Message Notes

INTRODUCTION

1. Review of 2025

2. Reflection on the Lord’s blessings

3. Rejoicing in the Lord

1 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!
For praise from the upright is beautiful.

2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

Psalm 33:1-3

AN INTACT FAITH IN GOD AND HIS WORD

4 For the word of the Lord is right,
And all His work is done in truth.

5 He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deep in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

9 For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 33:4-9

1. We affirm our faith in God and His Word

2. We stay committed to Him and His glorious Word

WE DEEPEN OUR FAITH IN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.

11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

13 The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.

14 From the place of His dwelling He looks
On all the inhabitants of the earth;

15 He fashions their hearts individually;
He considers all their works.

Psalm 33:10-15

1. God is the Almighty Creator

2. He reigns over the world

3. He looks upon all the activities of mankind

4. His counsel would stand forever as sovereign and supreme

5. We are indeed blessed to be chosen as His own inheritance

WE AFFIRM OUR HOPE IN GOD FOR THE NEW YEAR

16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

17 A horse is a vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,

19 To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.

22 Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.

Psalm 33:16-22

1. What we must not place our trust in

a) The great strength of man

b) The props that keep men in power

c) We do not trust in man’s promise of deliverance

2. What we must ever trust in

a) That the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him

b) The Hope we have in God’s mercy

c) The deliverance that God can give

OUR CHALLENGE FOR 2026

1. To wait on the Lord

2. To trust that He is our help and our shield

3. To rejoice in the Lord because of the trust we have in His holy name

4. To place our Hope in God’s mercy fully