Sermon Text: Psalm 84:1-4; 7-12 (EHV)
1 How I love your dwelling place, O Lord of Armies.
2 My soul grows weak and even wastes away,
as I long for the courtyards of the Lord.
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow has found a nest for herself,
where she may place her young near your altars,
O Lord of Armies, my King and my God.
4 How blessed are those who live in your house.
They are always praising you.
…7 They go from strength to strength. Each one will appear before God in Zion.
8 O Lord, God of Armies, hear my prayer.
Give ear, O God of Jacob.
9 Look upon our Shield, O God.
Look with favor on the face of your Anointed One.
10 Yes, one day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather wait at the doorway of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord is a sun and shield.
God gives grace and glory.
The Lord does not withhold any good thing
from those who walk with integrity.
12 O Lord of Armies, how blessed is everyone who trusts in you.
Sermon Theme: What a Beautiful House!
- What makes our “house of the LORD” truly beautiful?
- What are some of the blessing we receive when we come to the “dwelling place” of the LORD in worship?
- What are some of the blessings we can give when we come to the “dwelling place” of the LORD in worship?