Church notes - 5th August 2018

5th August
Psalm 1

'Lift Up Your Voices': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MM9XOldR1w
'Only a Holy God': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPi5kArL04E

Prayer
For the farmers struggling financially and with their mental health due to the severe drought in the western regions of New South Wales and Queensland.
Members of the Baptist Church congregation struggling with cancer.

'How Deep the Father's Love For Us': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vmY2ztb5xc

Psalm 15

Choices
Good choices are decisions that help you head into the direction in which you want to go. Bad choices on the other hand, end up being counterproductive and quickly begin spirilling into stress, confusion and despair.
- Psychology Today

'10000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtwIT8JjddM

Good Choices, Bad Choices
Psalm 1:1
The influence and advice of people we associate with affect our choices
e.g. the Media.
1:2
The righteous person meditates upon God's word

Meditate - root word: to mutter

1:6

Psalm 1:3
Psalm 1:4
A picture of Judgement
Matthew 3:12

Psalm 15
vs 3
Often we wrong people by our speech. e.g. Gossip
Where our allegience lies
vs 4
Ps 37:10
Proverbs 8:13

Ps 15:4
All healthy relationships are built on trust. God is faithful in keeping His word
vs 5

Psalm 133
God values unity

John 17:23

Ephesians 4:1 - 16

Ps 133
A picture of extravegance
Make choices based on God's word
Make choices based on righteousness
Make choices that promote unity

'Oceans': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m_sWJQm2fs