BETHANY IPC YAG-YC RETREAT Text: Psalm 80 Subject: Restoration Rev Dr Charles Tan 1. Calling upon God as the Shepherd of Israel Psalm 80:1 a) Remembering God as the One who led Psalm 80:1 b) Calling upon God who dwells in the Ark to shine forth Psalm 80:1 c) Pleading with God to stir up His strength Psalm 80:1 d) Pleading for salvation Psalm 80:1 2. Pleas for restoration a) First plea Psalm 80:2 b) Second plea Psalm 80:7 c) Third plea Psalm 80:19 3. Words of the Plea a) Cause Your face to shine upon us b) We shall be saved 4. Grappling with an estranged relationship with God a) How long would You be angry? Psalm 80:4 b) Against the prayer of Your people Psalm 80:4 5. Struggling with suffering a) You have fed them with the bread od tears Psalm 80:5 b) Given them tears to drink in great measure Psalm 80:5 c) Made a strife to our neighbours Psalm 80:5 d) Our enemies laugh among themselves Psalm 80:5 6. Remembering God’s original plan a) Brought out like a vine out of Egypt Psalm 80:8 b) Cast out the nations Psalm 80:8 c) Planted it Psalm 80:8 d) You prepared room for it Psalm 80:9 e) And caused it to take deep root Psalm 80:9 f) It filled the land Psalm 80:9 g) The hills were covered with its shadow Psalm 80:10 h) Boughs reached to the sea Psalm 80:11 7. The Present circumstances a) Hedges broken down Psalm 80:12 b) Passers-by pluck the fruit Psalm 80:12 c) Wild animals attack the vine Psalm 80:13 8. Plea for God to return a) Beseeching God Psalm 80:14 b) Look down from heaven and see Psalm 80:14 c) Visit the vine Psalm 80:14 d) Visit the vineyard the Lord planted personally Psalm 80:15 e) The vineyard was now perishing Psalm 80:16 f) Plea to have someone tend to the vineyard Psalm 80:17 8. Appropriate response a) We will not turn back on You Psalm 80:18 b) Plea for revival and we will call upon Your name Psalm 80:18 Text: Psalm 81 Subject: God’s Response to His people 1. God’s remembrance of Israel a) I removed his shoulder from the burden Psalm 81:6 b) His hands were freed from the baskets Psalm 81:6 2. God’s response a) You called in trouble Psalm 81:7 b) I delivered you Psalm 81:7 c) I answered you in the secret place of thunder Psalm 81:7 d) I tested you in the waters of Meribah Psalm 81:7 3. God’s word to His people a) Hear, O My people Psalm 81:8 b) I will admonish you Psalm 81:8 c) If you listen to Me Psalm 81:8 4. A clear word to be obeyed a) There shall be no foreign god among you Psalm 81:9 b) No worship of idolatrous images Psalm 81:9 5. God’s relationship with His people a) I am the LORD your God Psalm 81:10 b) Who brought you out of Egypt Psalm 81:10 c) Open your mouth wide and I will fill it Psalm 81:10 6. God’s observation a) But My people would not heed Me Psalm 81:11 b) Israel would have none of Me Psalm 81:11 7. God’s action a) I gave them over to their stubborn heart Psalm 81:12 b) To walk in their own counsels Psalm 81:12 8. God’s desire for certain conditions to be fulfilled a) That His people would listen to Him Psalm 81:13 b) That Israel would walk in His ways Psalm 81:13 9. God’s promise to deal with enemies a) God would subdue enemies Psalm 81:14 b) He would turn His hand against adversaries Psalm 81:14 c) Their fate would endure forever Psalm 81:14 10. A precious promise a) He would have given them the finest of wheat Psalm 81:15 b) He would have given them honey from the rock Psalm 81:15 11. An Appropriate response a) Sing aloud to God our strength Psalm 81:1 b) Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob Psalm 81:1 c) Raise a song and strike the timbrel Psalm 81:2 d) The pleasant harp with the lute Psalm 81:2 e) Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon Psalm 81:3 f) At the full moon Psalm 81:3 g) On our solemn feast days Psalm 81:3 12. Making it a Law a) This is a statute Psalm 81:4 b) A law of God for Israel Psalm 81:4 c) Established in Jacob as a testimony Psalm 81:5 d) When He went through the land Psalm 81:5   Text: Psalm 82 Subject: God’s Word to those in Power (Description too long)

• published: 11 Dec 2015
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