Sunday, November 27, 2016
Pressure Points
Duration:38 mins 11 secs
PSALM 55
THE BACK STORY, 2 SAMUEL 15-17
THE PAIN OF UNDUE PRESSURE:
“THERE IS AN IMPLICIT PRESSURE TO STIFLE OUR REAL FEELINGS BECAUSE WE ARE URGED, BY PIOUS MERCHANTS OF EMOTIONAL DENIAL, THAT WE OUGHT TO HAVE FAITH
(AS IF THE MOANING PSALMISTS DIDN’T). SO, WE END UP GIVING EXTERNAL VOICE TO PRETEND EMOTIONS WE DO NOT REALLY FEEL, WHILE HIDING THE REAL EMOTIONS WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH DEEP INSIDE.”
CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT, THE GOD I DON’T UNDERSTAND
FRUSTRATION, VS.1-2
TREPITATION, VS.3-5
“TROUBLES AROUND HIM, TERRORS WITHIN HIM, AND TREACHERY NEXT TO HIM.” WARREN WIERSBE
“…THE ULCER CAUSING, BIG TIME, MENTAL MONSTERS THAT CRAWL INTO YOUR HEAD, THEN GO WITH YOU TO BED AND STEAL YOUR SLEEP … THE CONCERNS YOU CAN’T SHAKE OFF.”
SWINDOLL
ISOLATION, VS.6-8
VINDICATION, VS.9-11,15
HUMILIATION, VS.12-14,
A PROPER PERSPECTIVE ON PRESSURE:
STABILITY, VS.16
“I WILL CALL UPON GOD” ELOHIM
SALVATION, VS.16
“AND THE LORD WILL SAVE ME” JEHOVAH
SUSTAINING POWER, VS.22
APPLICATION:
BE REAL WITH YOUR EMOTIONS
RUN TO THE LORD