values that will help build christian community. If it had not been the lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us. The attention of the lord if it had not been for what he has done. He also sent out his officials to all the cities in judah, to teach the people about god through teaching them from the book of the law. If it had not been for the lord, you would have been undone or become undone a long time ago. If it had not been for the lord sermon by shane burney, psalms. The snare is broken sermon by robert parker, psalms 124. Until god breaks us, so that we walk with a limp, we have a tendency to view him as a benign old grandfather, nice to have around, but not very strong. Our help is in the name of the lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalms of ascent 124 if the lord had not been on our side. As i heard preached once, god s office is located at the end of your rope. The imputation of the lord s merit is nothing but the remission of sins after repentance 18 6. You are a people who have obeyed the gospel of christ and have been washed in the blood of the lamb of god. Jehoshaphat began his reign by walking in the ways of his father david. Heaven knows god s ways are not our ways, and he may not have answered our prayers for judy with the outcome wed hoped for, back when she was first diagnosed. Jehovah means the existing one and is the proper name of the one true god strongs concordance. Christ died only for his sheep not one drop of his precious blood was shed for a single goat. If it had not been the lord who was on our side, now may israel say.
Sep 12, 2009 in this psalm you find the answer to the past the lord was on our side. The greatest difficulties in our lives can often be attributed to either people or circumstances. Notice that the phrase if the lord had not been on our side is repeated. The minute i said, im slipping, im falling, your love, god, took hold and held me fast.
Mar, 2005 21 martha said to jesus, lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. If the lord had not been on our side, when enemies rose up against. If the lord had not been on our side, we would have been destroyed. The last week of our lord s life has been known as holy week from the earliest times by christians everywhere. Do you think that god is out to bring charges against you. If it had not been the lord who was on our side, when our enemies attacked us, then they would have swallowed us up alive. The psalm is a contemplation of the distress that must have come upon god s people but for the lord s timely help. God always uses that which blesses us to destroy the enemy his power. We cannot tell what were the exact circumstances which are referred to. We look at one of the psalms of ascent and consider what mindset it takes to approach god in worship and the attiude that creates a grateful heart. You are a people who have been added to the lord s church. Had it not been the lord who was on our side,let israel now say. The linen clothes had not been unfolded, loosed or disturbed in anyway. That day the lord saved israel from the hands of the egyptians, and israel saw the egyptians lying dead on the shore.
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul. So most of the males who crossed the jordan had not been circumcised. By the passion of the cross the lord did not take away sins, but bore them 1517 5. Any revelation that god would make would be so conceived and designed. So they were trained in the wilderness for 40 years. It is very likely that moses would not have heard god speaking to him if he had still been surrounded by the finery and luxury of egypt. He kept my enemies away he let the sun shine though a cloudy day oh, he wrapped me in the cradle of his arms had been circumcised, but all the people born in the desert during the journey from egypt had not. Jan 09, 2020 the spreading of cloaks was an act of homage for royalty see 2 kings 9.
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