First Baptist Church of New Holland PA

PSALM 139:1-14 – THE AWESOME PRESENCE OF GOD

Awe – “a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.”

1 Chronicles 29:11 (NKJV) - Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all.

Hebrews 12:28–29 (NASB 2020)

28Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let’s show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;

29for our God is a consuming fire.

Malachi 2:5 (ESV) - My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.

Based on Psalm 139:1-14, I want to share with you the reality of God’s awesome presence. The goal is that it would leave us in awe!

HE IS AWARE – Psalm 139:1-4, 7-12

HE IS ACTIVE – Psalm 139:5-6, 13-14

I AM ACCOUNTABLE – Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 20:11-15, 2 Corinthians 5:10,

HE IS AVAILABLE

1. To Convict – John 16:8-11, Romans 3:9-18, Psalm 139:23-24
2. To Pardon and Forgive – 1 Peter 1:18-21, Hebrews 9:28, Psalm 32:5
3. To Listen – Psalm 3:4-6, 1 Peter 5:7
4. To Comfort – Isaiah 26:3-4, John 14:27
5. To Help – Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 46:1
6. To Strengthen – Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 46:1
7. To Protect – Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 46:1