Introduction – meet Greg, the nice guy.
I. A Brief Overview of the Psalm.
A. This psalm is a description of the blessed man.
B. The basis of the blessings, or what results in blessings, 1,4.
C. The blessings, or the results of fearing the Lord and walking in his ways.
II. What Does It Mean to Fear God and Walk in His Ways?
A. Some people have a fear of God that is heavy, even oppressive.
B. The Scriptures declare that if you are in union with Jesus Christ, you have no reason to be held captive to a fear that involves dread of God.
C. A broad, life-encompassing, God-glorifying definition of the fear of God.
III. The Motivating Power of the Fear of God.
A. This all-encompassing sense will redirect every aspect of life.
B. The fear of God will call forth a loving and unreserved commitment to God.
IV. Acquiring and Maintaining the Fear of God.
A. Only for those who have been born from above through the work of the Holy Spirit.
B. Walk in his ways – the Bible is for you!
C. The prayer factor
D. The "be-still-and-know" factor
Application & Conclusion
Men, we like to blame everything else for the problems of our families, but more often than not we are the source of the problems. We are to set the aroma at our homes. We are to set a Christian aroma. Our houses are to smell of Christ. That only happens when we fear God, when we have a growing, biblical understanding of and relationship with the true and living God who has revealed himself in Jesus Christ.
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