Grace Community Church
Worship Service August 14, 2016
Psalm 128:1-6 ESV
Today's Sermon:
Psalm 128: Going With or Against the Grain
I. The Desired State: Blessedness
II. The Only Path: Fear
“He must be, as He actually is, the center of everything we are,
think, or aspire to do. He must be out starting point for every
project, the strength we seek for every valuable endeavor, the one
we earnestly desire to please and honor as our goal.”
-James Montgomery Boice
1 Peter 1:17-19 ESV
Psalm 2:11-12 ESV
III. The Accompanying Evidence: Obedience
Job 1:1 ESV
Deuteronomy 32:46-47 ESV
IV. The Anticipated Fruit of Fear
A. Blessed Work
B. Blessed Marriages
C. Blessed Families
D. Blessed Communities
E. Blessed Generations
“The easiest thing in the world is to be a Christian. What is hard is to
be a sinner. Being a Christian is what we were created for. The life
of faith has the support of an entire creation and the resources of a
magnificent redemption. The structure of this world was created by
God so we could live in it easily and happily as His children.”
-Eugene Peterson
Proverbs 14:27 ESV