Psalm 119

1. Psalm 119 9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. 10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You!

2. Psalm 40 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

3. Hide It In Your Heart? Ps 119:9-11; 40:8-10

4. Hide It In Your Heart? YES!Ps 119:9-11 1. Where Hidden? 1 Sam. 16:7; 1 Cor.2:11a A. The Heart Defined - The Mind Dan. 1:8; Prov. 23:7 - Home of Intentions/Motives Prov. 4:23 - Clean Heart, Clean Way Ps. 119:9,11 - Defiled Heart, Defiled Way Mk. 7:21-23 - God Sees Heart AND Way Joel 2:13 1. Where Hidden? The Heart 1 Sam. 16:7; 1Cor. 2:11a A. The Heart Defined - the mind Dan.1:8 ; Prov. 23:7 - home of true intentions, motives are product of heart Prov. 4:23 - if heart clean, way will be clean? Ps. 119:9, 11 - if heart defiled, way is defiled? Mk. 7:21-23 Joel 2:13 what may appear as clean way may not be acceptable to God, who demands a pure mind with the proper actions, only we and He know. B. The Heart: My Duty Prov. 4:23 Job 1-2 Satan could not attack Job's heart as he could possessions and body, we are responsible if he gets in heart. Mt. 6:19-21 If heart is with our treasure in Heaven, cannot be corrupted. Only we can allow things into our heart that can defile it.1. Where Hidden? The Heart 1 Sam. 16:7; 1Cor. 2:11a A. The Heart Defined - the mind Dan.1:8 ; Prov. 23:7 - home of true intentions, motives are product of heart Prov. 4:23 - if heart clean, way will be clean? Ps. 119:9, 11 - if heart defiled, way is defiled? Mk. 7:21-23 Joel 2:13 what may appear as clean way may not be acceptable to God, who demands a pure mind with the proper actions, only we and He know. B. The Heart: My Duty Prov. 4:23 Job 1-2 Satan could not attack Job's heart as he could possessions and body, we are responsible if he gets in heart. Mt. 6:19-21 If heart is with our treasure in Heaven, cannot be corrupted. Only we can allow things into our heart that can defile it.

5. Hide It In Your Heart? YES!Ps. 119:9-11 A. The Heart Defined B. The Heart: My Duty Prov. 4:23 i. Satan Seeks the Heart Job 1-2 ii. Where Is My Heart? Col. 3:2 a. Above? Mt. 6:19-21

6. Matthew 6:19-21 19"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 "but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

7. Hide It In Your Heart? YES!Ps. 119:9-11 A. The Heart Defined B. The Heart: My Duty Prov. 4:23 i. Satan Seeks the Heart Job 1-2 ii. Where Is My Heart? Col. 3:2 a. Above? Mt. 6:19-21 b. Below? 1 Jn. 2:16-17

8. 1 John 2:16-17 16 For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

9. Hide It In Your Heart? YES!Ps. 119:9-11 A. The Heart Defined B. The Heart: My Duty Prov. 4:23 i. Satan Seeks the Heart Job 1-2 ii. Where Is My Heart? Col. 3:2 a. Above? Mt. 6:19-21 b. Below? 1 Jn. 2:16-17 2. How Hidden? A. Self Deut. 17:18-20; Eph. 3:3-4 B. Guide Children Deut. 6:6-9

10. Hide It In Your Heart? YES!Ps. 119:9-11 3. Why Hidden? A. Valued Ps. 19:10-11; Prov. 8:10-11

11. Psalm 19 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

12. Prov. 8 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

13. Hide It In Your Heart? YES!Ps. 119:9-11 3. Why Hidden? A. Valued Ps. 19:10-11; Prov. 8:10-11 B. Always Available Deut. 17:19; Mt. 4:1-10; 1 Cor. 10:13 C. Cleanse Our Way Ps. 119 * Show Right Way v1-2 * Keep In Right Way v3-5; 37:30-31 * Bring Back To Right Way v6-7

14. Hide It In Your Heart? NO!Ps. 40:8-10 1. Where �Not Hidden�? A. Great Congregation 1 Sam. 17:45-47 B. All Men Rom. 1:18-20 C. All Lands D. Here? 1. Where �Not Hidden� Since Not in Heart? A. Great congregation many people 1 Sam. 17:45-47 B. God has not hidden it, available to all Rom. 1:18-20 C. His faithful in the past have not hidden it- Moses in Egypt, David to Philistines, Jonah and Nahum in Assyria, Daniel, S, M, A in Chaldea. respect all religion? Not hide. D. Is it hidden here? Baytown is a �great congregation� of 66,000. Is the truth hidden on P&L street? If 150 members, each know 10 people personally, at least 1500 from whom the truth is not hidden. Do they know your favorite team, place to shop, but nothing of the gospel? Am I hiding it from someone? Is my life hiding it? Mt. 5:16 1. Where �Not Hidden� Since Not in Heart? A. Great congregation many people 1 Sam. 17:45-47 B. God has not hidden it, available to all Rom. 1:18-20 C. His faithful in the past have not hidden it- Moses in Egypt, David to Philistines, Jonah and Nahum in Assyria, Daniel, S, M, A in Chaldea. respect all religion? Not hide. D. Is it hidden here? Baytown is a �great congregation� of 66,000. Is the truth hidden on P&L street? If 150 members, each know 10 people personally, at least 1500 from whom the truth is not hidden. Do they know your favorite team, place to shop, but nothing of the gospel? Am I hiding it from someone? Is my life hiding it? Mt. 5:16

15. Hide It In Your Heart? NO!Ps. 40:8-10 2. How �Not Hidden�? A. Proclaim 1 Sam. 17:45-47 B. Not Restrain Truth i. Dan. 6:10-13 ii. Exposing Error Jn. 17:11; Mt. 23:9 C. Declare Dan. 3:16-18 2. How �Not Hidden�? Proclaim- announce, preach; a messenger 1 Sam. 17:45-47 publicly, boldly Not restrain lips, not conceal- many conceal right b/c it exposes wrong. Jesus called God 'Holy Father' Jn. 17:11 (Mt. 23:9 no religious title �Father�) and Catholic Church names Pope's title 'Holy Father' 1 - who should be embarrassed? Me for showing it or the church that does it? Our society thinks backwards- says �one god is as good as another.� Some will say �NO� Bible teaches One God (Eph. 4:6). Same Bible teaches One Church, One Baptism [not infant] (Eph. 4:4-5). We cannot hide it. Dan. 6:10-13 not restrain to preserve job/financial security, relationships, life. Though promoted by Darius himself (6:1-2), no 'loyalty' - if we become loyal to men over God (preacher, elder, deacon, Christian), we'll restrain our lips. Declared Dan. 3:16-18 S, M, A- declare truth at expense of grade, relationship, life?  1The Teaching of Christ: A Catholic Catechism for Adults 2nd Ed. by Lawler-Wuerl-Lawler; Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. p194 2. How �Not Hidden�? Proclaim- announce, preach; a messenger 1 Sam. 17:45-47 publicly, boldly Not restrain lips, not conceal- many conceal right b/c it exposes wrong. Jesus called God 'Holy Father' Jn. 17:11 (Mt. 23:9 no religious title �Father�) and Catholic Church names Pope's title 'Holy Father' 1 - who should be embarrassed? Me for showing it or the church that does it? Our society thinks backwards- says �one god is as good as another.� Some will say �NO� Bible teaches One God (Eph. 4:6). Same Bible teaches One Church, One Baptism [not infant] (Eph. 4:4-5). We cannot hide it. Dan. 6:10-13 not restrain to preserve job/financial security, relationships, life. Though promoted by Darius himself (6:1-2), no 'loyalty' - if we become loyal to men over God (preacher, elder, deacon, Christian), we'll restrain our lips. Declared Dan. 3:16-18 S, M, A- declare truth at expense of grade, relationship, life?

16. Hide It In Your Heart? NO!Ps. 40:8-10 3. Why �Not Hidden�? A. All Need God�s Offer Of (v10): - Righteousness Rom. 3:26 - Faithfulness 1 Tim. 2:4; Heb. 11:6 - Lovingkindness Jn. 3:16 - Truth Jn. 17:17 - Salvation Acts 10:34-35 B. Duty v9; 71:15-18 3. Why �Not hidden�? A. All need what God has shown: r'ness Rom. 3:26, faithfulness 1 Tim. 2:4; Heb. 11:6, lovingkindness Jn 3:16; truth Jn. 17:17; salvation Acts 10:34-35. A few people may know of love, or part of truth, portion of His rx but lost without the full picture of God's work. B. Duty- God knows v9 �O Lord You Yourself know�; 71:15-183. Why �Not hidden�? A. All need what God has shown: r'ness Rom. 3:26, faithfulness 1 Tim. 2:4; Heb. 11:6, lovingkindness Jn 3:16; truth Jn. 17:17; salvation Acts 10:34-35. A few people may know of love, or part of truth, portion of His rx but lost without the full picture of God's work. B. Duty- God knows v9 �O Lord You Yourself know�; 71:15-18

17. Hide It In Your Heart? Yes! Or Be Destroyed Hosea 6:4 Receive the Seed Lk. 8:8,15 No! Confess or Rejected Mt. 10:32-33; Mk. 8:38 Not Ashamed Rom. 1:16; 2 Tim. 8-18 Willing to Defend and Suffer 1 Pet. 2:14-17 Should we hide the Word in our hearts? Yes! Those who refuse to do so will be destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hos 4:6). May our hearts be the good soil � cultivated, cleansed, capable of receiving the seed and bearing the fruit of the word (Lk 8:8, 15). Should we hide the Word in our hearts? No! Those who refuse to confess Christ will be rejected in that final day (Matthew 10:32-33; Mark 8:38). Therefore, be not ashamed of the Lord or his cause (Romans 1:16-17; 2 Timothy 1:8-18, esp. vs. 8, 12, 16). Let us defend our convictions and be willing to suffer for the cause of Christ (1 Peter 2:14-17).Should we hide the Word in our hearts? Yes! Those who refuse to do so will be destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hos 4:6). May our hearts be the good soil � cultivated, cleansed, capable of receiving the seed and bearing the fruit of the word (Lk 8:8, 15). Should we hide the Word in our hearts? No! Those who refuse to confess Christ will be rejected in that final day (Matthew 10:32-33; Mark 8:38). Therefore, be not ashamed of the Lord or his cause (Romans 1:16-17; 2 Timothy 1:8-18, esp. vs. 8, 12, 16). Let us defend our convictions and be willing to suffer for the cause of Christ (1 Peter 2:14-17).