THE DANGERS OF MISPLACED TRUST - Psalm 49

Amen.

>> All right, if you have a Bible or an

app, let's open it up. We're going to

continue in our journey through the book

of Psalms.

And this morning finds us in Psalm 49.

Psalm 49 is 20 verses long. This Psalm

is also written by the sons of Korah.

And over the past couple of weeks, we've

learned something incredibly unique and

interesting about the sons of Korah. And

just by way of reminder, I'll point our

attention to the fact that in Numbers

Numbers 16 · chapter mention

chapter 16, sons of Korah rebelled

against the leadership of Moses, against

God's chosen deliverer.

And what's interesting is as God dealt

his righteous and just judgment upon the

sons of Korah for their rebellion

against the Lord, we read that the earth

opened up and swallowed them in, that

there was a remnant that survived.

And that remnant came to be known as the

sons of Korah right here in the Psalms.

And a people that were once known as a

rebellious people, people of

disobedience,

people that shook their fist at God, now

became a people of praise and worship.

And it's incredible that that every time

we come to a Psalm and we recognize that

the author of those Psalms of that Psalm

was the sons of Korah, that we take a

moment to just reflect on our own

spiritual life. Because that is our

story.

If you have given your faith to Christ,

you have grabbed hold of the truth of

the gospel and have given your yes and

your hope and your trust to the life,

death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ,

that is your story.

You were once an enemy of God. You were

once a child of disobedience. Before the

Lord, you were a rebel before the

holiness of God. And because of his

mercy and because of his grace and

because of his love and his kindness for

you, not just a general love and

kindness for you, for humanity, but a

specific type of love and kindness. So

much so that he went to the cross for

you. He indeed went to the cross for

humanity, but he went to the cross for

Roland.

I think so often what we do

is we hear the gospel story, we read

these stories throughout the scripture,

and they're great, and they're

encouraging, and they're even

convicting, but I think sometimes we

fall into the trap of overgeneralizing

these stories.

And thinking, yes, they're for everyone.

And there's truth to that.

But I think something powerful happens

when we understand that it's personal.

Christ has died for

you.

He didn't just die for us. He died for

you. The savior of the world Follow me

here for just a moment. The savior of

the world in his power, in his holiness,

in his glory,

in his might, the one who spoke the

words and the universe came into

existence.

The one in whom the scripture tells us

all things hold together.

And without him was not anything made

that was made, that it's all him, it's

always been about him, and will forever

be about him, that he

loves you.

He doesn't love you on your best day, he

loves you on your worst

>> [clears throat]

>> He loves you in your sin. While we were

yet still sinners, the scripture says

Christ

died for us.

While you were still in your sin,

Christ died for us. This is the love

of our father.

And there's a unique aspect of Psalm 49

that points us

to that love.

That directs our gaze and our attention

to the only one

who we can trust

that will never fail,

that will never be hindered,

that no matter what obstacle we face,

no matter the culture, no matter what

the future holds, no matter what power

earthly powers or kingdoms may rise up,

no matter what influence culturally is

taking place, there is one whom we can

trust without fail, who remains the same

yesterday, today, and forevermore. And

what Psalm 49 does

is Psalm 49 does an incredible job of

pointing our hearts

towards that truth.

What we're going to deal with here in

just a moment,

we're going to walk through a Psalm that

deals with the dangers of misplaced

trust.

How many of us have ever dealt with

dangers or consequences or the pain of

misplaced trust?

We've all had.

There's a famous story

that takes place between April 10th and

April 11th of 1912. If you know your

history, you know what story I'm

referring to.

On April 10th, 1912, the RMS Titanic set

sail

to America.

The Titanic was deemed unsinkable.

So much so that the engineers of the

ship, we know history, we know the

story, did not even situate enough

lifeboats

to be on the ship.

Five days into the journey, they hit an

iceberg.

The ship sinks.

So many people die.

There was a massive amount of trust

placed in this ship.

The money that was spent,

the engineering that went into it, there

was so much trust placed in this ship,

so much so that they had thought that

there would be nothing

that could sink it.

Nothing

that could stop it.

You see, the danger isn't necessarily

the fact that we trust things.

The danger is in the fact that we trust

things that at the end will not hold.

Will not be stable.

Will not stand firm. And so, the

question this morning,

as we dive into the text, is who do you

trust? What do you trust? If you've been

tracking with us over the course of

these Psalms this past summer, you

understand that since many of them have

been written by the sons of Korah, there

is this theme of security, stability,

shelter, and trust. And all of it is

this blinking arrow that is pointing to

Jesus. And even though we are thousands

of years removed from when this Psalm

was authored, it's a truth that remains

for us today. And I think one of the

dangers

that we have, especially regarding

misplaced trust,

is it because we thrive, and we live,

and we operate in a culture of

convenience. And praise God for

conveniences.

When those conveniences are not met, so

often times, our world crumbles.

So much so that we even have a joke for

it. Hashtag first world what?

First world problems.

Have you heard about the heatwave that

has swept through Europe?

Like 1,300 people, I think last that I

read the data, 1,300 people have passed

away because of this heatwave. And I

didn't know this, but in Europe,

air condition, like that's not a normal

thing.

Only 20% of people have air condition in

Europe. It is not normal for them.

And so I started to do more research and

I started to realize, well, it's kind of

like South Texas winters. I kid you not,

we probably ran our heater maybe twice

this past winter. We We just don't need

it. And apparently they they just don't

need it.

And Psalm 49

speaks about things that happen around

us, things

things that we encounter, things that we

deal with

that oftentimes can cause us, even with

these conveniences, air condition

included,

that we can put our hope and our trust

in.

But what do we do

when we realize that they won't hold,

that they won't stand, that they won't

be stable? This is where Psalm 49

speaks.

So let's open up the word.

We're going to be looking at verses 16

through 20.

This is a great summary of what the

Psalm is about. And then here in just a

moment, we'll go back through the

entirety of the Psalm and we'll pull out

some truths as we look at the dangers of

misplaced

trust. Beginning in verse 16.

Do not be afraid when a person gets

rich,

when the wealth of his house

increases.

For when he dies,

he will take nothing at all.

His wealth will not follow him down.

Though he blesses himself during his

lifetime, and you are acclaimed when you

do well for yourself,

he will go to the generation of his

ancestors.

And they will never see

the light.

Mankind

with his assets but without

understanding

is like the animals that

perish.

And all God's people said

Lord, would you bless your word? Holy

Spirit, would you stir our hearts?

Psalm 49 speaks to a reality that we

will all face and one that none of us

can escape.

And that is death.

It's been said before that death is the

great equalizer.

Here in a moment, we'll read through

Psalm 49 and Psalm 49 will tell us these

words that whether you're rich or poor,

whether you're the high echelon of

society or the bottom of the totem pole

of society, we're all the same in that

every single one of us is destined for

the grave.

And oftentimes what we attempt to do in

this journey

is we attempt to build up this trust in

things and in the context of Psalm 49 in

order to prolong

life.

I had a conversation when I was at a

camp in Zephyrhills this past week.

I had a conversation with a sponsor

who shared some news about the wife

of one of their deacons

who had passed away.

She went in for a surgery,

didn't wake up,

and she had passed.

And she talked about how it was sad.

She had two young boys.

Her husband was now a widower.

And there's grief and there's sadness.

But behind all of that for the believer

in Jesus Christ, there's a peace, and

there's a hope, and there's a comfort.

And she said something that I had known

my entire Christian life, but the way

she articulated it was just sort of an

aha moment for She said, "You know, we

want those people back, but how selfish

would it be to take them from the arms

of the Lord

and have them come back to all that's

wrong with the world just because we

missed them." And many of us can relate

with that with loved ones

who have gone

before us.

That all happens

when we just trust in the things of this

world.

When we trust in our own abilities, when

we trust in our own giftings, when we

trust in our own mighty acts rather than

the mighty acts of God. And what I love

about Psalm 49, especially in regards to

how we can prolong our life. If we're

all destined for the grave, and if we

are a believer in Jesus Christ, we do

not have to fear death.

And I mean, we can be honest.

There are moments where where I fear

death.

And I think because in large part, I'm

I'm still relatively young.

And there are things I want to

experience in life. There are things I

want to see my children experience in

life. But but here's here's what I've

come to understand more and more from

our seasoned saints. Did you see what I

did there?

I was being polite.

From our seasoned saints.

Is it is it the older you get,

the more at peace

you become with the reality of

of death.

Of the fact that it awaits us all.

And I think part of that is, of course,

growing and maturing in your walk with

Jesus Christ.

But I think also a large part of that is

you've experienced so much of life that

you realize this is all for naught.

And it's beautiful, mind you.

Like life's blessings and life's

experiences,

part of that is meant to mold in us a

gratitude and a thankfulness for the

beauty of God's creation and his

blessings over our life, but our praise

should never terminate on those

blessings. That should never be the end

game for us. It should roll up into a

deeper and greater trust. All these

things I do not trust in. All these

things are simply blinking arrows that

point me to the one who can satisfy.

Which is why verse 16 speaks to us. It

speaks to the culture.

When the sons of Korah write, don't be

afraid when people get rich. And this is

in the context of evil people

getting rich.

Because when they die, they take

nothing.

Right? The old saying is you don't see a

U-Haul behind a hearse.

Wealth does not follow us.

What happens? We are all destined for

the grave. So, Psalm 49 is going to

teach us how to think.

Regarding trust,

regarding what it means to look towards

Jesus. So, here's what I want to do.

Let's go back to our passage.

Let's draw out some truths. Let's

reference some verses.

And let us understand

the dangers of misplaced trust.

So, here in a moment when we conclude,

we can we can see clearly, hopefully,

this is the prayer,

what it means to fully trust in the

Lord.

So, before we go any further, let let me

tell you the heartbeat of the passage

here. Here's what Psalm 49 is getting

at.

That whatever you trust apart from God

will ultimately deceive you.

It will disappoint you.

And it will distract you from the only

one who can truly save. For many of us,

that's our testimony.

When the Holy Spirit awakened us to

faith, we realized

that these things over promised and

under performed.

Whatever it was, trusting in wealth,

trusting in giftings, trusting in

relationships, trusting in a marriage,

trusting in family, trusting in health,

trusting in good things

that it over promises and underperforms.

So, let's go back to the Psalm. Let's

look at some things. If you're taking

notes, here's the first one. Misplaced

trust deceives us.

It over promises.

And human nature

likes the path of least resistance.

So, there is a thing in psychology

called confirmation bias.

Confirmation bias does the opposite of

what you're supposed to do. So, what

you're supposed to do is

you form a hypothesis

and then you set out to do research

and then you form a conclusion.

And based off of the research, the

conclusion will then prove whether your

hypoth- hypothesis was true or not.

But what confirmation bias does

is we've already formed a conclusion in

our mind

and therefore

we allow the research that we conduct to

affirm and confirm our conclusions. And

so, we won't listen to maybe opposite

arguments. We won't listen to things

that are out there that might disprove

what we believe.

This is what misplaced trust

does.

It keeps us open to deception and closes

us off

to truth. And I love how the Psalm opens

up. Let's go to verses 1 and 2.

Because the sons of Korah are wasting no

time.

Everybody is destined for the grave. So,

there is this sense of urgency in the

message of the psalmist. Everyone needs

to listen. Everyone needs to hear

because one day your number is up and we

don't know when that day is going to be.

And so we need to have some spiritual

reflection, take some spiritual

inventory, and recognize, am I placing

my trust in things that will never

satisfy,

in things that will never be sustained,

in things that will never be stable? In

verse one, here's what they write. Hear

this

all you peoples.

Listen all who inhabit the world. Here's

Here's an incredible thing because this

points us to

the fact that God sent his son for the

nations.

Which nation did God choose to send his

son through?

Israel.

And so there's a unique part of the

story that is dedicated to the people of

Israel, but here in the Old Testament,

it's incredible that we get this sneak

preview to the fact that God's mission

is not exclusive to Israel. God's

mission is for the world.

And we get this right here in verse one.

Hear this all you peoples. All you

peoples. This is every people group.

This is why Revelation 7, we've been

talking about this before, John gets

this vision of heaven.

And in this vision, he sees people from

every tribe, every tongue, every nation,

this melting pot of believers. Heaven is

going to be a mosaic of people of

different colors, different ethnicities,

different races, different backgrounds,

different history, different life

experiences, and it's been said this

way, you'll be surprised on who made it

to heaven and you'll be surprised on who

didn't.

Because God's love is for those who will

call upon his name. This is made evident

here. So the urgency, hear this. Listen

both low and high, rich and poor

together.

There's this announcement that is

demanding everyone's attention. And And

here's where deception begins.

Deception begins when we start listening

and believing that the things we

possess, that the things that we can do,

can provide

what only God can give.

The psalmist, using the words hear this

and listen, is so that we might draw the

attention of our heart, mind, and soul

to the Lord. But what the devil does is

says listen and hear this so that he

might draw our attention away from him.

And here's the painful reality. Here's

the convicting truth. So many of us are

listening to the voice of the enemy

rather than to the voice of the spirits.

And we're being deceived.

And we're placing our trust in these

things. Let's contextualize it.

So many people, and maybe this is you,

we place our trust in the hope and

future of this nation.

We place it on elections.

We place it on who's in the White House,

who's in the Senate, who's in the

Congress.

And when things don't go our way, what

happens to our trust? It dwindles. What

happens to our hope? It dwindles.

But do you know the scripture reminds us

that those who are in authority are only

in authority because God deems it so?

And I don't know about you, but I'm not

God.

I'm broken.

I falter. I miss the mark.

And so the imperfect can never fully and

completely and wholly understand

the plan and purposes of the perfect. We

get glimpses. We get insight. We get

taste and see moments. Praise God.

BUT DO I HAVE enough trust to step into

the realm of faith where I know God's in

control, God's in charge, and I'm not

going to place my trust in these things.

I've experienced their failures. I've

experienced when they're unstable. I've

experienced when there's no stability

there. So, let me move to the realm of

faith, where God's perfect and works all

things for the good of his people.

Don't be deceived

by the things of this world, because

this is simple idolatry, folks.

We may not bow down to literal carved

statues, engraven images, like in

Eastern culture, but we bow down to

idols nonetheless. And every idol begins

with a promise.

A promise for joy, a promise for

happiness,

a promise for safety, success, comforts.

Every idol whispers, "You can trust me."

And let's just face this hard truth. You

can't.

Cuz every idol will fail you.

And it may succeed for a minute.

It may look fine for a season, but at

the end of it all, it will come crashing

down. So, what makes you feel secure?

Where is your trust?

If your finances suddenly disappeared,

what would that do to your faith?

If your career ended,

if your health changed,

what would that do to your faith?

Circumstances have an incredible way

of demonstrating where we place our

faith.

Of where we place our trust.

And misplaced trust deceives us. Here's

a second thing that we see.

Misplaced trust disappoints us.

So, while misplaced trust is going to

over promise, we're also going to see

that misplaced trust underperforms.

It's just not going to work. Look at

verses 12 through 14 with me.

But despite his assets,

mankind will not last. So, in the

context of Psalm 49, these are wealthy

individuals that are attempting to use

their wealth, their financial gain to

prolong their life. And Psalm 49 is

making it clear that death is the great

equalizer, which is why in the

beginning, the psalmist is going to

address both the rich and the poor, both

the high of society and the low of

society. Because when it comes to death,

we're all equal.

And so, in the context of this Psalm,

many are using their wealth to prolong

their life. We sort of see that today,

as well. And I'm not talking about the

dangers of wanting a healthy lifestyle.

I think as stewards of our body, as

managers of the body God has given us,

I think in order to be God-honoring, we

need to take steps to be good stewards

of our health. I'm talking about that.

I'm talking about a motive and a desire

to prolong our life to the extent where

we begin to play God.

Where we begin to determine

when someone stays, when someone goes,

and and and let me just chase this

rabbit trail for for just a moment. And

and maybe we're decades removed from

when this will happen.

AI has become so prevalent in our

culture today.

And there are a lot of benefits

to AI.

Praise God for the medical technological

advancements that are taking place

presently, current time, because of

artificial intelligence.

But I think if we're not careful,

we can begin to trust

an artificial intelligence

that was created at the hands of humans

to the point where we replace God.

So many people are now turning to their

phones for companionship through AI.

For spiritual guidance through AI.

For direction through AI. And they're

missing out on the process of sitting in

the mystery and the tension. Do you know

what makes us uniquely human?

Is number one, the fact that we were

created in the image of God, that he

breathed life into us. But number two,

that we're able to sit in the tension,

in the unknown, in the darkness, so to

speak.

Do you remember 20, 30 years ago if you

saw someone

uh

while you were at the movies and you

were like, "Man, where have I seen them

before? What other movie did they come

out in?"

You just had to wait until you

remembered it or you saw that other

movie that they came out in. Nowadays,

and I'm guilty of this, you're watching

a movie and right when you're watching

it, "Where have I seen that?" You pull

out your phone and what do you do? You

Google their name.

And you begin to see all the other

movies that they've been in.

Things are so freely convenient and so

freely accessible

that what it does is it entraps US, IT

BECOMES A snare to trust it. But at the

end of the day, it will not satisfy,

which is why Paul, in his letter to the

Corinthian church, says, "I want to know

one thing.

I desire to know one thing." And that's

Christ and him crucified.

Which is why elsewhere Paul would say,

"You can have all the giftings, you can

have all the riches, but if you don't

know the love of Jesus Christ, it's all

for naught. It's misplaced

trust." And so many of us, and maybe

this is you, you're living a life that

is filled with disappointment because

maybe you're trusting the wrong things.

Life is not going the way it was

planned. We can all relate to that.

But there can still be a peace.

There can still be a joy. There can

still be a comfort.

Because as verse 12 tells us, despite

assets, mankind will not last. He is

like the animals that perish. Verse 13.

This is the way of those who are

arrogant. And of their followers who

approve of their words, Selah.

Like sheep, they are headed for Sheol,

the place of the dead. That is That is

there for all of us. Death will shepherd

them. The upright will rule over them in

the morning, and their form will waste

away in Sheol. Far away from their lofty

abode. It is beautiful language that

says something very simple. The things

of this world

will not last.

And so I think

I think you know, one of the values here

at the church is giving our time,

talent, and treasures.

And we do that for the kingdom, because

we know we're investing in eternity.

But often times, and I have fallen into

this trap.

And I'm grateful for the overwhelming

conviction of the Holy Spirit, so that I

can repent of that sin of seeking other

things rather than primarily seeking

after the Lord. And maybe you can relate

with this. I think you can.

That we spend more time

we spend more treasures, we spend more

talents

preparing for this earthly life rather

than preparing for eternity.

We spend more time, treasure, and

talents on the things of this world

rather than planning

for what life with the Lord will be.

And Psalm 49 calls us to live with

eternity in view, recognizing that

outlasts

this world is worth investing in. And

then here's the last thing that we see.

Misplaced trust

distracts us from the only one who can

save us.

That's the devil's MO.

He knows he's fighting a losing battle.

The devil knows his days are numbered.

The devil knows the end of this story.

Here's a Here's a point of conviction

for us. The devil knows his book

probably better than most of us.

He's been around since Genesis 3, since

the fall.

He knows how humans operate.

He knows how we work. He knows our

patterns and our habits of behavior.

And he, knowing that he's fighting a

losing battle, will do everything in his

power to distract you

from the one who saves you,

from the one who satisfies you. Which is

why David in Psalm 51, if you're

familiar with the story of David,

David committed a very grave sin.

He had an affair with a married woman.

He murdered her husband when it was

discovered that she was pregnant with

his child.

Such a great travesty that eventually

led to almost the collapse of of David's

David's dynasty.

And what happened there is David writes

Psalm 51.

And in Psalm 51, he says he pleads with

the Lord, "Res- store to me the joy of

your salvation."

Such potent and powerful words. What Why

would David use such language?

Because he had his view, his focus on

other things. He had misplaced trust.

In a moment desiring affection,

closeness,

satisfaction, he turned to the things of

this world, like many of us do.

But then as the spirit convicted him and

brought the sin to light, he recognized,

"I need the joy of the Lord because when

that joy is not there,

my eyes are off Jesus.

My eyes are on the things of this world

that over-promise and under-perform,

that deceive and disappoint and

ultimately distract." Let's go to verse

15.

Here's the {quote} {unquote} big but

moment. Verse 15.

But God.

So throughout Psalm 49, they're making

the case that you cannot save yourself,

no matter your wealth, no matter your

riches, no matter your success, you

cannot save yourself. Everyone is headed

for the grave, but God, verse 15,

"will redeem me from the power of Sheol,

from the power of the dead."

And what will he do? He will take me.

Selah.

What a beautiful reminder after 14

verses describing what you and I cannot

do.

The psalmist finally tells us what only

God can do, which is save you from the

grave,

from spiritual death and take you with

him. No earthly thing, no earthly

person, no earthly possession can redeem

you. Only Christ can redeem you.

And so this morning is a come-to-Jesus

moment, maybe for some of you, salvation

for the first time.

And maybe for a lot of us, a repentance

from trusting in the things of this

world in order to step into the journey

and destiny God has for us because for

far too long, we've been deceived, we've

been disappointed, and we've been

distracted by misplaced trust. Then

Jesus comes on the scene and he says,

"I'm the way, I'm the truth, I'm the

life. No one comes to the Father except

through me." And life may not go the way

that you planned,

but God is powerful enough and God is

purposeful enough

to use all things, all things for the

good of his people. All things won't be

good because we live in a broken world,

but God is sovereign enough to use even

the bad, horrible, sufferable things in

our life to stir our hearts to greater

affection.

So that our trust is not just thrown

around so haphazardly.

It's not just trusting one thing to the

next. This worked, this didn't, this

worked, this didn't, and they all end up

failing us.

But to finally look up and trust in the

Lord.

May we be a people

that know that we know

that while there may be good things in

this world, they'll never be the

greatest things of this world because

there's only one who is great and his

name is Jesus and he desires to dwell

with you. Would you pray with me?

Lord, we thank you for your word. We

thank you for your presence.

We thank you for the opportunity to

gather this morning.

Lord, would you just bless us?

Holy Spirit, would you move in this

place?

And Lord, would you just call us out of

our slumber?

God, maybe we're just in a slumber right

now.

And maybe we don't wake up in the

morning and and go to work saying, "I

trust in my paycheck." And

and maybe we don't go to appointments

and say, "My joy is based on my health."

Maybe we don't say those things,

but maybe our decisions and our choices

demonstrate that.

And so Lord, I I I pray if if there is a

neglect and a pursuit of you,

would you bring us to holy conviction?

So that from this day forward, we would

be intentional about seeking after

you. Trust grows.

God, we know this. Trust grow. The more

we pursue something, the greater our

affections and trust grows for that

thing. May our greatest pursuit be you.

Because you pursued us. You left heaven

and pursued us. You pursued me in my

sin. You pursue me in my sin. And God,

I'm grateful for that.

And so Lord, would you bless our people

today?

Would you call many to salvation, to

repentance, and to faith in you? It's in

Christ's name we pray. All God's people

said,

Hey, let's stand to our feet. We're

going to sing together. We're going to

close our service

by lifting up the name of Jesus. And as

always, as

as the team begins to to join us in our

declaration of praise before the Lord,

let these words on the screen not just

be words that come forth from our lips,

but let them be words that come from the

heart and are motivated by a deep desire

for the Lord. We're going to enter into

a time of response. So our altars going

to be open. If you want to have some

one-on-one time with the Lord, this is

your opportunity. Dads, if you want to

bring your family and just pray together

at the altar,

I know prayer is off limits. God knows.

Bring it before him. I'll be available.

If you If you would allow me the honor

to come alongside you and pray, I would

love to do that. Or Or maybe you just

have a blessing and you want to thank

the Lord for that blessing. I'd love to

join you in that. I love you, church.

>> All [music]

[singing]

to Jesus

I surrender. [singing]

>> [music]

>> All to him I freely [singing]

give.

I will ever [music]

love and trust [singing]

him

in his presence

daily [singing]

live.

I surrender

all. [singing]

I surrender

all.

>> [singing]

>> All to [music] thee, my blessed

Savior,

>> [singing]

>> I surrender

all.

All [singing] to Jesus [music]

I surrender [singing]

humbly at his feet [music and singing] I

bow.

Worldly

pleasures

all [singing]

forsaken, [music]

take me, Jesus, [singing]

take me now.

I surrender

all. [singing]

I surrender

all.

>> [singing]

>> All to thee, my blessed [singing]

Savior,

I surrender

all.

All [singing]

to Jesus [music]

I surrender,

make me Savior [singing and music]

wholly

thine.

Let me feel the

>> [singing]

[music]

>> truly

know that [singing] thou art mine.

[music]

>> I

surrender

[singing] all.

I surrender [music]

[singing] all.

All

>> [singing]

>> to thee, my blessed

Savior,

>> [singing]

>> I surrender

all.

>> [music]

>> All [singing]

to Jesus

I surrender [singing]

>> [music]

>> To him I freely

give.

I [singing] will ever

love

>> [music]

>> and trust [singing] him in His presence

[music] daily

live.

>> I surrender

all.

>> [singing]

>> I surrender

[singing] all.

All to [music] thee, my blessed

[singing]

Savior,

I surrender [music]

all.

>> [singing]

>> All

>> [singing]

[singing]

[music]

>> Amen. Can we give the Lord a praise this

morning? We're so grateful for him.

I'm so glad that you joined us this

morning. I pray our service was a

blessing to you. This is your first time

here. I'd love to shake your hand. I'd

love to put a name to the face and get

to know you at the end of our service.

Again, keep in mind that this Wednesday

our children are heading out to Camp

Zephyr. Be in prayer for them. Be in

prayer for the leaders, man. Be in

prayer for the leaders. Praise God. They

They need it. They'll have a bunch of

kids that they're in charge of and pray

that God would provide doors for gospel

moments for kids to be saved and come to

know the power of the life, death, and

resurrection of Jesus. Would you join me

as we pray as we close our service this

morning? Father God, we are grateful for

you.

And we thank you, Lord, for the

gathering of your people.

For the salvation of your people.

And God, I pray that as we head out into

this week that we would know that the

mission doesn't stop

when we leave these doors, that we don't

just come in here to

have our spiritual cup filled, but we

come in here to have it filled so that

it might overflow on Monday morning.

In a sales call or

breakfast with a neighbor or whoever it

is that you put in our path, God, that

we would demonstrate the love of the

savior to them.

Lord, bless us in our going

and in all things

you would be glorified.

All this we ask in the name that is

above all names, the name of Jesus

Christ our Lord. And all God's people

said, "Amen." I love you, church. God

bless you, guys.