TIMES OF SERVICES

SUNDAY: 9:30 A.M. BIBLE CLASS

10:30 A.M. WORSHIP

WEDNESDAY: 7 P.M. BIBLE CLASS

Welcome to the Haynes Street church of Christ

Lessons from Psalm 4

Have you ever had a sleepless night because of anxiety and problems weighing you down?

Maybe they were brought on by your enemies, finances, or family or church trouble?

Then you know where David was in Psalm 4.Even when torn by physical and emotional pain,

one can still have restful sleep in God’s presence.

Psalm 4:8: Message of the psalm brings sleep to the psalmist.

How can we find sleep on those sleepless nights?

Lessons from Psalm 4

Count your blessings (v. 1). Psalmist faces a pressing need, but his confidence

in God remains strong. David is remembering the relief God has given him

from distresses. Count your deliverances. Count your blessings.

Focus on God (v. 2-3). David had a choice: Focus on men who were lying

about him or focus on God who had set him apart. We have the same choice (I Peter 5:8; Ephesians

1:3-14; Colossians 1:13).

Lessons from Psalm 4

Trust in the Lord (v. 4-5). Do not let anger or anxiety erode our faith in God. We must not give place to the devil (Eph. 4:26-

27). Rather than figuring out how we can get even or

deal with trouble, trust in the Lord. That starts with offering the right sacrifices

(Psalm 51:17). A broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart. We need to trust God to fix the mess we’ve gotten

ourselves into.

Lessons from Psalm 4

Find your joy above (v. 6-7). There’s never an uncertainty with God. There’s pleasure in the presence of God (Numbers

6:24-26). Seek what is above, not what is below (Col. 3:1-4). When we have sleepless nights, we need to ask

where our treasure is (Matthew 6:19-21). God has set aside an inheritance that is waiting for

us (I Peter 1:4-5).Psalm 4:8: Peace that God gives is a peace that

enables an anxious person to lie down and sleep.

The Plan of Salvation

Hear (Romans 1:16; 10:14, 17)Believe (John 8:24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews

11:6)Repent (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-

33)Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16)Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10; Matthew

6:33; Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 15:58)