Outbless Weekly
Outbless Weekly is a podcast of the bible study hosted by Michael Metcalf who studied at Calvary Chapel Bible College and has been a volunteer bible teacher for over 20 years. Michael teaches verse by verse, book by book as the Holy Spirit leads. Listen to the Outbless Weekly Podcast as we travel through the bible. You will quickly learn the bible in-depth and begin to deepen your understanding of God's amazing Word. You may also contact Michael at mm@outbless.com
Outbless Weekly
Psalm 134 - Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord
Psalm 134
A song of ascents.
1 Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord
who minister by night in the house of the Lord.
- A song of ascents
o 15 songs sang on the way up to Jerusalem during three feasts
§ Passover (blood on the door post saved)
§ Pentecost (God sent the 10 commandments; God sent the Holy Spirit)
§ Feast of Tabernacles (celebration of provision in the desert; temporary dwelling on the way to the promised land)
o It’s all about getting ready to meet the Lord
§ Get saved by the blood (Jesus on the cross)
§ Get filled with the Holy Spirit (fulfill the law)
§ Get ready to be transformed.
- Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord
o If you are forgiven, born again, on your way to heaven
o What else can you do but “Praise the Lord”
- All you servants of the Lord
o How do you serve the Lord
o Jesus said if you love me, keep my commandments
o Jesus said preach the gospel to the ends of the earth and make disciples of all men
o Jesus said love everyone even your enemies
o Jesus said forgive those who hurt you
o Jesus said pray without ceasing
o Jesus said ask anything in my name and it will be so
o Jesus told us to believe the Word
o Jesus told us not to deceived by the devil
o Jesus said choose faith over fear
o Jesus said help the widows and orphans
o Jesus said whatever you do the least of these, you do unto me
o Are you serving the Lord today?
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
and praise the Lord.
- Life up your hands in the sanctuary
o This means the church
o We are to lift up our hands as we praise God with our voice
o We are to be so full of adoration, thankfulness & joy that we
§ Lift up holy hands and sing His praises out loud (do you do it?)
3 May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.
- May the Lord bless you from Zion
o To bless means to look upon you with favor
o To send good things your way
o To cause you to prosper and be in health
o To cause you to succeed in your faith, your family and your business
§ In that order
- From Zion
o Zion is a reference to the place God lives
o It means up yonder in heaven
o It means in Jerusalem (the place of the new Jerusalem which shall come down from heaven; a 1,500 mile cube made of precious stones and gold)
o The place of God’s dwelling for 1,000 year millennial reign
§ God looks down upon you
§ Thinks of you with favor
§ Speaks blessings upon you
§ It manifests and comes down
§ It catches up with you and overtakes you
§ It overwhelms you (Outblesses you)
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