Finding Joy and Security in God's Presence

### Quotes for Outreach

1. "I want to encourage you, if you're tracking along with us in our, uh, in our Psalm devotional, maybe you've already passed Psalm 16, or if you're not there yet, that's okay. But in your study, when you get there of Psalm 16, maybe jot down a note. If you're not there yet, that's okay. But in your study, when you get there, maybe jot down Write down what good God given thing in your life does he want to use for his glory right now? And then prayerfully move on that in the next week or two." [24:42] (25 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "I want to invite all of us to do that. But you might be thinking, what if I feel like I really don't have anything good in my life right now? What if I'm just genuinely in a tough spot and everything is hard and sad and Well, first, I'm honestly, I'm sorry you're there. I want you to know that God does not enjoy watching his children suffer. He cares about you. He loves you. He will minister to you through this season." [27:28] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "We can be confident in the resurrection of Christ because you, as a person, you, Christians, have first-hand experienced the new life, the transformation, the change that it brings, yeah? We can be confident in that Christ is risen, amen? We can rejoice in that. We can be secure in that. And we can be confident that God spares us too from death and gives us joyful eternity in his presence when we place our faith in Jesus, this truer, greater king, this promised Messiah, the son of God who was crucified and resurrected to reconcile and restore our relationship with the one who provides." [54:28] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "If you're not yet a follower of Jesus, I pray, I hope that you would please hear this as the best invitation you have ever received. Please hear in Psalm 16. God telling you. He cares so deeply for you, he loves you, that he does not want you to be left empty and disappointed and sorrowful, but he wants to give you joy and direction and a home. He has for you a plan and a place. He does not want you to worry about what happens after we die, but he wants to save you from death, forgive your sin, bring you to life, and keep you in his loving, caring presence. Forever." [57:03] (48 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


### Quotes for Members

1. "I want to make it a practice to be more grateful and give God more credit and acknowledgement for the good things that he's given me. One. Two, I want to use those things, those good things for his glory. What I mean is if you've got a sick new truck, go help somebody move. Minister to them in that way. Practically. If you've got a big old house with extra rooms, maybe God wants to use that home as a material expression of the refuge that you saw in verse one and safety in him for somebody who doesn't have that right now." [24:42] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "And so be encouraged. You have a community around you of brothers and sisters who have been saved, who have been brought to life, redeemed, purchased by the blood of Jesus, filled with his Holy Spirit, gifted with wisdom and generosity and knowledge and leadership and mercy and who are producing love and joy and peace because of that Holy Spirit. And we are meant to delight in that. And so when we have nothing else good going for us, lean into the people of God. Enjoy his family. Be safe and known and loved in his household." [27:28] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "We have to remember that those can become false gods that require us to empty our cup. And what does God do? He fills it. They say give. They take. Leave us in a sorry mess when we over-trust them. But God says, no, let me nourish you. Let me provide for you. Let me feed you. I want to give you a plan and a place so you can truly thrive in my presence. That's verses four to six, where we see that God is our all-sufficient provider and protector, better than any other. Better than any false god, any fake source of satisfaction." [39:18] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "Not only is God's voice inside of us, but he is depicted as being in front of us. Verse eight says he is at our right hand, keeping us guarded, grounded, unshaken. And that's a picture of a war. You're with a shield in his left hand and a sword in the right. That's how you'd fight. And it might sound strange initially to say you're in front of me and you're at my right hand. What does that mean? Well, it's God right here. So this is us saying, get behind my shield. I got you. I'm going to protect you like this. And so he is before us and beside us at the same time, keeping us guarded." [44:32] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "We can be joyfully confident in him who saves us from death and leads us to good life that endures beyond it. Isn't that not a precursor? Isn't that a precursor to the good news of Jesus or what? I think that's incredible. So did Peter and Paul in Acts. Let's talk about that. What they were arguing in Acts 2 and in Acts 13, they felt it proved that Jesus is the promised, risen king. Our confidence, our hope, our salvation from death, and our path to life." [51:48] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)