Thursday, January 26, 2006

Only 160 Verses to Go!

Here is my sermon skeleton on the second stanza of Psalm 119 from Wednesday night's Midweek Service:

Title: "How to Clean Up Your Life"

Text: Psalm 119:9-16

Theme: The Purifying Power of Scripture

Point: Holiness is the result of your devotion to the word of God

Outline:

I. God’s word purifies the person who is sincere (119:10-11)

A. Seek the Lord with all your heart (v. 10)

B. Store up the word in your heart (v. 11)

II. God’s word purifies the person who is submissive (119:12-14)

A. Praise (v.12)

B. Proclamation (v. 13)

C. Passion (v. 14)

III. God’s word purifies the person who is steadfast (119:15-16)

A. I will mediate on your precepts (v. 15a)

B. I will fix my eyes on your ways (v. 15b)

C. I will delight in your statutes (v. 16a)

D. I will not forget your word (v. 16b)