Trusting God | Psalm 34:1-10 | Psalm 4 | 01-04-2026 | | Pastor Joe

Sermon Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of trusting God and seeking Him first as we enter a new year. Using Psalm 34:1-10 as the foundation, Pastor Joe encourages believers to be people of praise, to seek the Lord continually, and to trust in His protection and provision. The message highlights that when we seek God first, we will not lack any good thing. Drawing from David's example of being delivered from fear and danger, the sermon reminds us that God's angels encamp around those who fear Him. Pastor Joe challenges the congregation to put away childish things, avoid wasting time on things that don't matter for eternity, and walk in the specific calling God has for each person. With uncertainty in the world, including political upheaval and international tensions, believers are called to maintain an eternal perspective, knowing that our Redeemer lives and we will one day be with Him forever.

Description:

Message for the New Year is to Trust in God | Then You Will Be Blessed | David Wrote this Psalm After He Pretended to Be Mad in front of the King of Gath, Achish | Isn't It David Who Killed 10 Thousand | David Fled to the Cave of Adulum when He Wrote It | David Was Hiding from King Saul | Your Praise Shall Be Continually in My Mouth | David Grateful to Have Escaped from the Enemy King | We Worship God in Song & the Word | Let Everything that Has Breath Praise the Lord | Mindset of Praise - God Saved Us! | Isaiah's Prophecy Speaking of What Will the Messiah Do | Set Us Free & Comfort All Who Mourn on Mt. Zion | Bring Beauty Out of Ashes | God Removes the Spirit of Heaviness & Gives Us Garment of Praise | Worship God Together- Boast in the Lord | The Humble Will Hear of it & Be Glad | Humble Your Heart Before God | Get Rid of Critical Spirit as It Prevents You from Receiving Anything from the Word | Boasting in Ourselves is Prideful | Boast in God Instead | Don't Glory in Your Wisdom Might or Riches but in God as He Delights in It | The Lord Delivered Me from ALL of my Fears | Seek the Lord & He Will Deliver You from Impossible Situations | Corrie Ten Boom: Never Be Afraid to Trust An Unknown Future to a Known God | They Were Radiant - Armed with Joyful Confidence | 400 Men Joined David & His Family at the Cave of Adulum | Despite Being in Debt & Distressed They Looked to the Lord & Were Joyful | Be Good Leaders to People - Spread Joy & Peace | Trust & Seek the Lord | Venezuelans Around the World Are Celebrating Capturing Maduro | Drug Lord in Power | Russia China & Iran Are Angry | Things Are Being Stirred Up | China Met with Maduro Shortly Before Capture | Trust the Lord | Anti-regime Protests in Iran - the Government Shooting the People Rising Up in Tehran | Our Future is Bright as God is For Us | Wait for the Lord- Trust the Lord | Seek Him & His Strength | Angel of the Lord is Around Those who Fear God & Delivers Them | Angels Are Watching Over Us | Taste & See the Lord Is Good | God is Alive & Working in Your Life | Blessed is the Man Who Trust in Him | Contrast between Believers & Those Who Trust in Themselves | Cursed is the One Who Trusts in Man & Makes Flesh His Strength - He is Like Shrub in the Desert | Blessed is the Man Who Trusts the Lord - Like Green Tree by a Stream | Won't Be Anxious in Trouble Yielding Fruit | Fear the Lord & You Won't Lack Anything Good | This Verse Came to Pastor Joe Week Before He Met His Wife When He was Down Being Single | God Will Deliver You when You Put Him First | You Will Flourish Like the Tree by the Water | Seek First the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and All These Things Shall Be Added to You |

Key Points:

Be people of praise - let everything that has breath praise the Lord continually
God wants us to boast in Him, not in ourselves, our wisdom, might, or riches
Seek the Lord and He will deliver you from all your fears
God's angels encamp around those who fear Him, providing protection and defense
Taste and see that the Lord is good - don't just hear about Him, but personally experience His goodness
Those who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing
Trust in God brings blessing; trusting in man brings curse
For 2026, forget what is behind and press forward to what God has called you to do
Make your calling and election sure - know God's purpose for your life and walk in it
Don't waste time on things that won't matter for eternity

Scripture Reference:

Psalm 34:1-10 (primary text)
Psalm 4
Psalm 150:6
Isaiah 61:1-3
Lamentations 3:25
1 Chronicles 16:11
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Jeremiah 17:5-8
1 Samuel 21 (David fleeing from Saul to Gath)
1 Samuel 22 (David in the cave of Adullam with 400 men)

Psalm 34 | Psalm 4 | 1 Samuel 21:11 | Psalm 150:6 | Isaiah 61:1-3 | Jeremiah 9:23-24 | 1 Samuel 22:2 | Lamentations 3:25 | 1 Chronicles 16:11 | Jeremiah 17:5-8 | Proverbs 3:5-6 |

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