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Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; Praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Psalm 150. Alone or Lonely. What the Bible Says.

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Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

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  1. Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; Praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Psalm 150

  2. Alone or Lonely What the Bible Says

  3. Review of Lesson One The Hollow Loneliness of Sin

  4. Man’s First State: Connected to God before the Fall.

  5. Man’s State AFTER: Alone Driven Out Rejected Forsaken Lonely b/c of his sin

  6. Losing What Matters Most • Psalm 27:9 – Losing our connection to God

  7. Definitions • Alone – by yourself; solitary; separate from others • Lonely – feeling sad about being alone.

  8. Why Are We Lonely? Because of Our Sins 2 Chronicles 12:1 2 Chronicles 12:5 2 Chronicles 24:18

  9. God’s People Lonely Too? • Elijah –

  10. God’s People Lonely Too? • Elijah – I Kings 18:22; 19:9-18 Righteous Elijah forgot He was not alone • Job –

  11. God’s People Lonely Too? • Elijah – I Kings 18:22; 19:9-18 Righteous Elijah forgot He was not alone • Job – Job 1:1; 7:12-21; 14:17; 42:1-6 Blameless Job, knows he is not sinless • Paul –

  12. God’s People Lonely Too? • Elijah – I Kings 18:22; 19:9-18 Righteous Elijah forgot He was not alone • Job – Job 1:1; 7:12-21; 14:17; 42:1-6 Blameless Job, knows he is not sinless • Paul – 2 Cor. 4:9 Persecuted, Yes! Abandoned? Never!

  13. Non-Christians Act Lonely! 1 Timothy 4:1-2 Romans 1:31 Ephesians 4:19 Titus 3:3 Proverbs 17:16

  14. Non-Christians Act Lonely! 1 Timothy 4:1-2 “Hard” Romans 1:31 “Implacable” Ephesians 4:19 “Past Feeling” Titus 3:3 “Hateful” Proverbs 17:16 “No Heart”

  15. Getting Back What You Were Made For: Connectedness

  16. Getting Back What You Were Made For: Connectedness • “Come to Yourself” Luke 15:18 • See the Riches and Your Fullness when you are within God Eph 4:19-32

  17. Psalm 25:16-18 Don’t be lonely in your sins, When there is so much real friendship in the Christ.

  18. Lesson Two The Righteous Alone

  19. God is Alone

  20. God is Alone Singular in His Attributes

  21. God is Alone Singular in His Attributes Without Comparison Higher than Highest Heaven Creator of Universe God of All Kingdoms Preserves Our Lives The First Cause - “I AM”

  22. One God – The Only One • Ex 8:10 “There is no One like YHWH” • 1 Kings 8:10 “There is no One else.” • 2 Kings 19:15 “You are God, You alone” • Neh 9:6 “You alone are YHWH” • Isa 44:8 “Is there any other Rock? I know of none.”

  23. One God in Purpose • Deut 6:4 “YHWH is our God. YHWH is one” • “One” = “Echad” – a unified one • “Us” in Gen 1:26; Gen 3:22; Gen 11:7 Isa 45:5 – “I am YHWH . . . Besides Me there is no God (plural).”

  24. God Alone Brought Salvation Isaiah 63:1-5

  25. “Whom have I in heaven but Thee?” Psalm 73:25

  26. “Whom have I in heaven but Thee? There is none upon earth that I desire besides Thee.” Psalm 73:25

  27. High Above Isaiah 6; Revelation 4

  28. Only God High Above Isaiah 6; Revelation 4

  29. The Christ Alone

  30. The Christ Alone • How He Limited Himself – He Alone Phil 2:5-11

  31. The Christ Alone • How He Limited Himself – He Alone Phil 2:5-11 • How He Listened to Father Isa 50:4-7

  32. The Christ Alone • How He Limited Himself – He Alone Phil 2:5-11 • How He Listened to Father Isa 50:4-7 • How He Prayed Alone Luke 9:18

  33. The Christ Alone • How He Limited Himself – He Alone Phil 2:5-11 • How He Listened to Father Isa 50:4-7 • How He Prayed Alone Luke 9:18 • And Prayed Alone Matt 14:22,23

  34. The Christ Alone • How He Limited Himself – He Alone Phil 2:5-11 • How He Listened to Father Isa 50:4-7 • How He Prayed Alone Luke 9:18 • And Prayed Alone Matt 14:22,23 • And Lived Alone, Helping John 7:53-8:1

  35. The Christ Alone • How He Limited Himself – He Alone Phil 2:5-11 • How He Listened to Father Isa 50:4-7 • How He Prayed Alone Luke 9:18 • And Prayed Alone Matt 14:22,23 • And Lived Alone, Helping John 7:53-8:1 • And Died Alone Mark 15:34

  36. Messiah Abandoned

  37. Messiah Abandoned • “My God, My God, Why . . . ?” Mark 15:34

  38. Messiah Abandoned • “My God, My God, Why . . . ?” Mark 15:34 • How He Suffered Alone Psalm 22:1-6

  39. Messiah Abandoned • “My God, My God, Why . . . ?” Mark 15:34 • How He Suffered Alone Psalm 22:1-6 • He Became Sin for Us 2 Cor 5:21 • He Became a Curse for Us Gal 3:13 • The Lord laid on Him our iniquity Isa 53:6 • He was stricken for my people’s sins Isa 53:8

  40. Until Then, Jesus Was Never Alone • John 8:29 – “He . . . is with Me . . .” • John 11:42 – “I knew that You hear me always” • John 16:32 – “you . . . (will) be scattered to leave Me alone, and yet I am not alone.”

  41. Until Then, Jesus Was Never Alone • John 8:29 – “He . . . is with Me . . .” • John 11:42 – “I knew that You hear me always” • John 16:32 – “you . . . (will) be scattered to leave Me alone, and yet I am not alone.” By contrast, you are never abandoned! Heb 13 Not even in death! Psalm 23

  42. Saints Alone, And Yet . . . • Joseph • David • Psalmist • Paul

  43. Saints Alone, And Yet . . . • Joseph – Gen 50:20 • David – Psa 142:4b, Psa 23 • Psalmist – Psa 102:7, 17 • Paul – 2 Tim 4:16, 17

  44. Take Courage – Be Encouraged Acts 23:11 Matthew 9:2 Matthew 14:27 John 16:33

  45. But immediately • Jesus spoke to them, saying, • "Be of good cheer! • It is I. Do not be afraid." • Matthew 14:27

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