Zion Secure

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Speaker: Steve Estes
Scripture: Psalm 48:1-14
June 9, 2024

Psalm 48:1-14: Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
    in the city of our God!
His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation,
    is the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
    the city of the great King.
Within her citadels God
    has made himself known as a fortress.

For behold, the kings assembled;
    they came on together.
As soon as they saw it, they were astounded;
    they were in panic; they took to flight.
Trembling took hold of them there,
    anguish as of a woman in labor.
By the east wind you shattered
    the ships of Tarshish.
As we have heard, so have we seen
    in the city of the Lord of hosts,
in the city of our God,
    which God will establish forever. Selah

We have thought on your steadfast love, O God,
    in the midst of your temple.
As your name, O God,
    so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
    Let Mount Zion be glad!
Let the daughters of Judah rejoice
    because of your judgments!

Walk about Zion, go around her,
    number her towers,
consider well her ramparts,
    go through her citadels,
that you may tell the next generation
   that this is God,
our God forever and ever.
    He will guide us forever.

Sermon Outline

1. In the Bible, God actually praises Zion

• What is meant by “Zion?”

• Zion is praised for its beauty

• Zion is is the “far north”

2. Zion is wonderfully protected by God

3. God’s protection of Zion is meant to help its citizens experience him for themselves

• People need to go through hard times to experience God’s help

• God wants us to remember what he did

• We’re to rejoice in God’s judgments

4. To aid our recall, God urges us to ponder the church we are in

5. He will guide us even to death