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TNT March 26, 2020 Greater New Life Family Worship Center Thursday Night Teaching March 26, 2020 2020 Theme: “Still Here” Thematic Text: 1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. T.N.T TEACHING SERIES: THE MIGHTY ACTS OF GOD I. Base Text: Psalm 150:1-6 (A PSALM OF PRAISE) KJV: 150 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 1 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. NLT: 1 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven! 2 Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! 3 Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp! 4 Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes! 5 Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him with loud clanging cymbals. 6 Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! AMP: Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens. 2 Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to [the abundance of] His greatness. 3 Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. 4 Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute. 2 5 Praise Him with resounding cymbals; Praise Him with loud cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) II. THE 5 (FIVE) BOOKS OF PSALMS: Some say the five books are in recognition of and reflect the five books of the Torah/Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) ‘Psalm’ (Hebrew): Songs of praise to God ‘Psalm’ (Greek): Sacred songs sung to musical accompaniment Book One Psalms 1 through 41, which make up the first book, emphasize how God is beside us. Book Two The second book consists of Psalms 42 through 72. Here attention is given to how God goes before us. 3 Book Three The third book (Psalms 73–89) reminds us that God is all around us. Book Four The fourth book (Psalms 90–106) focuses on how God is above us. Book Five In the fifth and final book (Psalms 107–150), the spotlight is on how the God is among us. Book Five closes with the doxology found in the Psalm 150:1–6. Doxology Defined: A liturgical formula of praise to God. (Jeff Kranz) III. RE-REVIEW BASE TEXT PSALM 150:1-6 (KJV) 150 Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 4 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. ‘MIGHTY ACTS’ DEFINED, SOURCE: BLUE LETTER BIBLE Transliteration gĕbuwrah Pronunciation ghev·ü·rä' (Key) Part of Speech feminine noun Root Word (Etymology) (H1368) רוֹבִּגּ Pass. participle from the same as The KJV translates Strong's H1369 in the following manner: might (27x), strength (17x), power (9x), mighty acts (4x), mighty (2x), force (1x), mastery (1x). Outline of Biblical Usage [?] I.strength, might A. strength B. might, valour, bravery C. might, mighty deeds (of God) ,(gĕbuwrah) הָרוּבְגּ Strong's Number H1369 matches the Hebrew which occurs 61 times in 61 verses in the Hebrew concordance of the KJV 5 IV. SOME OF THE OTHER TEXTS WHERE ‘MIGHTY ACTS’ IS MENTIONED 1 Chronicles 29:11 King James Version (KJV) 11 Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. (Writer: Believed to be Ezra) Ezra: Hebrew ʿezraʾ, (flourished 4th century B.C, Babylon and Jerusalem), religious leader of the Jews who returned from exile in Babylon, reformer who reconstituted the Jewish community on the basis of the Torah (Law, or the regulations of the first five books of the Old Testament). Job 12:13 King James Version (KJV) 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. Psalm 21:13 King James Version (KJV) – Book 1 (God is Beside Us) 13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. Psalm 71:18 King James Version (KJV) – Book 2 (God Goes Before Us) 18 Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. Psalm 89:13 King James Version (KJV) – Book 3 (God is Around Us) 13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. Psalm 106:2 King James Version (KJV) – Book 4 (God is Above Us) 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can shew forth all his praise? Psalm 145:4 King James Version (KJV) – Book 5 (God is Among Us) 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 6 V. MIGHTY ACTS (According To: Christoph Barth OT Theology) 1. God Created Heaven and Earth 2. God Chose the Fathers of Israel 3. God Brought Israel Out of Egypt 4. God Led His People Through the Wilderness 5. God Revealed Himself at Sinai 6. God Granted Israel the Land of Caanan 7. God Raised Up Kings in Israel 8. God Chose Jerusalem 9. God Sent His Prophets 7 .
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