“The Dwelling Place”
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Chorus:
Surely goodness and mercy
Shall follow me, all the days
All the days of my l-i-f-e
(Repeat)
And I shall dwell in the house
of the LORD for ever,
And I shall feast at a table spread for m-e-!
Surely goodness and mercy
Shall follow me, all the days
All the days of my l-i-f-e-!
1How(C)
lovely is your(D)
dwelling place,
O LORD of hosts!
2My
soul(E)
longs, yes,(F)
faints
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart
and flesh sing for joy
to(G)
the living God.
Chorus:
How lovely are your dwelling places,
My soul longs for the courts of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God, You are my King and my God!
(Repeat)
3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold,(A) the dwelling place[a] of God is with man. He will(B) dwell with them, and they will be his people,[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.[c]
The Dwelling Place
Is A Place Of Rest
Is A Place Of Protection
Is A Place Of Habitation
Is A Place of Fellowship
Is A Place Of Encouragement
Is A Place Of Identity
Is A Place Of Strength
The security of…
Dwelling
Living
Resting … is found in …
8Jesus Christ is(A) the same yesterday and today and forever.
Yesterday …
14And(A) the Word(B) became flesh and(C) dwelt among us,(D) and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of(E) grace and(F) truth.
4(A) In him was life,[a] and(B) the life was the light of men. 5(C) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The Dwelling Place
Has Glory = Grace (Unmerited Favor) and Truth
Has Life = Light of men
12But to all who did receive him,(A) who believed in his name,(B) he gave the right(C) to become(D) children of God, 13who(E) were born,(F) not of blood(G) nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
The Right To Dwell
Available to those who …
Receive Him
Believe In His Name
Born Of God
The Dwelling Place Is
A Gift Of God!
1(A) And you were(B) dead in the trespasses and sins 2(C) in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following(D) the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in(E) the sons of disobedience— 3among whom we all once lived in(F) the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and(G) were by nature(H) children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4But[b] God, being(I) rich in mercy,(J) because of the great love with which he loved us, 5even(K) when we were dead in our trespasses,(L) made us alive together with Christ—(M) by grace you have been saved— 6and raised us up with him and(N) seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable(O) riches of his grace in(P) kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8For(Q) by grace you have been saved(R) through faith. And this is(S) not your own doing;(T) it is the gift of God, 9(U) not a result of works,(V) so that no one may boast. 10For(W) we are his workmanship,(X) created in Christ Jesus(Y) for good works,(Z) which God prepared beforehand,(AA) that we should walk in them.
You were dead
You once walked
By Grace you have been saved
Raised you up with Him
Seated you with Him
Saved You by Grace through Faith
Your Gift from God
G od’s
R iches
A t
C hrist’s
E xpense = Unmerited Favor Of God!
The Dwelling Place
Is Heavenly Rest
Seated In A Higher Realm
Established In Divine Authority
Before …
You were dead
You followed this world
You followed the spirit at work in the sons of disobedience
Now You Dwell …
Alive with Christ
Saved from death
Raised up with Him
Seated with Him in heavenly places
Our New Dwelling Gives Us Our New Identity!
6And because you are sons, God has sent(A) the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"
6For(A)
the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and
chastises every son whom he receives."
7It is for discipline that you have to endure.(B) God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8If you are left without discipline,(C) in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
Thank God we are HIS!
Let’s PRAY!
Pastor Rev. Stephen Coates