O’neal church of Christ, May 10, 2015

Psalm 103: Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. forget not all his benefits: 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

V. 3 “who forgiveth all thine iniquities;…Rom. 5:8,9 V. 3 “who healeth all thy diseases…James 5:14 V. 4 “who redeemeth thy life from destruction.. Rom. 5:8,9

All of this done… V.4: ‘who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies V.5. “who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

V. 6 “The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. V.7. “He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

V. 8 “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. V.9 “he will not always chide (He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. NKJV) V.10 “He hath not dealth with us after our sins;nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

V.11 “For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him….” V.12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” V.13 “Like as a father pitieth his children so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.”

V. 14 “for He knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust..” V.15 “As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth V.16 “For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

V.17 “But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; V.18 “To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. V. 19 “The Lord hath prepared his throne in th heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

V.20 “Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.” V.21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

V. 22 “Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: Bless the Lord,, O my soul.”

The Benefits of Being A True Christian Acts 11:26;Acts 26:28 I Pet. 4.16

Christians are Friends With God: United with Christ Rom. 6:23 John 3:16 Prov. 23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. John 16:13 Isa. 1:1818 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool..

Eph. 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you

Christians Have a Good Home Life Mark 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Phil. 2:3,4 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Eph. 4:32

Look what God says: 1. Husbands loving their wives Eph. 5:25 2. Wives loving their husbands. Titus 2: Children obeying their parents. Eph. 6:1 And think of the joy when you have Grandgirls and grandboys! +++

Christians are promised God’s help in providing Matt. 6:33 Matt. 4:5-7 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Psalm 37:25 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Christians are promised to have God’s help with their health Purpose of prayer…pray, pray, pray I Thess. 5:17 I Cor. 6:19-20What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Matt. 4:23,24 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Christians have Hope for the Future John 14:1-6 I Thess. 4:13-18 I’ll be somewhere, listening for my name… 1,000 years from now, you and I will be somewhere. 10,000 years from now, we’ll be somewhere

The Benefits of God are clearly seen in where you’ll be…