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Sins Are A Heavy Burden: Psalm 38 Reflections

Explore the transformative power of God's Word in Psalm 38. Reflect on the effects of sin, the need for confession, and the hope found in waiting on the Lord's salvation. Discover how to overcome burdens through faith and humility.

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Sins Are A Heavy Burden: Psalm 38 Reflections

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  1. This Morning’s Worship • # • # • # • # • #

  2. A Psalm of Lament Psalm 38

  3. Rebuke Me Not In Your Anger • Rebuke Is Not Something We Want • Nadab & Abihu (Lev. 10:1-3) • David (2 Sam. 12:7-12, 15b-18a) • We Shouldn’t Need Rebuke • We should serve God out of love • Ps. 100:2; Luke 1:67-75; 1 John 4:16-19

  4. Your Arrows Have Sunk Into Me • The Word of God Convicts Us • Heb. 4:12 – “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

  5. Your Arrows Have Sunk Into Me • The Word of God Convicts Us (38:2-3) • Heb. 4:12 • I Am Feeble & Crushed (38:8) • Judgment of Christ (Luke 20:17-18) • Our sin leaves us broken (Psalm 51)

  6. Sins Are A Heavy Burden • The Effects of Sin (38:3-8, 11, 12, 16) • Lack of health (3,7) • Heavy burden (4) • Festers because of foolishness (5) • Brings us low & causes mourning (6) • Crushes us (8) • Friends & family are driven away (11) • Gives enemies an opportunity (12, 16)

  7. Sins Are A Heavy Burden • The Effects of Sin (38:3-8, 11, 12, 16) • Do We Want to Carry Them Around? • Let others help us – Galatians 6:2 – “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” • Confess our sin – Ps. 38:18; James 5:16 – “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”

  8. Sins Are A Heavy Burden • The Effects of Sin (38:3-8, 11, 12, 16) • Do We Want to Carry Them Around? • We Need God to Lift Them From Us • Humble ourselves (Jms. 4:10; 1 Pet. 5:6) • Put on the yoke of Christ (Matt. 11:28-30) • Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 1 Pet. 3:21) • Only He can cleanse us (Isaiah 1:18)

  9. Wait On The Lord • Be Patient & Trust in God to Answer (38:15) • Paul in Phil. 4:11-13 • Our Sighing Is Not Hidden From Him (38:9) • We can approach God (Eph. 2:13-18) • He hears our prayers (Rom. 8:26) • Jesus is our mediator (1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 9:15) • He Will Make Haste to Our Salvation (38:21-22) • He Will Renew Those Who Wait On Him • Isaiah 40:30-31; Romans 12:1-2

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