Bible Readings:
Psalms 132, Hebrews 12:18 – 29, John 4:1 – 26
Sermon Outline:
I Psalm 132
Psalm 132:1–14 (NKJV)
1Lord, remember David And all his afflictions;
2How he swore to the Lord, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:
3“Surely I will not go into the chamber of my house, Or go up to the comfort of my bed;
4I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,
5Until I find a place for the Lord, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah; We found it in the fields of the woods.
7Let us go into His tabernacle; Let us worship at His footstool.
8Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
9Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for joy.
10For Your servant David’s sake, Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.
11The Lord has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: “I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
12If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I shall teach them, Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”
13For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:
14“This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
II The Fulfillment of Psalm 132
III Our proper response to Psalm 132
Hebrews 12:22 (NKJV)
22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
Hebrews 12:25 (NKJV)
25See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,
Hebrews 12:28–29 (NKJV)
28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.
29For our God is a consuming fire.